Publishing

As well as a range of think pieces covering innovation themes across a number of markets (see our latest telecoms insight here), Innovation Observatory publishes a monthly journal looking at the clean tech industry, and also supplies content to other publishing businesses.

Our publishing activities cover:

Innovation theory and practice
Clean / green technology
Telecoms and media

Innovation theory and practice

Our forthcoming report Best practice in product and service development: The use of tools and technologies to support innovation examines how technologies and tools of many different kinds are used to support companies in their development of products and services. The report introduces a schema grouping tools into three functional areas, mapping the areas on to a generic product and service development process. It presents the results of a survey of enterprises that indicates how tools are used and their effectiveness evaluated. It includes case studies from companies in different sectors showing how tools can be successfully deployed, and it profiles example leading suppliers of relevant tools and technologies. The report will be published by SPG Media.

Clean / green technology and markets

We publish our own analytical journal, Clean Energy Insight, which is available free to qualified applicants.

We have also published a report Meeting the challenges of climate change and environmental legislation: lessons from early movers (May 2009) that examines the impact of current and forthcoming European environmental legislation for large and small businesses in EU member states, drawing learning points from early-mover enterprises about how best to introduce sustainable changes necessary to respond to this legislation, and what the business benefits area report on the impact of European legislation on business.

Telecoms and media

Our white label publishing operations focus on telecoms services and technology. We regularly contribute reports for Light Reading. Forthcoming and recent titles include:

Ethernet over Copper (forthcoming) - This report analyzes the state of the Ethernet-over-copper sector, comparing and evaluating the different technology strategies underlying Ethernet-over-copper solutions and predicting which are likely to emerge as the leaders. The report also profiles 15 leading equipment manufacturers and provides a competitive analysis of their Ethernet-over-copper products and strategies.
Microwave, Millimeter Wave & Satellite: Backhaul Horses for Courses (forthcoming) - This report looks at recent technology developments in microwave, millimeter wave, and satellite equipment with a focus on cellular backhaul, discusses the market opportunities for the technologies and shows how vendors are responding to specific customer needs, particularly in relation to increasing demand for cost-effective bandwidth and flexible deployment.
Cloud Computing: The Fog Begins to Lift - This report presents a map of the emerging cloud computing market structure, showing the relationship between critical enabling technologies and cloud services and reviewing the needs of various types of user. It identifies opportunities and presents a competitive analysis of 15 example providers.
Deep Packet Inspection: 2009 Market Forecast - This report takes a close look at the ways in which leading DPI vendors have evolved their products and market positioning over the past 12 months. It reviews the different types of services and applications that are enabled by the technology, and it provides forecasts for the value of the DPI market. This report also looks at the emerging relationship between DPI and DPC, and provides 22 company and technology profiles.
GPON: Still Waiting for Lift-Off - This report analyzes the GPON equipment sector, including a revised five-year global market forecast based on current worldwide economic conditions, and provides an overview of recent developments in the GPON market, indicating likely major areas of opportunity. The report profiles and analyzes the GPON portfolios of 15 leading vendors.
Revenue Assurance: IT Giants Reshape the Market - This report examines key changes in the revenue assurance (RA) market, focusing on the impact that major IT-centric vendors are having on the sector. The report analyzes RA products and services from 15 leading suppliers.
Silicon Photonics: A Market Takes Shape - This report analyzes the prospects of the silicon photonics market, examining the early products brought to market and considering where the technology might go. It also provides a comparative analysis of 12 companies and their silicon photonics product status and target markets.
HD Internet Video: CDNs & P2P Players Square Off - This report examines the challenges facing content owners and CDN and P2P providers in delivering HD video and TV content to consumers cost-effectively, while preserving video quality. It compares the technologies being deployed and evaluates the impact of the move toward Internet video delivery on IPTV vendors and ISPs.
Control Planes: Key to Winning the Carrier Ethernet Metro War - This report compares the principal carrier Ethernet transport alternatives and explores the role of the control plane in carrier Ethernet infrastructure, assessing the strengths and weaknesses of multiple competing control-plane strategies. It also profiles three leading control-plane vendors and evaluates the positioning of 16 router and switch vendors.
Next-Gen IPTV Set-Tops: Market Forecast & Analysis - This report examines the IPTV set-top-box market in two key regions: North America and Europe. It reviews the state of the art and features Light Reading's first-ever market forecasts for the IPTV STB sector. The report also profiles and compares leading set-top vendors in North America and Europe.
Deep Packet Inspection: Vendors Tap Into New Markets - This report analyzes key trends in DPI technology developments and deployments, and reviews the drivers for this market. The report identifies key suppliers of DPI technology and investigates how their solutions vary. It also updates our forecasts for the DPI market – including, for the first time, expenditure by mobile operators.
MPLS vs. PBT: The Empire Strikes Back - This report explores leading equipment vendors' arguments for and against the use of MPLS, evaluating their views on how close to the access network MPLS should be deployed and providing a comparative review of four basic transport network approaches: MPLS at Layer 2, MPLS at Layer 3, PBB-TE, and T-MPLS.
Ethernet Over Copper: A Golden Opportunity - This report analyzes the state of the Ethernet-over-copper sector, comparing and evaluating the different technology strategies underlying Ethernet-over-copper solutions and predicting which are likely to emerge as the leaders. The report also profiles 15 leading equipment manufacturers and provides a competitive analysis of their Ethernet-over-copper products and strategies.
GPON Market Forecast: The Horizon Beyond Verizon - This report explores and analyzes the emerging GPON sector, including a five-year global market forecast for GPON equipment. It provides an overview of the PON taxonomy and includes a competitive analysis of GPON initiatives from 12 different suppliers. Individual vendors are profiled and their GPON products and strategies evaluated.
DSL Video Bandwidth Crunch: MPEG-4 AVC, IPTV, & HDTV - This report examines the role of video compression technology – particularly the MPEG-4 AVC standard – in delivering high-quality video in an IPTV network. It examines the tools this standard offers technology vendors and assesses its role in enabling DSL providers to compete with cable and satellite operators in the video market.
PBT & the Future of Carrier Ethernet Services - Provider backbone transport (PBT) is testing established thinking about delivering point-to-point services within the metro network. This report reviews what PBT is, where it came from, and what it has the potential to become. It considers competing PBT solutions and profiles ten major Ethernet vendors, focusing on their PBT positioning.
IPTV & Content Delivery Networks: Who’s Doing What - This report evaluates the IPTV content delivery infrastructure market – focusing on the systems and equipment that run on top of the telecom network, rather than the network itself. It identifies the 21 technology suppliers that are capturing initial contracts for IPTV content delivery and analyzes their market positioning in depth.
The SIP Market: Trends, Opportunities, & Threats - This report analyzes the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) market, reviews what SIP is and how it works, and looks at drivers for adoption and obstacles that could hinder market growth. It identifies SIP technology leaders, reviews services being introduced, and details learning points for companies entering the SIP market.
The End of Net Neutrality: An Economic Analysis - This report evaluates the potential impact of abandoning network-neutrality policies. It analyzes how operators might charge for preferential content delivery and how much revenue they might generate; considers reactions by competitors, content providers, and access customers; and draws conclusions about the commercial appeal of such a strategy.

We have also provided reports for Analysys Mason:

Outsourcing by Telecoms Operators: strategic and commercial options
Strategies for Selling more to SMEs: analysis of demand for broadband managed services and service bundles

And we have supplied content for Informa Telecoms and Media:

Global Mobile Strategies for Quadruple Play
Mobile VoIP: Transforming Voice Networks, Devices & Business Models.

To find out more about Innovation Observatory use one of the following links:

MARKET ANALYSIS & RESEARCH	STRATEGY SUPPORT SERVICES	MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS	PUBLISHED RESEARCH