Telecom

The Stratecast Operations, Orchestration, Data Analytics & Monetization (ODAM) analyst team has completed its annual assessment of both the global communications service provider (CSP) monetization market and the global CSP financial assurance market. The monetization market includes the key business management functions of: billing mediation, poli...

The Consumer Communication Services tracker provides detailed information for several companies in the consumer communication services market for US and Canada. The aggregated data—delivered by country, technology, and company—includes subscriber, revenue, net add(loss), projection, and market share. Research Highlights: - Broadband Marke...

The automated, programmatic generation of telephone calls, “robocalls,” is an increasing threat that targets both fixed-line and mobile network customers. Robocall misuse is escalating despite control measures enacted by regulatory edicts, apps for mobile devices designed to filter such calls, and consumer complaints. In 2017, robocall complain...

The day of reckoning is fast approaching. On May 25, 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will go into effect. The European Union (EU) regulation, known as (EU) 2016/679, provides data protection and privacy for all individuals in the EU. GDPR is a law covering all EU member countries, which includes enforcement with fines and/or san...

The Consumer Communication Services tracker provides detailed information for several companies in the consumer communication services market for US and Canada. The aggregated data—delivered by country, technology, and company—includes subscriber, revenue, net add(loss), projection, and market share. · Broadband Market Highlights · Video Ma...

In this insight, Stratecast catalogs the trending maturation of deception as a valuable cybersecurity technology, and its growing market demand. From there, we turn our attention to what Stratecast believes will be the next chapter in deception: incorporation into managed security service providers’ (MSSPs) service offerings.

Each new technology—such as Network Functions Virtualization (NFV), Centralized Radio Access Network (C-RAN) and the emerging fronthaul network—risks creating more instances of telecom’s most persistent hurdle: operational silos. One company focusing on the challenge of providing end-to-end visibility in next-generation networks, and thus aim...

Many of the dynamics set in place by net neutrality’s brief life will take time to play out. For example, investment in content creation rather than broadband deployment will take time to consummate. However, Stratecast expects to see significant changes in network operator behavior in the shorter term. These changes will likely be good for consu...

As new technologies enter the market, consumers are increasingly willing to consider a connected home as a possible living environment. This report examines the state of the connected home market, illuminates some of the barriers to growth, and considers some of the companies that are delivering solutions to transcend those barriers. The discussion...