Detecon Releases New Whitepaper on Telco TV as Part of Triple Play.RESTON, Va. -- Detecon, Inc.: --Cites key Telco challenges such as provisioning, realization of market share forecasts and effective differentiation from Cable. --Innovative new offers, above and beyond video programming, will be vital for success. Detecon, Inc., a leading global telecommunications and information technology consultant, today released its new whitepaper entitled "The Telco TV Component of Triple Play: US Market Outlook." Developing a full-service video offer is one of the most important facets of the Triple Play battle now forming between local telephone companies and cable operators. This unique new paper details both the business and technical issues of this emerging technology, with a focus on US markets. This includes a look at the market's structure, key factors for ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). , competition, middleware, regulatory issues and more. "The TV portion of Triple Play is mission-critical for US Telcos," said Eckart Pech
The Pech , CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Detecon, Inc. "Not only will Telcos need to roll out a complete portfolio of video services, but they'll need to invest in support processes such as provisioning and customer care to realize the market share their shareholders expect." Detecon's new paper details some of the key issues for Telcos seeking a video offer, including a look at the progress made by a select few Telco players. "To better position themselves for tomorrow's marketplace, US Telcos need to start investing today in their video offer and making sure they differentiate their services from cable companies with advanced services," said Susannah Spellman, Senior Consultant at Detecon, Inc. "Compared to the $90 billion investment made by Cable operators to offer Triple Play since the 1996 Telecom Act, RBOC (Regional Bell Operating Company) The Bell telephone companies that were spun off of AT&T by court order in 1984 (the Divestiture). Also known as the "Baby Bells," the initial seven RBOCs were Nynex, Bell Atlantic, BellSouth, Southwestern Bell, US West, investments pale in comparison." Triple Play is the combination of voice, video and high-speed internet See broadband. access. Detecon feels this combination will be vital in winning and retaining customers as competition heats up in the converging telecom and entertainment markets. "Detecon has seen the same market dynamics before in other parts of the world," added Pech. "We can help US Telcos create and launch innovative new services in order to protect themselves from new entrants." An executive summary of the paper is available at http://www.deteconamericas.com/tripleplay_study.shtml About Detecon With over 3,000 projects in 120 countries and more than 600 consultants on staff, Detecon is one of the world's leading global consulting firms for the communications and information technology industry. Providing business insights and technology services that help clients succeed, Detecon serves enterprises, service providers and government entities in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa. Detecon, Inc. is headquartered in Reston, Virginia Reston is an internationally known planned community whose goal was to revolutionize post-World War II concepts of land use and residential/corporate development in American suburbia. , with other U.S. offices in San Mateo, California San Mateo is a city in San Mateo County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is one of the larger suburbs on the San Francisco Peninsula, located between Burlingame to the north, Foster City to the East, and Belmont to the south. ; Seattle, Washington  This page is protected from moves until disputes have been resolved on the .The reason for its protection is listed on the protection policy page. and Mexico City Mexico City Spanish Ciudad de México City (pop., 2000: city, 8,605,239; 2003 metro. area est., 18,660,000), capital of Mexico. Located at an elevation of 7,350 ft (2,240 m), it is officially coterminous with the Federal District, which occupies 571 sq mi . Additional Detecon offices are located in key markets throughout the world. Detecon is a subsidiary of T-Systems, the brand for all Deutsche Telekom's business customers. Please visit us at http://www.DeteconAmericas.com. |
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