NEWS:
Cost cutting
top priority in
MENA comms
marketplace
THE
effects of the recession and market saturation are forcing
telecoms operators in the Middle East and North Africa
(MENA) to reconsider their strategies. Cost cutting,
often through network sharing and managed services,
is now on the agenda and is one of the strategies covered
in Analysys Mason's new report MENA telecoms market:
regional overview 2009. According to the report, saturation
in the region's mobile markets is also leading to a
focus on new sources of growth, such as mobile broadband
and IPTV services, and segment targeting. Daniel Jones,
analyst at Analysys Mason and lead author of the report,
said: "Operators are under pressure to reduce costs.
In markets where network coverage is no longer perceived
as a competitive differentiator, operators will consider
network sharing. Managed services are also proving popular
as a means of streamlining operations." Read
more
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FROM THE EDITOR...
WELCOME
to a bumper, pre-IBC edition of ‘IPTV in Focus’,
IBE’s electronic newsletter covering developments
in the global IPTV arena. This issue has, at its core,
four main features together with a
full preview of the IPTV Zone @ IBC2009, and the associated
Business Briefings,
and a further
list of exhibiting companies with an expertise in
IPTV technologies that can be found outside the IPTV Zone.
The IPTV Zone @ IBC 2009: Within this section of
the newsletter you will find: An A to Z listing of the
companies exhibiting within the IPTV Zone, the programme
for the Business Briefings, and an A to Z listing of those
companies involved with the development of IPTV technologies
that are exhibiting at IBC2009 – but not in the IPTV
Zone. This
issue also contains four outstanding articles contributed
by leading experts from the IPTV sector: A ‘Viewpoint’
– entitled ‘Monetizing
media content in the new digital age’ –
written by Emmanuel Josserand, director of marketing,
at Civolution. A ‘Viewpoint’ – entitled
‘How can
cable TV compete with the Internet?’
– written by Philip Cardy, product marketing director
at Latens. A ‘Technical Focus’ – entitled
‘Broadcast
& broadband together: a new multi-operator approach
to interactive services and community for IPTV’
– written by Ian Valentine, founder and chief architect,
Miniweb Interactive. A ‘Technical Focus’ –
entitled ‘Advances
in IPTV content security’ – written by Bo
Ferm, director of product marketing, Verimatrix. Enjoy
this bonus issue of IPTV in Focus – it will provide
help you get the most from your visit to IBC2009, and
will ensure that you are fully up to date with the latest
news impacting the IPTV market. !
Neil Nixon,
Editor of IBE and IPTV in Focus
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SEPTEMBER 2009
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in the global IPTV arena. This issue has, at its core,
four main features together with 
