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		<title>2010: Predictions for the year ahead</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:31:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Valdecantos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve just received an interesting report from Informa. It shows their prediction of how the TMT industry will outlook in 2010. In their view, the telecoms industry is beginning to see signs of economic recovery and can look forward to sustained, slow revenue growth in 2010. However, the dominance of the internet and the transition [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=consultantvalueadded.com&#038;blog=3987427&#038;post=1170&#038;subd=consultantvalueadded&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Share and share alike &#8211; Update on network sharing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:40:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Valdecantos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tower sharing has been one of the telecom industry’s global hot topics for close to a decade. The first wave was seen in the US and Europe, while recently, India has taken center stage with several multi-billion dollar asset carve-outs. Reading Informa&#8217;s latest report on network sharing, we read that leading operators in Western Europe [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=consultantvalueadded.com&#038;blog=3987427&#038;post=1147&#038;subd=consultantvalueadded&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Unique view of the International networks that link the globe</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 09:51:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Valdecantos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some of you are often asking me where do we get the data for our analyses. In most of the cases we count on our base and knowledge centre professionals. However, there are some external sources that &#8220;inspire&#8221; and help us with outstanding Telecom data. This is the case of TeleGeography (a division of PriMetrica, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=consultantvalueadded.com&#038;blog=3987427&#038;post=766&#038;subd=consultantvalueadded&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>ARPU stimulation in times of crisis</title>
		<link>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2009/02/02/arpu-stimulation-in-times-of-crisis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 09:52:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fernando da Costa-Cabral</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[2009 will not be a nice year. Fear and a severe financial crisis will squeeze companies&#8217; profits and endanger whole industries by affecting consumers’ micro buying decisions. For mobile operators, used to buoyant markets, maintaining their status quo represents a considerable challenge. Should they grind their teeth and just endure this period, hoping it will [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=consultantvalueadded.com&#038;blog=3987427&#038;post=561&#038;subd=consultantvalueadded&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fixed-line: a comeback?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 16:41:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fernando da Costa-Cabral</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nowadays, mobile operators’ concerns revolve around protecting their cash-cow from fierce competition. Regulatory price pressure, new licenses, MVNO agreements, disruptive players, disintermediation or new access technologies are just some of these threats. However, as attention focuses on defending their mobile share, it is shifting away dangerously from their historical competitor, the fixed-line Fixed-line operators do [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=consultantvalueadded.com&#038;blog=3987427&#038;post=207&#038;subd=consultantvalueadded&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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