North America United States
TMT Wireless Equipment
28 January 2009
Telecom 2.0
Middleware, Metadata, and
Mashups
Brian Modoff
Research Analyst
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Jonathan Goldberg, CFA
Research Analyst
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jonathan.goldberg@db.com
Fundamental, Industry, Thematic, Thought-Leading
Deutsche Bank Company Research's Research Product Committee has deemed
this work F.I.T.T for our clients seeking differentiated ideas. Here our
communications technology team captures key drivers and trends specifically
around Telecom 2.0 and its fundamental implications – in terms of upside
catalysts, value chain shifts, secular growth prospects, and the wireless sector
investment outlook.
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Table of Contents
Executive summary ........................................................................... 3
Outlook: 2009 to mark a transition in the Telecom 2.0 landscape ............................................3
Valuation: QCOM, MOT, TKLC, and STAR are our top picks ....................................................4
Risks ........................................................................................................................................4
Telecom 2.0 overview ....................................................................... 5
Key themes......................................................................................... 8
Theme #1: Flat network infrastructure upgrade cycles ............................................................8
Theme #2: Telecom 2.0 services based on new business models.........................................10
Conclusions...................................................................................... 13
Flat architectures............................................................................. 14
Middleware ...................................................................................... 21
Network resources as ‘delivery frameworks’..........................................................................22
Services delivery platforms (SDPs) .........................................................................................23
Metadata .......................................................................................... 25
User metadata ........................................................................................................................25
Network data ..........................................................................................................................26
Mashup services .............................................................................. 27
Mashup services monetization models...................................................................................28
Risks.................................................................................................. 33
Appendix A – Company profiles..................................................... 34
Qualcomm.............................................................................................................................35
Motorola ................................................................................................................................36
Research In Motion.................................................................................................................37
Starent Networks ....................................................................................................................38
Tekelec...................................................................................................................................39
Airvana Inc ..............................................................................................................................40
Acme Packet..........................................................................................................................41
Appendix B....................................................................................... 42
DB global mobile handset forecast .........................................................................................42
Appendix C: Glossary...................................................................... 43