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Global Telecom Articles
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Direct Effects of Telecommunications on Economic Development
- Diffusion of New Ideas and Knowledge
- Reduction of Regional Infrastructure and Development Gap
- Telecommunications as an Input to the Economic Production Process
- Market Efficiency Effect
- Spill Over and Externality Effects
- Coordination of Economic Activity
- Global Telecommunication Connections
- Rural and Urban Development
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Emerging Patterns in Global Telecommunications Alliances and Mergers
The global megamergers and breakups of telecommunications companies have captured the attention of businesses and governments. Many people have expressed concern that mergers and alliances (M/As) such as Global One and Concert indicate the emergence of global oligopolies that will control markets and impede competition. This view misses the essence of global telecommunications and the positive impact this remaking of companies can have on markets worldwide.
The Future is Here: Are We Ready?
Global telecom reform. It may sound a bit abstract, but consumers are going to feel the impact on their pocketbooks and investors on their portfolios. The world is becoming a smaller and smaller place, and the companies that are positioned to dominate that place are becoming more and more powerful.
The global telecom industry: Building new models
Historically, telecommunications companies have developed structurally around a silo-based culture and hierarchical organisational architecture based on areas of functional expertise. This structure creates rules, initiatives, and head count to support the existing culture, and the silos become increasingly embedded—inhibiting the type of customer responsiveness necessary for survival in today’s fast-changing telecoms market. The underlying problem is a fundamental mismatch between what people are rewarded for and what the organisation as a whole actually needs for success. Breaking out of this internally focused torpor is not easy, but is necessary if telcos are to deliver long-term shareholder value.
So what to do? In this article, Gary Simmons—of PricewaterhouseCoopers' Organisation & Human Capital practice—contends that telcos trying to answer this question have no option but to redefine and realign their pervasive people culture. This means moving to a more flexible and networked organisational relationship among their people, putting customers’ needs and individual learning ahead of personal agendas and internal power struggles. Although easier said than done, a cultural shift can be achieved and, ultimately, may differentiate the winners from the also-rans.
World Telecom Services Market - fixed, mobile, data & Internet
The world telecom services market enjoyed 5.3% growth in 2004 and should reach 1,430 billion USD in 2009.
Markets: recent trends and changes
- In 2004 growth remained sustained at 5.3%. A similar trend is expected in 2005 (5.5%)
- In advanced economies, there was a sizable downturn (1.7% growth in 2004, compared with 3.6% in 2003) offset by growth in developing markets (17%)
- In both cases, mobile services have fuelled the changes (price pressure in saturated markets in the industrialised countries, except for the USA; booming subscriber bases in emerging markets)
- Broadband has continued its swift progress with over 100 million subscribers at year-end 2004 and an expected 200 million by the end of 2005
Common Global Telecom Contracting Mistakes Can Be Easily Avoided
Multinational corporation buyers of global telecom services make common, yet easily avoidable, contracting mistakes. These include: miscommunicating goals and failing to leverage buying power; waiting too long between requests for proposals (RFPs); ceding control of negotiations to vendors; and overemphasizing pricing. Some simple solutions to avoid these mistakes will help buyers get better contracts that establish solid ground rules for governing the supplier-customer relationship.
Global Telecom Market Status and Forecast, 2003-2008
This report defines the world telecom market, including brand new analysis and 5-year projections for revenues, number of subscribers, penetration and liberalisation status, region-by-region for the fixed, mobile and Internet sectors.
Selling telecom services to government
This report provides a complete sales strategy for telecoms equipment and services provision to the government sector. It profiles the key personnel within the sector and outlines the market trends, business analysis and regulatory issues relevant to effective selling.
IEEE Communications Magazine
Monthly feature articles describe technology, systems, services, market trends, development methods, regulatory and policy issues, and significant global events. These articles are complemented by a variety of departments, including: Conference Calendar, Book Reviews, the Global Communications Newsletter, Scanning the Literature, New products and Product Spotlights, Society News, Your Internet Connection, News from JSAC, and the CommuniCrostic puzzle.
ISOC - Internet Society
The Internet SOCiety (ISOC) is a professional membership society with more than 100 organization and over 20,000 individual members in over 180 countries. It provides leadership in addressing issues that confront the future of the Internet, and is the organization home for the groups responsible for Internet infrastructure standards, including the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and the Internet Architecture Board (IAB).
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As an individual caught in the ever expanding and complex world of telecommunications while at the same time the world is shrinking, telecommunication increasingly saturates our daily lives to the extent where we take our mobile cell phones everywhere, even on vacation.
In order to maintain a balance we will need to set boundaries for ourselves and our children. It is said that 40% of Americans take their work on vacation. This means we are not recharging properly during vacation. The effect of this is our stress level does not decrease. Stress is the major cause of disease. When we are diseased we look for the fastest way to get better, often using powerful drugs, which cause additional stress. Are you happy with your current lifestyle?
A balanced life is still a life with stress, but not stress at the level where it damages us physically. There is an old saying; "live your life as if you will die tommorow, but expect to live a long time'" - balance.
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