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Crossing the chasm: Transforming from a CSP to a DSP

Communication service providers (CSPs) are embarking on transformation journeys to evolve into digital service providers (DSPs), leveraging nascent technologies such as software-mediated networking (NFV/SDN), cloud, 5G, analytics, automation and artificial intelligence. During the webinar, TBR will provide its definition of a DSP and characterize how a CSP can evolve into a DSP. Join Telecom Senior […]

Comcast Business fuels digital transformation with its ‘Beyond Fast’ message, strategy and execution

TBR perspective The 2018 Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA) Business Analyst Conference explored how Comcast Business is helping its customers go “Beyond Fast.” The story arc over the day-and-a-half gathering highlighted Comcast Business’ emphasis on how it not only equips companies with connectivity but also helps them realize the business innovation and customer experience capabilities they truly […]

Post SAIC-Engility question: who and what next?

SAIC has now made their deal, so we can take them off the table as a buyer of scale. They have to digest Engility and make that combination work as the federal IT environment continues to change and change fast, as Technology Business Research public sector IT analyst Joey Cresta wrote in a research note […]

Consolidation accelerates in government contracting. Who’s next in M&A?

Joey Cresta, an analyst with Technology Business Research Inc. in Hampton, New Hampshire, who closely tracks the government services market, wonders if SAIC’s (NYSE: SAIC) deal for Engility — a marriage of two legacy companies providing systems engineering and technical assistance (SETA) services to the government — might signal the beginning of the end of […]

The JEDI contract: We don’t see the force; do you?

Considerable ink has been sacrificed parsing both the wisdom and the potential winners and losers of the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract award, which is estimated to be worth up to $10 billion over 10 years. TBR wrote two commentaries around the topic in June that handicapped the potential bidders and outlined the fundamental […]

U.S. operators will improve service revenue in 2H18 via continued subscriber growth and adoption of premium unlimited data plans

HAMPTON, N.H. (Sept. 11, 2018) — Wireless revenue rose 2.4% year-to-year to $59.1 billion among U.S. carriers covered in Technology Business Research Inc.’s (TBR) 2Q18 U.S. & Canada Mobile Operator Benchmark. The increase came as a result of higher equipment revenue spurred by the adoption of premium devices as well as improving service revenue trends. […]

Legacy’s last gasp: SAIC, Engility and the importance of skills over scale

SAIC’s planned purchase of Engility combines federal contractors with business models similarly disrupted by the march of technology Themes of consolidation continued to pervade the U.S. federal government IT and professional services market on Monday, Sept. 10, with SAIC (NYSE: SAIC) announcing it will acquire peer Engility (NYSE: EGL). The proposed deal would combine two […]

The 4 P’s of marketing – people, process, partners and platforms – emerge behind AI and compel vendors to adopt S-centric frameworks

Market dynamics will evolve in the next 5 years, with voice and video the core conduits for trusted and tangible AI-based marketing campaigns The digital marketing services (DMS) market will grow at a CAGR of 16.2% from 2017 to 2022, reaching $125 billion, as organizations across geographies adopt artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled, customer experience-based voice and […]

Technology Business Research, Inc. announces 4Q18 webinar schedule

Technology Business Research, Inc. (TBR) announces the schedule for its 4Q18 webinar series. Oct. 10         Crossing the chasm: Transforming from a CSP to a DSP Don’t miss attributes of a CSP versus a DSP, operators leading in the market, vendors successfully enabling transformation and more. Oct. 17         IoT customer maturity Don’t miss customer capabilities needed […]