Roundup of 2022 announcements, including acquisitions and divestitures, network expansion and upgrades to support today’s digital world, strategic partnerships, and service launches.
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Wholesale Innovation Analyzer - 2022
Report / 08 Feb 2023 / Julian Watson
This 12th edition of Omdia's wholesale innovations analysis identifies, describes, analyzes, and rates the most innovative developments launched during 2022.
Colt’s agreement to acquire Lumen’s EMEA assets shifts market dynamics on both sides of the pond
Analyst Opinion / 10 Nov 2022 / Brian Washburn
Colt has agreed to acquire Lumen’s EMEA business, including its customers, contracts, and assets, for $1.8bn. The deal has the potential to affect market dynamics on both sides of the Atlantic.
Market Landscape: Neutral Infrastructure
Report / 02 Nov 2022 / Cindy Whelan
The concept of network sharing has gained traction in recent years as a path to manage infrastructure costs and reduce environmental impacts. Service providers’ approaches vary from outright asset sales to joint ventures or spinoffs.
Assessing MNOs’ 5G Core Migration Strategies
Report / 14 Oct 2022 / Roberto Kompany
Deploying the 5G standalone (SA) core is critical to mobile network operators’ business success. This report discusses the core migration and vendor strategies options, infrastructure strategies, and other architecture strategies.
Wholesale Customer Survey - 2022
Report / 11 May 2022 / Julian Watson
Summarizes Omdia’s ninth survey of wholesale customers, conducted online in January and February 2022. Respondents answered questions on their usage of wholesale services, future wholesale needs, vendor selection criteria, and trends that would influence their planning.
Austria’s deregulation of the wholesale broadband markets will only occur after a transitional period
Analyst Opinion / 27 Oct 2022 / Sarah McBride
On October 11, Austria’s telecoms regulator (TKK) announced that it is deregulating the wholesale copper and fiber broadband markets. The regulator has introduced a transition period over the coming 6–24 months to meet obligations.
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Cindy Whelan
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Cindy Whelan - Practice Leader, Telco B2B Strategies
Cindy Whelan is Practice Leader for Omdia’s Telco B2B Strategies Solutions Intelligence Service. In this role, she focuses on enterprise and wholesale services and provides analysis to help service providers understand B2B market trends and how to respond to them. Cindy also covers telco network services, including Network-as-a-Service (NaaS), SD-WAN/SASE, virtualized network services, and carrier wholesale solutions.
Cindy has more than 30 years of experience in the telecoms industry, working for communications solutions vendors and analyst firms. Cindy has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a focus in Management from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA.
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