‘Optimism’ returns to telcos as OTT windfall approaches
An article about Arthur D. Little and Exane BNP Paribas’ latest report, ‘How to ride the OTT wave,’ which predicts that the telcos sector will return to growth from 2017. Bertrand Grau, Principal at Arthur D. Little is quoted as saying, “While in the short-term, we believe that traditional players will be ready to meet the challenge posed by OTTs, a select number of OTTs could reach the scale necessary to compete with pay-TV on premium content.”
‘Optimism’ returns to telcos as OTT windfall approaches
An article about Arthur D. Little and Exane BNP Paribas’ latest report, ‘How to ride the OTT wave,’ which predicts that the telcos sector will return to growth from 2017. Bertrand Grau, Principal at Arthur D. Little is quoted as saying, “While in the short-term, we believe that traditional players will be ready to meet the challenge posed by OTTs, a select number of OTTs could reach the scale necessary to compete with pay-TV on premium content.”
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