Current Analysis Inc.Founded in 1997, Current Analysis broke the mold of traditional research firms by embracing Internet technology to deliver vital competitive intelligence to help companies respond quickly and effectively to competitive threats and opportunities. They didn't invent competitive intelligence, but they are redefining it by offering their clients a daily dose of highly tactical analysis on their competitors, delivered direct to their desktop. |
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List of reports from Current Analysis Inc.
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TIM Launches Free Mobile TV Card (Competitive Update (Europe))
1/3/2005 | published by: Current Analysis Inc.
... Vodafone Italy's new assault on 3G and mobile TV services, TIM has launched a free mobile TV offer until January 31, 2005. This was a necessary move, but Vodafone's mobile TV still tops TIM's offer.
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Tellabs Acquires Vinci Systems to Streamline FTTx Costs (Competitive Intelligence Brief)
1/3/2005 | published by: Current Analysis Inc.
Tellabs makes another PON acquisition, representing it as further demonstration of its commitment. Vinci gives Tellabs technology for applications plans, a migration path to EPON/GPON, and lower-cost ONT technology.
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Kingston Eyes Enterprises with Omnetica Buy (Competitive Intelligence Report (Europe))
1/4/2005 | published by: Current Analysis Inc.
... enters high-value territory by acquiring enterprise network specialist Omnetica. The Hull-based telco is vocal about boosting business revenues from IP and broadband (Eclipse ISP acquisition), but this is by far its boldest move to date.
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E-Plus Launches Single Rate Tariff (Competitive Intelligence Report (Europe))
1/4/2005 | published by: Current Analysis Inc.
... tariff structure, E-Plus has launched a new single rate tariff that will bolster its consumer voice services. But the tariff is tarnished by confusing add-ons and a minimum spend rate of EUR 9.95 per month.
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SBC to Deliver Home Entertainment Service via DSL Mid-Year Using 2Wire Set-Top Box (Competitive Intelligence Report)
1/4/2005 | published by: Current Analysis Inc.
... Inc., are planning to converge home entertainment for consumers via one satellite TV set-top box and an SBC Yahoo! DSL interface. This move will challenge cable companies while SBC's fiber build is still in progress.
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LURHQ Enhances Services with Remote Malware Technology (Competitive Intelligence Brief)
1/5/2005 | published by: Current Analysis Inc.
LURHQ starts off the new year with a new value-added Web-based offering, Remote Malware Eradication, leveraging the company's Managed Security services to bring additional value and differentiation to its core offerings.
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Firstlogic Announces Latest Siebel Validation (Competitive Update)
1/5/2005 | published by: Current Analysis Inc.
... Siebel 7.7 validation and becomes one of the first data quality vendors to be validated for this version of Siebel's core solution. While Firstlogic gains an advantage over some competitors, the advantage will be short-lived.
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Perspectives on Fixed/Mobile Convergence: Wireless vs. Wireline (Advisory Report)
1/6/2005 | published by: Current Analysis Inc.
When it comes to defining an NGN, wireless and wireline service providers talk two different languages. Still, divergent languages and objectives must be overcome if service providers ever expect to deliver converged fixed/mobile services.
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Tiscali Completes the Sale of Tiscali Belgium with the Approval of Competition Authority (Competitive Intelligence Brief)
1/6/2005 | published by: Current Analysis Inc.
... sale of its Belgian ISP subsidiary, bolstering competitor Scarlet Telecom's service capability in the BeNeLux, while diluting its own retail presence in the region, which is now limited to the reach of its Dutch business.
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SPSS: Mining in Oracle's Data Mine (Competitive Intelligence Brief)
1/6/2005 | published by: Current Analysis Inc.
SPSS Clementine's new in-database support for Oracle Database 10g Data Mining adds to its appeal in Oracle database environments while broadening its in-database modeling beyond its existing capabilities with IBM DB2.
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Internap, Rackspace Team Up (Competitive Intelligence Report)
1/6/2005 | published by: Current Analysis Inc.
... business alliance which will help promote each company in an effort to drum up new business, starting with Atari. While not the first combination of players, it will be useful to both for their growth.
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Wind Extends Mega UMTS Offer (Competitive Update (Europe))
1/6/2005 | published by: Current Analysis Inc.
... promotion until March 31, 2005 in an attempt to drive uptake of its new 3G services. As the last 3G entrant, Wind has to work harder and offer more to sell its new data services.
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Sprint Nextel: The Network Infrastructure Implications (Advisory Report)
1/6/2005 | published by: Current Analysis Inc.
Sprint Nextel went from conjecture to deal-in-the-making with little delay. Running two separate networks with two separate technologies is the expectation for several years. This leaves more questions than answers for infrastructure vendors.
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Conflicting Service Provider Views of Fixed/Mobile Convergence (Advisory Report)
1/6/2005 | published by: Current Analysis Inc.
When it comes to defining an NGN, wireless and wireline service providers talk two different languages. Still, divergent languages and objectives must be overcome if service providers ever expect to deliver converged fixed/mobile services.
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Sipgate Expands VoIP Coverage with Geographic Call Numbering Across Germany (Competitive Intelligence Report (Europe))
1/6/2005 | published by: Current Analysis Inc.
Sipgate has expanded its VoIP offer and is rolling out geographic call numbering as per RegTP's latest ruling. While it will improve service transparency, competitive responses are all but guaranteed with this latest turn.
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Sprint First U.S. Carrier to Provide Over-The-Air Upgrades (Competitive Intelligence Brief)
1/7/2005 | published by: Current Analysis Inc.
Sprint is the first U.S. carrier to provide over-the-air upgrades; this bodes well for the carrier's continued strength in consumer data as it deploys its EV-DO network upgrade and deploys more complex devices and applications.
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AT&T Adds Switched Voice and Voice VPNs to Its Network-based IP VPN Service (Competitive Intelligence Brief)
1/7/2005 | published by: Current Analysis Inc.
... VoIP services compatible with its Enhanced VPN services on a global basis, and it ported business features from the circuit-switched to the VoIP world. AT&T is broadening its VoIP service base after studying customer needs.
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Nextel Revamps Data Offerings (Competitive Intelligence Brief)
1/7/2005 | published by: Current Analysis Inc.
... off the new year with a redesigned data solution to include tiered messaging and new data bundles, but high pricing and a skewed ratio of MMS-based plans to camera phone availability make any improvements insignificant.
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Vodafone Spain Launches January Sales (Competitive Update (Europe))
1/7/2005 | published by: Current Analysis Inc.
... itself in the limelight with a January sales promotion. Free voice and videotelephony minutes - as opposed to handsets or new content - form the focus of this new post-holidays attack on the consumer markets.
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CES 2005: 2Wire's Joint Venture with SBC Raises the Bar for Digital Home Rivals (Show Update)
1/7/2005 | published by: Current Analysis Inc.
... contender in the DSL gateway market, has established a joint venture with SBC to accelerate its push into the digital STB sector, with SBC utilizing 2Wire's MediaPortal as its anchor platform for advanced services delivery.
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Dry Martini Furthers Mixology of Convergence Solutions (Advisory Report)
1/10/2005 | published by: Current Analysis Inc.
Network consolidation is critical for incumbent service providers to remain competitive and profitable, but their system vendors have not yet provided practical solutions that sufficiently leverage existing installed equipment.
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Juniper Trumpets Another Korean Service Provider Win Despite Minimal Presence (Competitive Intelligence Brief)
1/10/2005 | published by: Current Analysis Inc.
... announced deployments with two major Korean carriers in the past three months - KT Corporation and Hanaro Telecom - but as it turns out, Juniper is effectively a secondary, even peripheral supplier in both cases.
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RealNetworks Looks to Stream Rhapsody RadioPlus with Comcast (Competitive Intelligence Report)
1/10/2005 | published by: Current Analysis Inc.
RealNetworks gains a distribution avenue with Comcast, as its RealNetwork Rhapsody RadioPlus service gains exposure to 6.5 million potential customers, but it still requires plenty of marketing muscle against competitors.
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Motorola Joins HSDPA Party - Announces Trials with Five European Operators (Competitive Update)
1/10/2005 | published by: Current Analysis Inc.
... absent from the flurry of HSDPA activity in late 2004, Motorola affirmed its commitment to WCDMA development by announcing HSDPA trials and its intention to release HSDPA network gear by the second half of 2005.
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BellSouth Enters the IP Video Arena with IPTV Technology Trials (Competitive Intelligence Brief)
1/10/2005 | published by: Current Analysis Inc.
... is taking its first, tentative steps into the world of IP-delivered residential video services by initiating technology trials of Microsoft's IPTV system. Bellsouth joins SBC, which recently awarded a big contract for the same system.
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