2010-03-18 18:44:57 - New Telecom and Computing market report from Ovum: "Electronic health records in Western Europe - still a local affair?"

Healthcare providers in Europe are facing incongruous challenges, including an aging population and an increase in chronic diseases or long-term conditions, while having to meet an overriding need to reduce costs and maintain high quality healthcare. These necessities fuel the demand for e-health IT in general, and electronic health records (EHR) in particular, but also create a new set of challenges, especially in the field of data protection. Western European countries have deployed EHR solutions for some time, with local players still having a strong position in the local markets. However, the consolidation of healthcare providers and insurers alters the scale of the installations and increases opportunities for international players. Their increasing geographic expansion prompts questions about how easily and

cost effectively EHR solutions can be adapted to local conditions.

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Report Table of Contents:

Executive summary
In a nutshell
Ovum view
Telcos must stake their claim amidst intense competition
Recommendations for players
Wholesale opportunities to exploit
Market threats to guard against
Opportunities for incumbents
Key messages
Wholesale communications services
Overview
Wholesale service portfolios are broadening
Market segment analysis
The wholesale services structure in detail
Infrastructure: the fundamentals
Aerial sites
Ducts
Dark fibre
Other infrastructure services
Transport: from unmanaged to managed
Wavelength services
Managed transmission services
IP transit
Managed data services: key for fast service deployment
Transport protocols
Point-to-point long-distance leased circuits
Ethernet
Managed IP services
Mobile data
Access services: the last mile
Local fibre
Broadband fixed wireless access
Local leased circuits
Ethernet
xDSL
Dial-up Internet access
MAN services: growing demand
Voice services: circuit-switched is still the 'bread and butter'
VoIP services
Switched voice minutes
Packaged voice services
Hosted IT services: the 'pot of gold'
Data centres
Web hosting
Application hosting
Distribution
Content and content management
Operational support and co-location services: hidden extras
Co-location services
Operational support services

List of Figures
Figure 1: The wholesale service structure
Figure 2: The infrastructure service area
Figure 3: The transport service area
Figure 4: The managed data services area
Figure 5: The access service area
Figure 6: The MAN service area
Figure 7: The voice service area
Figure 8: The hosted IT services area

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