Telecom

A majority of mobile data services consumed on smartphones and connected tablets is currently provided by over-the-top (OTT) service providers, which means that a significant amount of value in the mobile data value chain may bypass telecom service providers. Therefore, mobile operators are increasingly leveraging network application programming in...

This Frost & Sullivan insight presents an analysis of the current state of the U.S. mobile advertising market. Specifically, it comments on the emerging trend of programmatic mobile ad buying and ad serving in the United States, and presents details of the leading U.S. mobile operators advertising initiatives.

This market insight covers the status and future outlook of Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) in Latin America. It focuses on providers in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico. Market drivers and restraints are covered, and a competitive analysis is included. Moreover, the service takes an in-depth look at Mexico, which is currently the largest market in Me...

Mobile asset tracking solutions comprise a still-nascent wireless product category that is designed to be used by a readily identifiable group of business types. For the purposes of this study, the mobile asset tracking category is defined as encompassing enterprise solutions that utilize cellular and location technologies to locate, track and mon...

Software-defined networking (SDN) represents a significant shift in network architecture and administrator, and brings the hope of a network truly friendly to bandwidth-intensive unified communications and collaboration (UC&C) applications. This market insight will discuss the benefits, challenges, and market opportunities for extending SDN technol...

Businesses increasingly deploy hosted Internet protocol (IP) telephony and unified communications and collaboration (UCC) services in order to gain flexibility, reduce costs and risks associated with communications investments, and more effectively support remote branch office and mobile workers. This article provides a guide to a structured and s...

Increased consumer awareness about the need, importance, and value of handset protection for higher-priced mobile devices is a key driver for mobile handset protection services in the United States. This Frost & Sullivan insight presents an overview of the mobile handset protection market in the United States. This insight analyzes the impact of de...

In its simple form, Direct Carrier Billing - or DCB - allows consumers to pay for purchased items along with their phone bill. Mobile subscribers authenticate an online or a mobile transaction at the time of purchase, and a charge - equivalent to the item being purchased - is placed on their phone bills. Consumers pay their bills at the end of the ...

The North American hosted IP telephony and unified communications and collaboration (UCC) services market offers an exciting growth opportunity for service providers and presents both a threat and an opportunity for premises-based UCC vendors and their partners. This study provides an in-depth analysis of industry trends, market drivers and restrai...