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		<title>Digital life: today and tomorrow</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 06:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Valdecantos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just got an interesting article with a cool infographic work forecasting internet and digital related data in a very nice way. It was written by PSFK&#8217;s Paloma Vazquez. Absolutely recommendable. Digital life: today and tomorrow (video). 15 keys facts and conclusions to know the future of the Internet in 2015 The 2011 MRC European e-Commerce [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=consultantvalueadded.com&#038;blog=3987427&#038;post=1685&#038;subd=consultantvalueadded&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mobile as a trillion-dollar industry? Check this&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 15:48:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Valdecantos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amazing article taken from &#8220;Communities dominate brands&#8221; where you&#8217;ll find, as they say, &#8220;All the Numbers, All the Facts on Mobile the Trillion-Dollar Industry&#8221;, aka mobile, and why is Google suggesting to put the best people on mobile. Those of you working in the industry will enjoy and  learn from it. Enjoy the reading, CVA [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=consultantvalueadded.com&#038;blog=3987427&#038;post=1596&#038;subd=consultantvalueadded&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A look at 2010’s key trends for US Cable Operators in ‘11</title>
		<link>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2011/02/16/a-look-at-2010%e2%80%99s-key-trends-for-us-cable-operators-in-%e2%80%9811/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 08:14:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Valdecantos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[US Cable operators face tremendous challenges and great opportunities over the next year. Analysts see a healthy pricing environment and falling capital intensity offset by increasing competition and a lack of the capital structure driven changes that drove performance in ‘10. Please find next the key trends that cable operators will face during 2011. 1. Public [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=consultantvalueadded.com&#038;blog=3987427&#038;post=1567&#038;subd=consultantvalueadded&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Smartphones now 28% of US cellphone market</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 11:25:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Valdecantos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you liked our previous post related to American mobile usage you will like this one. The Nielsen Company today reported that as of the third quarter of 2010, 28 percent of U.S. mobile subscribers now have smartphones, cellphones with operating systems resembling those of computers. The growing popularity of smartphones like Apple’s iPhone, RIM’s Blackberry devices [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=consultantvalueadded.com&#038;blog=3987427&#038;post=1482&#038;subd=consultantvalueadded&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Over the Top&#8217; services, or how telecom is threatening TV</title>
		<link>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2010/10/18/over-the-top-services-or-how-telecom-is-threatening-tv/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 06:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Valdecantos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 01/02/2012: Another post related to OTT has recently been published. Please check it here: Is there a business case for IPTV in ME? ### Over the Top Television services (also known as Internet TV or TV over Broadband) are soon to become common place in the home. Most of the triple-play operators with which [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=consultantvalueadded.com&#038;blog=3987427&#038;post=1437&#038;subd=consultantvalueadded&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Calling Yesterday, Texting Today, Using Apps Tomorrow</title>
		<link>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2010/10/15/calling-yesterday-texting-today-using-apps-tomorrow/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 08:37:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Valdecantos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a long time since the last time I saw such an awesome set of stats related to telecom. My friend Jochen (who is currently working in the US) advised me yesterday on the coming smartphone trend from the states and how the youth segment was increasingly using telecom services such as sms and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=consultantvalueadded.com&#038;blog=3987427&#038;post=1431&#038;subd=consultantvalueadded&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Communications Market Report: UK 2010</title>
		<link>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2010/08/31/the-communications-market-report-uk-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Valdecantos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[UK consumers are spending almost half of their waking hours watching TV, using their smartphones and other communications devices, according to Ofcom&#8217;s annual Communications Report into the UK&#8217;s TV, radio, telecoms and internet industries. At the same time consumers are media multi-tasking more than ever before. Media multi-tasking where, for example, a phone call is made [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=consultantvalueadded.com&#038;blog=3987427&#038;post=1420&#038;subd=consultantvalueadded&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Spain wins the World Cup, but not in telecom.</title>
		<link>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2010/07/12/spain-wins-the-world-cup-but-not-in-telecom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:08:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Valdecantos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two important telecom events took place last week. The first was the update on the spanish telecom situation reported by Spanish regulator CMT and the second was the victory of the Spanish team in the FIFA&#8217;s World Cup 2010 generating a seasonal effect (in traffic) similar to top-peak telecom traffic days (such as xmas new-year&#8217;s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=consultantvalueadded.com&#038;blog=3987427&#038;post=1391&#038;subd=consultantvalueadded&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>100 KPI’s for Mobile Telecom Operators</title>
		<link>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2010/04/14/100-kpi%e2%80%99s-for-mobile-telecom-operators/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 05:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Valdecantos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Telecommunication service industry around the world is facing significant challenges from competition, technological revamps at very short frequencies and never-ending customer demands. In full-grown markets, the preferred path to growth is that of acquisition of competitors or alliance with newer partners. On the other hand, promising markets with explosive demand provide vast opportunities for the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=consultantvalueadded.com&#038;blog=3987427&#038;post=1272&#038;subd=consultantvalueadded&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Top debates around the Smartphones market in telecom</title>
		<link>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2010/02/11/top-debates-around-the-smartphones-market-in-telecom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:03:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Valdecantos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[handsets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[handset strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[smartphones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[telecom]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Wireless Equipment industry is hitting hard. An interesting debate about the future of the smartphone industry is currently discussed in most of the mobile telecom operators. The key question here is: Will the smartphones drive the growth in the telecom industry for the next years? According to ML, there are five interesting hot topics [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=consultantvalueadded.com&#038;blog=3987427&#038;post=1211&#038;subd=consultantvalueadded&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mobile market review &#8211; Egypt 2009</title>
		<link>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2009/03/09/mobile-market-review-egypt-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 10:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Valdecantos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consulting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emerging markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[etisalat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mobinil]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Egypt is by far the biggest telecom market in North Africa and one of the largest in the Arab region. Egypt&#8217;s telecom revenue represents an estimated 4.0% of its GDP with mobile revenue generating 56% of the total and a 44% generated by fixed services. The buoyant economy of the last 4 years has helped [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=consultantvalueadded.com&#038;blog=3987427&#038;post=610&#038;subd=consultantvalueadded&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Telecom market review &#8211; Morocco 2008</title>
		<link>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2009/01/17/telecom-market-review-morocco-2008/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 15:07:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Valdecantos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Emerging markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Market research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ANRT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maroc Telecom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meditel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[morocco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[telecom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wana]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Being so near to Spain, it’s strange to see how different the Moroccan telecom market is compared to the Spanish. Having met some key representatives there in the last month, we have updated our telecom market assessment up to end of 2008. As a result, we got the impression of what most of the people [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=consultantvalueadded.com&#038;blog=3987427&#038;post=493&#038;subd=consultantvalueadded&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Planning to reduce costs by 20%? Learn how.</title>
		<link>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2009/01/15/planning-to-reduce-a-20-the-costs-learn-how/</link>
		<comments>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2009/01/15/planning-to-reduce-a-20-the-costs-learn-how/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Valdecantos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consulting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[efficiency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[improvement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[six sigma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[telecom]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of our consultants, Teja Rangi, has recently updated our “Telecom efficiency improvement framework” for telecom operators. I wanted to share an extract of it with you as I think this type of tools and methodologies are critical to survive through these tough times, where process inefficiencies contribute significantly to value erosion and high costs. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=consultantvalueadded.com&#038;blog=3987427&#038;post=480&#038;subd=consultantvalueadded&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Valuation is an art, not a science. Lessons learnt of a strategic due diligence.</title>
		<link>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2008/08/30/valuation-is-an-art-not-a-science/</link>
		<comments>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2008/08/30/valuation-is-an-art-not-a-science/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:54:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Valdecantos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Due Diligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emerging markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ghana Telecom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lesson learnt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[telecom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[valuation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vodafone]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As you all may know, Vodafone is to expand its presence in Africa by buying a controlling stake in Ghana Telecom for £452m ($900m). The British firm will acquire 70% of the currently state-owned firm with the government retaining a 30% interest. But, how did we get to this figure? How can Vodafone be confident [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=consultantvalueadded.com&#038;blog=3987427&#038;post=187&#038;subd=consultantvalueadded&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mobile advertising revenues to grow at a faster pace than any other media.</title>
		<link>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2008/08/27/mobile-advertising-revenues-to-grow-at-a-faster-pace-than-any-other-media/</link>
		<comments>http://consultantvalueadded.com/2008/08/27/mobile-advertising-revenues-to-grow-at-a-faster-pace-than-any-other-media/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:44:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Valdecantos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile advertising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[advertising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julio Alonso]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[merodeando]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new digital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[telecom]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Reading the interesting post of our good friend and colleague at Diamondcluster, Julio Alonso, regarding the effect of the Spanish recession on the total Spanish advertising budget in 1Q 2008, I decided to recover a topic you might like from our latest media related project in Europe: advertising revenues and media split. Over time marketing [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=consultantvalueadded.com&#038;blog=3987427&#038;post=161&#038;subd=consultantvalueadded&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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