Deutsche Telekom (wholesale)

The integration of Deutsche Telekom’s national and international wholesale businesses into a single Wholesale Center improves the efficiency, consistency and flexibility of the group’s wholesale operations. This analysis addresses Deutsche Telekom’s domestic wholesale activities in Germany, together with its International Carrier Sales & Solutions (ICSS) business. Both these businesses belong to a single DT wholesale unit within the company’s T-Home business.
 
 
 
Table of Contents : 
Executive summary
In a nutshell
Ovum view
SWOT analysis
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
External conditions
Competitive environment
Increasing domestic competition
International competition
Regulatory environment
Customer demand
Strategy
Strategy objectives
Strategy implementation
Customer segmentation
National wholesale
International wholesale
Network strategy
DT’s domestic network strategy
Global network
IP network
Customer-service strategy
Products and services
Service delivery
National wholesale services
International wholesale services
Network reach
Pricing strategy
Company information
Company size
Organisation
The divisions of DT
DT staff numbers and T-Service
Deutsche Telekom Wholesale
Partners
Acquisitions
Financial highlights
DT Group results
DT Wholesale results
Debt
Operating performance
Ownership

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Global Banknote Industry: An Analysis – Aarkstore Enterprise

Banknote industry is an integral part of an economy and the monetary policies of each country. As proved by the EURO, a currency can drive economic stability and economic and monetary integration within a region. Trying to replicate the monetary union of the Eurozone, ASEAN plus three countries, China, Japan and Korea are working towards bringing a common currency for East Asia.

The banknote industry and especially the production of banknotes used to be a very secretive and protected system. But with the gradual opening up of the industry and private players contributing in the production system, the industry has slightly moved away from its secretive stance. However, the participation of private paper mills is still very small as compared to the state owned mills. The banks are now outsourcing a large part of the distribution and recycling of cash to the private companies, cash-in-transit or professional cash handlers or sub-contractors. In fact, in 2012 the Euro production system is going to open up for the private players completely, providing a level playing field.

Apart from the competition within the private mills for contracts from the central banks, the industry itself is facing a tough competition from the payment cards industry. The growth payment cards are registering is attractive, although its country or region specific, but people are shifting towards non-cash based payments and in most countries this is even being encouraged.

The cash distribution system as well as banknote production system is complex. The base of banknotes is cotton and the process is quite lengthy and complex. The cotton used for banknotes is also different from the cotton fiber used by the textile industry. Then there are various security features which are embedded on the substrate used for banknotes.

But the efforts to make the banknote secure are not proving very fruitful as the problem of counterfeiting is growing globally. Therefore many countries have now adopted polymer banknotes. These polymer banknotes are said to be more secure, as many more security features can be added into it and it is also much more difficult to be forged.

This report analyzes the banknote industry from different perspectives. The report has tried to explain the various aspects involved in the production of banknotes and the cash distribution system. The system for issue of currencies and for monitoring the money flow in different countries has been explained. The various security features that are used to make a banknote secure are also discussed.

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Emerging Markets and Premiumisation to Drive Global Spirits Market – Aarkstore Enterprise

The global spirits industry has proved to be recession-resistant with slowing economies not having any major impact on the overall growth of the industry. However, there has been some shift in the business and consumption trends.

For example, the ongoing economic slump has led to a shift from on-premise to off-premise consumption as off-premise consumption has proved more economical. Likewise, the aging population, particularly in the United States, has created above-average demand growth for spirits and wine.

Globally, the spirits industry is growing on the back of two importance factors. First, the emerging markets of Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) witnessing strong ongoing momentum in spirits and wine consumption as a result of rise in discretionary spending of consumers. Secondly, the western markets, notably United States although slow is still well oriented.

Apart from the favorable demographics i.e. aging population, the shift in the consumption of alcoholic beverage – from beer to spirits and wine – is helping the growth of the spirits industry. Within the spirits business, the trend towards premium products has further helped the industry in value terms. Spirit markets have been premiumizing across the regions as premium consumers have more and more access to more sophisticated products and are aggressively willing to pay premium for higher quality brands.
2007 proved to be a remarkable year for the global distilled spirits market with strong growth in emerging countries and moderate progress in Western markets within a worldwide economic context of lower growth. In the year 2008 and beyond, despite of a difficult economic environment, emerging economies have witnessed a strong growth with significant moderate growth in other markets that will help the overall industry growth.

The report titled “Emerging Markets and Premiumisation to Drive Global Spirits Market” is an analysis of the major global economies that are witnessing growth and shift in consumption trends. Major trends in the various economies have been highlighted to give a better understanding of the functioning of the spirits industry in those countries/regions. Further, the competitive landscape in which major spirits companies like Diageo, Pernod Ricard, United Spirits and Brown-Forman operates has been analyzed.

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Emerging Markets and Premiumisation to Drive Global Spirits Market – Aarkstore Enterprise

The global spirits industry has proved to be recession-resistant with slowing economies not having any major impact on the overall growth of the industry. However, there has been some shift in the business and consumption trends. 
 
For example, the ongoing economic slump has led to a shift from on-premise to off-premise consumption as off-premise consumption has proved more economical. Likewise, the aging population, particularly in the United States, has created above-average demand growth for spirits and wine. 
 
 Globally, the spirits industry is growing on the back of two importance factors. First, the emerging markets of Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) witnessing strong ongoing momentum in spirits and wine consumption as a result of rise in discretionary spending of consumers. Secondly, the western markets, notably United States although slow is still well oriented.
 
 Apart from the favorable demographics i.e. aging population, the shift in the consumption of alcoholic beverage – from beer to spirits and wine – is helping the growth of the spirits industry. Within the spirits business, the trend towards premium products has further helped the industry in value terms. Spirit markets have been premiumizing across the regions as premium consumers have more and more access to more sophisticated products and are aggressively willing to pay premium for higher quality brands.
 2007 proved to be a remarkable year for the global distilled spirits market with strong growth in emerging countries and moderate progress in Western markets within a worldwide economic context of lower growth. In the year 2008 and beyond, despite of a difficult economic environment, emerging economies have witnessed a strong growth with significant moderate growth in other markets that will help the overall industry growth.
 
 The report titled “Emerging Markets and Premiumisation to Drive Global Spirits Market” is an analysis of the major global economies that are witnessing growth and shift in consumption trends. Major trends in the various economies have been highlighted to give a better understanding of the functioning of the spirits industry in those countries/regions. Further, the competitive landscape in which major spirits companies like Diageo, Pernod Ricard, United Spirits and Brown-Forman operates has been analyzed.

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US Truckload Industry: An Analysis – Aarkstore Enterprise

Since the third quarter of 2006, number of factors have worked against the growth of the truckload industry. Factors that stymied the growth of the truckload industry were falling automobile sales, meltdown in the housing sector, sluggish growth in retail sales and overall slowdown in the US economy.

As a result of these factors, the trucking industry in the United States has suffered from weak volumes and a difficult pricing environment. The industry is currently challenged with lower demand and higher equipment availability as a result of many truckload companies pre-buying tractors before the more restrictive engine regulations took effect in 2007. Still the truckload industry is highly competitive based primarily upon freight rates, service, and equipment availability.

Due to the increasing challenges posed by significantly slower U.S. economic growth, the truckload industry is not expected to show any relevant growth in the year 2008 and 2009. However, after this period, the industry is likely to see sustained growth with a number of fiscal and monetary stimuli enacted like the US$700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program.

The truckload industry is also facing supply-demand imbalance of capacity. But with the exit of small and underperforming carriers, declining orders for new tractors and trailers and downsizing of fleet by leading truckload companies is expected to bring a favorable balance of supply and demand in the future.

Further, with retail gasoline prices seeing around 40% fall in the last quarter of the calendar year 2008 from the early July 2008 highs, consumers have now extra discretionary dollars to spend and carriers will have meaningful operating ratio and higher profitability.

The report titled “US Truckload Industry: An Analysis” examines the current status of the truckload industry. It analyzes the growth of the truckload industry in the United States over the years and the factors that are recently obstructing its growth. Further, major trends in the industry and the challenges faced by the truckload carriers have been assessed. The report also presents the competitive landscape, performance of the leading companies and strategies adopted by them in this difficult economic environment.

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Mobile Marketing & Advertising 2009: Challenges and Opportunities – Aarkstore Enterprise

When compared to other forms of advertising (print, Internet, TV, radio, direct mail), mobile is likely growing at a much faster rate because it is considered more cost effective, personalized, and results-driven. Mobile Marketing & Advertising 2009: Challenges and Opportunities examines the current mobile marketing and advertising market, evaluating methods companies are using to effectively leverage it as a platform to enhance brand awareness and increase sales effectiveness. The report examines the leading suppliers to the mobile marketing industry and analyzes how their products are impacting the way consumers opt-in to cell phone-delivered marketing messages and increasingly use their phones to search for, and even purchase, products and service.

This report provides forecasts and analysis on the global perspective of mobile advertising and marketing, which includes product placement in games, sponsored video, premium content and branded applications. It also provides a forecast for each different mobile type and opportunity. It not only profiles suppliers but also shows how they compare on technological prowess and customer awareness/satisfaction. Finally, the report shows strategies for the largest revenue opportunities.

The report includes:

Up-to-date consumer survey data by region

Forecast through 2014 including forecast by global region

Forecast by mobile marketing type (SMS, video, search, etc)

Case study examples of mobile marketing and advertising in practice

Exclusive supplier landscape map by technological prowess and customer awareness/satisfaction
Key Findings:

Given the exponential adoption of mobile as a communications and promotion platform, fully expects that global spending on mobile advertising and marketing initiatives will reach nearly $29 billion in 2009, a 59% increase from 2008

The greatest opportunity for marketing campaign development is likely the mobile video and downloadable applications sector, which we expect will surpass the $1 billion mark in the U.S. in 2009

Finds that premium content for mobile devices, including streaming video and downloadable applications, is growing at the fastest rate of all mobile marketing types. Not to be ignored, however, is the rising trend of consumers to use their mobile devices for accessing social networks, such as Facebook and MySpace.

Estimates the world market for mobile marketing and advertising revenues will reach nearly $50 billion by 2014, up from about $29 billion today, growing at a five-year CAGR rate of nearly 12%. Europe and North America will grow at the fastest rates, about 16% through the period, to reach $16.3 billion and $12.4 billion, respectively.

We expect 2009 to be a decisive year for mobile marketing spending as marketers worldwide move from disillusionment over their expected return from this platform to the realization that they can indeed enhance consumer brand equity via the targeted precision and customized experience that mobile affords over other media placements
Audience:

Marketing and Advertising Agencies, and Corporate Marketing Departments. Chief Marketing and Advertising Executives are determining how best to allocate their budgets for 2010 and mobile is certainly on their radar.

Mobile advertising networks. The suppliers enable different types of mobile ads to be broadcast over mobile networks, in videos, and in other mobile premium content.

Mobile search and content aggregators. Many are chasing Google but the smaller vendors offer localized search capabilities.

Cellular phone providers. They carry the millions of text messages, some of them sponsored, and are looking at ways to leverage mobile marketing campaign data for their own use.

Mobile platform developers. These suppliers create videos, games, downloadable applications for mobile that they in turn use to recruit sponsorship opportunities.

Traditional media outlets. Broadcast television stations and Internet properties are leveraging mobile to stream newscasts and other premium content.

Smartphone and PDA manufacturers. They provide the hardware that enable next-generation mobile content possible.
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