Brazilian ATM markets has a strong 2010
January 20, 2011
Key Brazilian ATM market drivers for NCR
F&S Information and Communications Technologies predictions for 2011
January 20, 2011
F&S Latin America IT Research Manager Marcelo Kawanami analyzed top trend for 2011
Latin American IT Markets: Cloudy days ahead
December 7, 2010
Cloud Computing was the most beseeched IT trend amongst CIOs in Latin America in 2010. As with several other industry-transforming technologies, adoption of Cloud Computing is a bottom-up phenomenon, driven into the enterprise sector by consumer behavior and economics.
August 14, 2009
Is Ericsson the Hope for Nortel's MEN? | www.lightreading.com
As Nortel disposes of its business units, gaining market share via acquisition will be an way for vendors in the optical space to give the top two players (Huawei and Alcatel-Lucent) ar run for the money. This article examines the potential suitors for the Nortel MEN unit and their likelihood to bid on these assets, in addition to key considerations for each vendor. The list includes Ciena, Cisco, Ericsson, Fujitsu, Huawei, Infinera, Juniper, Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) and Tellabs.
June 22, 2009
Nortel selling wireless unit to Nokia Siemens | finance.yahoo.com
Wireless assets acquired by NSN from Nortel include the CDMA business and LTE IP (Intellectual Property). NSN gets relationships with operators such as Bell Mobility, VerizonWireless, Sprint Nextel, KDDI, China Telecom. CDMA is still profitable and will have a long tail. NSN also expands its footprint in North America, which represents only ~ 5% of its revenues and this acquisiton will certainly better position the company to tackle one of its Achilles heels. NSN gets Nortel's IP on LTE including SON (Self-Organizing Networks) and ongoing LTE relationships (NT had won KDDI tender and was carrying out a trial at T-Mobile AG); 400/2,500 employees that NSN is getting from Nortel were working on LTE, other 2,100 on CDMA. Who will fill in the void in terms of R&D spend in Canada? NSN will open up a lab and there are rumors that Huawei will expand its presence, but look for more from other entrepreneurs such as Sir Terry Matthews. It will be tough to match Nortel's R&D budget.
AT&T LTE Trial and Its Implications
May 7, 2009
Rumor Mill: Did AT&T pick Ericsson, Alca-Lu, Huawei for LTE trial? | www.fiercewireless.com
1- Details of the AT&T LTE buildout begin to emerge
2- Chinese NEVs such as Huawei and ZTE will become forces to be reckoned with in North America.
3- Ramifications to the other NEVs and LTE
NETC Q1 2009 Results & A Forward Look
May 4, 2009
Net Serviços: Resilient in a Tough Lat Am Macro Environment | finance.yahoo.com
Earlier this past week, NETC reported solid Q1 2009 results, which while expected by some, were met despite the worsening of macro conditions in Brazil. In fact, from all Carlos Slim companies reporting this past week (i.e. AMX, TMX, NETC), NETC arguably had the strongest performance. Issues going forward: Deteriorating macro environment and mitigating an unfavorable decision by the local regulator.
CDN Highwinds Raises $55 Million, Targeting Resellers
April 14, 2008
CDN Highwinds Raises $55 Million, Targeting Resellers | blog.streamingmedia.com
In March, Highwinds announced it had raised $55 million from General Catalyst Partners and Alta Communications. Highwinds plans to use the capital to do additional build out of their network named "RollingThunder" which includes a CDN offering.
CDNs Getting Ready To Benefit From Higher Bitrate Content
April 14, 2008
CDNs Getting Ready To Benefit From Higher Bitrate Content | blog.streamingmedia.com
Of all the calls I do with analysts, money managers and others tracking the content delivery market, rarely do those I speak with ask about video birates. For me, the growth of the content delivery market and the very success of the CDNs relies heavily on the trend we see developing for increased bitrates. Most think CDNs can only grow their business by signing new customers or growing their existing customer base. But increased video birates has a huge affect on any CDNs bottom line and 2008 is the year that the bitrates of old finally turn the corner.
P2P Vendors Struggling, CDNs Not Interested In Adopting
April 14, 2008
P2P Vendors Struggling, CDNs Not Interested In Adopting | blog.streamingmedia.com
About six months ago, I was really convinced that P2P might start to get some traction in the new year and that we would see some content owners commit to the technology. But aside from the Pando Networks and NBC deal, as we enter Q2 not much has transpired from the end of last year. P2P networks are still talking up a storm in every interview I read about how much cheaper their pricing is as compared to CDNs and leading with price as the major value proposition. Most P2P companies are still missing the point that cost is not the only thing customers care about and if it was, then P2P networks would have a ton of business by now, which they don't.