...4/16/2015 4/16/2015 Westminster International College Cardiff Metropolitan International University Lecturer: Dr. Sayed Kadir Prepared by: Asadullah Escandari Student ID #: 0192VMNVMN1014 (MBA) Date of Submission: April 16, 2015 MBA-II Semester Assignment (Strategic Management) Westminster International College Cardiff Metropolitan International University Lecturer: Dr. Sayed Kadir Prepared by: Asadullah Escandari Student ID #: 0192VMNVMN1014 (MBA) Date of Submission: April 16, 2015 MBA-II Semester Assignment (Strategic Management) Strategic Analysis of Maxis An Extensive study of Maxis strategies Strategic Analysis of Maxis An Extensive study of Maxis strategies Contents Table of Figures 2 Executive Summary 2 1. Introduction – About Maxis 3 2. Task 1- 3 2.1. Company Profile 3 2.2. Strategic Alliance of Maxis 4 2.2.1. Select Partners of Maxis 4 2.2.2. Allies of maxis 4 2.3. Select Partners 5 2.3.1. System Integrators 5 2.3.2. Application Solution Providers 5 2.3.3. Content Providers 5 Allies of Maxis 5 Consulting Partners 5 Technological Partners 5 Hardware Partners 6 2.4. Maxis’ Authorized Distributors 6 2.5. Strategic Partners of Maxis 7 2.6. Alliances of Maxis: 8 2.7. Internationalization Model in Maxis 9 3. Task 2: 11 3.1. MISSION 11 3.2. VISION 11 3.3. VALUES 11 3.3.1. SIMPLE 11 3.3.2. TRUST 12 3.3.3. CREATIVE 12 3.3.4. BRAVE 12 ...
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...through value creating solutions for customer experience, content management and delivery and mobile payments." OSS/BSS - With the increased need for operators to rapidly respond to changing consumer demands and the need for increased efficiency and innovation, Operations and Business Support Systems is a key element of any operator's network and business strategy. With the completion of the Telcordia acquisition that was announced on January 12, 2012, Ericsson consolidates its position as a leading player in the OSS/BSS market with key positions in service fulfillment, assurance, network optimization and real-time charging, as well as significant capabilities to support operators end-to-end. TV & Media - Within five years, 90% of the network traffic will be video content. In TV and media, Ericsson's commitment to enabling operators and content owners to monetize video content through truly blended, multi-screen TV services remains. As the increase in global broadband connectivity enables consumption of more video content on more devices, the challenges and opportunities in this growth sector continue. M-Commerce - Ericsson...
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...proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile. After the deal was called off, AT&T owed T-Mobile a breakup fee worth $3 billion in cash and $1 billion in rights to wireless spectrum which has allowed to T-Mobile to expand their service to better compete with the three other major carriers. Since the failed merger, T-Mobile has become an agitator in the industry and has said they want to eliminate every pain point for consumers in the industry. One of the major issues in the mobile carrier industry is how much the four major carries (Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile) have started to dominate the market, making it hard for smaller companies to penetrate the industry. Consumers have a strong brand loyalty towards the major carriers because of how much better their coverage and service compare to smaller firms in the industry. Smaller firms cannot expect to have the capital to match the network size of any of the four major carriers which can be a major deterrent for customers switching to their carrier. These four major carriers hold an absolute cost advantage over smaller firms attempting to enter the market because of the many years they have been in the industry and resources they have been able to invest into their networks and services. There are also significant switching costs for customers looking to switch carriers, as all of the carriers charge early termination fees when customers attempt to leave their current carrier and switch to a...
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...CONTENTS Page no. 1. INTRODUCTION 2 2. OBJECTIVE OF STUDY 4 3. METHODOLOGY AND LIMITATION 5 4. BSNL- 4.1 ABOUT THE THE COMPANY 6 4.2 ITS HISTORY 6 5. THE STRUCTURE AND OVERALL STUDY 5.1 CAPITAL EXPENDITURE, 9 5.2 STRUCTURE 12 6. THE FALL OF THE GIANT- REASONS NOT ONE BUT MANY 17 7. STUDY OF THE FINANCIAL DATA AND THE REASONS FOR THE FALL 24 8. PLANS FOR REVIVAL 8.1 MERGER 30 8.2 DIVESTMENT 31 8.2.1. EMPLOYEES STRIKE 32 8.3 OTHER STEPS 35 9. FUTURE PROSPECTS 36 ...
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...Business RELATED TOPICS Business Issues, ARPU and ROI Cloud Services Next-Gen Content Delivery and Video LOOKING FOR SOMETHING ELSE? Beyond location, operators can mine data for context-based services Best practices for service delivery: Translating customer needs into network services Selling the CIO on telecom business services TECHNOLOGIES Satellite broadband INDUSTRIES Telecom industry In this Article The triple-play imperative Differentiating the triple play Triple plays mandate systems and network investment Podcast: Triple threat or trip to success? Dig Deeper Product Reviews POWERED BY IT CENTRAL STATION QlikView vs. Tableau Microsoft BI vs. Cognos Microstrategy vs. Business Objects Entrinsik Informer vs. Pentaho Sponsored News How a Global Telecom Built a Flexible Cloud With NetApp Storage –NetApp For SMBs, Windows Tablets Ease Challenges in Integration, Management and ... –Intel See More Vendor Resources IMS Ready and Raring to Go: A New World of Voice, Video, and Data –F5 Networks Session Initiated Protocol (SIP): A Five-Function Control Protocol –F5 Networks Related Content Telcos invest heavily in triple-play – ComputerWeekly quadruple-play network – SearchTelecom triple-play network – SearchTelecom Delivering triple-play services often means venturing into uncharted territory -- a cable operator getting into voice or a telecom service provider venturing into video. This SearchTelecom.com guide looks...
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...core ICT infrastructure, delivery of services ...etc under the Digital India programme have definitive completion time targets. Majority of the initiatives are planned to be realized within the next three years. The initiatives planned for early completion (“Early Harvest Programmes”) and citizen communication initiatives (“Information for All”) have already started going live and are being completed. The Digital India programme aims at pulling together many existing schemes. These schemes will be restructured, revamped and re-focused and will be implemented in a synchronized manner. Many elements are only process improvements with minimal cost implications. The common branding of programmes as Digital India highlights their transformative impact. While implementing this programme, there would be wider consultations across government, industry, civil society, and citizens to discuss various issues to arrive at innovative solutions for achieving the desired outcomes of Digital India. DeitY has already launched a digital platform named as “myGov” (http://mygov.in/(link is external)) to facilitate collaborative and participative governance. Moreover, several consultations and workshops have been organized to discuss the implementation approach of the vision areas of Digital India. Broadband for All rural 2,50,000 village Panchayats would be covered under the National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN) by December 2016. Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is the nodal Department for...
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...Liberty Telecommunication Enterprises, Inc. (LTE, Inc.) is a franchise business of 5LINX Enterprises, Inc. which is a direct marketer of telecommunications products which includes Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), wireless, satellite TV, local telephone services, broadband Internet, home security services and more. The company distributes its products and services through a network of dedicated Independent Marketing Representatives (IMR). I recently made an investment to join this organization as a marketing representative and I will start selling the various products and services offered by 5LINX. However, as an independent entrepreneur I will market my business under the name of Liberty Telecommunication Enterprises, Inc. Product Offerings & Primary Characteristics Service Component & Product Enhancement Liberty Telecommunication, Inc. offers a variety of services including mobile phone, security systems monitoring, high-speed internet, merchant processing services, satellite TV, ID guard, text alert, and merchant processing services. Product Lines: Breadth and Depth Business Changes in Response to Industry Changes Description Liberty Telecommunication Enterprises, Inc. (LTE, Inc.) was started in March 2012. This business was started out of my home in Virginia. I entered into an agreement with 5LINX Enterprises to sell telecommunication products and services to both businesses and individuals. These product and services are used...
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...Worldwide Telecommunications Team,”C” Joseph Collins, Megan Ward, Andrew Hoffart, Steven Rankin, Cheryl Bandy COMM/215 April 28, 2014 Irwin Shubert Worldwide Telecommunications, Inc. and the cultural changes within Diversity has brought a new importance to the work place. With the world becoming more diverse, and the work place becoming more multicultural, political correctness, affirmative action and disparities in pay pushed their employers to change their recruiting practices. A progressive workplace should consist of employees of wide-ranging cultures, ethnicities, religions, genders, and ages, and other factors. When you add people from the different backrounds there’s always going to be tension. However, each individual from each different culture or reign can bring something different, something new and exciting to the table. Worldwide Telecommunications, Inc. is meeting this rather complicated issue directly in the hopes of turning it into an opportunity to promote a multicultural work environment that its customers can connect with. The various cultures of the workers will have an effect on the way that the community understands and interacts with the organization in an affirmative way. This distinctive idea will not be without its difficulties. A diverse workplace can lead to challenges and struggles as people from different cultures, ethnicities, religions, genders, and ages learn to work together...
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...| | | Dividend Policies Cogeco Cable Inc., Shaw Communications, & Cablevision Systems Corp. | Kristina Kacanski (211565827), Wei Fu (211521242), Guillaume Lacour (213242003)FINE3100 Karen Chiykowski November 14, 2013 | Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Industry Analysis 4 Business Strategy 5 Industry Dividend Analysis 7 Cogeco Cable Inc. Dividend History 7 Shaw Communications Dividend History 9 CableVision Systems Corp. Dividend History. 9 Dividend Policy Recommendation 10 End Notes 12 Appendices 13 Appendix A: Porter’s Five Forces Analysis 15 i. Porter's Analysis ii. Summary Appendix B: Damodaran’s Dividend Policy and Frictions/Market Imperfections 15 i. Equity Trade Off and Life Cycle of a Firm Appendix C: Revenue Streams. 16 Appendix D: Cogeco Cable Inc. Tables 17 i. Cogeco Cable Inc. - Revenue ii. Cogeco Cable Inc. - Cash iii. Cogeco Cable Inc. - Market iv. Cogeco Cable Inc. - Dividends v. Cogeco Cable Inc. - Ratios Appendix E: Shaw Communications Tables 19 i. Shaw Communications - Revenue ii. Shaw Communications - Cash iii. Shaw Communications - Market iv. Shaw Communications - Dividends v. Shaw Communications - Ratios Appendix F: Cablevision Systems Corp. Tables 22 i. CableVision Systems Corp. - Revenue ii. CableVision Systems Corp. - Cash iii. CableVision Systems Corp. - Market iv. CableVision Systems Corp. - Dividends v. CableVision Systems Corp. -...
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...Worldwide Telecommunications, Inc. Worldwide Telecommunications, Inc. is a full service voice and data communications company. The company is one of the world’s largest and successful telecommunications companies. Despite the success that Worldwide Telecommunications, Inc. had experienced, the company will eventually face some cultural changes in the future. Also, a diverse workforce will have an effect on teamwork as well as communication. However, Worldwide Telecommunications, Inc. is not the only large company that will come across cultural changes. Nowadays, the trend for many companies is to expand into another country with the goal to gain a diverse workforce and to enter an international market. Although this trend is extremely beneficial for the company’s success and survival, there are some negative aspects as well. Possible Cultural Changes in Worldwide Telecommunications, Inc. The world is becoming more diverse and most large companies are multicultural. Diversity definitely has brought new importance to the workplace. Because of the increase of diverse employees from all over the world, it is almost impossible for Worldwide Telecommunications, Inc. to not counteract any cultural changes. Combining people from different backgrounds can cause tension in the workplace. People of different nationalities, ethnicities, religions, genders, ages, etc. interact with each other differently and perceive things in different ways. In addition, the working...
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...Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), incorporated on November 28, 1928, is a telecommunications service provider in the Philippines. Through the Company’s three principal business segments, wireless, fixed line and BPO, the Company offers the diversified range of telecommunications services across the Philippines’ fiber optic backbone and wireless, fixed line and satellite networks. The Company provides cellular and wireless broadband, satellite and other services through its wireless business. The Company is the provider of fixed line telecommunications services, servicing retail, corporate and small medium enterprise (SME), clients. On December 4, 2012, the Company sold its BPO segment. The Company’s cellular business, which it provides through Smart and DMPI to almost 70 million subscribers as at December 31, 2012, approximately 97% of whom are prepaid subscribers, focuses on providing wireless voice communications and wireless data communications, primarily through text messaging, but also through a variety of VAS, and mobile broadband. Smart markets nationwide cellular communications services under the brand names Smart Prepaid, Talk ‘N Text, Smart Postpaid and Smart Infinity. Smart Prepaid and Talk ‘N Text are prepaid services while Smart Postpaid and Smart Infinity are postpaid services, which are all provided through Smart’s digital network. A cellular voice service consists of all voice traffic and voice VAS, such as voice mail and international roaming...
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...Completion 9. EBAY Registration Screenshot Globe Telecom Profile and History Profile Globe Telecom commonly shortened as Globe, is a major provider of telecommunications services in the Philippines, supported by over 6,200 employees and nearly 1.05 million retailers, distributors, suppliers, and business partners nationwide. The company operates one of the largest mobile, fixed line, and broadband networks in the country, providing communications services to individual customers, small and medium-sized businesses, and corporate and enterprise clients. Globe currently has about 48.4 million mobile subscribers, nearly 3.5 million broadband customers, and 858.9 thousand landline subscribers. The company’s principal shareholders are Ayala Corporation and Singapore Telecom. It is listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol GLO and had a market capitalization of US$7.4 billion as of the end of June 2015. Globe Telecom’s principal executive office is located at The Globe Tower, 32nd Street corner 7th Avenue, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Metropolitan Manila, Philippines. History In 1928, Congress passed Act No. 3495 granting the Robert Dollar Company (a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of California), a franchise to operate wireless long-distance message services in the Philippines. Subsequently, Congress passed Act No. 4150 in 1934 to transfer the franchise and privileges of the Robert Dollar Company to Globe Wireless Limited...
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...Physical Networking: Syllabus NT1310 NT1310 Physical Networking SYLLABUS Credit hours: 4.5 Contact /Instructional hours: 56 (34 Theory, 22 Lab) Prerequisite(s):NT1210 Introduction to Networking or equivalent © ITT Educational Services, Inc. All Rights Reserved. -1- 03/02/2012 NT1310 Physical Networking SYLLABUS COURSE SUMMARY COURSE DESCRIPTION This course examines industry standards and practices involving the physical components of networking technologies (such as wiring standards and practices, various media and interconnection components), networking devices and their specifications and functions. Students will practice designing physical network solutions based on appropriate capacity planning and implementing various installations, testing and troubleshooting techniques for a computer network. MAJOR INSTRUCTIONAL AREAS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Telecommunications Cabling Specifications and Constraints Cabling Tools and Media Network Equipment for Wired and Wireless Networks Cable Testing Fiber Optics and Light Principles Fiber-Optic Cables, Splicing and Connectors Fiber-Optic Light Sources, Detectors and Receivers Fiber-Optic Considerations and Testing COURSE OBJECTIVES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Distinguish between bandwidth, frequency, and data rate in a data network Explain the importance of codes, standards, and specifications. Compare and contrast network topologies ...
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...Competitors Analyis 1. Major Competitors As a major communication service provider that covers 280 million people in the United States, T-Mobile still has major competitors that the company has to continuously compete with. T-Mobile’s major competitors are At&t Inc., Sprint Nextel Corporation, and Verizon Communications Inc. (Annual, 2014). 3. Competitors Comparative Advantage T-Mobile’s competitors have a comparative advantage that makes competition fierce. At&t Inc. has a strong competitive advantage over T-Mobile by having a strong position in the business services market. Among their business strong position At&t Inc. also has the world’s most advanced Internet Protocol (IP) backbones in the industry (AT&T Inc., 2014). At&t Inc. is also one of the largest telecommunications service providers as they serve to 110.4 Million wireless subscribers, 24.6 million line subscribers, and 16.4 million broadband subscribers by the end of fiscal year of 2013. The company shares a 58% market share with Verizon, AT&T holds a 27% market share (AT&T Inc., 2014). Another fierce competitor that T-Mobile has to strategically compete with is Sprint Nextel corporation. Sprint Nextel Corporation has a competitive advantage over T-Mobile as they are the third largest telecom provider in the United States. Sprint as also partnered up with SoftBank, an internet company, that has invested $22.2 billion for an 80% stake in Sprint (Sprint Nextel Corporation...
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...WorldCom the Rise and Fall WorldCom began in 1983 during the breakup of AT&T, which enabled competitors to start selling long distance telephone service to individuals and business customers. A group of investors from Hattiesburg, Mississippi decided to start a communications company called Long Distance Discount Services (LDDS). The company lead by Bill Fields leased a local Bell System Wide-Area Telecommunications Service (WATS) line and resold time on the line to businesses. The sophisticated long distance technology was designed to handle a high volume of calls. The lines were leased at a fixed rate so the idea was that the more customers a company could obtain the lower cost for the company. Fields was able to sign 200 customers, however during this time the telecommunications industry was very competitive and when Bell starting raising the fixed lease rate on the lines LDDS was in trouble. By the end of the first quarter 1985 the company was losing approximately $25,000 a month. When Fields attempt to sell off the company was unsuccessful, one of the initial investors by the name of Bernard Ebbers agreed to become president and chief executive officer for LDDS, who at this time was 1.5 million dollars in debt. Ebbers, a Canadian, was a successful business owner in the hotel business. He came to the United States on a basketball scholarship to Mississippi College. Upon graduation Ebbers saw an opportunity in the motel industry and was able to borrow enough...
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