<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Northstreaming - White papers</title><atom:link href="http://northstream.se" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://northstream.se</link><description></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2009 mywebsite.com</copyright><item><title>LTE and the 1800 Mhz opportunity</title><link>http://northstream.se/white-papers/lte-and-the-1800-mhz-opportunity/</link><pubDate>Fri 23 Mar 2012</pubDate><category><![CDATA[White papers]]></category><description><![CDATA[This Northstream white paper examines the take-up and status of LTE two years after the first commercial launch and analyses the key aspects that will determine its future success. 

It is widely recognised that mobile data usage growth, whether on smartphones, laptops or tablets, will continue. In such a market situation, there are a number of challenges for the main stakeholders to cope with, operators, equipment suppliers and regulators alike. Mobile networks will need to accommodate significantly different volumes and types of traffic than today, adopt continuously evolving technologies and make more flexible use of the scarce resource of radio spectrum. 

Previous Northstream white papers have discussed the generic opportunities and challenges LTE technology brings to operators and how to adopt a suitable migration strategy. Two of the major concerns have been how and when voice services could be offered and the availability of ample device portfolios. Voice over LTE will indeed happen soon, and could bring a boost to operators&#039; dwindling voice business, but that is a topic for another white paper. In this paper we instead put our focus on analysing the critical availability of suitable and plentiful LTE spectrum and how that can enable, or inversely prohibit, a continued strong growth of mobile communication. 
]]></description></item><item><title>Upgrading the sourcing function to a strategy facilitator</title><link>http://northstream.se/white-papers/upgrading-the-sourcing-function-to-a-strategy-facilitator/</link><pubDate>Thu 31 Mar 2011</pubDate><category><![CDATA[White papers]]></category><description><![CDATA[The fast paced change in telecoms requires sourcing to be at the intersection of strategy and execution.

In telecoms, Sourcing as a process and organizational role is often highly focused on price of equipment and services. Habitually, success is measured by the obtained price per unit or system. In light of this, the sourcing process tends to be designed to primarily be an instrument to achieve such price/cost targets. For certain commodities such approach is adequate and in some cases even to prefer, but for much of the core assets of a telco operator it does not serve very well. At all.]]></description></item><item><title>LTE - The bigger picture</title><link>http://northstream.se/white-papers/lte-the-bigger-picture/</link><pubDate>Mon 14 Jun 2010</pubDate><category><![CDATA[White papers]]></category><description><![CDATA[Is LTE delivering on its promises? With data speeds of 80 Mbit/s and above, LTE is much awaited by the industry. As the first commercial services are launched in Stockholm and Oslo there are user and operator experiences to assess. Meanwhile, operators ponder how and when LTE fits into their roadmap. Northstream provides an update about LTE from operator and end user perspectives, highlights priorities for mobile broadband build-out and outlines how we see LTE as part of a strategic context.]]></description></item><item><title>The revenue opportunity for mobile connected devices in saturated markets</title><link>http://northstream.se/white-papers/the-revenue-opportunity-for-mobile-connected-devices-in-saturated-markets/</link><pubDate>Fri 12 Feb 2010</pubDate><category><![CDATA[White papers]]></category><description><![CDATA[At the end of 2009 there were approximately 4.6 billion mobile subscriptions in the world, of which the vast majority were mobile phones and mobile broadband modems. With current growth rates there will be more mobile subscriptions than people on earth well before the end of the decade. The rise of various mobile connected devices (other than phones and broadband modems) can boost the total numbers by a ten-fold if the industry finds a way to harness the potential.]]></description></item><item><title>Smartphones 2010: Time for Operators to Take an End-to- End View</title><link>http://northstream.se/white-papers/smartphones-2010-time-for-operators-to-take-an-end-to-end-view/</link><pubDate>Fri 12 Feb 2010</pubDate><category><![CDATA[White papers]]></category><description><![CDATA[Smartphones have developed into one of the most lucrative segments of the mobile industry. Shipments have increased dramatically, and so has the number of vendors, OS and applications. Operators can benefit from this development, but also need to understand the risks. Northstream recommends operators addressing the potential of smartphones in an end-to-end approach, embracing four key operator assets: Network capabilities, user data management, service &amp; tariff strategy, and device portfolio.]]></description></item><item><title>Your next BMV will come from an app store...</title><link>http://northstream.se/white-papers/your-next-bmv-will-come-from-an-app-store-2/</link><pubDate>Mon 18 Jan 2010</pubDate><category><![CDATA[White papers]]></category><description><![CDATA[The media frenzy over mobile applications continues. Consumer brands launch applications. Mobile OS providers scramble to position their platforms as attractive for an applications business. Operators try to open application stores. Are applications THE killer-app?? 
This white paper charts different application store efforts and cautions operators to consider the relative merits of focusing on applications. We also believe there are lessons to learn from earlier operator content efforts.]]></description></item><item><title>User Data Management - A key to digital service profitability</title><link>http://northstream.se/white-papers/user-data-management-a-key-to-digital-service-profitability/</link><pubDate>Wed 16 Dec 2009</pubDate><category><![CDATA[White papers]]></category><description><![CDATA[Today, interactivity and communication has become the name of the game, driven by web companies that have improved the relevance and user-friendliness of digital consumer services. User Data Management (UDM) is a key enabler for such innovation and is an umbrella term describing the creation, storage, processing and delivery of digital user data such as access credentials, identities, attributes, digital rights, etc. This paper provides our perspectives on UDM and how it best can be addressed.]]></description></item><item><title>Time to Top-Up the Prepaid User Experience</title><link>http://northstream.se/white-papers/time-to-top-up-the-prepaid-user-experience/</link><pubDate>Sun 21 Jun 2009</pubDate><category><![CDATA[White papers]]></category><description><![CDATA[How an effective top-up strategy can improve operator performance metrics and accelerate mobile payments

Facing flattening growth in prepaid revenue, many European operators see the need to cut costs, find new revenue sources and increase subscriber loyalty. This white paper presents the results of a Northstream study on the Western European prepaid market, with a focus on prepaid top-up and how different approaches impact operator performance metrics.]]></description></item><item><title>Taking the temperature on green telecom</title><link>http://northstream.se/white-papers/taking-the-temperature-on-green-telecom/</link><pubDate>Tue 16 Jun 2009</pubDate><category><![CDATA[White papers]]></category><description><![CDATA[Environmentally related messages are nowadays frequent in equipment vendors&#039; marketing messages. Increasingly, one also meets industry representatives with titles such as &quot;Director Environmental Affaires&quot; and &quot;Head of Climate Change&quot;. Additionally, the latest Mobile World Congress in Barcelona reflected this increasing environmental focus where sustainability was one of the keywords. But how much long-term substance can be found in environmental activities and how much is merely trendy marketing?]]></description></item><item><title>LTE - When the time&#039;s right</title><link>http://northstream.se/white-papers/lte-when-the-times-right/</link><pubDate>Wed 22 Apr 2009</pubDate><category><![CDATA[White papers]]></category><description><![CDATA[The next evolution step of mobile broadband technology has already appeared on the horizon: Long Term Evolution, or LTE. The technology is expected to deliver a better service experience to end users and lower cost to operators. Many industry experts believe that a number of commercial LTE launches will take place as early as 2010 - 2011. Is this a realistic expectation?]]></description></item></channel></rss> 

