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Consultancies and IT services vendors face uncertainty in a shift to data and automation for 2019
/by Patrick Heffernan, Practice Manager and Principal AnalystAs we start the final three months of 2018, TBR’s Professional Services Practice (PSP) has begun wrapping up analysis on the year as a whole and thinking more about what 2019 will bring, specifically in the areas of healthcare IT services, data management and consulting. Top-of-mind issues for TBR’s clients and the PSP analysts reflect […]
5G drives network transformation
/by adminThe shift from connecting people (pre-5G era) to connecting everything (5G era) will require an architectural overhaul of telecom networks. A true 5G network will not only leverage new radios but also be inherently cloud-native, virtualized, programmable and automated and provide near-limitless capacity at ultra-low latency. This will require transformation across the entire network, not […]
Lenovo optimizes to gain share in a market poised for fragmentation by use case
/by TBRTBR perspective At Lenovo’s Transform 2.0 event, Chairman and CEO Yuanqing Yang (“YY”) laid out the Lenovo strategy crisply in his opening remarks, relying on multiple proof points from analyst firms in the process. The company has been gaining share in a market in the aftermath of consolidation, and it sees nothing but brighter days […]
Canonical’s growth play: Make customers’ and partners’ lives easier (and more economical)
/by adminTBR perspective At Canonical’s 2018 Analyst Day, CEO Mark Shuttleworth laid out a very compelling construct for Canonical’s vision of being the link between the operating system (OS) layer and the cloud control planes. Canonical has Ubuntu OS versions to run from the largest high-performance computers with NVIDIA graphics processing units to the smallest device […]
Federal initiatives around IT modernization translate to revenue growth for public sector services providers
/by adminGrowth opportunities across defense and civilian agencies uplift vendor performance The results of TBR’s 2Q18 Public Sector IT Services Benchmark demonstrate clear top-line benefits for services providers as government agencies accelerate IT modernization initiatives. Revenue for the 16 benchmarked vendors improved 5.3% year-to-year, which does not even factor in General Dynamics IT essentially doubling in […]
Telecom vendor revenues trend upward as operators pull forward 5G investment
/by Michael Soper, Senior AnalystAccording to Technology Business Research, Inc.’s (TBR) 2Q18 Telecom Vendor Benchmark, revenue growth improved for the largest vendors as they capitalized on early 5G investment but saw reduced spend in China. Operators, particularly those in the United States, are pulling forward investment in 5G and deploying small cells to densify networks. However, the RAN market […]
Increased market clarity drives 16.1% year-to-year growth in commercial IoT revenue
/by adminTechnology Business Research, Inc.’s (TBR) 2Q18 Commercial IoT Benchmark recorded revenue growth of 16.1% year-to-year, to $10.3 billion, in 2Q18, among the 28 IT and operational technology (OT) vendors we benchmark. The revenue growth is largely a result of continued implementation of Internet of Thing (IoT) and growth of installed IoT solutions. The dousing of […]
Ending consulting roulette: BXT evolves from grand idea to engaged approach
/by Patrick Heffernan, Practice Manager and Principal AnalystAspirational ideas while executing on BXT Flight delays and cancellations spark anger in travelers and cost the airlines, in both revenue and brand, making predictive maintenance an easy sell to airlines looking for help. Delivering on the promise of being able to predict when a plane needs to be serviced, the positioning of the necessary […]
Digital transformation, which encompasses new business models and network architectures, drives demand for TIS
/by adminAccording to Technology Business Research, Inc.’s (TBR) 2Q18 Telecom Infrastructure Services (TIS) Benchmark, the TIS market grew as digital transformation continued to fuel demand for services that accompany business model evolutions and the implementation of new network technologies, including 5G and NFV/SDN. The complexity of new network architectures and the interoperability challenges they create have […]
NFV/SDN prepares operators to support 5G era use cases and helps drive network efficiencies
/by adminAccording to TBR’s 3Q18 NFV/SDN Telecom Market Landscape, operators will further adoption of virtualized network solutions by capitalizing on 5G use cases and strengthening security capabilities. Integrating NFV and SDN technologies will enable operators to more effectively support network technologies that will become prevalent in the 5G era, including network slicing and edge computing, which […]