Fiber is a Necessity for Telcos in Europe’s Post-Recession Growth, Pyramid Research Finds

August 16th, 2009 CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - Although smartphone sales in Europe are still growing, market participants must act now to minimize the recession's impact on smartphone sales and position smartphones for post-recession growth, according to a new report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com), the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network (www.lightreading.com). Europe's Smartphone Market: Sustained Growth Is at Risk examines the impact that the economic downturn will have on European smartphone sales in the short and medium term, offering guidance to smartphone market participants on how to mitigate the effects of the economic slump and prepare for post-recession growth in Europe.

July 16th, 2009 CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - The Chilean telecommunications market will grow at a CAGR of 6.6 percent over the next five years for a total of US$6.4 billion in 2014, mainly due to the increasing penetration of mobile services and the adoption of mobile Internet services including data cards and mobile browsing, according to a new report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com), the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network (www.lightreading.com). Communications Markets in Chile offers an incisive profile of the country's converged telecommunications, media, and technology sectors based on proprietary data from our research in the Chilean market.

July 13th, 2009 CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - Spectrum refarming, one of the most significant Europe-wide regulatory changes to affect the mobile industry in the past 20 years, will benefit operators by increasing network capacity and improving the availability and quality of existing services, according to a new report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com), the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network (www.lightreading.com). Spectrum Refarming for 3G: A Low-Cost Boost for Mobile Broadband analyzes the advantages of refarming 900MHz spectrum for UMTS, looking at data usage, mobile broadband computing, frequency characteristics, capex, 3G coverage, and competition.

June 22nd, 2009 GREENSBORO, North Carolina - REPREVE now available with 100% Post-Consumer PET Bottles Unifi, Inc. (NYSE: UFI) continues to grow its family of REPREVE recycled products with the introduction of a new fiber made from 100% post-consumer PET bottles.

June 8th, 2009 CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - The ongoing economic downturn will impact IPTV adoption and service revenue growth differently across Europe during the next year due to varied broadband penetration levels, the availability of cheaper alternatives, and telcos' response to competition, according to a new report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com), the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network (www.lightreading.com). Europe's Five-Year IPTV Forecast: Mostly Cloudy, but Temperatures Slowly Rising examines the short- to medium-term future of European IPTV in the current economic climate.

May 28th, 2009 CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - El Salvador's fixed and mobile data markets will double in size by 2014 as mobile data services, fixed broadband, and pay-TV drive growth, according to a new report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com), the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network (www.lightreading.com). Communications Markets in El Salvador offers a precise, incisive profile of the country's converged telecommunications, media, and technology sectors based on proprietary data from our research in the Salvadorian market.

May 11th, 2009 CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - In spite of the economic slowdown, mobile broadband adoption will continue to grow relentlessly across Europe, boosted by the introduction of 3G+ and 4G, expanding device selection and usability, and the gains mobile networks are making in affordability and pricing, according to a new report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com), the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network (www.lightreading.com). Europe to See Huge Growth in Mobile Broadband Services despite Recession analyzes the growth potential of mobile broadband computing in Europe, focusing on the three main factors affecting adoption: networks, user devices, and pricing.

April 21st, 2009 CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - IPTV will take a backseat to other pay-TV platforms as telcos seek alternative strategies to meet the significant market demand, according to a new report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com), the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network (www.lightreading.com). IPTV in Latin America: Not So Fast examines the market for pay-TV services in general and IPTV in particular in Latin America.

April 8th, 2009 CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - South Africa's telecom market is in the midst of a dramatic change, as incumbent fixed-network operator Telkom SA faces increasing competition not only from mobile voice and data services but also from competitive fiber network buildouts, according to a new report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com), the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network (www.lightreading.com). Communications Markets in South Africa offers a precise, incisive profile of the country's converged telecommunications, media, and technology sectors based on proprietary data from our research in the South African market.

March 30th, 2009 CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - The migration from narrowband and DSL to fiber will increase the size of Taiwan's Internet market from US$1.6 billion in 2008 to US$2.3 billion in 2013, according to a new report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com), the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network (www.lightreading.com). "Communications Markets in Taiwan" offers a precise, incisive profile of the country's converged telecommunications, media, and technology sectors based on proprietary data from our research in the Taiwanese market.

January 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The world economy will grow by only 0.5 percent in 2009, the worst rate since end of World War II, as industrial nations battle a severe recession that is dragging developing countries down with them, the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday as it slashed its global economic forecasts. Wealthy nations will experience their worst recession in the post-war period, contracting 2 percent in 2009 despite massive fiscal stimulus packages planned by most of the world's richest countries.

September 20th, 2009 LONDON - Dublin has been voted the friendliest city in Europe in a poll of 8,000 people across 16 countries. Adults from countries including America, Canada, Germany, Italy, France and Britain named the Irish capital as their top choice in the survey headed by market research company onepoll.

March 25th, 2009 NAGPUR - With the process of general elections having begun in India, the demand for symbols made out of fiber is increasing. The dummies of the symbols of various political parties made of fiber are used immensely for campaigning and promotional activities during the elections.

December 23rd, 2008 CHENNAI - To emphasise that he has no wish to leave the company he heads, Pyramid Saimira Theatre chairman P.S. Saminathan Wednesday said he had a more 'attractive offer' for his holding even before receiving a fake directive to sell out.

June 22nd, 2009 SINGAPORE - The president of the Asian Development Bank warned Monday that the global economic downturn might lead to a significant increase of poverty in Asia. "Instead of breaking out from poverty, we expect that more than 60 million people in developing Asia...

June 12th, 2009 Summers says financial rescues were 'necessity'WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's economic adviser says the administration's efforts to rescue banks, insurance companies and car makers were done out of "necessity not choice." White House National Economic Council Director Lawrence Summers' remarks come after government bailouts have put billions of taxpayer dollars at risk. Summers says the president "did not run ...

February 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Rural population is the key growth driver of India's telecom industry though 'affordability still remains a key issue', said a study released here Thursday. According to the study by LIRNEasia, and information and communication technology policy organisation, 27 percent of the total mobile owners at the bottom of the pyramid (BOP), or the poorest socio-economic group, were added last year, whereas the urban areas added only 19 percent.

June 16th, 2009 Survey: Economic sentiment improves in GermanyBERLIN — Economic confidence in Germany, Europe's largest economy, improved for an eighth straight month in June, with a recovery from recession expected to come around the end of the year, a closely watched survey showed Tuesday. The Mannheim-based Center for European Economic Research, known by its German initials ZEW, said its economic sentiment indicator rose by 13.7 points in June, to 44.8 points from 31.1 the previous month.

July 5th, 2009 PENANG - Phones are catching up with TVs, and the number of phones being used by 'bottom of the pyramid' households have already outpaced the number of radios and computers in South Asia, researchers have said. LIRNEasia, a Sri Lanka-based Asia-Pacific information and communication technology (ICT) policy and regulation capacity-building organisation, said in India a hundred bottom of the pyramid (BOP) households now had 50 TVs, 38 phones, 28 radios and one computer.

September 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Researchers have discovered that many pyramids in Mexico were created by the ancient Mayans to create "raindrop" music to communicate with their rain god. Take for example, Mexico's El Castillo pyramid in Chichen Itza.