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		<description><![CDATA[ Analysis of the opportunities and challenges for network service providers in delivering voice, data, video, hosted applications, broadband and converged services like VoIP to consumers and businesses. Detailed coverage of leading players with market segmentation, forecasts and disruptive-technology analysis. ]]></description> 
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	 							<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Research Catalog: Carrier Operations and Strategies Worldwide]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This Dataquest Research Catalog contains information on Gartner Dataquest research for clients of the Carrier Operations and Strategies Worldwide product. Recently published research documents are listed as well as plans for upcoming research deliverables. ]]></description>
		
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  					<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011</pubDate>
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	 							<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Research Catalog: Consumer Services Worldwide]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This Dataquest Research Catalog contains information on Gartner Dataquest research for clients of the Consumer Services Worldwide product. Recently published research documents are listed as well as plans for the upcoming research deliverables. ]]></description>
		
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  					<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011</pubDate>
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	 							<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Research Catalog: Enterprise Network Services Worldwide]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This Dataquest Research Catalog contains information on Gartner Dataquest research for clients of the Enterprise Network Services Worldwide product. Recently published research documents are listed as well as plans for upcoming research deliverables. ]]></description>
		
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  					<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Trends: Global Telecommunications Market Take, Worldwide, 1Q11]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This analysis of the combined telecommunications market worldwide highlights the recovery experienced by the industry, with growth of 5.5% in 2010, following a 3.6% decline in 2009. The total market will grow from $2 trillion in 2010 to exceed $2.4 trillion in 2015. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Trends: Worldwide, CSP Mobile Marketing and Advertising, 2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Gartner forecasts that the worldwide mobile advertising market will grow to $21 billion in 2015. This research looks at the activities of communications service providers in mobile advertising and marketing, and whether they can achieve a significant position. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Trends: The Battle for the Living Room in the Digital Home]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The term television is a euphemism for the largest, highest-resolution display in the home used for passively consuming content as a communal experience. We explore the battle for the living room and what it takes to win the hearts and minds of consumers. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Gartner Market Databook, 1Q11 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Dollar-valued global IT spending is estimated to increase 5.6% in 2011 and grow 4.5% in 2012. Global IT spending will average 4.8% annual growth from 2010 through 2015. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Trends: U.S. Consumer Electronics Vendors Are Creating Products More Suited to Business Than Consumer Infrastructures, 2011]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Consumers are tasked with managing increasingly complex environments, both inside and outside of the home. We call this phenomenon the "IT-ization" of consumers and it may hold back the next big consumer upgrade cycle. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Trends: Worldwide, Top 10 Communications Service Provider Trends, 2011-2012]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Key communications service provider initiatives will revolve around the elements of customer experience, concerns over top-line growth and a sharp focus on improving the bottom line. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Trends: India, Third-Generation Cellular Networks, 2011]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ 2011 will be an important year for the construction of 3G networks in India, and for the development of the country's 3G market. It will be a challenging time for both communications service providers and network equipment vendors. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Trends: The CSP's Value-Add With Managed SIP Trunking for Unified Communications and Collaboration, 2011]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Session Initiation Protocol trunking is a cost-effective way for communications service providers to provide converged services, voice and data with unified communications and collaboration. It can also be a way to either compete or partner with over-the-top providers. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Insight: The World Cup and Olympics in Brazil; Will There Be Fair Play and Green Games?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Brazil has a huge challenge in the next few years to be ready for both global sporting events. Information and communication technology vendors will play a key role in not only helping on-time deployment of the technology, but also ensuring the environmental sustainability of the technology used. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Trends: U.S. Energy and Utilities Market Sustains IT Interest in Business Intelligence and CRM]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ BI, CRM and communications services were hot topics for Gartner U.S. energy end-user clients during the past 12 months. Moving into 2011, interest shows no sign of abating given the strategic balance of emerging growth and innovation with ongoing process improvement and cost management initiatives. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Insight: ISPs in Japan Move Into the New Age]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ ISPs in Japan faced a big turning point when NTT East and West began the move to next-generation networks. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Forecast Overview: IT Spending, Worldwide, 2008-2015, 1Q11 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Forecast growth in U.S. dollar-valued overall IT spending has been revised up to 5.6% from 5.1% for 2011 and to 4.5% from 4.4% for 2012. The addition of media tablets to our forecast has boosted our IT spending estimates. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Forecast: Telecom Market, Worldwide, 2008-2015, 1Q11 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ We forecast a compound annual growth of 3.9% between 2010 and 2015, with sustained growth taking the total market size for 2015 to $2.4 trillion. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Forecast Alert: IT Spending, Worldwide, 1Q11 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Gartner's forecast for overall global IT spending in dollar terms is largely unchanged despite political unrest in the Middle East, while the impact on IT markets of the recent natural disasters in Japan is yet to be fully understood. This quarter, we added media tablets to our spending estimates. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Forecast Analysis: Consumer Fixed Voice, Broadband and Internet Services, Worldwide, 2008-2015, 1Q11 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ In this forecast, a drop in voice revenue tied to a reduction in voice lines has been more than offset by the impact of a decline in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to other currencies, netting in a slight increase for dollar-valued services revenue, compared with the 4Q10 forecast. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Forecast: Mobile Advertising, Worldwide, 2008-2015]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The mobile advertising market is set to grow by $19 billion between 2010 and 2015, driven by the fast adoption of smartphones and media tablets. For advertisers, the opportunity lies in targeting their audience in a very specific way, and using mobile ads in their overall marketing campaigns. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Forecast Analysis: Mobile Services, Worldwide, 2007-2015, 1Q11 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Revenue from mobile services is expected to reach $1.2 trillion by 2015. The number of mobile connections will grow to 7.3 billion, helped by uptake of mobile data cards, connected devices in developed markets, and organic growth in emerging markets. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Forecast: Mobile Services, Worldwide, 2007-2015, 1Q11 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Mobile services revenue is expected to reach $1.2 trillion by 2015. The number of mobile connections will grow to 7.3 billion, helped by the uptake of mobile data cards, connected devices in developed markets, and organic growth in emerging markets. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Forecast: Application Acceleration Equipment, Worldwide, 2007-2015, 1Q11 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The application acceleration market returned to solid growth in 2010. The compound annual growth rate will be 13.1% between 2010 and 2015, with 2015 spending of $5.5 billion. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Forecast: Consumer Fixed Voice, Internet and Broadband Services, Worldwide, 2008-2015, 1Q11 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This report provides our retail revenue and connections for the consumer fixed services market. The forecast covers consumer fixed voice, broadband access and Internet access services on country, regional and global levels. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Forecast: Telecom Operations Management Systems (BSS, OSS and SDP), Worldwide, 2007-2015, 1Q11 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The global market for business support systems, operations support systems and service delivery platforms will stabilize and then grow moderately through to 2015. Asia/Pacific and the Middle East and Africa will show the fastest growth. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Share Analysis: Top 30 Communications Service Provider Rankings, 2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This report details the relative revenue market shares and 2010 revenue growth drivers of the top 30 communications service providers worldwide. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Share: Leading IPTV Carriers and Their Technology Vendors, Worldwide, 1Q11 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This report details IPTV carriers, subscriber numbers, technology suppliers and growth rates in 2010, with 2007 through 2009 data for comparison. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Insight: China and India Continue to Lead the Growth for TOMS in Asia/Pacific, 2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ China and India accounted for nearly 60% of the total Asia/Pacific telecom operations management systems market in 2009. A study of 140 publically announced contracts in 2008-2009 indicates a strong market for solutions that deliver near-term improvement in revenue, customer loyalty and experience. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Share Analysis: BSS, OSS and SDP Vendors Need Nimble Strategies to Sustain Future Growth, 2010 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Despite the global economic slowdown, there remain pockets of spending growth in the back-office solutions of communications service providers. This report provides an analysis of the leading vendors and the economic environment that influenced their position in 2009. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Share: Leading IPTV Carriers and Their Technology Vendors, Worldwide, 2Q10 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ China Telecom recorded 2.9 million Internet Protocol television lines in operation as at the end of 2009, making it the largest IPTV service provider. This report details IPTV carriers, subscriber numbers, technology suppliers and growth rates in 2009, with 2007 and 2008 data for comparison. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Share: Telecom Operations Management Systems (BSS, OSS and SDP), Worldwide, 2007-2009]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The top 25 BSS, OSS and SDP vendors generated 58% of the revenue in 2009, showing that the market remains fragmented. Accenture and Amdocs lead the field with about $2.7 and $2.4 billion respectively. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Share: Mobile Connections, Asia/Pacific and Japan, 2009]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Mobile connections in Asia/Pacific and Japan grew by nearly 26% in 2009, to 2.1 billion. ]]></description>
		
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Share: Mobile Connections, Western Europe, 2009]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ At the end of 2009, mobile connections in Western Europe numbered 513.8 million. Despite the recession and operators deactivating inactive connections, this market grew by 2.5% compared with 2008, and the penetration rate came to 126%. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Survey Analysis: Consumer Digital Reading Preferences Reveal the Exaggerated Death of Paper]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Despite a relentless trend toward screen-based consumption, consumers generally find reading text on a screen the same or harder than reading printed paper text. We discuss the implications for technology, media, content and service providers. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Insight: Maximizing Growth Opportunities for Telecom Operators in Rural Emerging Markets]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ As the penetration rates of telecom services in urban areas of emerging markets reach 100%, service providers are actively considering penetrating deeper into rural markets to maintain revenue growth. This analysis will help them to maximize their return on investment. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Insight: How Japan's Earthquake May Influence the Telecom Industry Worldwide]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The tragic events of March 2011 in Japan show the need for more robust telecommunication systems. They also underline the growing role of telecoms in ensuring people's safety and ultimately conserving the world's resources. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Survey Analysis: What Women Really Want; A Road Map for Technology and Service Providers]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Women have growing decision making power over the purchase of technology products. Understanding the evolving purchasing behavior, preferences and consumption patterns of this highly diverse demographic segment can create greater traction in marketing campaigns, brand positioning and innovation. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Insight: Egypt's Crisis Suggests Strengthening Protection Strategies in Emerging Markets]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This report puts back on the table the critical areas that technology and service providers must consider implementing for their protection and to minimize risk in volatile emerging markets. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Insight: A Social Framework for the Interconnected Consumer]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Smartphones, media tablets, personal computers, TVs and other connected screens allow consumers to access information and communicate with each other in ways never imagined or deemed possible. We explore the social framework of the interconnected consumer. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ The Emerging Giants: CSPs Are Shifting the Balance of Power in Global Telecom Markets]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Emerging communications service providers investing across key emerging telecom markets are increasingly having an impact on the global landscape and accelerating their growth through acquisition. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Insight: Leading Communications Service Provider Consumer Innovations]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This research highlights five interesting and innovative projects, which are shortlisted because they offer potential for revenue growth or are likely to positively impact on costs or customer experience. ]]></description>
		
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Insight: Top Success Factors for Communications Service Providers Offering IT Services for Enterprises Through 2015]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The convergence of IT and networking is increasing with cloud computing. Many communications service providers want to diversify through IT services. The success criteria allow no mistakes. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Insight: M2M Opportunities for Communications Service Providers; a Quantitative Assessment]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Machine-to-machine technology has gained significant attention, with many market participants eyeing the opportunities it offers. For communications service providers, success in the M2M services market will require the involvement of partners. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ User Survey Analysis: Consumer Services and Mobile Applications, Worldwide, 2011]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Consumers have migrated communication and entertainment activities to newer channels and keep spending heavily on offline content. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Communications Service Provider Financial, Demand and Revenue Performance, North America, 2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Most leading North American communications service providers delivered stable to improving financial performances in 2010 supported by demand and revenue growth for wireless and IP-based services. This report provides statistics for the region's top telecom carriers and cable operators. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Insight: How CSPs Are Strategizing for Success]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Communications service providers globally must select the optimum strategic option to be successful in the next five years. This research reviews recent key market moves by leading CSPs indicative of their business strategy, whether diversified provider, platform enabler or smart utility. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Competitive Landscape: Network Access Control, Worldwide, 2011]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The growth in the use of wireless LAN to satisfy guest networking demand, combined with the economic downturn, required a revaluation and downgrading of the growth opportunities in the network access control market, with a slight rebound in the market from 2010. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Competitive Landscape: Over-the-Top Video, United Kingdom]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The U.K. OTT video sector is experiencing strong activity. Broadcasters, alternative online service providers and hardware manufacturers are entering the market to compete for consumers' attention and wallets. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Competitive Landscape: How Amazon, Google and Microsoft Address the Asia/Pacific Cloud Opportunity Versus the Global Market]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The public cloud services strategies of Amazon, Google and Microsoft have a direct impact on the market positioning and business models of communications service providers. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ SWOT: NTT Communications, Global Carrier Market, Worldwide]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This research examines the key strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats that Gartner expects to have the greatest impact on NTT Communications' strategy and market position in the global carrier marketplace within the next 24 months. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ SWOT: Alcatel-Lucent, Services Group, Worldwide]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Alcatel-Lucent is a top three provider of services to communications service providers by revenue. The biggest part of the business is rolling-out, integrating and maintaining networks. The company is more focused on vertical markets and customer service and is attempting to move up the value chain with its transformation services and application enablement. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 27 Dec 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ SWOT: Nokia Siemens Networks, Services, Worldwide]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ NSN, while improving its position as a global network service player with communications service providers, has suffered weak financials recently. It must prove that it can take over the outsourcing of subscriber-facing services for its customers and manage the rising scale of outsourcing contracts. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Competitive Landscape: Revenue Assurance and Fraud Management for Communications Service Providers]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Revenue assurance and fraud management will morph into business performance management in five years. Vendors will be less industry-specific. Platform providers will compete with solutions providers for market share. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Definitions and Methodology Guide: Consumer Fixed Voice, Internet and Broadband Services, Worldwide, 2011]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This annually updated guide to Gartner's forecasting practices and terminology for consumer fixed voice, Internet and broadband services includes an overview of our market statistics methodology, definitions and geographic segmentation. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Definitions and Methodology Guide: Carrier Network Infrastructure, Worldwide]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This document describes the segmentation and forecast methodologies Gartner uses when analyzing the world market for carrier network infrastructure. It also defines the many terms for equipment, systems and software. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Definitions and Methodology Guide: IPTV Service Forecast and Business Models, Worldwide]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This document is designed to accompany Gartner's 2010 worldwide forecast for Internet Protocol television subscribers and service revenue. It includes our definitions of IPTV services and business models, and the methodology and geographic segmentation we used to develop the forecast. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Methodology Guide: Communications Service Provider Business Model Performance Scorecard, 2010 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Gartner assesses the business model performance of leading communications service providers in North America, Western Europe and Asia/Pacific annually, and an assessment of providers in selected emerging markets has been introduced. This research analyzes the detailed, underpinning methodology. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Trends: Worldwide, CSP Mobile Marketing and Advertising, 2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Gartner forecasts that the worldwide mobile advertising market will grow to $21 billion in 2015. This research looks at the activities of communications service providers in mobile advertising and marketing, and whether they can achieve a significant position. ]]></description>
		
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