Buy or build: is there a sensible way to go OTT?

The future of TV is going ever so slightly OTT. In fact, scratch that; it’s already gone the whole nine yards. If the analysts are to be believed, OTT is

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The UC&C opportunity for mobile operators – Part 1

Recent research undertaken by PGi, a provider of collaboration solutions, in conjunction with Mobile World Live, the media arm of the GSMA, revealed a 70% percent decline in users accessing

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Can networks carry big video’s ultra-high definition burden?

The past decade has seen the multi-fold growth of online content consumption on mobile devices. We’ve never spent as much time (and data) on our smartphones, getting work done, browsing

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Operators must rapidly revise their pay-TV strategies as cord-cutting accelerates

The arrival of over-the-top (OTT) video services such as Netflix and Hulu first raised the possibility of ‘cord-cutting’, as the availability of more affordable OTT video content posed a potential

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Thorsten Sauer appointed to board of OTT and TV everywhere enabler Xstream

Mr. Sauer has extensive management experience in the telecommunication and media industries. Most recently, he has been the president of Ericsson Broadcast and Media Services, now known as RedBee Media. In

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Amdocs to acquire content services and tech provider Vubiquity for US$224m to expand into the media & entertainment business

Amdocs, a provider of solutions to communications and media companies, has agreed to acquire Vubiquity, a provider of premium content services and technology solutions, subject to customary closing conditions.

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What’s the key to monetising 5G?

We may not yet know what will be the most lucrative 5G services, but it’s clear that to succeed with the next generation of mobile and become digital service providers

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The Telco Cloud: A new model for a changed market – Part 1

Network operators need fresh approaches in order to generate new revenue and hold up their profitability in a challenging and fast-evolving market. By basing their business around a cloud-based platform

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How CSPs should approach taking up and offering Pay-TV services

It’s true that communications service providers (CSPs) have a unique opportunity to claim a foothold in the pay-TV market, writes Simon Trudelle, the senior director of product marketing at NAGRA.

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ISDN switch-off drives mobile first strategies for enterprises

The term mobile first is gaining traction, as more organisations and their service providers put mobility at the heart of enterprise communications, rather than as an add on, writes Bertrand

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