NEW STUDY FROM Dittberner INDICATES TOTAL INDEPENDENT SOFTWARE VENDOR REVENUES SIZABLY HIGHER THAN CLAIMED BY OTHER TELECOM CONSULTANTS.

Release date and time: 12:00 noon, January 10, 2003.

Bethesda, MD – According to the new study “Dittberner Perspective Edition 47: Support Systems for Next Generation Networks” just completed by Dittberner Associates, Inc., the Total Worldwide Independent Software Vendor Revenues from Public Network Telecom Service Provider was more than $11.9 billion in the latest 2001-2002 fiscal year period. The report also reveals that system integrator revenues were significantly higher than had been previously asserted by other consultants. The revenue contribution to system integrators from public network telecommunication service providers were found to be some $17.5 billion in the same time frame.

Further, according to Mr. Donald Dittberner, president of Dittberner Associates, “The total revenues from public network telecommunication service providers worldwide in the latest fiscal year of these vendors approached $44.4 billion, including hardware sales, systems integration and consulting, outsourcing, and prepackaged software. This finding is dramatically higher than has generally been acknowledged in the investment community”. He further adds that, “We carefully analyzed 136 software vendors, 27 major systems integrators, and 18 major telecom equipment manufacturers involved in the OSS/BSS arena, in order to arrive at these conclusions.” The study indicates that a total worldwide revenue of independent software vendors constituted some US$11.9 billion for the latest fiscal year (2001-2002). This includes revenue contributions for OSS/BSS hardware, consulting and systems integration (primarily adaptations or tailoring of prepackaged software), outsourcing revenues, and finally the prepackaged software license revenues. The following chart gives a breakdown of the latest fiscal year revenues of independent software vendors on a worldwide basis, as presented in the Dittberner report.

2001-2002 Worldwide OSS/BSS Related Revenues of
Independent Software Vendors
Total: US$11.9 Billion

Source: Dittberner Associates Inc. Support Systems for Next Generation Networks – 2003

Note: The contribution of systems integrators and hardware vendors to the overall OSS/BSS market are also covered in detail in this report.

About the Report:
The information above is part of “The Dittberner Perspective Edition 47: Support Systems for Next Generation Networks” the newest release in Dittberner Associates’ multiclient research program, and is a follow-up of the very successful “THE Dittberner PERSPECTIVE Edition 42: Next Generation Operations Support Systems”, published in 2000.

THE Dittberner PERSPECTIVE, Edition 47, is a comprehensive 1,425-page report focusing on the NGN OSS/BSS software offerings on the world market, as well as the newest trends in support system technologies and worldwide standards activities. It also provides a market share analysis and forecast of NGN enabled OSS/BSS systems by region and service type. It is presented as a comprehensive reference tool for market and strategy planners among service providers and their equipment suppliers to assist them in determining how best to direct their organizations’ support system activities. The report includes a detailed technical description presented in a three page Technical Specification format of 190 OSS/BSS systems currently offered by 130 vendors.

Update 47 does not look at support systems for traditional TDM voice networks alone, but concentrates on solutions designed for IP, advanced mobile, optical, and/or convergent networks. The suppliers of such solutions who are included in this study have been selected on the basis of financial stability and/or innovativeness of product offering. In addition, Update 47 provides:

• A comprehensive description of generic applications, the functions associated with them, and state-of-the-art practices largely utilizing the new eTOM framework
• A discussion of the conceptual and technological OSS/BSS software advances since Dittberner Associates’ last update on this topic
• Sizing and segmentation of the world market by application area and by type of participation (software, hardware, professional services, and outsourcing), and region
• Company profiles of support system suppliers having solutions on the world market
• Functional and technical descriptions of these suppliers’ OSS/BSS software products
• Comparative analysis of vendor capabilities by application area
• Past four years of procurement history (installed base) and comparative analysis of vendor presence by country
• Conclusions and recommendations for service providers and suppliers

For more information about this report, please contact the Sales or Marketing group at Tel. +1.888.652.8382, or e-mail sales@dittberner.com.

Dittberner Associates, Inc. is an international market research and consulting firm specializing in the analysis of advanced technologies for the global public telecommunications network. Through its multi-client study series, THE Dittberner PERSPECTIVE, and custom studies, the company provides guidance in many areas of the telecommunications industry including: technology assessment and forecasting, market requirements analysis and market forecasts for telecom equipment and services, public and private network planning, corporate and business planning, new venture / new business development, and tariff and regulatory policy formulation assistance. Fore more information, visit the company's website at www.dittberner.com

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