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Three UK Signals Urgent Need for Vodafone Merger Amid Financial Struggles

By Kamile Bigenyte March 25, 2024

Three UK’s latest financial report reveals a concerning swing to a loss, underscoring the company’s pressing need for a merger with Vodafone, as articulated by its chief executive. Despite experiencing growth in both revenue and customer base last year, the mobile operator faced increased capital spending and operating costs, leading to its first earnings loss in over a decade. This financial downturn has been a pivotal factor in advocating for the proposed merger with Vodafone, according to Three UK’s CEO, Robert Finnegan.

Market Watch

Radio Access Network Market Faces Downturn

By Kamile Bigenyte February 21, 2024

The radio access network (RAN) equipment market experienced a significant downturn last year, as highlighted by recent reports from Omdia and Dell’Oro. These reports, drawing from detailed market analysis, reveal a challenging period for the industry, with global RAN revenues dropping by 11% to just over $40 billion.

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Navigating Nokia’s Patent Strategy Amid Falling Sales and Tough Market Challenges

By Kamile Bigenyte January 3, 2024

Amid challenging market conditions, Nokia emphasizes preserving patent portfolio value over timelines. Despite an optimistic outlook, their declining Q3 net sales and plans to curtail costs speak volumes. Nokia’s pivotal contracts loss to Ericsson hits hard, showcasing the constant flux in the telcos sphere.

Telecom News

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) revenues lead the software market

By Jonathan Simon April 16, 2018

By the end of the first quarter 2018, revenues from the CRM (Customer Relationship Management) market had outperformed those of DBMS (DataBase Management Systems), making CRM the largest market in the software industry. For the period January to December 2017, CRM software sales generated $39.5 billion, compared to $36.8 billion for DBMS. According to expert predictions, it is expected that revenues for CRM software will remain the top market performer for 2018, and will also show the highest growth rate of 16%. Growth will be driven by lead management, customer opinion management, and after-sales management software, each of which has been growing at over 20% during the past 18 months. The CRM solution providers covering the entire customer relationship cycle, including after sales service, are the fastest growing, thanks to their ability to cross-sell additional modules.