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Dataquest Insight: Cost Structure Optimization And Flexibility Are Key To Preserving CSPs' Margins
31 July 2009
 
Alex Winogradoff  

Communications service providers can be more cost-efficient than their competitors at delivering new services, through a combination of more effective use of assets and strategic partnering.




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Table of Contents


    
 Analysis

    
 Heavy Investment in Fixed Assets Limits CSPs' Market Flexibility in an Internet Economy
    
 Managing Cash Costs Is Another Area That Will Continue to Be Critical for CSPs
    
 Cost Structures for CSP, Cable and IT Services Businesses
    
 The Video Services Challenge for CSPs
    
 Cost Considerations For Mobile Services

    
 Background and Context

    
 The Impact

    
 "New" Services Will Have a Minimal Impact on CSP Cost Structure

    
 Conclusion

    
 A Flexible Cost Structure Is Critically Important for CSPs

    
 Recommended Reading


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Table 1.  
 Fixed-Asset Ratio — a Cost Structure Flexibility Measure
 

Table 2.  
 Cash Cost Efficiency Profile of Integrated CSPs
 

Table 3.  
 IT Cost Structure
 

Table 4.  
 Mobile Cost Structure: 30 Global CSPs
 

List of Figures


Figure 1. 
 Comparison of Industry Cash Costs (COGS and SG&A), OIBDA Margins and Fixed Asset Ratios
 



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