The Editor's Cut

View from the Top #RegSummit

noreply@blogger.com (Rob) — Fri, 25 May 2012 16:25:00 +0000

Georg Serentschy - Chair 2012 - BEREC is the keynote speaker at next weeks ETNO / Total Telecom Reulatory Summit. Get a flavour of what he might speak about in this video.

Very limited opportunities to register for the event still exist. Visit www.totaltele.com/regulatorysummit

If you are attending the event and Tweeting, please use the hashtag #RegSummit

How can mobile empower the health sector? #TTWW12

noreply@blogger.com (Rob) — Fri, 25 May 2012 08:57:00 +0000

A quick search on Total Telecom reveals a steady upturn in news stories relating to the health industry, with the main focus being on companies offering services for monitoring, connected devices, and addressing secutrity issues. Few however have connected the whole health issue up in the way the forthcoming Wireless World conference will.

Nurcombe: O2 Health

The morning of Day 1 features a major session on the Opportunities Created by M2M with significant emphasis placed on mobile health. Expert speakers on this subject include the Managing Director of O2 Health, Keith Nurcombe as well as the Medical Director of conference sponsors, Fujitsu, Joel Ratnasothy.

Between them, they will explore how technology is providing a catalyst to enabling mHealth, what challenges operators face moving into mHealth provision and also give you the chance to understand how O2 have provided groundbreaking successful development and delivery of mHealth.

If mHealth is one of the M2M developments you are looking at, you really need to come along, and if you book your seat today, you'll benefit from the early booker rate.

RESERVE YOUR PLACE AT WIRELESS WORLD

A more balanced view of mobile issues #TTWW12

noreply@blogger.com (Rob) — Thu, 24 May 2012 12:02:00 +0000

Total Telecom Wireless World is less than three weeks away and is not to be missed if you want a more balanced view of the key issues that are changing the industry forever. In one corner we bring together the true disrupters, Google leading the pack of OTT players, whilst in the other we have the traditional telcos who are reinventing the way mobile business is done.

Book your seat at Wireless World by the 25 May and save £75 on your ticket.

TEN THINGS YOU WILL LEARN:

What did China Telecom learn launching an MVNO
Who is tomorrows consumer - Googles View
How does the Internet of Things impact operators
How will networks evolve in the future
What services will drive the mass market take up of 4G?
How can operators capitalise on mobile video
Where are the emerging market opportunities
How is (BYOD) changing the relationship with the user
How can businesses offset increasing complexity in IT
Which wireless technologies are going to win

Don't miss your chance to join leading global telecom operators, OTT players, analysts, commentators and more as we debate the catalysts for this change in the Wireless World...

BOOK TODAY www.totaltele.com/wireless

Meet the judges #WCA2012

noreply@blogger.com (Rob) — Wed, 23 May 2012 09:15:00 +0000

As entries are open for the 2012 World Communication Awards, it's a great time to think about who you have to impress!

Tony Lavender (Plum Consulting)

We are delighted to have a number of new judges this year, acting under the knowledgeable direction of Chair of Judges, Tony Lavender.

He'll be joined by newcomers to the WCA Judging team, Claus Hetting, Ewan Sutherland, Isabelle Paradis, and Joe Kelly as well as long term respected judges including David Molony, Audrey Mandela and Marlène Sellebråten.

To meet all the judges visit the awards website.

This year we have 18 awards, including the new Best Place to Work category. This is based on an extensive industry survey of employers and employees, and we need your help to get the best possible picture of what it is like to work in the telecom industry. There is more information on this category on Total Telecom.

Party On - 1st Night at CommunicAsia 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Rob) — Fri, 18 May 2012 09:56:00 +0000

If you are going to be attending CommunicAsia this year you really don't want to miss the main party of the show! This year the Asia Communication Awards #ACA2012 take place on the first night, the 19th June 2012 at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel.

It will be a night of networking, fine dining and of course awards, but most importantly it will draw together hundreds of the most senior executives present in Singapore for CommunicAsia.

You can expect to meet operators from across Asia and the globe, analysts and thought leaders, as well as a variety of colleagues and partners, so why not use the event to bring your team, customers and prospects to get the week off to a flying start!

Amongst the attendees you will of course meet all the finalists from this years awards, from AVEA to ZTE, as well as the sponsors: Citycell, Huawei, SingTel, Starhub and Telstra, and judges.

Last year the ball room was bursting at the seems, so don't risk out, book your table today...

COMPANIES ON THE SHORTLIST: Aegis, Avea, Batelco, Blackberry, BT, Celcom, China Mobile, Ciena, CITIC, Comviva, CSL, Du, Ericsson, Flytxt , Huawei, Hutchison, Lavastorm, Mobily, NTT, Pacnet, PCCW, Qtel, Roshan, SingTel, Smart, StarHub, Syniverse, Tata, Telstra Tulip, U2opia, Ufone, Unitel, Verizon, YTL, ZTE

Event Partner: CommunicAsia

Who’s who in telecom consulting

noreply@blogger.com (Rob) — Mon, 14 May 2012 16:45:00 +0000

We are working again with Hot Telecom on a new report profiles the world’s top 37 telecom consulting firms, which account for over 90% of the industry’s total revenue.

The unchallenged market leader continues to be Accenture, with a market share of 17.8% but as telecom vendors have moved into this space, we have started to consider them in our tables. This moves Ericsson up to number 2 ahead of Alcatel-Lucent and traditional players like Deloitte and McKinsey, as illustrated by the graph below.

For more on this, read the story on Total Telecom: http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=473521
Or purchase the report via the Hot Telecom shop.

More from #CTIAw12

noreply@blogger.com (Rob) — Thu, 10 May 2012 08:03:00 +0000

Continuing yesterdays theme of (fairly) interesting images from CTIA, here's some of todays dragged from Twitter using the hashtag #CTIAw12

Love the way LG are promoting themselves with @theLGgirl series - quite 'lively'!

Better photo's today, including the gang at the #DirtyLittleSecretsParty via @friendbzur

But press rooms clearly don't get any more exciting (thanks @dougsmithstpete)

But at least this guy found a friend.... @thedroidguy

and finally, thanks @kalske for sending this #NokiaSiemens cool Flexi Zone with a New Orleans flavor image

Keep sending them through to @totaltelecom mentioning #CTIAw12

More wireless for the diet? Check out Total Telecom Wireless World

http://www.totaltele.com/wireless

12 - 13 June 2012, Millennium Mayfair, London, UK

Stand-ard of photo's #CTIAw12

noreply@blogger.com (Rob) — Wed, 09 May 2012 12:45:00 +0000

I feel a Dr. Seuss moment coming on when I look at the photos from CTIA, because if you haven't taken them on your smartphone and posted them via twitter perhaps you should. In the words of the great man "If you never did you should. These things are fun and fun is good"

But why are so many of the photo's of your stands? Very nice, very expensive, but what does it tell me about CTIA?

So here's a few of the the better one's I've spotted:

Tyntec drinks via @MachaufStefanie

@kalske from the #NokiaSiemens stand

@ashmatty Phablet - whatever that might be!

@dregie New Orleans celeb....

So can you do better? Send them to Total Telecom @totaltelecom mentioning of course #CTIAw12

And if you have a more conventional story from the show, post it on our press releases: http://www.totaltele.com/press-releases (click the post link at the bottom of the screen)

Is your company the Best Place to Work? #BPTW

noreply@blogger.com (Rob) — Wed, 02 May 2012 08:06:00 +0000

New for the 2012 World Communication Awards, the Best Place to Work category seeks to identify the telecom operator or service provider that offers the best working environment.

This is a free to enter category with the winners assessed based on submissions both from the company and the votes of their employees and is the first time such research has been carried out in the telecoms sector. For more information and to participate, visit the information page.

In order for a company to be considered, at least 50 employees (or 1% of the workforce if less than 5,000 employees) must participate in the employee survey. This is totally anonymous, so why not start the ball rolling for your company by voting today, and share the Best Place to Work on Twitter using hashtag #BPTW

The Best Place to Work is one of 19 categories to be awarded at the 2012 World Communication Awards (WCA) The WCA have been established since 1999 and are truly the blue chip recognition of excellence and innovation amongst global telecom operators and service providers. The highlight of the annual programme is a awards dinner in November when up to 600 of the most senior executives in the industry gather to see who has been rewarded for their success.

The World Communication Awards are one of three such events organised by the team at Total Telecom, the others being the World Vendor Awards and Asia Communication Awards. The team have been recognised for the events they create by making the shortlist for Best Awards Team at this years Conference Awards.

Click here to find out more about the Best Place to Work
Click here to find out more about the 2012 World Communication Awards

The Best Place to Work category is sponsored by Harvey Nash

A day of mixed fortunes #WVA2012

noreply@blogger.com (Rob) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:27:00 +0000

It was a day of mixed fortunes for Alcatel-Lucent as shares fell sharply on reports of a wider operating loss but there was brighter news in the evening as UK & Ireland CEO, Lucy Dimes, lifted two trophies at the prestigous World Vendor Awards.

First up came Best Content Solution for their Digital Media Store, to be followed up by one of the highlights of the evening, CEO of the Year for Ben Verwaayen. Ben unfortunately couldn't make it to the dinner (something to do with first quarter results - see above!) but did send an acceptance video which you can watch. You can also read an interview with Ben Verwaayen conducted by ETNODigital on Total Telecom.

Joining Alcatel-Lucent at the World vendor Awards were a raft of other excited winners, including both the biggest in the industry (ZTE, Ericsson, Syniverse etc) and some less well known names such as fonYou, ADTRAN, and Momac. You can discover all the winners by downloading the Magazine of the Night.

Finally, speaking of awards, don't forget that entries are now open for the 2012 World Communication Awards, including the new category of Best Place to Work

Who will be the winner? #WVA2012

noreply@blogger.com (Rob) — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:46:00 +0000

60 companies will gather for tomorrows World Vendor Awards at Jumeirah Carlton Tower. Good luck to everyone on the shortlist!

If you are Tweeting from the event or about the event, use #WVA2012

Thanks for our sponsors: Ipanema Technologies and ZTE.

Espoo sandwich

noreply@blogger.com (Nick Wood) — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:53:00 +0000

Industry observers and are still digesting the Espoo sandwich that was Nokia's Q1 results, which had us speculating in this week's Friday Review about the future of its infrastructure business, Nokia Siemens Networks.

It was interesting to note during my research the number of other players that were once all-singing, all-dancing network equipment providers and device makers that subsequently sliced, diced, and spun-off various parts of their business.

Before becoming Alcatel-Lucent in 2006, Alcatel had a handset division that it spun off into a joint venture with Hong Kong's TCL Communication in 2004.

NSN's joint venture partner, Munich-based Siemens, sold its phone arm to its partner BenQ in 2005.

More recently, Motorola split into two distinct units, Motorola Mobility for the handset business and Motorola Solutions for the networks and TV business. It sold its wireless network arm to Nokia Siemens in July 2010 for $1.2 billion.

Bringing things bang up to date we have Ericsson, which of course completed the sale of its half of Sony Ericsson to Sony earlier this year.

I'm sure there are plenty more examples out there; the question is, will we see Nokia put more distance between its loss-making handset business and its loss-making networks business?

Fishing for Chips

noreply@blogger.com (Rob) — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:31:00 +0000

It's a nice problem to have, more demand for your products than you can make, at least that's what you'd think, but as Total Telecom reported yesterday that may not be how Qualcomm is feeling.

CEO Paul Jacobs said yesterday "Chasing supply is our biggest issue," and the stock market responded with shares sliding by 3.5% in afterhours trading.

This hit on the stock market could be exasperated if other chip makers can muscle into the sector, and who would bet against Intel after the XOLO X900 launched in India, powered by an Intel chip.

The conflict between stock market and telecom company performance is one of the discussion areas for the Total Telecom Finance Summit in October. Find out more at www.totaltele.com/financesummit

Oldies and goodies: #mpayments #data

noreply@blogger.com (Rob) — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 07:54:00 +0000

Two stories reported by the BBC struck a cord with me, making me realise that there's no such thing as a new idea and that perhaps technology can't cure all.

First up the admirable attempt from Barclaycard to drive adoption contactless payments by providing customers with a second 'credit card' that they can stick onto the back of their mobile phone. The logic I can see, and it may well enable them to demonstrate to device manufacturers a need to include a payment chip in future handsets, but it makes me wonder who else might adopt such a strategy? Will the iPhone 5 feature stick on Apps?

Never the less, there might be plenty of people from the publishing fraternity delighted to see the revival of the 'cover mount' - even if it is a battery cover...

The second story was the serious issue of Internet monitoring and use of personal data, addressed by none other than Sir Tim Berners-Lee. In an interview with the Beeb he said "It's worth going online and making sure you talk to your MP, talk to your friends and make sure they're aware of this concern and, if necessary, get out there in the streets, waving banners."

Get out on the streets waving banners, how terribly 1990. I suppose at least the protests will be organised through Facebook and Blackberry Messenger and reported through Twitter and Instagram...

So as the wheel turns, it's time to dig out your LP's, search out your Betamax, and start playing Snake on your (black and white) mobile.

39 Reasons to Read April Total Telecom+

noreply@blogger.com (Rob) — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:19:00 +0000

The latest issue of Total Telecom+ is out, providing insightful analysis for the global communications industry.

In this issue you will find issues including:
+ Spectrum policy: Harmony in the band;
+ European regulation: Roam rule;
+ Content strategies: TV anywhere

As well as Mary Lennighans leader, TV Times, Timeline, and Prime Numbers.

Oh, and if you haven't counted 39 reasons yet to read this issue, then that's the great companies featured in this issue - 39 of them in the main articles!

Total Telecom+ is a fully digital publication, available for free on Android or iOS device, as a simple PDF, or as a digital page turner.

COMPANIES IN THIS ISSUE:

Alcatel-Lucent; Amazon; Analysys Mason; Apple; BSkyB; BT Vision; Check Point; Chunghwa Telecom; Cisco; Deutsche Telekom; Ericsson; Facebook; Fortinet; Gartner; Globecomm; Greenwich Consulting; GSM Association; IBM; iDate; Informa; Juniper Networks; Lovefilm; Netflix; Orange; Ovum; QuickPlay; Shazam; Strategy Analytics; Syniverse; TDG; Telekom Austria; TeliaSonera; Tellabs; T-Mobile USA; Twitter; Virgin Media; Vodafone Group; Zeebox; ZTE

Accompanying this issue: Tellabs Insight

Driving Mobile Backhaul in Latin America

Stock response: hitting the buffers

noreply@blogger.com (Rob) — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:51:00 +0000

Embattled device produced HTC has a new CFO - we reported this on Total Telecom yesterday - but our headline didn't shout at me in quite the same was as that of Business Insider.

"HTC Is Getting Clobbered After Its CFO Unexpectedly Leaves The Company" was the title followed up by a quote from Tom Tang, a vice president at Masterlink Investment Advisory in Taipei "When a company changes its CFO, it often indicates that the company's operations or financials have reached a bottleneck."

This resonated with me as it's one of the themes that will be addressed at the forthcoming Total Telecom Finance Summit in October (tweet with #TTFS12). If this interests you, why not speak to us about how you can get involved or Save the Date to attend: 10 & 11 October, London

www.totaltele.com/financesummit

[Image: ©Fredgoldstein Stock Free Images]

On this day: #news from the archives

noreply@blogger.com (Rob) — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 07:50:00 +0000

Plundering the archives of Total Telecom is a fascinating experience, seeing how issues have moved on (or not), how companies have thrived (or not), and how technologies have developed (or not). And as Total Telecom online has been providing news for the telecom industry since 1997, there's quite a lot to plunder...

So for no particular reason, other than interest, I looked at stories making the headlines on Total Telecom, on or around the 1st April one, five, ten and fifteen years ago.

ONE YEAR AGO: 1 APRIL 2011
AT&T establishes terms of $20bn loan from JP Morgan

Time Warner Cable removes channels from iPad app

London Tube mobile phone plan dropped

FIVE YEARS AGO: 2 APRIL 2007
Blyk business model in question as launch looms

AT&T in talks to become majority Telecom Italia shareholder

TEN YEARS AGO: 1 APRIL 2002
Japanese 3G market heats up as KDDI joins in

NTL calls Chapter 11 report 'speculation'

FIFTEEN YEARS AGO: 1 APRIL 1997
Loral to Join Alcatel in Skybridge Alliance

Arianespace to Launch Eutelsat W3

Save the date: #Regulatory Summit

noreply@blogger.com (Rob) — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 09:21:00 +0000

Total Telecom is delighted to be working with ETNO to produce our first ever Regulatory Summit in Brussels on the 30 May 2012.

The full agenda will be published shortly, with speakers including leading regulators and senior executives of international telecom operators.

The first confirmed keynote is Georg Serentschy, Chairman of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC). BEREC comprises the heads of 27 National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs) and forms a group through which they exchange expertise and best practice and offer opinions on the functioning of the telecoms market in the EU.

The Regulatory Summit will be free of charge for Policy Makers, ETNO members and qualifying members of the press. There will be a limited number of additional seats available for a small fee.

To find out more visit www.totaltele.com/regulatorysummit

New World Order - #BRICS and more

noreply@blogger.com (Rob) — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 08:03:00 +0000

There's a good article from the Guardian's David Smith on the rise of Africa. It flags how this is at least in part being fuelled by investment from China, which fits well with a pattern we know and understand in the telecom industry - you only need to look at the number of recent articles on Total Telecom referencing either ZTE or Huawei and Africa to know this is true.

This is also likely to be a theme at our next Breakfast with Total Telecom event, that focuses on high growth markets, and amongst the speakers boasts BT Global Telecom Markets (GTM) General Manager (Asia Pacific, North America, Middle East and Africa), Stephen Kelly, who is addressing The Carrier opportunity in Africa.

However it will be interesting to see how far the debate expands into the more concerning issue of the future, both for the currently emerging markets, and for the entire planet, as flagged in todays ars technica article, Hot, crowded, and running out of fuel: Earth of 2050 a scary place.

To join the debate, register to attend the Emerging Markets breakfast briefing on the 10 April 2012.

Doing the double? #WVA12

noreply@blogger.com (Rob) — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:38:00 +0000

The final two shortlists have just been revealed for the 2012 World Vendor Awards, bringing with them some interesting dynamics, both for CEO of the Year and for Best Brand. We'll find out who triumphs on the 26 April 2012.

First up we have three contenders for CEO of the Year. The potential double here sits with Alcatel-Lucent CEO, Ben Verwaayen. Ben has the almost unique distinction of being in the running for this gong, having been a previous winner of the top award at the WVA's larger sibling, the World Communication Awards, where in 2005 he was named Most Influential Person (forerunner to the CEO category) as CEO of BT Group.

Up against Ben we have Hans Vestberg of Ericsson, who arguably has one of the toughest jobs in telecoms having recently revealed reduced targets for the company, and Jeff Gordon of Syniverse, who amongst other things leads a company playing in the fast growing IPX arena.

The other shortlist to be revealed is the other industry voted category, Best Brand. A slightly different angle here, but last years Best Brand, Ericsson, are in the running again, along with the company with the most valuable hardware brand in this years Top 500 Telecom Brands, Cisco. Also in the chase are 2010 winners, Juniper Networks, Syniverse, and who could under estimate the power from the East in the shape of ZTE?

To view all the shortlists, visit www.worldvendorawards.com and make sure you book your seats to avoid disappointment on the night!

Google preps minicab debut

noreply@blogger.com (Nick Wood) — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:43:00 +0000

At first glance it might appear as if Google's U.K. team has found a money-spinning use for some of its spare Street View cars: carting the good people of south London between, let's say, stations, airports, theatres and couriers at any hour of the day.

Until of course you realise the taxi firm is called Gooogle Cars; then the additional 'o' inspires thoughts like "oh my, this lot will surely be sued one day for trademark infringement", and even perhaps a brief Carry On-style skit:

Google lawyer: "Gooogle driver, take me to the courthouse!"

Gooogle Driver: "Funny, I thought it was you who was taking me to the courthouse..."

...And so on ad infinitum.

Ever the optimist, I for one hope Google sees an opportunity to repair some of the damage to its "Don't be evil" reputation and immediately picks Gooogle Cars to fulfil all of the Internet giant's south London personal transportation needs.

Unlocking the growth potential in Emerging Markets, how do you overcome the challenges?

noreply@blogger.com (Sanjay) — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:41:00 +0000

If the past 12 months are an indication of the future, 2012 looks set to be another exciting and unpredictable year for both business and technology. At the forefront for many Telco’s at the moment, is how to unlock the growth potential in emerging markets, however there are several hurdles to be overcome according to some of the top execs in India, Africa and Brazil.

Mobile operators in some of the world’s largest emerging markets claim that the high cost of devices is preventing them from extending services to millions of unconnected would be customers. “SIM card penetration in India stands at 74% but in real terms less than 50% of the population has a mobile phone”, said Rajiv Bawa, head of Telenor India, at the latest Mobile World Congress Show in Barcelona. This leaves a potential market of 600-700million people without mobile connections for operators to target.

Mary Lennighan wrote in a recently published article on www.totaltele.com that, In China too, smart phone penetration is only 10%, Android based smart phones are being adopted at a rapid rate by consumers and although people are embracing the mobile internet with over 354million subscribers, a staggering 89% still use 2G connections. The story is similar in Brazil, where Claro generates 15% of its revenues from mobile internet services; however penetration of mobile broadband capable devices is just 12%.

The biggest challenge according to Marco Quatorze, VAS and International Roaming Director at parent company America Movil, in these markets is to “work with the diversity of its customer base, where the potential market ranges from subscribers using mobile data services on smartphones connected to LTE Networks, to those who live in areas without electricity”, bridging this digital divide in these regions is top of the agenda for several Telco’s.

The other challenge also arises from a lack of spectrum harmonisation, offering devices which are capable of operating on multiple platforms ranging from 2G to LTE is difficult but could be the turning point in terms of unlocking potential customers and extending mobile penetration in these regions. The next wave of growth could be spurned by an increased focus on innovation. Roll out of new products and investment in expansion of data services and value added services such as M-Pesa or other mobile financial solutions, and indeed mHealth, which according to the GSMA will generate £1.2billion by 2017, are expected to create significant growth.

Much has been made of the opportunities presented by the BRIC economies, but for Telco’s looking to explore opportunities outside of their domestic markets these are not the only emerging markets to watch; Breakfast with Total Telecom, taking place on the on the 10^th of April will examine some of the hottest high growth-markets globally and explore how opportunities vary with location.

Speakers include:

· Tom Homer, CEO-EMEA, Telstra International

· Stephen Kelly, General Manager - Asia Pacific, North America, Middle East and Africa, BT Global Telecom Markets (GTM)

· David Molony – Principal Analyst – Ovum

· James Tooke – Head of Strategy and Development – Cable & Wireless Communications

· Laurent Viviez – VP and Partner – AT Kearney

Breakfast with Total Telecom is free for operators and services providers. Find out more about participating or sponsoring at www.totaltele.com/breakfast, or for more in the Emerging Markets space, come along to Total Telecom Wireless World on the 13 & 14 June 2012.

Contact : breakfast@totaltele.com

Breakfast has been served #LTE

noreply@blogger.com (Rob) — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:14:00 +0000

Today's LTE Breakfast with Total Telecom was a great success, with seats at a premium at the Institute of Physics on Portland Place.

We were delighted to have fantastic speakers and panellists including Kevin Baughan of Virgin Media Francesco Liberatore (JonesDay)and Dan Warren of the GSMA, and would pass on our thanks to iBasis and UK Broadband for sponsoring the event, and sending along their CTO's for the panel: Ajay Joseph (iBasis) and Philip Marnick (UK Broadband)

We promoted the hashtag #TTLTE and had some active Twittering going on - thanks especially to AT&T's Rebecca Atherley, for a steady stream of Tweets. It was also great to see a number of participants in the room who had flown in especially for the event, including three from North America. It just goes to show that a niche event can really work for many people.

The next event will Emerging Markets on the 10 April. Operators can register for free. Find out more about participating or sponsoring on our website www.totaltele.com/breakfast or for more in the LTE space, come along to Total Telecom Wireless World on the 13 & 14 June 2012.

Available on iPad - but don't tell anyone

noreply@blogger.com (Rob) — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:28:00 +0000

You can read the March issue of Total Telecom+ on your iPad other tablet or most #Smartphones, but on second thoughts you'd better not.

Post Barcelona, editor Mary Lennighan examines who is going to pay for the network that supports the latest devices that were the talk of the town at Mobile World Congress.

Elsewhere in this issue we look at the growing market for MVNO's as China Telecom follow the lead of Turkcell, launching an MVNO geared at ex-pats, whilst Alun Lewis looks at how some companies are starting to take the plunge with Cloud based unified communications.

As ever, you can read this months Total Telecom+ for free in multiple formats, including:
> Online digital viewer
> Simple PDF download
> Tablet edition

Register for Free: #LTE Breakfast

noreply@blogger.com (Rob) — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 09:41:00 +0000

There are a few places remaining for next week's #LTE Opportunities Breakfast Briefing, hosted by Total Telecom and sponsored by iBasis and UK Broadband. The event is FREE of charge for telecom operators and service providers, who can register online at www.totaltele.com/breakfast

Already attending....

We all ready have a great line-up of speakers and participants, so why not register to attend and join in the discussions around:

what is true 4G and how do we get there
where do Small Cells fit in the LTE picture
spectrum allocations and re-allocations

View the full agenda HERE

These events have proved a fantastic forum for focused discussion and networking with peers who share common interests with you. Previous participants have given great feedback, including Colin l’Anson of Hewlett-Packard who said “Good conference, smart format. Well worth the time spent.” So don't take our word for it, register today and come along!

14 March 2012

8:30 - 11:30am

76 Portland Place, London

Contact: breakfast@totaltele.com