Telecommunications 1995-2000

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Table of Contents
I Introduction ' I-l
A. Purpose,OrganizationandMethodology I-l
1. Purpose I-l
2. Organization 1-5
3. Methodology 1-6
B. GeneralBusinessTrends 1-7
IndustryTrends,EventsandIssues II-
A. Trends II-
1. IndustrywideTrends • II-
a. GlobalCommunicationConvergence II-2
b. ContentReceivingMoreAttention II-4
c. InternetOpportunities II-5
d. VideoDialToneOpportunities II-5
2. CommonCarrierBusinessTrends II-6
a. BasicServiceDiversification II-6
b. EmergingCompetition II-
c. GlobahzationofIndustries II-9
d. ChangingRegulatoryEnvironment II-9
e. GrowingMarketsforSecondLines II-9
3. CableTVBusinessTrends 11-10
a. HighValuation 11-10
b. Competition 11-10
c. Regulation 11-11
d. UntappedMarketPotential II-11
e. InfrastructureInvestment 11-11
4. BroadcastBusinessTrends 11-12
5. TechnologyTrends 11-12
a. BroadbandTransmission 11-13
b. AdvancedIntelligentNetwork(AIN) 11-14
c. MultimediaServices 11-14
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d. MobileWirelessCommunications 11-14
e. NetworkManagement 11-15
f. CATVTechnologyAdvances . 11-15
B. IssuesandEvents " 11-16
1. KeyIndustryIssues . 11-16
a. ChangingRegulatoryEnvironment 11-16
b. Competition 11-17
c. TradePotential 11-18
d. ServicePricing 11-18
e. CustomerService 11-18
2. MajorEvents 11-19
a. CATV/LECAVirelessCompetition 11-19
b. PersonalCommunicationsServices 11-20
c. MergersandAcquisitions 11-20
d. AT&T/BeUAtlanticDispute 11-20
III InformationSystems HI-
A. OrganizationandUseofTechnology III-
1. Budgets III-l
2. HotTechnologies 111-3
B. MajorTrendsintheUseofInformationSystems III-6
1. GeneralAssessment 111-6
2. CommonCarrier/CATVImpHcations III-7
C. KeyApplications 111-9
1. CommonCarriers 111-9
a. NetworkManagement/Outsourcing III-10
b. ServiceOrders III-10
c. FlexibleBilling/EDI 111-11
d. FaciHtyManagement III-11
e. ElectronicImaging III-11
f. Software-DefinedNetworks(SDN) 111-12
2. BroadcastService III-12
3. CATV III-12
D. UseofOutsideProductsandServices III-13
1. CommonCarriers III-13
a. DevelopingNewServices III-13
b. AllowableActivities 111-14
c. Decentrahzation III-15
d. NewTechnologies III-15
2. CableTelevision III-15
a. DevelopingNewServices III-16
b. OutsourcedAlternatives III-16
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c. RapidGrowth 111-16
3. BroadcastServices III-16
E. MajorPitfallsforTelecommunicationCompanies
ThatOfferInformationServices III-17
IV InformationServicesMarket IV-
A. Overview IV-
1. MarketOverview < jy.i
• 2. MarketSummary IV-2
B. Product/ServiceCategoryAnalysis IV-5
1. ProcessingServices IV-5
2. TurnkeySystems IV-5
3. ApplicationsSoftwareProducts IV-6
4. Outsourcing(SystemsOperations) IV-7
5. SystemsIntegration IV-7
6. ProfessionalServices IV-8
7. NetworkServices IV-9
C. IndustrySectorAnalysis IV-9
1. DrivingForces IV-9
2. InhibitingFactors IV-11
V CompetitiveEnvironment V-1
. A. Introduction V-1
B. CompetitiveChmate V-1
C. CompetitivePositioning V-2
D. SelectedVendorAnalysis V-2
E. VendorProfiles V-4
1. AmericanManagementSystems,Inc. V-4
a. CompanyDescription V-4
b. Strategy V-5
c. ProductsandServices V-5
d. KeyIssues V-6
V 2. CableData(U.S.ComputerServices) V-6
a. CompanyDescription V-6
b. Strategy V-7
c. ProductsandServices V-7
d. KeyIssues V-7
3. ElectronicDataSystems(EDS) V-8
a. CompanyDescription V-8
b. Strategy V-8
c. ProductsandServices V-9
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