Past Press Releases - Ovum

March 23, 2010
Mixed outlook for pharmaceutical industry following healthcare reform
Rising revenues from 2015 as volumes increase. More

March 3, 2010
Big pharmaceutical struggles to benefit from increased CVD drug usage
Pharmaceutical (Pharma) companies will struggle to profit from the cardiovascular disease (CVD) market over the next decade despite growing drug usage. More

February 2, 2010
Significant opportunity for mobile content in emerging markets
Telecoms operators in emerging markets must improve their strategy and execution if they are to ensure sustained success in the mobile content and applications arena, according to Ovum. More

January 18, 2010
UC implementation is proceeding despite budget constraints
Ovum, the global advisory and consulting firm, conducted a new research with multinational corporations (MNCs). More

November 12, 2009
Ovum: Google scoops mobile advertising pioneer
Google is set to buy mobile advertising network specialist AdMob in an all-stock deal valued at $750 million – a deal that shows how serious Google is about being a top player in this space. More

October 12, 2009
Ovum: WiMAX in emerging markets: a niche rather than mass market
WiMAX has struggled to establish a foothold in the mature broadband markets of Europe, North America and Asia. More

October 7, 2009
Ovum: Strategies for the success of mobile search
With a growing appetite for mobile applications, services, and content, consumers and business users will be looking to mobile search to streamline their information/content access and retrieval. More

September 14, 2009
Ovum: Where’s the value add in big-screen mobile broadband?
Fierce price competition in Europe continues to drive down the price of big-screen (laptop and netbook) mobile broadband services, threatening profitability as usage increases. More

September 4, 2009
Mobile operators stand to gain little from the unified communications revolution
By any measure, the number of enterprise wireless UC connections will skyrocket by 2014, but few mobile operators are in a position to compete to UC-enable mobile devices. More

September 3, 2009
Ovum: Service Providers need to focus on the channel
Over the past two decades broadband access has provided a good revenue source and has been highly profitable for many, but service providers have never really been able to take full advantage of the other opportunities broadband access provides. More

July 28, 2009
Ovum: IPTV walled garden gate opens, bringing new navigation challenges
New services, not new channels, increase content to the TV. More

July 22, 2009
Ovum: Forget the hype: the smart enabler role is a tough call for mobile operators
Mobile operators’ role as smart enabler is generating a lot of excitement, but a new report from Ovum warns that despite the potential of this role, the industry is once again in danger of dressing it in too much hype, and viewing it as a magic bullet that will solve the challenges facing mobile operators today. More

July 15, 2009
OVUM on: Digital dividend: new airwaves, new potential and new challenges
This is prime spectrum, well suited for bridging the digital divide. More

June 17, 2009
Ovum on: A poverty of ambition for a digital Britain
Matthew Howett, Ovum senior analyst and leader of the regulatory service: Current speed broadband for all by 2012 and a tax to facilitate next-generation access More