http://www.idc.com/research/simplesearchres.jsp?buck=Communications%2F&keyword=&lcol=en&access_type=All&container_type=All&resperpage=10&sortby=scoreComplete IDC coverage of communications markets, including all related services, software and hardware content.en-ushttp://cdn.idc.com/en_US/images/pageImg/idcLogoHome.jpghttp://www.idc.com/research/simplesearchres.jsp?buck=Communications%2F&keyword=&lcol=en&access_type=All&container_type=All&resperpage=10&sortby=scorehttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=prUS22399510http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=prUS22399510According to new research by International Data Corporation (IDC), the WLAN market will gain momentum throughout the year, growing 23% from $1.7 billion in 2009 to a robust $2.1 billion in 2010. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=223984http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=223984This IDC Flash analyzes Akamai Technologies Inc.'s recent acquisition of the assets of Velocitude, including the effect on the mobile B2C, B2B, and B2E markets and the opportunities Akamai has as a new entrant and potential significant player in the mobile space. Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=223906http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=223906This IDC Flash discusses the two announcements made by the HomeGrid Forum, a nonprofit trade group that is promoting the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU's) G.hn (G.9960 and G.9961) standard. In the past week, the UN's ITU gave final approval for the G.hn standard, two new semiconductor suppliers joined the HomeGrid Forum, and the HomeGrid Forum completed a deal with the Broadband Forum to move forward on product interoperability and certification. As the G.hn standard moves forward, supporters still face several critical issues such as the timing of market adoption, competition from other networking standards, and the viability of the technology. Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=223877http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=223877This IDC study examines the market conditions and the opportunity for enterprise-class wireless LAN (WLAN) equipment that complies with IEEE 802.11 standards for the years 2010–2014. This analysis covers worldwide enterprise-class WLAN access points and related enterprise WLAN equipment. This analysis also includes market sizing and forecasts for independent and dependent enterprise-class access points, switch/controller hardware where applicable, and management and control applications designed to streamline the operation of an enterprise wireless LAN system."After a minimal drop during the economic downturn of 2008–2009, the enterprise WLAN market in 2010 is expected to grow a robust 23% to $2.1 billion. What is working in favor of the WLAN market," according to Rohit Mehra, director, Enterprise Communications Infrastructure at IDC, "is the continued trend in enterprises of providing ubiquitous wireless access to help improve operating efficiencies and user productivity, coupled with the final ratification of the high-performance 802.11n standard, many years in the coming. This has helped users look at wireless as a credible, and now mostly necessary, network access technology in the enterprise." Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=J10060151http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=J10060151The content of this document was written in Japanese 本調査レポートでは、関西電力の通信子会社ケイ・オプティコムのFTTH（Fiber To The Home）サービス「eo光」の契約数が2010年3月に100万を超えたことを取り上げ、同社のFTTH事業におけるこれまでの取り組みを概説すると共に、国内の光アクセスサービス市場の動向と同社の事業への影響について考察する。 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=HI04Shttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=HI04SThis IDC study provides detailed vendor market share and vendor analysis and profiles for the European systems and network management software (SNMS) market. The data and analysis presented here aim to provide insights on the key vendors in the European SNMS market.IDC believes we will continue to see vendor consolidation in the SNMS market as the large vendors continue to acquire small innovative vendors to expand their portfolios and capabilities. At the same time, we are also seeing new vendors enter the market providing innovative solutions aimed at specific management challenges and nontraditional IT management vendors moving into the SNMS market through acquisitions."The evolving market developments and requirements to manage new technologies and IT models will put growing pressure on SNMS vendors to continue to evolve their offerings and IDC expects that competition will be fierce going forward. Ultimately, customers will be the ones benefiting from the increasing competitive pressure and maturity of SNMS solutions," said Patrik Bihammar, research manager, IDC Infrastructure Software, Europe. Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=223943http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=223943This IDC update and the accompanying Excel file provide the current forecast for the worldwide mobile phone semiconductor market for 2010 through 2014. For prior forecast analyses, refer to Worldwide Mobile Phone Semiconductor 2009–2013 Forecast and Analysis (IDC #220025, October 2009). The accompanying Excel file includes:Revenue forecast by air interface for 2009–2014Revenue forecast by region for 2009–2014Revenue forecast by semiconductor device for 2009–2014Weighted average semiconductor BOM cost forecast by air interface standard for 2009–2014Memory detail and connectivity detail breakdown for 2009–2014Comparison of September 2009 and June 2010 forecastsWeighted average 4G semiconductor BOM cost forecast by detailed subsystem for 2009–2014Weighted average 3.5G semiconductor BOM cost forecast by detailed subsystem for 2009–2014Weighted average 3G semiconductor BOM cost forecast by detailed subsystem for 2009–2014Weighted average 2.5G semiconductor BOM cost forecast by detailed subsystem for 2009–2014Weighted average 2G semiconductor BOM cost forecast by detailed subsystem for 2009–2014Average semiconductor BOM cost forecast by detailed subsystem for 2009–2014Key forecast assumptionsDescriptions of cellular air interfacesDefinitions Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=AP628204Shttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=AP628204SThis IDC study discusses entertainment media content, which has become increasingly important for Internet consumers in Asia/Pacific, in line with soaring worldwide usage. The rapid advancements in audio and video services in recent years had fueled a strong demand for music and video entertainment. It also led to a set of challenges for service providers (SPs) such as protecting rights, preserving profits, and identifying the potential of new media, as well as consumers' inertia toward adoption of paid services and finding the right revenue model. This study covered Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan in identifying audio and video consumption behavior. It also looked into consumers' preferences toward paid services to evaluate obstacles and opportunities for service providers (SPs) as well as business sustainability, particularly in emerging media services."While paid content is facing some inertia from consumers, online and mobile media providers should nonetheless continue to introduce a mix of paid and unpaid content.. Paying per song would be more affordable for consumers that are not hardcore music fans, which could lower the barrier for consumers to accept paying for music. Once consumers overcome the initial inertia to pay for audio content by paying for each song, it could get easier to convert them to pay for access to the entire music database. Overall, payment for video content received low endorsement, probably because the market is still very nascent. IDC expects video paid services to gain more traction if online video SPs can set up a low-cost, easy-to-use system for users to download videos they just had to have for offline access, or to gain access to premium content over the Internet using PCs, " says Audrey Heng, market analyst, Emerging Technology Advisory Services, IDC/Asia/Pacific. Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=TB20100624http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=TB20100624Join Jonathan Edwards, Unified Communications/Enterprise Communications Infrastructure Analyst for an exclusive dive into IDC's latest IP telephony (including IP PBX Systems, Lines and IP Desk Phones) market share and worldwide tracker and forecast data. On this telebriefing, IDC will wrap up all of the major 2009 and early 2010 happenings within the marketplace including: consolidation activity, the recession's impact on enterprise spending on IP telephony, where the market is headed from customer, seller and re-seller points of view as well as IP telephony's role within Unified Communications.Other key questions that will be answered include:How is Microsoft positioning OCS as an IP PBX replacement against the traditional vendors? How will they fare?How does the buyer's approach to purchasing and deploying telephony need to evolve?How does the vendor's approach to selling and delivering telephony need to evolve?What are customer's top priorities when it comes to evaluating IP telephony platforms, products and services and Unified Communications as a whole?What is the impact of IP telephony and UC on the enterprise network?Who are the leaders within this market today? Who will be the leaders tomorrow? Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=AP3053529Shttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=AP3053529SThis IDC Flash discusses the recent major announcements by India outsourcing and managed service providers (SPs) and the implication of these pronouncements to the industry and the competitive landscape. Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EDT