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Worldwide Information Technology Spending Faster Than Expected – $3.6 Trillion In 2012
According to Industry Analyst , an accelerating cloud system and fastest growing Telecommunications services, Global information technology spending $3.6 Trillion in 2012.
This represents a 3 percent increase from 2011, when $3.5 trillion was spent, Gartner said, and is up from the 2.5 percent increase projected three months ago.
The increase, while modest, is notable because it is happening in the face of a financial crisis in Europe, slow growth in the United States, and a slowdown in China’s economic growth.
Spending on public cloud services is expected to increase 20 percent, to $109 billion, from $91 billion in 2011. By 2016, Gartner said, this expenditure could nearly double, to $207 billion.
That would still be a relatively small portion of the total spending, though it tends to represent considerable computing power and potentially more efficient I.T. systems.
The greatest spending in the field, by far, remains telecommunications services. Gartner forecast that companies would spend $1.69 trillion on telecommunications this year, up only 1.4 percent from 2011. Fees for these services tend to be dropping, but Gartner cited increased demand from developing economies, as well as the rising demand generated by the boom in connected devices, like tablets and game consoles.
Gartner said over 200 business and technology analysts worldwide contributed to the report. These analysts also saw a 2.3 percent increase, to $864 billion, in fees for technology service. The consultants said consulting was in high demand, as companies try to manage things like their own complex systems, cloud computing, and the rise of analytics.
Telenor celebrates 10 years of reinventing the workplace
Ten years ago, just before Telenor’s Fornebu headquarters officially opened, Norway’s largest newspaper VG reported that Telenor’s new way of working would crumble within 12 weeks, according to experts.
Now, 10 years and an additional 130 million customers later, the Telenor Way of working thrives, not just in Norway, but in all of the company’s operations around the world.
iBAHN strengthens EMEA sales group to build adoption of Freemium connectivity solution in hospitality sector
(London, June 6, 2012) - iBAHN, a global leader in IP platform-based systems and broadband technologies for the hospitality industry, has strengthened its EMEA sales group as it builds on the interest in the company’s Freemium connectivity solution in the hospitality sector, offered in its EMEA region only.
The appointment of Andrew Moss as sales manager UK & Ireland and Pierre Kessler as sales manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland strengthens the iBAHN team focused on a new, guest-sensitive connectivity solution for hotels based on its unique Freemium model.
Irish Small Businesses get the Edge with Vodafone One Net
80% of Irish SMEs say improving relationships with customers is a key challenge
16th May 2012, Vodafone Ireland today announced the launch of Vodafone One Net, a completely new communications solution that merges all the flexibility of mobile and the benefits of fixed into one scalable phone system. One Net has over one million subscribers in other markets and now Irish SMEs can benefit from this unique mobile only solution.
One of the key challenges currently experienced by 80% of Irish SMEs is improving relationships with customers[1] – Vodafone One Net is designed to help make any business be even more responsive to increase customer satisfaction and be more accessible to nurture new business connections.
Arqiva takes additional satellite capacity on EUTELSAT 7A
- Arqiva and Eutelsat partnership meets growing demand for professional video services across Europe and the Middle East
Arqiva, the communications infrastructure and media services company, has signed a new contract with Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) for additional satellite capacity to meet growing demand for its Occasional Use satellite services.
In this agreement with Eutelsat, Arqiva has taken up 36MHz of capacity on EUTELSAT 7A (formerly W3A). This provides Arqiva with excellent overall coverage of Europe and specific coverage of the Middle East, Turkey and Russia. This new contract for one transponder further consolidates a longstanding partnership between the two companies.
Eutelsat signs distribution agreement with Direct Connect to bring high-quality Tooway™ satellite broadband services to Norway
May 15th 2012: Eutelsat Communications, (Euronext Paris: ETL) Europe’s leading satellite operator, has announced its Skylogic subsidiary has signed a distribution agreement with Direct Connect to sell its revolutionary Tooway™ satellite broadband service in Norway from May 15th 2012.
Under the agreement, ISP Direct Connect will be offering the Tooway™ consumer satellite broadband service with speeds of up to 10 Mbps to the most rural areas of Norway, via Eutelsat’s ground-breaking KA-SAT High Throughput satellite. The service will complement Direct Connect’s already strong reputation for providing radiowave broadband to rural communities.
