| NOTAS: | "Important trends are emerging that wholesalers must prepare for. Although more “evolutionary” than “revolutionary,” the pace of change in the wholesale telecoms market is clearly accelerating. New customer segments, technologies, business models, and market entrants will all make an impact in the year to come. To survive and grow in this environment, wholesalers must respond to changing demands increasingly rapidly and flexibly. To stand still is to be left behind. In this report, we identify four major trends that we believe will impact the wholesale market during 2016. We also look back at the trends we have highlighted in previous years, to identify where our predictions have been accurate and where we might have been a little premature about when changes would occur. Because these trends span national and international, fixed and mobile, and established and emerging wholesale markets, we urge every wholesale service provider to take note, so that they can evaluate their preparedness and take action now to overcome their shortcomings." |
