The latest study from Alethea Research tracks the new revenue generating technologies and the technologies that support them. Sponsored by Wheatstone Corporation.
The document discusses 10 challenges for a converging world based on lessons learned from the last decade of technological change. It begins with trivial questions to engage executives and then outlines 10 questions on topics like regulated consumer businesses, digital rights management, infrastructure standards, spectrum allocation, content monetization, and the nature of convergence. The document argues that predicting technology's future is difficult but certain trends around mobility, bandwidth demand, customer service, new content models, and global markets will shape the next decade.
Let Them Watch More TV: How to Easily Overcome the Login ProblemMatt Wolfrom
This document discusses the challenges of simplified sign-on solutions for TV everywhere access. It notes that up to 50% of potential viewers abandon the login process due to its difficulty. Simplified solutions like home-based authentication could reduce abandonment by 80% while increasing unique viewers by 20%. However, significant technical and strategic hurdles have obstructed their widespread implementation, including the challenges of integrating complex backends between programmers and operators. Advances in technology and rising consumer demand are now making it easier than ever for TV providers to offer simplified solutions through partnerships that provide existing integrations across multiple parties.
The world is poised on the brink of the 5G revolution. We're already seeing early commercial launches in leading mobile regions. While the majority of operators in mature markets are planning to upgrade in the next couple of years, 5G is likely to take several years to reach the average consumer, due to spectrum availability and the sheer time and costs involved in rolling out the next generation of mobile networks.
Detecon Workshop - Telco and OTT PartnershipsAdrian Hall
Innovation in the field of ICT products and services is significantly changing human communication behaviour and drives data usage on both fixed and mobile networks.
1) The document discusses the rise of streaming video content and how it is transforming how video is consumed and impacting traditional television viewing.
2) It finds that younger adults aged 18-34 are twice as likely to stream daily compared to older adults aged 35-49. The most commonly streamed genres are sitcoms, animated comedies, and serialized dramas.
3) While streaming is occurring throughout the day, it peaks in the evening "primetime" hours of 8pm-12am. During this period, a majority of streamed content is still traditional movies and cable/broadcast content rather than user-generated or original online content.
The document discusses 10 challenges for a converging world based on lessons learned from the last decade of technological change. It begins with trivial questions to engage executives and then outlines 10 questions on topics like regulated consumer businesses, digital rights management, infrastructure standards, spectrum allocation, content monetization, and the nature of convergence. The document argues that predicting technology's future is difficult but certain trends around mobility, bandwidth demand, customer service, new content models, and global markets will shape the next decade.
Let Them Watch More TV: How to Easily Overcome the Login ProblemMatt Wolfrom
This document discusses the challenges of simplified sign-on solutions for TV everywhere access. It notes that up to 50% of potential viewers abandon the login process due to its difficulty. Simplified solutions like home-based authentication could reduce abandonment by 80% while increasing unique viewers by 20%. However, significant technical and strategic hurdles have obstructed their widespread implementation, including the challenges of integrating complex backends between programmers and operators. Advances in technology and rising consumer demand are now making it easier than ever for TV providers to offer simplified solutions through partnerships that provide existing integrations across multiple parties.
The world is poised on the brink of the 5G revolution. We're already seeing early commercial launches in leading mobile regions. While the majority of operators in mature markets are planning to upgrade in the next couple of years, 5G is likely to take several years to reach the average consumer, due to spectrum availability and the sheer time and costs involved in rolling out the next generation of mobile networks.
Detecon Workshop - Telco and OTT PartnershipsAdrian Hall
Innovation in the field of ICT products and services is significantly changing human communication behaviour and drives data usage on both fixed and mobile networks.
1) The document discusses the rise of streaming video content and how it is transforming how video is consumed and impacting traditional television viewing.
2) It finds that younger adults aged 18-34 are twice as likely to stream daily compared to older adults aged 35-49. The most commonly streamed genres are sitcoms, animated comedies, and serialized dramas.
3) While streaming is occurring throughout the day, it peaks in the evening "primetime" hours of 8pm-12am. During this period, a majority of streamed content is still traditional movies and cable/broadcast content rather than user-generated or original online content.
Author: Virgilio Fiorese, Software Sales Manager, Ericsson Latin America and Caribbean
This article presents six hidden factors that can help operators improve network quality, and thus improve customer satisfaction and loyalty.
BPL Global Ltd. is led by CEO Keith Schaefer and focuses on two areas: developing Smart Grid applications for utilities worldwide and using electrical infrastructure to offer broadband solutions to utility customers. The company has partnerships in 14 countries and sees significant synergies between its Smart Grid and broadband operations by using the same network. While Smart Grid addresses critical utility needs, broadband is a new opportunity, and BPL Global believes international regions with limited internet access will drive adoption of its technology.
Ericsson: Latam Insights, June 2015 - Leading the way in the Networked SocietyEricsson Latin America
The world is becoming increasingly connected and ICT is starting
to fundamentally transform large parts of society. Networks are
now relevant not only to people using their smartphones, but also
businesses and society as a whole.
As an industry leader, Ericsson has set out a clear long-term
commitment to leadership and driving change through mobility in
an evolving ICT landscape. Many of the solutions we see in
today’s Networked Society seemed unbelievable not too long ago.
In our latest Insights brochure, we take a look at some of our
regional projects, alongside highlights from the Ericsson Mobility
Report and ConsumerLab reports. In addition, we share the latest
consumer and market trends currently driving the transformation
journey.
The document discusses the challenges posed by smartphones and their applications for mobile network operators. It notes how data usage and signaling from smartphones has grown exponentially in recent years, overloading some networks. Other topics covered include how different platforms have different signaling needs, attempts to manage traffic through throttling and volume limits, how most mobile data usage occurs in fixed locations, and the need for intelligent traffic management and new business models to handle continued growth profitably.
The latest in Mindshare's 'Future Of...' series focuses on connected TV.
Our view is that the connectivity that viewers enjoy on the sofa via the second screen will prove of more significance to media and marketing than the connected TV itself.
A summary of the initial findings of a study on the economics and business impacts of the New IP -- defined as the broad cloud ecosystem of cloud computing, containers, open architectures, software defined networking, storage and computing, related tools such as Hadoop, data analytics -- as well as the Internet of Things. The project is based at the Economic Strategy Institute and sponsored by Brocade Communications, the EM Kauffman Foundation, and OECD.
This document discusses how life insurance companies can escape the challenges of legacy policy administration systems. It describes how legacy systems with embedded code make it difficult and time-consuming to bring new products to market, often taking years and millions of dollars. This is an ongoing problem in the industry, with carriers typically maintaining 4 or more legacy systems. The document advocates for a new approach that allows non-technical users to easily update rates and business rules without needing to modify complex embedded code.
I wrote and researched this study published by the social media network, "The Customer Collective" and sponsored by Oracle. For over 8 weeks this became the #1 most downloaded financial management whitepaper on ZDNet’s worldwide network of websites. In April, 2009 “The Customer Collective” was asked by Kraft Foods for permission to use it in training their sales directors in 64 countries.
I researched, wrote, and rolled this study into a white paper which was published by the social media network, “Social Media Today.” The study has been translated into Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese and replicated for comparison in South Africa. This study launched with an ad campaign form the sponsor, Neustar, which included ad placements on LinkedIn, Facebook, the Lucid Media and Federated Media ad networks, as well as ad placements on the Smart Brief, IT Toolbox, and LifeHacker.com web sites.
Business Model-Oriented Approach to Process Management schreckling
An organization's approach to process management will differ depending on its business model. So what does an organization with multiple business models do to address the particulars of each model? In this presentation, Edward Schreckling of Wittenstein AG explains how his organization applies process management within its different business models. He discusses the governance structure and the metrics that support process management as well as the objectives and tools used to evaluate and facilitate the organization's efforts.
The Case for Advertising in Interactive Digital Magazinesjgordon
"The Case for Advertising in Interactive Digital Magazines" is the first study exclusively conducted on readers of interactive digital magazine readers, as opposed to the majority of digital magazines which are replicas of print magazines. Interactive digital magazines are different becuase they are designed to compete for online readers and are ideal for use on iPad and e-reader devices.
The document discusses designing teams and processes to adapt to changing needs. It recommends structuring teams so members can work within their competencies and across projects fluidly with clear roles and expectations. The design process should support the team and their work, and be flexible enough to change with team, organization, and project needs. An effective team culture builds an environment where members feel free to be themselves, voice opinions, and feel supported.
An immersive workshop at General Assembly, SF. I typically teach this workshop at General Assembly, San Francisco. To see a list of my upcoming classes, visit https://generalassemb.ly/instructors/seth-familian/4813
I also teach this workshop as a private lunch-and-learn or half-day immersive session for corporate clients. To learn more about pricing and availability, please contact me at http://familian1.com
3 Things Every Sales Team Needs to Be Thinking About in 2017Drift
Thinking about your sales team's goals for 2017? Drift's VP of Sales shares 3 things you can do to improve conversion rates and drive more revenue.
Read the full story on the Drift blog here: http://blog.drift.com/sales-team-tips
How to Become a Thought Leader in Your NicheLeslie Samuel
Are bloggers thought leaders? Here are some tips on how you can become one. Provide great value, put awesome content out there on a regular basis, and help others.
Zahid Hussain - Internet Tv Aug 2008 Polandguest4d4d00
This document discusses a study on the acceptability of internet TV by consumers in the UK. The study evaluated the perceived usefulness, ease of use, attitude, and actual use of internet TV accessed through six technological devices: computer terminals, mobile phones, iPods, Sony PSPs, Nintendo DSs, and PDAs. The study found that computer terminals and mobile phones were seen as the most useful devices for internet TV, though consumers were skeptical about ease of use due to small screens compared to conventional TVs. The implications discussed include changes to device design to accommodate internet TV, and reforms to legal and regulatory frameworks governing the broadcasting and telecommunications industries.
This report summarises the findings from the 2016
programme of research and analysis, providing an
overview of the pay-TV innovation landscape and setting
out the views of industry executives around the world
– in Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America and North
America. It provides a snapshot of industry perspectives
about the innovation challenges and opportunities
facing the industry and outlines a set of innovation
priorities for the pay-TV operators.
Standards Battles and Design Dominance
There was no dominant mobile payment system in 2015 and a battle was unfolding among competing standards in the US. Apple, Samsung, and a joint venture between Google, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon had developed mobile payment systems using Near Field Communication (NFC) chips that transferred payment information wirelessly using existing credit card networks. However, no single standard had emerged as dominant.
Next Generation Service Platforms Review 2014Alan Quayle
Review of the Next Generation Service Platforms event brings together 3 events: Telecom APIs, Web Real-Time Communications & Legacy Networks Evolution.
Weblog http://alanquayle.com/2014/07/ngsp-review-art-possible-mantra-self-defeat/
Reducing Wireless Network CAPEX Through Streamlined Planning | Solution br...Infovista
Network planning and optimization teams can be more efficient with integrated access to network performance data, also known as key performance indicators (KPIs) and traffic data, via their engineering software. With embedded access to multi-vendor KPIs, mobile operators’ engineering teams will get:
🔷Access to always up-to-date network information
🔷Higher accuracy in their network plans with up-to-date traffic maps
🔷An easy way to identify evolving hotspot
🔷Direct feedback on roll-out of new sites and network updates
🔷Better control when introducing new services such as VoLTE
By leveraging rich performance data collected from the network, RF engineers can truly understand the dynamics of an evolving mobile network. This insight enables mobile operators to stay ahead of the competitive curve by being more proactive about mobile network deployments. By making the right decisions at the right time mobile operators can reduce OPEX and optimize CAPEX while securing customers’ quality of experience (QoE).
❓ ANY QUESTIONS? CONTACT US https://bit.ly/3p28yMA
📌 LET'S CONNECT📌
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🔹 Our Blog: https://www.infovista.com/blog
🔹 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/infovista
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🔹 Twitter: https://twitter.com/Infovista
Author: Virgilio Fiorese, Software Sales Manager, Ericsson Latin America and Caribbean
This article presents six hidden factors that can help operators improve network quality, and thus improve customer satisfaction and loyalty.
BPL Global Ltd. is led by CEO Keith Schaefer and focuses on two areas: developing Smart Grid applications for utilities worldwide and using electrical infrastructure to offer broadband solutions to utility customers. The company has partnerships in 14 countries and sees significant synergies between its Smart Grid and broadband operations by using the same network. While Smart Grid addresses critical utility needs, broadband is a new opportunity, and BPL Global believes international regions with limited internet access will drive adoption of its technology.
Ericsson: Latam Insights, June 2015 - Leading the way in the Networked SocietyEricsson Latin America
The world is becoming increasingly connected and ICT is starting
to fundamentally transform large parts of society. Networks are
now relevant not only to people using their smartphones, but also
businesses and society as a whole.
As an industry leader, Ericsson has set out a clear long-term
commitment to leadership and driving change through mobility in
an evolving ICT landscape. Many of the solutions we see in
today’s Networked Society seemed unbelievable not too long ago.
In our latest Insights brochure, we take a look at some of our
regional projects, alongside highlights from the Ericsson Mobility
Report and ConsumerLab reports. In addition, we share the latest
consumer and market trends currently driving the transformation
journey.
The document discusses the challenges posed by smartphones and their applications for mobile network operators. It notes how data usage and signaling from smartphones has grown exponentially in recent years, overloading some networks. Other topics covered include how different platforms have different signaling needs, attempts to manage traffic through throttling and volume limits, how most mobile data usage occurs in fixed locations, and the need for intelligent traffic management and new business models to handle continued growth profitably.
The latest in Mindshare's 'Future Of...' series focuses on connected TV.
Our view is that the connectivity that viewers enjoy on the sofa via the second screen will prove of more significance to media and marketing than the connected TV itself.
A summary of the initial findings of a study on the economics and business impacts of the New IP -- defined as the broad cloud ecosystem of cloud computing, containers, open architectures, software defined networking, storage and computing, related tools such as Hadoop, data analytics -- as well as the Internet of Things. The project is based at the Economic Strategy Institute and sponsored by Brocade Communications, the EM Kauffman Foundation, and OECD.
This document discusses how life insurance companies can escape the challenges of legacy policy administration systems. It describes how legacy systems with embedded code make it difficult and time-consuming to bring new products to market, often taking years and millions of dollars. This is an ongoing problem in the industry, with carriers typically maintaining 4 or more legacy systems. The document advocates for a new approach that allows non-technical users to easily update rates and business rules without needing to modify complex embedded code.
I wrote and researched this study published by the social media network, "The Customer Collective" and sponsored by Oracle. For over 8 weeks this became the #1 most downloaded financial management whitepaper on ZDNet’s worldwide network of websites. In April, 2009 “The Customer Collective” was asked by Kraft Foods for permission to use it in training their sales directors in 64 countries.
I researched, wrote, and rolled this study into a white paper which was published by the social media network, “Social Media Today.” The study has been translated into Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese and replicated for comparison in South Africa. This study launched with an ad campaign form the sponsor, Neustar, which included ad placements on LinkedIn, Facebook, the Lucid Media and Federated Media ad networks, as well as ad placements on the Smart Brief, IT Toolbox, and LifeHacker.com web sites.
Business Model-Oriented Approach to Process Management schreckling
An organization's approach to process management will differ depending on its business model. So what does an organization with multiple business models do to address the particulars of each model? In this presentation, Edward Schreckling of Wittenstein AG explains how his organization applies process management within its different business models. He discusses the governance structure and the metrics that support process management as well as the objectives and tools used to evaluate and facilitate the organization's efforts.
The Case for Advertising in Interactive Digital Magazinesjgordon
"The Case for Advertising in Interactive Digital Magazines" is the first study exclusively conducted on readers of interactive digital magazine readers, as opposed to the majority of digital magazines which are replicas of print magazines. Interactive digital magazines are different becuase they are designed to compete for online readers and are ideal for use on iPad and e-reader devices.
The document discusses designing teams and processes to adapt to changing needs. It recommends structuring teams so members can work within their competencies and across projects fluidly with clear roles and expectations. The design process should support the team and their work, and be flexible enough to change with team, organization, and project needs. An effective team culture builds an environment where members feel free to be themselves, voice opinions, and feel supported.
An immersive workshop at General Assembly, SF. I typically teach this workshop at General Assembly, San Francisco. To see a list of my upcoming classes, visit https://generalassemb.ly/instructors/seth-familian/4813
I also teach this workshop as a private lunch-and-learn or half-day immersive session for corporate clients. To learn more about pricing and availability, please contact me at http://familian1.com
3 Things Every Sales Team Needs to Be Thinking About in 2017Drift
Thinking about your sales team's goals for 2017? Drift's VP of Sales shares 3 things you can do to improve conversion rates and drive more revenue.
Read the full story on the Drift blog here: http://blog.drift.com/sales-team-tips
How to Become a Thought Leader in Your NicheLeslie Samuel
Are bloggers thought leaders? Here are some tips on how you can become one. Provide great value, put awesome content out there on a regular basis, and help others.
Zahid Hussain - Internet Tv Aug 2008 Polandguest4d4d00
This document discusses a study on the acceptability of internet TV by consumers in the UK. The study evaluated the perceived usefulness, ease of use, attitude, and actual use of internet TV accessed through six technological devices: computer terminals, mobile phones, iPods, Sony PSPs, Nintendo DSs, and PDAs. The study found that computer terminals and mobile phones were seen as the most useful devices for internet TV, though consumers were skeptical about ease of use due to small screens compared to conventional TVs. The implications discussed include changes to device design to accommodate internet TV, and reforms to legal and regulatory frameworks governing the broadcasting and telecommunications industries.
This report summarises the findings from the 2016
programme of research and analysis, providing an
overview of the pay-TV innovation landscape and setting
out the views of industry executives around the world
– in Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America and North
America. It provides a snapshot of industry perspectives
about the innovation challenges and opportunities
facing the industry and outlines a set of innovation
priorities for the pay-TV operators.
Standards Battles and Design Dominance
There was no dominant mobile payment system in 2015 and a battle was unfolding among competing standards in the US. Apple, Samsung, and a joint venture between Google, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon had developed mobile payment systems using Near Field Communication (NFC) chips that transferred payment information wirelessly using existing credit card networks. However, no single standard had emerged as dominant.
Next Generation Service Platforms Review 2014Alan Quayle
Review of the Next Generation Service Platforms event brings together 3 events: Telecom APIs, Web Real-Time Communications & Legacy Networks Evolution.
Weblog http://alanquayle.com/2014/07/ngsp-review-art-possible-mantra-self-defeat/
Reducing Wireless Network CAPEX Through Streamlined Planning | Solution br...Infovista
Network planning and optimization teams can be more efficient with integrated access to network performance data, also known as key performance indicators (KPIs) and traffic data, via their engineering software. With embedded access to multi-vendor KPIs, mobile operators’ engineering teams will get:
🔷Access to always up-to-date network information
🔷Higher accuracy in their network plans with up-to-date traffic maps
🔷An easy way to identify evolving hotspot
🔷Direct feedback on roll-out of new sites and network updates
🔷Better control when introducing new services such as VoLTE
By leveraging rich performance data collected from the network, RF engineers can truly understand the dynamics of an evolving mobile network. This insight enables mobile operators to stay ahead of the competitive curve by being more proactive about mobile network deployments. By making the right decisions at the right time mobile operators can reduce OPEX and optimize CAPEX while securing customers’ quality of experience (QoE).
❓ ANY QUESTIONS? CONTACT US https://bit.ly/3p28yMA
📌 LET'S CONNECT📌
🔹 Official Site: https://www.infovista.com/
🔹 Our Blog: https://www.infovista.com/blog
🔹 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/infovista
🔹 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/infovista
🔹 Twitter: https://twitter.com/Infovista
SMAC is upsetting the domain. No CIO dialogue is accomplished devoid of considering influence
of SMAC on industry and business. Rapid developments in this technology pile are accumulating
value to complete breadth of businesses and industries. Rewards are several and appear very
captivating, with assurances being made as big as - forecasting future (Analytics), accessible
everywhere (Mobile), everything is so easy and networked (Social), and at a very low cost (Cloud).
This fresh technology pile has begun changing tomorrow's organization and has influence on every
part of a business, therefore consequently on the every software applications being utilize inside
the company and by the company.
The State of Smart TV: Automatic Content RecognitionTV[R]EV
TV Data For Our Times: Back when America watched TV via rabbit ears or a 25-channel set top box, a panel-based measurement system based on viewers keeping diaries seemed like a perfectly reasonable way to measure what people were watching on TV.
But it’s 2018, and few people watch TV the old fashioned way anymore. They’re
increasingly watching TV via apps on digital devices and smart TVs. And even if those
apps are owned by traditional networks and MVPDs, the programming that’s on them is not getting counted.
That’s why there’s so much excitement about the data collected via ACR (Automatic Content Recognition) off of smart TVs.
DOWNLOAD THE REPORT HERE: https://mailchi.mp/tvrevolution/tvrev-white-papers
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Wi-Fi New Service Models For Next Generation NetworksGreen Packet
In this new era of explosive mobile data growth, rapid rise in mobile broadband services and rich digital content are contributing to unprecedented level of stress on mobile networks. Operators are feeling the pinch on their business models with the arrival of smart devices, leaving them in anxiety and unable to respond to the deluge of data.
As a measure to reduce congestion on their network, several tier 1 operators have discontinued unlimited data plans and launched tiered plans to ensure network performance. At the same time, operators do not want to risk losing a significant growing market of smartphone users that are looking for value added services. It is a challenge for operators to sustain the wave of data, let alone address the dwindling ARPU as the demand of data is outstripping the rate of supply.
The following section of this paper describes the possible options that operators can embrace to overcome the capacity crunch through innovative service models, the impact of Wi-Fi on delivering the right service experience and how emerging technology is pushing further the expectations of “big data”.
The document discusses disruptive technologies and their impact on consumers and enterprises. It finds that cloud and data & analytics continue to drive innovation for enterprises by improving efficiencies and enabling faster innovation cycles. However, security remains the top challenge for adopting cloud services. For consumers, mobile saw a decline as a disruptor while emerging technologies like 3D printing, biotech, and the Internet of Things are gaining prominence. The competition is fierce across the mobile ecosystem to gain market share.
Welcome Address from Alan Quayle: Industrialization of Telecom Application Development.
Review of the past year by the numbers, what TADSummit has in store over the next 2 days, and introducing some of the TADHack Global winners from around the world. Telecoms is democratized and innovation using telecom app development is happening everywhere.
Presented at TADSummit 2016, 15-16 Nov, Lisbon.
Telecom companies are facing declining revenues as data revenues shift to online players like Google and Apple. To retain their share of the data market, telcos must (1) improve their networks and offer high-value multimedia services, (2) focus on enabling accessible content across all devices, (3) exploit advertising through their subscriber base, and (4) adopt innovative content models focused on customer experience.
Telecom revenues are declining.
Till now, Data revenues have been critical for Telcos which have successfully followed a “walled garden” approach. But the "walled gardens" are fast eroding under threat from integrated players like Google and Apple, and the telco revenues are fast declining.
This presentation presents strategies a Telco to counter this emerging threat from different types of online players and increase or at least retain a share of data revenues.
Vivaldi explores the rising influence of platforms and the four perspectives on platforms that have led to its definition today.
Enquire about Vivaldi's leading platform strategy expertise and offerings by visiting vivaldigroup.com or emailing to hello@vivaldigroup.com to connect with one of our experts.
There was no dominant mobile payment system in 2015 and different companies were developing competing standards using near-field communication (NFC) technology. Systems developed by Apple, Samsung, and a Softcard joint venture used NFC chips in smartphones to enable contactless payments at stores using existing credit card networks. Industries often converge on a single dominant design due to increasing returns to adoption, where a technology becomes more valuable as more people use it due to network effects, learning effects, and complementary assets. Government regulation can also promote compatibility and a dominant standard.
The document discusses trends in small cell deployments in the Asia-Pacific region. It notes that APAC is the biggest deployer of small cells, with over two-thirds of the global installed base for most of the past decade. It highlights some key challenges across different APAC countries like capacity issues in Korea, spectrum shortages in India, and the need for ubiquitous coverage in Singapore. Small cells are identified as critical to addressing these diverse needs. The document also provides data showing that small cell shipments and revenues are rapidly increasing globally and that the Asia-Pacific region will continue to be a major driver of the small cells market through 2020.
The document discusses trends in small cell deployments in the Asia-Pacific region. It notes that APAC is the biggest deployer of small cells, with over two-thirds of the global installed base for most of the past decade. It highlights some key challenges faced by different APAC countries, such as India's need to address spectrum shortages and Singapore's goal of ubiquitous coverage. Small cells are described as critical to addressing these diverse needs across APAC. Enterprise small cell deployments are also growing rapidly in the region.
The document discusses Arkadin, a leading provider of unified communications services for the digital workplace. Arkadin has experienced strong growth of 21% annually through its global yet local service strategy of delivering solutions tailored to each customer's needs through local teams. Arkadin's CEO Didier Jaubert is championing a strategy to become a digital workplace leader by capturing market share in unified communications. Arkadin offers solutions like Microsoft Skype for Business and Cisco Jabber to enable enjoyable collaboration experiences that drive teamwork.
Insights Success is a platform that focuses distinctively on emerging as well as leading IT companies, their confrontational style of doing business and way of delivering effective and collaborative solutions to strengthen market share.Our magazine talks about leaders and orators from the world of technology, which includes CEO’s, CIO’s, VP’s, Managers and other professionals who had set a benchmark in the revolution of IT industry.
On December 9 & 10, Deloitte hosted over 20 business executives and thought leaders at the Internet of Things (IoT) Grand Challenge Workshop at the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose. The objective of the gathering was to work collectively to solve one of the more largely unexplored areas of IoT: revenue generating IoT use cases. The following report captures what was discussed during this extraordinary event where an open, collaborative dialogue focused on advancing the field of IoT.
Explore the key findings here or learn more at www2.deloitte.com/us/IoT-challenge.
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1. REVENUE GENERATING RADIO TECHNOLOGIES 1
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Revenue Generating
Radio Technologies
A progress report
Independent market research from:
Alethea Research
Sponsored by:
Wheatstone Corporation
600 Industrial Dr.
New Bern, NC 28562 USA
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Introduction:
A survey of the radio industry’s technical managers
While it is hard to predict which of the radio industry’s newest business models will succeed
in generating new revenues, we can better anticipate the winners by measuring how fast the
technologies that enable them are being adopted.
To find out, we surveyed the radio professionals involved in all aspects of technology
management (engineers, and operations and technical management). The results reported in
this study can serve as a benchmark for managers to evaluate their own organizations’ progress.
Evaluating the new radio business models is not easy. According to Mark Ramsey, president
of Mark Ramsey Media, “Part of the difficulty is they are all baby models at this point, and they
are all different. Different organizations are following different models: Some people are making
money from streaming, others from local events, still others are making money from banner ads.
Not everyone is good at following these paths. Radio could end up becoming multiple industries,
because [individual] broadcast groups [could] have less in common with each other than they do
with companies in other industries.”
Because there is not a one-to-one ratio between the number of radio engineers whom we
surveyed and the number of radio stations, the numbers from this study will not always project
to represent the exact number of radio stations adopting certain technologies. However, the
numbers do represent how the people implementing these technologies see the trends. If you
want to know where the technologies that are driving radio’s new business models is going, there
is no better way to find out than viewing it through the collective opinions and actions of radio’s
technical managers.
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Table of Contents
2 Introduction
5 Finding #1
Almost all radio tech people believe the Internet will play a bigger part
in the future of radio.
6 Finding #2
Of the new revenue generating technologies, streaming a station’s signal
has the biggest earning potential.
7 Finding #3
Technologies that require little or no capital investment are being deployed at similar
frequencies by both stand-alone and group owned stations.
8 Finding #4
A technology gap is emerging as stand-alone stations deploy revenue generating
technologies requiring investment at only half the frequency as group owned stations.
9 Finding #5
The revenue generating technology that most group owned stations plan on deploying
next is a mobile app, while for stand-alone stations, it is broadcasting in HD Radio, with
mobile apps coming in a close second.
10 Finding #6
There is a big divide between radio stations that are now, or will soon be, making money
from streaming their signal over the Internet, and those who likely never will.
11 Finding #7
The day will come slowly, but in 15 years a majority of radio stations expect they will
have more online listeners than RF listeners.
12 Finding #8
Despite the expected decline in over the air listeners, few stations expect
to turn off their transmitters.
13 Finding #9
Three years from now, radio station technology will be more IT centric with
more automation, as well as more networking between stations, IT networks,
and office and audio networks.
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Table of Contents (continued)
14 Finding #10
Three years from now, the stability of each radio station network will be more important,
as will networks with no single point of failure.
15 Finding #11
Three years from now, more audio consoles will be networked together.
Also, the bandwidth of those networks will be required to increase.
16 Finding #12
The top reason group owned stations bought an AoIP network was to reduce
maintenance costs. The top reason for stand-alone stations: to share talent.
17 Finding #13
At stations that have installed an AoIP network, more than a third of stand-alone
stations found installing it harder than anticipated, while only 16.7% of group owned
stations found installation harder than anticipated.
18 Finding #14
At stations with an AoIP network, more than one in four stand-alone stations
and one in three group owned stations report latency problems.
19 In Conclusion
20 Methodology
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Finding #1
Almost all radio tech people believe the Internet will play a bigger part in the future
of radio.
While there may be debate over which technology will drive the future profitability of the radio
industry, one thing almost all respondents can agree on is that the Internet will play a bigger role.
Matt Lightener, president of the radio system integrator
Lightener Electronics says, “More people are listening
to radio on mobile phones or on their office computers.
Also, the Internet is interactive, so radio stations will be
able to do a lot more to engage listeners in the future.”
The interactivity of the Internet offers potential for radio
stations to better connect with their listeners. However,
according to Mark Ramsey this is still a relatively
untapped resource: “As broadcasters, we spend too
much time asking what we should put on our websites
and not enough time considering how we can create
opportunities for our audiences to interact with us and
each other.”
As we shall see in the next findings, however, while
everyone agrees that the Internet is key, not everyone
agrees on exactly how best to make use of it.
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Finding #2
Of the new revenue generating technologies, streaming a station’s signal has
the biggest earning potential.
When respondents were asked to pick the ONE technology with the most potential to make
money for their station, they chose streaming their signal over the Internet ahead of all other
technologies.
Gary Kline, VP of Engineering and IT at Cumulus Media, says that just implementing
technology does not assure profitability, “None of these technologies will make money for
your station unless they are combined with the right tools to monetize them. You need to have
the right people, resources, technology training, sales training, and company-wide education.
For example, what good is a large investment in streaming going to do for you if your sales force
is not prepared to properly sell it?”
In addition, Kline points out that no technology generates revenue without a sales plan:
“Just because you build it does not mean you can sell it. You need to consider how you manage
your sales department, how you train your sales people, and how deep your sales penetration
is into different advertising categories. You need carefully designed systems in place to manage
everything from leads to closing, and these should be tailored to each type of medium you are
selling: terrestrial, streaming, digital, multicast, etc.”
Keep in mind as well, that while streaming was top choice, it was not the only choice.
The other votes were split between a wide range of activities. Consider that while streaming
media was chosen by 30.9% of the stations, the next two options, interactive websites (19.2%)
and streaming multiple channels (12.7%), together received 31.9% of the votes, so this does
not mean that other options will not also succeed. Remember, in this question we asked
respondents to only “pick one” option.
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Finding #3
Technologies that require little or no capital investment are being deployed at
similar frequencies by both stand-alone and group owned stations
Of the 10 revenue-generating technologies from Finding #2, the top four, except for streaming,
require little or no capital investment to deploy. Social media tools are free or nearly free, all
stations already have a website, and podcasts require no additional studio technology to
produce and can be distributed for free. “No out of pocket expense” could explain why some
of these technologies are among the most popular. A more pertinent question, however, is how
much revenue the “free” technologies generate.
These are the four technologies used by the greatest number of respondents. But in the previous
finding that reported which have the most potential for growing revenue, these same technologies
get mixed rankings. Of the ten technologies ranked in terms of revenue-generating potential:
• Streaming signal over the Internet was ranked first out of ten
• Using social media to win more listeners was fourth
• Website that interacts with listeners was second
• Creating podcasts was seventh
Technologies that have no out of pocket cost are being deployed frequently, but some of these
have low revenue generating potential
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Finding #4
A technology gap is emerging as stand-alone stations deploy revenue
generating technologies requiring investment at only half the frequency of
group owned stations.
These numbers should be alarming to anyone at a stand-alone station looking to compete for
revenue in the future. Group owned stations seem better able to finance the deployment of new
revenue generating technologies -- at about twice the rate of their stand-alone competitors.
Here are the comparisons:
• Having a website that delivers video: Group owned, 43.1%; stand-alone, 26.8%
• Promoting station with a mobile phone app: Group owned, 43.1%; stand-alone, 22.8%
• Streaming multiple channels: Group owned, 38.5%; stand-alone, 20.3%
• Broadcasting in HD Radio: Group owned, 36.9%; stand-alone, 19.5%
• Websites that create musical discovery: Group owned, 27.7%; stand-alone, 17.9%
• Broadcast multiple HD Radio channels: Group owned, 26.2%; stand-alone, 10.6%
Group owned stations seem to have better access to capital to invest in new revenue
generating technologies.
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Finding #5:
The revenue generating technology that most group owned stations plan
on deploying next is a mobile app, while for standalone stations, it is
broadcasting in HD Radio, with mobile apps coming in a close second.
For stand-alone stations, the top choice for the future is broadcasting in HD Radio, with 17.4%
looking to make this their next investment. Valerie Geller, president of Geller Media International,
explains why HD is important: “Stations can use their HD channels to make money by creating
programming for deep targeting of special interests. You go wide with broadcasting; you can go
deep with HD or your Internet channels. On the secondary channels, HD and streaming on the
Internet, we can do narrowcasting. For example, at an oldies station you could have a narrow-
cast channel for just oldies from 1972 to 1975. Or if you are doing an NPR style documentary
on the Great Golden Eagle, your air time might be five minutes, even though there will be some
listeners who want to hear more. But there will be unused B roll from that interview—you can
put that content on an extra channel.”
According to Jennifer Lane, president of Audio4cast, “It is great that developing mobile apps
ranks high on a station’s list of things to do. The mobile Internet presents an enormous opportu-
nity for listeners and audience growth, so investment in this area is important for stations.”
Because mobile devices are central to the experiences of younger consumers who have never
known a world without them, Mark Ramsey asserts they can be the key to engage especially
younger listeners.
Stand-alone stations also put a high priority on developing a mobile app. In fact, it is their close
second choice. But because fewer stand-alones now have an HD signal, playing catch-up has
made HD Radio their next top priority.
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Finding #6
There is a big divide between radio stations that are now, or will soon be,
making money from streaming their signal over the Internet, and those who
likely never will.
When it comes to making money by streaming a radio signal over the Internet, some stations are
making it work and some possibly never will.
This finding paints a picture of radio dividing into two separate worlds: one making streaming
succeed as a business, the other convinced it will never work. What is unusual about this finding
is that there is almost no middle ground. Respondents who picked 6 years, 10 years, and 15
years are negligible. When it comes to monetizing streaming, it’s now or never.
Fortunately, a majority of stations are in the “now” group. If we combine the percent of stand-
alone stations that are now making or expect to be making money in three years, it totals 58%.
In addition, 67% of group owned stations expect the same. The unfortunate news is that a full
31.9% of stand-alone stations and 22.3% of group owned stations expect they will never make a
profit from streaming their signal.
But according to Gary Kline, making a profit on streaming is not just about the technology: “Is
streaming your signal over the Internet the best chance for making money at a radio station? It
depends on how successfully you monetize it and ultimately what streaming’s contribution to the
bottom line is. At Cumulus we’ve built our own system from the ground up, so we do our own
distribution. We have our own streaming encoders and our own streaming players, so our cost of
delivery is much smaller than most other broadcasters. As a result, we end up generating a profit
from it.”
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Finding #7:
The day will come slowly, but in 15 years a majority of radio stations expect
they will have more online listeners than RF listeners.
Stations see the crossover point at which they have more online listeners than over the air
listeners coming at varied times.
Most radio broadcasters do not think of themselves as online content companies, but someday
that could change. The number of stations that anticipate having more online than over the air
listeners grows gradually each year. But over time, their numbers add up. If we add the number
of respondents between now and 15 years from now that forecast more online than over the air
listeners, we have a majority. After 15 years, the total for stand-alone stations is 61.3%; for group
owned stations, 54.8%.
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Finding #8
Despite the expected decline in over the air listeners, few stations expect to
turn off their transmitters.
Radio stations may eventually have more online listeners than over the air, but a transmitted signal
gives stations an advantage over online-only competitors.
Mike Cooney, VP of Engineering and CTO of the Beasley Broadcast Group, agreed with the
majority of respondents that he would likely never turn off his transmitters, but he also raised the
question, “Which transmitters?” Said Cooney, “There may be a time down the road when we
turn off our analog signals but continue with just our digital signals. We will have multiple
channels of digital and may make as much money transmitting data services as we do from our
radio product. Because there is a lot of bandwidth in the HD signal, there could be many different
services, such as the Broadcaster Traffic Consortium, where we transmit traffic data on the
HD signal. By then, there could be many other kinds of data services we could be taking
advantage of.”
Other radio delivered data services could include text-based information such as song titles and
artist names, weather updates, movie listings, sports scores, stock quotes, and school closings.
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Finding #9:
Three years from now, radio station technology will be more IT centric with
more automation, as well as more networking between stations, IT networks,
and office and audio networks.
Group owned stations have a higher expectation for a more IT centric environment, but
stand-alone stations are not far behind.
A majority of respondents from group owned stations see a more IT network oriented
environment in the future, with 77.3% expecting more automation, 68.9% expecting that more
stations will be networked together, 64.4% expecting more IT networks will be integrated together,
and 54.5% expecting integration between office and audio IT systems.
Mark Ramsey asks, “What’s the difference between an engineer and an IT professional? Is there
one? Because if you’re an audio engineer and not an IT person then I’m not sure that you are fully
equipped to handle the technology needs of the radio station. Once upon a time an audio engi-
neer was the only technology help you needed, but that’s no longer true. Today’s audio engineer
is tomorrow’s IT professional.”
If we look back to Finding #4 we see the same trend with stand-alone stations not having
access to capital to modernize their faculties at the same rate as group owned stations.
Although the transition to IT technology is happening faster among group owned stations,
stand-alone stations are not far behind.
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Finding #10:
Three years from now, the stability of each radio station network will be more
important, as will networks with no single point of failure.
When asked if networks that have no single
point of failure will be more important three
years from now, 59.8% of group owned
stations replied yes, while only 45.5% of
stand-alone stations agreed.
Says Gary Kline, “These things are already
important. If you’re thinking about these
three years from now you’re not thinking
correctly. The stability of each network and
having networks with no single point of
failure are important right now.”
Another trend which will make this issue
more critical is the growing shortage of
qualified engineering help. Matt Lightener
explains, “Three years from now, networks
with no single point of failure are going to be
more important because it is getting harder to find in-house tech people and more stations are
using contract engineering for maintenance. Systems will have to be designed with redundancies
that can be switched on from a remote location. As they keep the station running, engineering
can make its way to the station and fix the problems.” In this environment, backup systems are
important for technical emergencies, but also to keep the station on the air until technical help
arrives to fix things.
As networks get more integrated, as was reported in Finding #9, the stability of each individual
network becomes more important. When networks are integrated together, a failure in one can
impact others.
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Finding #11:
Three years from now, more audio consoles will be networked together.
Also, the bandwidth of those networks will be required to increase.
Two thirds (63.6%) of group
owned stations predict more audio
consoles being networked together
three years from now. Even at stand-
alone stations, whose systems tend
to be smaller, over half see more
networking as well.
Says Mike Cooney, VP of Engineering
and CTO of the Beasley Broadcast
Group, “I think the day of independent
audio consoles will go away and at
some point in the future they will all be
networked together.”
Two thirds (65.9%) of group
owned stations (as well as 45.5%
of standalone stations) also believe that increased bandwidth of those networks will be required
to handle the workloads of the future. Cooney adds, “Bandwidth in the production process will
have to increase because the nature of our programming is changing. For example, we are now
adding more video to our websites. As result, we are doubling and tripling our storage almost
yearly, and along with the storage we are raising the bit rates of our streams to provide more high
quality audio and video. “
In addition, there could be data from a variety of sources that will tax the bandwidth of a studio
network. As radio broadcasters look to build revenue with new kinds of content and data, it is
possible that text-based information, traffic and weather updates, sports scores, or stock quotes
could be added to the network traffic.
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Finding #12:
The top reason group owned stations bought an AoIP network was to reduce
maintenance costs. The top reason for stand-alone stations: to share talent.
Although group owned and stand-alone stations differ in their choice of top reason for buying an
AoIP network, both agree that their number two reason was to increase reliability.
The top motivation to buy an AoIP system at group owned stations was to “reduce maintenance
issues.” But Gary Kline says that the savings in maintenance does not come from the traditional
way we think of maintenance: “Consoles have not been that much of a maintenance problem in
the last 10 years, even if they were analog. I don’t think the savings comes primarily from normal
wear and tear reduction. I think it comes from the upfront savings on installation and the ability
to re-design the physical plant (studio) to reduce footprint and labor. By just reducing the foot-
print needed to power a multi-station cluster you can save on rent, HVAC, and other costs. The
network topology model presents numerous opportunities to save both on the non-recurring side
and the operational side, as well as greatly improve flexibility and quality of the on-air operation.”
Mike Cooney agrees, “I don’t think of these systems as reducing traditional maintenance costs,
but they do reduce the time my engineering staff spends traveling to radio stations to help our
on-air talent. With networked systems, we can remotely dial into the system, see what the talent
is up to, and fix a problem for them [remotely], instead of driving to the station.
“In addition, if there is a maintenance problem, we have a backup system in place that we can
switch to in literally seconds. In the old days, this would have been very time consuming, if even
possible, so this reduces off-air time in case of an emergency.”
In contrast to group owned stations, the top benefit AoIP networks delivered for respondents from
stand-alone stations respondents was in their ability to share talent during programming creation.
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Finding #13:
At stand-alone stations that now have an AoIP network, more than a third
found installing it harder than anticipated.
For many in the radio industry an
AoIP network is new technology.
Despite marketing claims, installing an
AoIP network can pose challenges,
especially at stand-alone stations.
By contrast, group owned stations,
where a specialist from an IT depart-
ment or a system integrator may be
brought in, largely found that installing
an AoIP system was pretty routine.
By now many station groups have
staff people experienced with AoIP
technology who help with new
installations. Once a tech staff has
done installations, they become
easier. Mike Cooney speaks from experience: “My first installation was about five years ago. It
was probably one of the first installations of its kind and it did not go smoothly. It was a learning
curve on our part, and on the manufacturer’s part, as it was a new product. [Installing] the same
exact system a year ago went absolutely smooth with no troubles at all. Neither system caused
any problems after it was installed, but the first installation was harder because of the learning
curve.”
It is not that AoIP technology is hard, rather that it is new. When the engineers doing the installa-
tion have experience with AoIP technology, installations go more smoothly.
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Finding #14:
At stations with an AoIP network, more than one in four stand-alone stations
and one in three group owned stations report latency problems.
Latency continues to be a problem when
deploying AoIP networks.
Latency, or audio delay, is created when the
speed of the network cannot keep up with
audio distribution requirements. This can annoy
on air talent when the audio in their headset
has a slight delay over the words they are
speaking. But latency can cause big problems
with station automation systems. A small delay
can cause an automation system to miss an
audio stream, skip playing a commercial, or
drop a satellite feed.
At stand-alone stations, 29.4% of installations
experience latency issues. Incidents are more
frequent at group owned stations (33.3%)
where networks tend to be larger and involve
different facilities.
Overall, this means that roughly one in three AoIP installations have latency problems. Newer
designed systems that operate at higher bandwidths could solve many of
these problems.
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In Conclusion
According to Mark Ramsey, the speed at which new technologies are deployed is not
determined by the technology itself, but by how consumers want to use it. What radio
listeners want is the content they like, delivered in the way they can choose to receive it. To
keep listeners, stations will need to deliver content to more channels, often with fewer personnel.
But success is not just about adding new ways to distribute the same content. Ramsey
warns, “The danger is to just keep sending the same programming we are creating for over
the air current into the new delivery channels. Never think for a minute that just duplicating your
existing channel over the Internet is going to make money. The future of your station is not equal
to your present station plus the Internet. The Internet changes things.”
Valerie Geller believes the key to profitability is to develop programming for deep targeting of
special interests, “More targeted programming attracts a smaller audience that some advertisers,
looking to focus their marketing, will find more attractive.”
Gary Kline believes part of the answer is in the use of IT infrastructure which can reduce costs,
make the studios more efficient, and help improve the quality of programming.
Three years from now there will be more listeners of secondary radio station signals on
computers, receivers in automobiles, mobile phones, and iPod and MP3 listening devices.
Says Matt Lightener, “The days of just playing music like a jukebox are going to be over because
your listeners can now do that on their iPods.”
Ramsey asks, “Is radio on the decline or does it have tremendous new opportunities? The
answer depends on how you define the word ‘radio’. If you define it the way we did in 1985,
it looks to be a shrinking universe.”
But it does not have to be that way. New technology can help stations create programming more
efficiently and open new distribution and revenue opportunities. This study has documented that
while some organizations are starting to make money with these new technologies, it appears
that others may never. Clearly, radio has a bright future, but it does not look like all stations will
share in the good fortune.
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Methodology
The goal was to survey professionals involved with the technical side of radio facilities. Wheat-
stone contracted an independent research company, Alethea Research, to conduct the study.
The survey was deployed over the online e-mail lists of two major industry trade publications.
Each list was sent the questionnaire twice and an incentive was offered. A total of 302 completed
questionnaires were returned.
More information is available upon request.