Carriers have been facing decline in voice profits over the past few years, they are faced with increased competition from OTT and disruptive players and need to ensure they make the most of the data and content boom. These challenges and growth opportunities have led carriers to diversify from their traditional voice services. The industry is looking to new areas for portfolio development to ensure long term revenue growth.

What services offer carriers the greatest growth opportunity? Which carriers are best placed to take advantage of these opportunities?

After researching with over 175 representatives from the wholesale industry I found the following trends to be the most prominent in 2012:

1. Reducing operational costs

2. Developing strategic industry alliances and partnerships

3. Tackle market erosion in voice

Do you agree?

For more detailed information download the research report here

If you found this interesting you might be interested in the top three partnerships that changed the wholesale landscape, click here for more information

Or watch a video with Ruth Pickering, BT Wholesale to learn how to manage wholesale growth in challenging times here

WASACE Cable Company is currently looking for a cable system supplier for the construction of its undesea fibre optic cable system that will create new and unique communication routes around the Altantic Basin. WASACE will develop, operate and build a new network connecting Africa to the U.S., and connecting the 2 BRICS economies in the Southern Hemisphere, Brazil and South Africa, for the first time. WASACE’s new- submarine cable network will also connect the two largest economies in America, USA and Brazil, and will provide a full diverse route to the aging transatlantic cable systems between USA and Europe. For full information, please visit the WASACE website.

Mr Ramón Gil-Roldán, CEO at WASACE, will be speaking at Submarine Networks World 2012 on 11 September. If you are keen to find out who else will be speaking at the event, you can download the conference programme here.

At Carriers World 2011 we caught up with Willem Offerhaus, CEO, iBasis on carriers partnerships and how they have become the way forward in maintaining competitive advantage. The interview pinpointed how iBasis is working to create multi-layered networks, how they are focused on partnerships with both customers and other providers and where room lies for innovation in the industry.

Watch the full video interview below:

Found this presentation interesting? Take a look at our interview with Rakesh Bhasin, CEO, Colt here

For more information on telecoms this year and how we are moving forward with Carriers World 2012,

sign up to our newsletter here: Wires and Waves Newsletter or save our RSS feed here: Wires and Waves RSS Feed

Last month, the National Communications Commission (NCC) has approved the submarine cable link between Taiwan and China’s Fujian Province. The project is expected to be completed by end of 2012, and it is jointly managed by Chunghwa Telecom, New Century InfoComm Tech, Taiwan Fixed Network, Taiwan International Gateway Corporation and China Unicom. Read the full article here.

If you are interested to hear about the latest projects from across the world, don’t forget to join us at Submarine Networks World 2012 in Singapore this September! Projects that will be covered include the ASE, Pacific Fibre, OptiKor, SAex, Emerald Express, ROTACS, Palau, EPEG, POI, BRICS and many more! Download the agenda here for more information.

At Carriers World 2011 we caught up with Rakesh Bhasin, CEO, Colt on how his company is evolving in the current market and what they are doing to differentiate themselves from their competitors.  The interview pinpointed how Colt is driving demand for low cost services, how they are monetising the demand for network consumption and how they’re making it easier for customers to do business with them.

Watch the full video interview below:

Found this presentation interesting? Take a look at How Everything Everywhere partner to improve their carrier network here

For more information on telecoms this year and how we are moving forward with Carriers World 2012, sign up to our newsletter here: Wires and Waves Newsletter or save our RSS feed here: Wires and Waves RSS Feed

The key driver behind the BRICS Cable project is to link the countries without having to route traffic through multiple systems, said i3 Africa chairman Andrew Mthembu. Cybersecurity is one of the key concerns. Despite encryption, traffic can be intercepted as it passes through hubs in different countries, and from carrier to carrier. "If you have to travel through four or five different networks, you are that much more vulnerable to interception of your data," said Mthembu. "We all live in a world where cybersecurity is an issue."

Also, the cable will cut the costs of traffic by about 40 percent by avoiding hops by different carriers, said Mthembu. One of the main aims of the project is to reduce the expense of transmitting communications traffic.

If you’re keen to find out more about the BRICS Cable, register for Submarine Networks World 2012 as Andrew Mthembu presents the unique selling proposition for the BRICS project. To keep updated, join our LinkedIn group or follow #snw.

Last week, Huawei announced that Saudi Telecom Company (STC), have selected its metro WDM products, together with its Photonic Integrated Device (PID), for its next-generation metro WDM networks. This will make STC the first operator in Middle East to use the PID technology. (press release)

According to an article on the Broadband World Forum, WDM connectivity is needed directly to the access infrastructure with broadband access equipment reaching 10Gbits/s. And in the metro, "digitalized WDM" is needed to manage the traffic loads. For Huawei, this involves the deployment of an OTN system designed with its photonic integrated device (PID) technology that enables 12×10 Gbit/s per line card.

Terrapinn Singapore will be organising a Metro Networks conference in Singapore this November. It is a platform for service providers and its partners to discuss and evaluate network deployment strategies to support growing bandwidth demand. For more information on how you can participate, you can download the prospectus here.

Communication technologies are quickly becoming an integral part in all areas of our life.  They have transformed industries, lives and jobs and have led to the individualisation and socialisation of everything we do.

A quick look at how we use this technology shows us that the internet user experience will be strongly related to streaming, downloading and sharing of video, accounting for 60% of all internet traffic.  As well, through games, storage and apps, users are quickly adopting to the use of cloud applications.  Furthermore, users are liking the mobile broadband experience, with smart phone traffic currently being the fastest growing segment, more than doubling in 2011.

To meet the demands of the user and deliver an exceptional user experience requires an investment in infrastructure argues Sigurd Schuster, Head of Technology Roadmapping, Nokia Siemens Networks.

For compelling broadband user experience, investment in the following infrastructure areas is required:

• Most efficient usage of available spectrum
• Flexible transport and optimal delivery of content
• Support of cloud services and use of virtualisation
• Multi-media broadband access
• Management of user experience and control of the network

Read the rest of this presentation to find out the magic formula for capacity as well as new investment strategy options.

Read presentation here

Found this article interesting? Then take a look at the 4 key benefits of cloud computing from @Telstra here

For more information on delivering user experience and how we are moving forward with our Telecom World Congress, sign up to our newsletter here: Wires and Waves Newsletter or save our RSS feed here: Wires and Waves RSS feed

Cloud computing is the new revolution in information and communication technology taking place already all over the world.  In India, for instance, IT, satellite and fibre optic networks are providing accessible healthcare to rural populations.  With patient consoles connected via the cloud to centralised specialists, many who live in rural populations now have access to specialist care.

This is generating huge savings and more efficiency in large areas of the public and private sector.  Nathan Bell, Director of Global Products & Marketing, Telstra International gave us an overview of the benefits that cloud computing can bring to your business and how cloud computing is the new “lifeblood” of global organisations.

4 key benefits:

1. Pay for what you use- handle fluctuations in demand easily
2. Agile deployment of new applications and business processes
3. Transition from traditional to less complex IT environments
4. Reduce data centre costs and overheads

To read the full article, click here

Found this interesting? Read How to expand into M2M – a key growth area for telecoms? here

For more information on cloud computing and how we are moving forward with our Telecom World Congress, sign up to our newsletter here: Wires and Waves  Newsletter or save our RSS feed here: Wires and Waves RSS feed

With consumers wanting more but expecting to pay less these days, industry leaders are looking for ways to meet demand for capacity while still making money.  And this was exactly what was discussed at last year’s Carriers World 2011 conference held in London last September. 

Key reasons why industry leaders attend year after year include the amazing networking opportunities, the global audience and the chance to learn about the strategies applied by the top name businesses in attendance.

Topics covered at the conference included:

• impact of mergers on the wholesale industry
• how to gain advantage in a competitive market
• how to deliver content and not just capacity

Watch the video below for a better look inside Carriers World 2011.

Maximise your time at this year’s Carriers World by registering early and taking full advantage of our new Partnering Portal.  The Carriers World Partnering Portal will help you to plan your sessions and identify carriers you want to meet in our dedicated partnering booths.

With Carriers World Partnering Portal you can:

• Network online pre-event
• Send requests to meet others
• Let the system schedule a time and a booth for all your accepted requests
• Connect with 100s of carriers
• Receive notifications of new requests during the event

See the website for more information

Download the prospectus here