{"id":29211,"date":"2013-01-03T14:01:30","date_gmt":"2013-01-03T12:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=29211"},"modified":"2013-01-03T15:19:07","modified_gmt":"2013-01-03T13:19:07","slug":"mobile-broadband-domination-to-continue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/mobile\/29211\/mobile-broadband-domination-to-continue\/","title":{"rendered":"Mobile broadband domination to continue"},"content":{"rendered":"

Global telecom operator revenue blew past US$2 trillion in 2012, with over 60% of that amount going to mobile operators, according to Ovum<\/a> – a trend which the analyst firm believes will continue until 2016.<\/p>\n

In its New Revenue Opportunities in Telecoms: 2013\u201316<\/em> report, the firm shows that mobile broadband presents the single largest opportunity for telcoms to gain back revenue in the next few years.<\/p>\n

Ovum’s forecast shows further that mobile broadband will grow 19.2% annually, generating $122.9 billion in incremental revenue between 2013 and 2016.<\/p>\n

According to the report, other segments with double-digit revenue growth over the next five years include public cloud, enterprise Ethernet, IPTV, and managed\/hosted IP voice.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe recovery from the 2009 recession has been weak, and the ongoing global fiscal crisis continues to present a risk to the telecom industry,\u201d said John Lively<\/a>, chief forecaster at Ovum.<\/p>\n

\u201cOver the next 3\u20134 years, both fixed and mobile operators will face the same fundamental challenge: to increase new sources of revenue fast enough to offset the decline in mature services.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ovum’s report points to a shift in the consumer market, where it will have to compete with new over-the-top players as well as traditional competitors.<\/p>\n

“For infrastructure vendors, increases in overall capital expenditures will be limited by low single-digit gains in service provider revenues,” Ovum said.<\/p>\n

Ovum said further that vendors should look to high-potential product segments – such as converged packet optical; ROADMs; 40G\/100G networking gear; carrier Wi-Fi; and network-related services – to grow revenues.<\/p>\n

“Component makers (can) expect continued high volatility in market demand \u2013 higher highs and lower lows than their customers or end customers are experiencing,” Ovum warned.<\/p>\n

“Winning a share of 40G and 100G business will be essential to avoid being left behind by competitors,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

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