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• Mergers and acquisitions on the Polish telecommunications market December 2011

  Over the past twelve months there have been a lot of important events and developments in the Polish telecommunications sector, all of which have had a significant influence on the current state of the market. The market is becoming increasingly consolidated, and more and more often mergers and acquisitions concern…

• Telecoms market in CIS countries - 2012 trends December 2011

  Revenues of mobile telephony operators drive the growth of the telecommunications market in the CIS countries and Georgia. The region is far from being homogenous, however, some common trends can be observed. The economic development of the CIS countries differs significantly, which is explained by different factors…

• Russian telecommunications market exceeds expectations September 2011

  Russian telecommunications market exceeded our last year expectations growing at a faster pace in 2010. The reason for the better results was very dynamic development of the broadband internet market. Mobile telephony operators also registered a doubledigit growth of their combined revenues. The value of the telecommunications services market…

• New challenges for telecoms market in Central and Eastern Europe September 2011

  The telecommunications market in the CEE has become more mature. Telecoms are facing problems typical of saturated markets, which are lowering ARPU and higher expectations of consumers. Convergence and growing significance of data transmission services in mobile networks will continue to shape the market. The total…

• IT market in Poland to see double-digit growth in 2011 August 2011

  After the crisis, the IT market in Poland recorded a significant rebound last year. Gradually increasing IT demand and a bigger volume of orders from the business sector allow forecasting the market growth at more than 10% this year. In 2010, the Polish IT market saw a recovery, which was in line with our forecasts as well…

• IT market in Russia – more than 20% up in 2011 again August 2011

  The Russian IT market is experiencing a strong bounce back after a sharp decline observed in 2009. Forecasts for the whole of 2011 are optimistic and assume that the market will jump by another 20% year-on-year. In 2010 the IT market in Russia recovered the growth. Last year the total net value of IT products and services…

• Growing importance of portable computers in Polish enterprises June 2011

  Big companies in Poland increasingly use portable computers, whose share in the total number of computers used constantly grows. Over the last few years, replacement cycles of hardware in large enterprises in Poland have remained almost unchanged. Large companies in Poland are fully equipped with basic devices, including…

• Ukrainian IT market worth €1bn May 2011

  Ukrainian IT market increased by approx. 30% last year. In Euro terms its value crossed €1bn, which is comparable with the level recorded in 2005 and it represents a half of the value from 2007. In 2010 IT products and services sales bounced back. Ukraine got some economic recovery after the financial crisis and…

• IT outsourcing in Central and Eastern Europe 2009 - PMR special reportMay 2011

  IT businesses worldwide have been seeking ways to relocate parts of their business process using IT and human resources to markets that offer lower costs and better development prospects. Outsourcing is not strictly related to the IT industry, but IT outsourcing accounts for the bulk of the entire outsourcing industry.…

• Polish market of value added and multimedia services on a stable course April 2011

  Year by year, the revenues obtained by telecom operators from value-added services have been gaining in importance. This is caused primarily by their stable growth and stagnation, but frequently also by a decrease in revenues from basic services. Hence, there is market pressure to maximise convergence of telecommunications…