Analyst Blog
Google jockeys for space in US’s increasingly crowded music-streaming sector
What’s happened? Google has launched a music-subscription service to complement the sale of music downloads from Google Play. The strangely titled Google Play Music All Access will go up against the likes of Spotify, Rdio, Rhapsody and Xbox Music in the US, with overseas rollouts expected soon. There is no advertising-supported tier, and a monthly… Read more
NSN/Ericsson/Huawei MoU raises serious questions over the need for OSS standardization
The announcement that OSS rivals NSN, Ericsson and Huawei have signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreement to cross-license their respective OSS interfaces to one another raised a few questions as well as a few eyebrows in Nice this week.
European operators need to develop a coherent strategy to prepare for the arrival of roaming MVNOs in 2014
The Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications has launched a public consultation on its latest set of regulation proposals, which – if implemented – will bring fundamental change to the structure of the European roaming market. The regulation would require European mobile network operators (MNOs) to open their networks to providers of voice and… Read more
