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Online Video Distribution Market Study
As online video challenges traditional distribution models, both old and new suppliers are pushing into the value chain in the hope of grabbing a share of the emerging global market. But how will the market develop and which companies will be the ultimate winners?
STL Partners has analysed the potential of online video, identified possible market winners and losers, and set out three interlocking scenarios depicting the evolution of the market. In each scenario, the role of distributors is examined, possible threats and opportunities revealed, and strategic options are discussed. (March 2009)
Full Article: iFlood – How better mobile user interfaces demand Layer Zero openness
Internet video is a tightly-coupled system – so changes in the user interface, like the iPhone, can force seismic shifts in the physical infrastructure.
Full Article: Device evolution: More power at the edge
There is incontrovertible evidence that “intelligence” always moves towards the edge of telecom networks. What can telcos do about it? (Mar 2009)
Full Article: Credit Crisis, Part 8: Show Us Your Labs
The eighth and latest of our acclaimed series on the global financial crisis
Full Article: Defining the Digital Generation: Young Today, Grey Tomorrow
The activities of today’s youth will cascade across the generations. Service providers need to be ready for the customer of the future