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This SPIE will analyze the value of bot detection in a security model; the perceived value of such features; the methods used to detect bots, and their respective effectiveness.

The total number of North American broadband subscribers approached 104 million in 2Q 2013. Year-on-year, subscriber growth rates declined a bit (from 4.0% in 2Q 2013 to 3.9% in 1Q 2014); with DSL services continuing to lose share, as cable, FTTX and satellite services gained subscribers.

In this paper, Stratecast examines the state of content access and delivery in the consumer market, examines the needs expressed by consumers, and then reviews some of the new tools being delivered to this market. It will be of interest to service providers and those companies delivering technology to them.

This report aims to understand the automotive repair tool industry through automotive technicians since 2007 and identify market opportunities. Hand tools are the most commonly purchased automotive tools in 2013, followed by power tools. Tools storage devices have the lowest rate of all, which is most likely because of their purpose (storage) and t...

This Stratecast SPIE report outlines specific CSP areas of need that Big Data is best equipped to address, and analyzes examples of how CSPs are beginning to reap the benefits of an integrated Big Data and analytics strategy.

The attached tracker presents mobile communications metrics for Tier I mobile operators in the United States and the Canadian mobile communication markets. In addition, statistics on mobile subscribers, connected devices, smartphone penetration, service and data revenue (including the average voice and data revenue per user), equipment revenue, pre...

One area of operations for which new solutions have remained vague is management and orchestration. This operational question mark is the main focus in this weeks SPIE.

This report includes a market share analysis, a five-year market forecast, and assessment profiles for the 67 suppliers Stratecast identified as delivering solutions within this sector of the CSP billing market. The analysis includes a breakout of market share and forecast information for interconnect & settlement, and for partner management, in ad...

This report explores some reasons why in a 21st Century first-world economy cities may be losing their relevance. Quite possibly, the metropolitan disaster stories, such as Detroit, may actually be a harbinger of things to come; and may not be quite the disaster that many people assume. This discussion will be of interest to telecommunication servi...