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From ITWeb Insights Wed May 4 11:45:17 2005 From: ITWeb Insights (ITWeb Insights) Date: Wed, 4 May 2005 13:45:17 +0200 (SAST) Subject: NITF ICT Forum: META Group Insights: Global mobile trend update 2005 Message-ID: <20050504114517.C55BA35C5EA@mx01.sangonet.org.za> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_Mixed_SimpleMail_by_the_Email_Corporation Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable META Group's Insights

= Gartner completes acquisition of META Group

Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT and ITB), the leading provider of research= and analysis on the global information technology industry, announced on 1 April 2005 that it has completed its previ= ously announced acquisition of META Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: METG),= a premier information technology research and consulting fi= rm. Read more

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Global mobile trend update 2= 005

The mobile market is maturing and struggling to find= a growth area. Basic infrastructure has= been deployed in most markets, with some high-speed data capabilities in major markets. Mobile operator consolidatio= n will continue in most markets, and us= ers must scrutinise operators and negotia= te contracts with great care.

META trend: Packet-switched mobile netw= orks based on 2.5G (GPRS and CDMA 1xRTT) a= re available worldwide, and most industrialised countries will have 3G= (W-CDMA and CDMA 1xEV-DO) built out by 2006/0= 7. However, coverage, reliability and ro= aming remain challenges, with latency a pro= blem for 2.5G networks, addressed somewhat= in 3G services.
In 2005, WiMAX (IEEE 802.16) wireless metropolitan-a= rea networks will be adopted by service providers for backhaul and wireless broadband delivery, dramatically increasing local-loop competition and driving down access prices 10% to 20%= per year (starting in 2006), while provid= ing an alternative for enterprises interconnecting campus buildings. WiM= AX will evolve to support mobility by 20= 08 and complement WiFi in multimode hand= sets, increasing available bandwidth to the megabit range; multi-megabit cellular service will emerge in 2008.

Technology = trends
Voice is the most compelling applic= ation for mobile carrier networks, and carr= iers are attempting to grow the market via= data services. The trend to leverage mobil= e voice as the principal voice line is growing among knowledge-worker-intens= ive organisations. Enterprise adoption of= 3G data services (ie, offering capacitie= s of between 200Kbps and 2Mbps) will remai= n limited until at least 2007. Voice wi= ll remain the dominant application in mo= bile networks until 2010 by volume, and 20= 08 by revenue. This trend will not change w= hen packetised voice (eg, VOIP) will be introduced in future versions of 3G/4= G networks. Even though the business ca= se is unclear, operators have continued the= ir 3G roll-outs in most markets. Competitio= n from other wireless data alternatives= will limit the potential for 3G - especial= ly WiFi (2005+) and WiMAX (2007+). =

3G services are starting to receive s= ome market acceptance beyond Japan and So= uth Korea, and the vendor hype for a next= set of services has begun. Market buzz ha= s already started around High-Speed Dow= nlink Packet Access (HSDPA), "Super 3G" and 4G. While the demand for additional capacity is unclear - user= s are not buying what is already offered - = what is needed is better integration betwe= en wireless services. Fortunately, 4G is mostly a collection of services combi= ning existing technologies (including 3G a= nd WiFi) with other kinds of wireless technologies like WiMAX and future evolutions of 3G/UMTS. As a result, 4= G will be less disruptive and more wide= ly accepted if the promise is delivered upon.

3G's remaining problems are more focu= sed on the business case and less about technology. The previous technical is= sues that slowed 3G's roll-out (eg, lack o= f appropriate handsets, poor battery li= fe, problems with handoffs to/from legacy networks) have been addressed. The remaining challenges are mainly comme= rcial (eg, the structure of compelling and profitable offerings such as regional= or global pricing plans and flat-rate ve= rsus usage-based billing).

Vendors are centring on fewer wireles= s standards. In the 2007/08 time frame, networks will be almost exclusively b= ased on either the GSM evolution or the CD= MA evolution (see below). As mobile-oper= ator consolidation continues, remaining entities will have to standardise on = one of the two established standards to s= tay competitive. For example, Sprint Next= el is left with two competing technologies = (ie, CDMA and iDen); we expect only CDMA t= o be supported beyond 2008.

By YE05, enterprise-class handsets will genera= lly be dual-mode 2G/3G, with specific var= iants by country and technology. For the GS= M evolution (available in all countries= in the world except eight; used by all operators in EMEA, some in the Americ= as and most in Asia Pacific, but not Jap= an and South Korea), handsets will suppo= rt GSM, GPRS, EDGE and WCDMA, operating = in five bands (850/900/1 800/1 = ;900/2 100MHz).

For the CDMA evolution (used by some operators in Japan, the Americas, Chi= na, India and Australia, as well as all operators in South Korea), handsets w= ill support CDMA, CDMA 1xRTT and CDMA 1xE= V-DO, operating in three bands (850/1 = 900/2 100MHz). In addition, META Group expects to se= e the introduction of multimode phones in various forms, with some versions combining GSM with CDMA, and some combining GSM with voice over WiFi. T= he GSM/CDMA combo will remain very niche= and low volume, as it caters to a very sm= all user population.

Likewise, the= GSM/WiFi combo will be niche until at least 20= 06 due to high price, technology challen= ges regarding roaming between the technologies, and the lack of a compe= lling revenue model for operators. Early integrated offerings (eg, NTT DoCoMo)= are a difficult sell, due to both the upf= ront and the ongoing costs (ie, handsets n= ot subsidised by the carrier, as well as= high tariffs for off-net services). To com= bat the WiFi threat, carriers will adopt aggressive price plans with the goal = of drastically reducing the potential sa= vings with the dual-mode WiFi variant. = ;

Legacy data networks such as CDPD, Mo= bitex and paging are fading, and users need= to plan for a migration to SMS, CDMA 1.x= , or GPRS/EDGE by mid-2005 to avoid being trapped in an expensive solution with deteriorating service levels.
Commercial = and pricing trends
META Group expects a continued 10% = to 20% annual price decline throughout 2007 = for voice calls, and 20% to 40% for data services. We expect mobile voice char= ges to be comparable to wireline voice by 2010. Coverage and technology are declining as differentiators, as ther= e are only very small differences in covera= ge in the EMEA and Asia regions. Quality in= the Americas and Australia will become le= ss of a differentiator by 2006, as industry consolidation and network build-outs continue. Operators are changing thei= r messaging to compete on service level= s and price. The new 3G-only entrants are competing only on price initially, wh= ich drives down the price for services in 2/2.5G networks as well.

Mobile data roaming (predominantly GP= RS) has improved significantly during the= past 12 months, but still has a way to go before becoming nearly as ubiquitous = as voice roaming. Jump-starting wireless= data is a paradox for the operators - pric= ing will remain expensive through 2006 (a= nd beyond) due to low levels of enterpri= se adoption and low traffic volumes, eve= n though data pricing is the principal barrier to increased traffic. International organisations are hurti= ng from expensive roaming charges (2.5x-= 3x more expensive than in-country-of-subscription use) for b= oth voice and data services. Multinationa= l enterprises should exploit pan-region= al pricing plans and aggregate their tot= al buying power across the region (inclu= ding wired voice and data networks) to get= the best deals.

META Group estimates that 80% of larg= e international organisations will have centralised the procurement of mobile services and made the ITO (IT organis= ation) responsible for managing all aspects = of mobility by 2006.

Although the unit charges for mobile services will continue to decrease, t= he overall cost for mobile services will continue to increase, as consumption = rises faster than the prices decline. Carri= er offerings and new equipment make the = move to wireless service as the only voice= line for business users attractive. This i= s fuelled by vendors like Ericsson, Nok= ia, Alcatel and Siemens, concomitant with attractive rate plans being offered b= y mobile operators for companies that m= ove a substantial portion of their voice mi= nutes over to mobile voice.

Most G2000 enterprises will continue = to have focused efforts during 2005/06 t= o contain cost and refine usage pattern= s of mobile services. The primary vehicle = is a well-balanced mobile policy, which is becoming mandatory during 2005. The m= obile policy needs to be complemented with = solid processes backed up with appropriate = tools to monitor and enforce the policy.&nb= sp;

Bottom line: Competition for wireless customers wi= ll drive pricing down 10% to 20% per yea= r through 2007. Users should centralise mobile-service procurement, understan= d usage patterns, control usage and aggressively negotiate mobile contracts.

Business impact: Improved and less expensive mo= bile data networks enhance the return on investment of extending applications = to an increasingly mobile workforce. <= br>
(Analysis by Leif-Olof Wallin.)<= /i>

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Grintek connects Sentech

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Genesys extends IP product family

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Handheld VOIP tester released

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Windows Mobile increases market share

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M-Web Business gears up for Futurex 2005

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Cell C`s BEE consortium to sell shares

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IBM backs Firefox

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ICASA awaits auditor report

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Sentech slams telecoms costs

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Nigeria opens up fixed wireless acces= s

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Multimatics forms partnership<= /a>

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VANS licence applications are law

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Mobile youth want music

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3Com enhances IP telephony for SMEs

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Competition Commission defends its tu= rf

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Mobile growth expected in Nigeria

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Clickatell streamlines SMS campaigns<= /font>

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ADSL is logical choice

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Double Take : Who wa= nts to look like Ivy?

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SA mobility under the spotlight

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DiData tackles phone abuse=

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