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Telecommunications is an essential facet of any business in a globalizing world, and international calls can often make the difference between a bright future for a business and the grim alternative. As such, it’s imperative for new companies seeking to make the right impression and existing multinationals seeking to retain their market share to provide seamless communications abroad. For that, they need high quality, secure, and reliable VoIP services. CommPeak is the industry leader in wholesale VoIP fulfillment, and has launched a three-tier expansion strategy following an upgrade that will make them the most powerful VoIP provider in the world.

Text Analytics Market by Applications (Enterprise, Web-based and Software, Data Analysis, Search-based, Others), Users (SMBs, Enterprises) & Deployment Model (Cloud, On-premise) - Market Forecasts and Analysis (2014-2019)

'Pakistan: Data and VAS to compensate for voice' a new Country Intelligence Report by Pyramid Research, offers a precise, incisive profile of Pakistan's mobile and fixed telecommunications markets based on comprehensive proprietary data and insights from our research in the Pakistani market. Published annually, this presentation-quality, executive-level report provides detailed analysis of the near-term opportunities, competitive dynamics and evolution of demand by service type and technology/platform across the fixed telephony , broadband and mobile sectors, in addition to a review of key regulatory trends.

Mobile Phones in France industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value and volume 2009-13, and forecast to 2018). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the France mobile phones market. Includes market size data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Mobile Phones in the United States industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value and volume 2009-13, and forecast to 2018). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the United States mobile phones market. Includes market size data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

'Niger: Low Penetration Provides Opportunity for Operator Expansion,' a new Country Intelligence Report by Pyramid Research, offers a precise, incisive profile of Niger's mobile telecommunications markets based on comprehensive proprietary data and insights from our research in the Nigerien market. Published annually, this presentation-quality, executive-level report provides detailed analysis of the near-term opportunities, competitive dynamics and evolution of demand by service type and technology/platform across the mobile sectors, in addition to a review of key regulatory trends.

Phone Systems expert TelcoDepot.com announces a 40% discount on all scalable phone systems for small and medium-sized businesses. The promotion includes the popular Xblue X16 and X50 phone systems, which can easily accommodate from 16 to 24 users.

The LifePad resuscitation terminal announced this week by Elevaed Medical Inc. is essentially a specialized ten inch cellular tablet, enclosed by a heavy aluminum bracket, that is mounted over a counter at a security or reception area.

Global Mobile Phones industry guide provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value and volume 2009-13, and forecast to 2018). The guide also contains descriptions of the leading companies including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

Mobile Phones in Europe industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value and volume 2009-13, and forecast to 2018). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the Europe mobile phones market. Includes market size data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Mobile Device Management Market by Solutions (Device Management, Application Management, Security Management, Network Service Management), Deployment Type (Cloud and On-premise) - Global Advancements, Market Forecast and Analysis (2014 - 2019)

Mobile Phones in Asia-Pacific industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value and volume 2009-13, and forecast to 2018). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the Asia-Pacific mobile phones market. Includes market size data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Wireless Network Security Market by Solutions (Firewall, IPS/IDS, Encryption, I&AM, UTM), Services (Security Operations, Consulting, Managed Security Services) - Worldwide Market Forecasts and Analysis (2014-2019)

Third party verification services, commonly referred to as TPV, are an industry requirement in the telecommunications industry, particularly amongst carriers and long distance providers. The use of TPV was enacted over 15 years ago due to the rampant abuses seen in the industry where unprofessional characters and unsavory companies were illegally transferring people phone service accounts without their permission, and essentially stealing business from the original telephone service provider. Fortunately for the industry and the account holders – TPV services have essentially eliminated telephone account slamming and fraudulent account transfers, saving these companies from losing millions in business.

'Tanzania: Immense Growth Potential beyond Taxation Hurdles,' a new Country Intelligence Report by Pyramid Research, offers a precise, incisive profile of Tanzania's mobile and fixed telecommunications based on comprehensive proprietary data and insights from our research in the Tanzanian market. Published annually, this presentation-quality, executive-level report provides detailed analysis of the near-term opportunities, competitive dynamics and evolution of demand by service type and technology/platform across the fixed telephony and broadband and mobile sectors, in addition to a review of key regulatory trends.

'Uganda: Mobile Market Consolidates as LTE Rollout Begins,' a new Country Intelligence Report by Pyramid Research, offers a precise, incisive profile of Uganda's mobile and fixed telecommunications markets based on comprehensive proprietary data and insights from our research in the Uganda market. Published annually, this presentation-quality, executive-level report provides detailed analysis of the near-term opportunities, competitive dynamics and evolution of demand by service type and technology/platform across the fixed telephony and broadband and mobile sectors, in addition to a review of key regulatory trends.

'Germany: Market Consolidation Will Create New Investment Opportunities,' a new Country Intelligence Report by Pyramid Research, offers a precise, incisive profile of Germany's mobile and fixed telecommunications and pay-TV markets based on comprehensive proprietary data and insights from our research in the Germany market. Published annually, this presentation-quality, executive-level report provides detailed analysis of the near-term opportunities, competitive dynamics and evolution of demand by service type and technology/platform across the fixed telephony and broadband, mobile and pay-TV sectors, in addition to a review of key regulatory trends.

The UK telecoms market is mature with a high penetration of all services, and a roll-out of next generation services including fibre and LTE services is in progress. As a result of its maturity the UK market has diminished opportunities for subscription growth, and operator strategies reflect this by increasingly focusing on value generation from subscriptions. In the mobile market this means operators are focused on rolling out LTE, with three networks operational from the end of August 2013, as well as VAS such as mobile advertising and payments. Meanwhile, in the fixed broadband sector, operators continue to target the converged services market through the provision of triple- and quad-play packages, with BSkyB the outperformer in this area since 2010, but BT remains the market leader in fixed-line and broadband services.

BMI strong adoption of the latest products and services. Partially due to the country's small landmass and population size, the telecoms market has rapidly grown to a stage where it is approaching saturation. Next generation technologies, mobile and fixed, are therefore the next step in fostering new developments and revenue streams, and industry players - the regulator and operators - have rightly moved in that direction.

The ongoing crisis in Ukraine will likely filter down to the telecoms market as well, after operators reported damaged networks and instances of network blackouts, causing them to temporarily close retail outlets in Kiev. Crimea looks set to be annexed by Russia and there is a risk that the likes of Ukrtelecom will not be able to operate in the region once it legally becomes part of Russia. We have downgraded our broadband and internet forecasts as a result of this and expect to see revenue slowdown for some of the major players over the course of 2014. A possible silver lining is that the change in Ukrainian government could see the acceleration of the 3G licensing process, which has artificially held the market back for years and left it with the lowest mobile broadband penetration. We remain bearish on this possibility while the government has more pressing security concern, before a technical review of the spectrum allocation can be undertaken.

'Benin Mobile Telecommunications: Data Services Demand to Boom as Government Supports Infrastructure,' a new Country Intelligence Report by Pyramid Research, offers a precise, incisive profile of Benin's mobile telecommunications market based on comprehensive proprietary data and insights from our research in the Benin market. Published annually, this presentation-quality, executive-level report provides detailed analysis of the near-term opportunities, competitive dynamics and evolution of demand by service type and technology/platform across the mobile sector, in addition to a review of key regulatory trends.

Mobile Phones in Germany industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value and volume 2009-13, and forecast to 2018). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the Germany mobile phones market. Includes market size data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

South Korea is one of the most advanced markets in the world and is often used as a reference point to determine the direction of other developed markets. The rapid migration of subscribers from 3G to LTE shows the country to be at the forefront of adopting new technologies. There is a dwindling population still using 2G services, but we expect this to end by 2015. This has perhaps caused a slowdown of fixed broadband connections, while growth in VoIP is mitigating the loss of PTSN fixed voice connections. With plans to launch LTE Advanced in September 2013, the South Korean market shows just how much demand for data is driving revenues.

In February 2014, the NCC fined three of the country's four MNOs the sum of NGN647.5mn (US$3.89mn) for missing their QoS targets for the month of January. This development supports BMI's view that increased regulatory pressure over poor QoS would drive capex spending and efficiency improvement strategies among operators in 2014 and beyond. Some operators sealed network and IT outsourcing deals with leading vendors in late 2013 and early 2014. Meanwhile, there are reports of impending tower deals as the operators look to outsource the management of their tower sites to independent vendors. We expect this trend to continue over the long term given the current market dynamics and growing regulatory pressure.

The IT market in Sweden is relatively strong regionally owing to the supportive economic environment, a strong local system of software firms and the strength of supporting data network infrastructure. We identify data centres, cloud computing, and real-time business software and services as medium-term growth areas. In the enterprise market, a boom in Nordic data centre development - a result of cost and legal advantages, as well as the ongoing process of harmonising EU regulations on data security and privacy - could see higher spending by strengthening Sweden's position as a regional cloud computing hub. However, the outlook for retail hardware spending growth is relatively subdued as a result of high device penetration in traditional form factors and tablets.