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The struggle between cablecos and telcos continues to rage. It's a natural battle, really. In many markets, smaller telcos are hard-pressed to do battle against incumbents, and cablecos are the most obvious choice for a competitor. They've gotten quite good at and quite comfortable with voice service, and consumers are growing ever-more trusting of VoIP and dependent upon data connectivity.
Conversely, with FiOS, advanced IPTV, and other video services available as weapons in the telco arsenal,...
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Hear ye, hear ye: Spring is approaching! With an upturn in the weather coming our way in just a few short weeks, we can only hope that an upturn in the economic climate will soon follow. This month, there are a few pieces of information that bring a little hope to our hearts. Astellia announced their figures for 2008 and, based on those, are looking forward to an excellent 2009. France is looking forward to bringing mobile broadband to their country and several vendors are announcing new products.
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The communications markets continue to experience turmoil brought about largely by technological innovation leading to the relentless push of "Convergence." Gone are the days of siloed markets, defined by technology barriers. In those days, telecommunications carriers (telcos), such as AT&T, the Baby Bells and hundreds of smaller “independent” local exchange carriers provided voice telephony and data services; cable television operators (cablecos) provided television services; and, of course, cellular carriers provided voice services wirelessly.
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The telecom industry has suffered significantly less than other notable sectors in the declining economy, but service providers and their IT shops are feeling the pressure. Even where revenue hasn’t fallen off, there’s a feeling that now is a good time to throttle budgets back. Many CSPs, though, are in the midst of multi-year transformation programs. They’ve rolled out new technologies and services and are trying to simplify operations infrastructure and achieve customer-centricity. While capital expenditures may retreat,...
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The Cable Show ‘09 is right around the corner and since this month’s issue is devoted to Cableco vs. Telco, we thought we’d take a more in-depth look at what attendees can expect from the event, scheduled for April 1 -3 in Washington, D.C. We had a short Q&A with Barbara York, Senior Vice President, Industry Affairs at NCTA, and here it is, in all its glory.
Pipeline: Can you tell us about some of the highlights of The Cable Show 2009 ...
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Deregulation’s failures have been in the headlines lately. Most stories revolve around banking, but the aftermath of telecom’s undulating deregulation has pitted cable operators against telcos in today’s market. The Internet bubble’s burst can be traced, at least in part, directly to establishment and subsequent manipulation of the 1996 telecom act. That act aimed to create a competitive telco environment in which it was believed CLECs would lead the charge in reducing telecommunications costs and driving broadband adoption.
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While enterprises spend billions of dollars every year on telecom services, a disproportionately small amount of this spending goes to cable operators. The MSOs (Multiple Systems Operators), however, are not accepting defeat on this potentially lucrative opportunity. Instead, they are increasingly focusing on the commercial enterprise and what they need to do to be competitive against the telcos that have been entrenched in this market for decades.
A recent In-Stat report on Enterprise Cable found that while worldwide cable telephony subscribers hit ...
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Cable operators face unprecedented opportunities. Advances in technology have enabled them to transform from distributors of television programming into next-generation communications providers offering a vast array of content and services. New services range from highly targeted digital content to voice, interactive, and mobile services.
To take advantage of new service opportunities and remain competitive, cable operators must transform ...
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“War... (huh, yeah)
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing.” - Edwin Starr
Cablecos and Telcos are battling for market share in the communications space. It's a hard-fought battle on both sides, as each attempts to wrestle away larger pieces of the video, voice, and data pies, and there are some natural barriers for each to overcome. Who will win out? What will provide the edge?...
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