Chapter I
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.1   Financial Applications
1.2   Financial Ecosystem
1.3   Telecom Segments
1.4   Industry Players
1.5   Market Forecast

Chapter II
ANALYSIS OF DISTINCTIVE TELECOM USE-CASES IN THE FINANCE DOMAIN
2.1   Introduction
        2.1.1  Multiple Levels of Engagement
2.2   Revenue Opportunities Covered in This Report
        2.2.1  Financial Services Companies
        2.2.2  Mobile Financial Users 13
2.3   Distinctive Use Cases of Telecom Deployment in Financial Services Domain
        2.3.1 Correlation Between the Use Cases and the Forecasts
2.4   Algorithmic Trading and Low Latency Networks
        2.4.1  Introduction
        2.4.2  Value Added by Algorithmic Trading
        2.4.3  Modus Operandi
        2.4.4  Optical Fibers – The Traditional Ushers of Algorithmic Trading
        2.4.5  Dispersion and Its Implications to the Finance Domain
        2.4.6  Microwave – The Promising Contender
        2.4.7  Optical Fiber versus Microwave – A Comparison
        2.4.8  Challenges
2.5   Disaster Recovery
        2.5.1  Introduction
        2.5.2  Backup – The Raison D’être and Modus Operandi of DR
        2.5.3  Storage Area Networks – The Ultimate Data Replication Engines
        2.5.4  Load Balancing – Putting DR into Action
        2.5.5  Secure Hosting and Data Centers
        2.5.6  Challenges
2.6   Mobile Banking and Stock Trading
        2.6.1 Introduction to Mobile Banking
        2.6.2  Modus Operandi of Mobile Banking
        2.6.3  Introduction to Mobile Stock Trading
        2.6.4  Modus Operandi of Mobile Stock Trading
        2.6.5  Challenges
2.7   Mobile Proximity
        2.7.1  Introduction
        2.7.2  Modus Operandi
        2.7.3  Challenges
2.8   Mobile Fund Transfer
        2.8.1 Modus Operandi
        2.8.2 Challenges

Chapter III
ILLUSTRATIVE CASE STUDIES
3.1   Algorithmic Trading
3.2   Algorithmic Trading - Interoute
3.3   Algorithmic Trading - Allied Fiber
3.4   Algorithmic Trading - NeXXCom
3.5   Algorithmic Trading - Cielo Networks
3.6   Algorithmic Trading - Infinera
3.7   Disaster Recovery – The National Stock Exchange, Mumbai
        3.7.1  Introduction
        3.7.2  Service Details
        3.7.3  Epilogue
3.8   Mobile Banking - China Construction Bank (Mainland and Hong Kong)
        3.8.1  Introduction
        3.8.2  Service Details
        3.8.3  Epilogue
3.9   Mobile Proximity - Coles Supermarket Australia
        3.9.1  Introduction
        3.9.2  Service Details
        3.9.3  Epilogue
3.10   Mobile Fund Transfer - Airtel Money
         3.10.1  Introduction
         3.10.2  Service Details
         3.10.3  Epilogue

Chapter IV
CLASSIFICATION AND ANALYSIS OF MAJOR PLAYERS
4.1   Basis for Classification and Key Company Categories
        4.1.1  Wireline Infrastructure Equipment Makers
        4.1.2  Wireless Infrastructure Equipment Makers
        4.1.3  Composite Equipment Vendors
        4.1.4  Wireline Telcos
        4.1.5  Wireless Telcos
        4.1.6  Composite Telcos
        4.1.7  Data Center Operators
        4.1.8  Handset Application Developers
        4.1.9  Handset Makers and Platform Owners
        4.1.10  Hardware and Software Developers
        4.1.11  Chipset Makers
        4.1.12 S ystem and Network Integrators
        4.1.13  Financial Services Companies and Intermediaries
4.2   Key Company Profiles
4.3   Adva
        4.3.1  Introduction
        4.3.2  Role Played in the Financial Sector
        4.3.3  Analysis and Prospects
4.4   Airtel
        4.4.1  Introduction
        4.4.2  Role Played in the Financial Sector
        4.4.3  Analysis and Prospects
4.5   AlgoSpan
        4.5.1  Introduction
        4.5.2  Role Played in the Financial Sector
        4.5.3 A nalysis and Prospects
4.6   Allied Fiber
        4.6.1  Introduction
        4.6.2  Role Played in the Financial Sector
        4.6.3  Analysis and Prospects
4.7   Brocade
        4.7.1  Introduction
        4.7.2  Role Played in the Financial Sector
        4.7.3  Analysis and Prospects
4.8   British Telecommunications
        4.8.1  Introduction
        4.8.2  Role Played in the Financial Sector
        4.8.3  Analysis and Prospects
4.9   Ciena
        4.9.1  Introduction
        4.9.2  Role Played in the Financial Sector
        4.9.3  Analysis and Prospects
4.10 Cielo Networks
        4.10.1  Introduction
        4.10.2  Role Played in the Financial Sector
        4.10.3  Analysis and Prospects
4.11 Cisco
        4.11.1  Introduction
        4.11.2  Role Played in the Financial Sector
        4.11.3  Analysis and Prospects
4.12 DonRiver
        4.12.1  Introduction
        4.12.2  Role played in the financial sector
        4.12.3  Analysis and Prospects
4.13 EMC
        4.13.1  Introduction
        4.13.2  Role Played in the Financial Sector
        4.13.3  Analysis and Prospects
4.14 EnStage
        4.14.1  Introduction
        4.14.2  Role Played in the Financial Sector
        4.14.3  Analysis and Prospects
4.15 Equinix
        4.15.1  Introduction
        4.15.2  Role Played in the Financial Sector
        4.15.3  Analysis and Prospects
4.16 Google
       4.16.1  Introduction
       4.16.2  Role Played in the Financial Sector
       4.16.3  Analysis and Prospects
4.17 Infinera
        4.17.1  Introduction
        4.17.2  Role Played in the Financial Sector
        4.17.3  Analysis and Prospects
4.18 Level 3
       4.18.1  Introduction
       4.18.2  Role Played in the Financial Sector
       4.18.3  Analysis and Prospects
4.19 MasterCard
        4.19.1  Introduction
        4.19.2  Role Played in the Financial Sector
        4.19.3  Analysis and Prospects
4.20 Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) and NTT DoCoMo
       4.20.1  Introduction
       4.20.2  Role Played in the Financial Sector
       4.20.3  Analysis and Prospects
4.21 NXP
       4.21.1  Introduction
       4.21.2  Role Played in the Financial Sector
       4.21.3  Analysis and Prospects
4.22 hSenid
       4.22.1  Introduction
       4.22.2  Role Played in the Financial Sector
       4.22.3  Analysis and Prospects
4.23 Obopay
       4.23.1  Introduction
       4.23.2  Role Played in the Financial Sector
       4.23.3  Analysis and Prospects
4.24 Savvis
       4.24.1  Introduction
       4.24.2  Role Played in the Financial Sector
       4.24.3  Analysis and Prospects
4.25 Verizon
       4.25.1  Introduction
       4.25.2  Role Played in the Financial Sector
       4.25.3  Analysis and Prospects
4.26 Vodafone
       4.26.1  Introduction
       4.26.2  Role Played in the Financial Sector
       4.26.3  Analysis and Prospects
4.27 Vtesse
       4.27.1  Introduction
       4.27.2  Role Played in the Financial Sector
       4.27.3  Analysis and Prospects
4.28 Wipro
      4.28.1  Introduction
      4.28.2  Role Played in the Financial Sector
      4.28.3  Analysis and Prospects

Chapter V
QUANTITATIVE FORECASTS
5.1   Taxonomy of Research Forecasts
        5.1.1  Customer Segments
        5.1.2  Identification of Usage Measures
        5.1.3  Regional Financial Markets and Telecom Trends
5.2   Research Methodology
        5.2.1  Market Model for Financial Services Companies
        5.2.2  Market Model for Mobile Financial Users
5.3   Market Forecast
        5.3.1  The Larger Picture
        5.3.2  Breakdown by Customer Type
        5.3.3  Breakdown by Solution Type
        5.3.4  Breakdown by Connectivity—The Primary Revenue Opportunity for Telcos
        5.3.5  Breakdown by Region
5.4   Banking and Other Non-stock-broking Financial Services Companies
5.5   Stock-Broking Financial Services Companies
5.6   Mobile Banking and Stock Trading Users
5.7   Mobile Proximity Users
5.8   Mobile Fund Transfer Users
5.9   Details of Revenue Opportunity for Individual Companies Profiled in this Report

Table of Figures

Chapter I
I-1   Mobile Payment Infrastructure
I-2   Low Latency Trading Networks
I-3   Global Financial Services & Equipment Revenue

Chapter II
II-1   Low Attenuation Windows
II-2   Typical SAN topology
II-3   Schematic of the SMS, USSD and WAP-Based Mobile Banking Solution
II-4   Nokia Handset with the iWin Stock Broking Client from Financial Technologies
II-5   Schematic of Mobile Payment Infrastructure
II-6   Mobile Fund Transfer Solution Offered by Obopay

Chapter III
III-1   System Architecture of NSE

Chapter IV
IV-1   Cisco in Algorithmic Trading
IV-2   ACCOSA from EnStage
IV-3   Obopay Mobile Financial Application Ecosystem

Chapter V
V-1   Taxonomy of Research Forecast
V-2   Financial Services Revenue Opportunity, 2012-2017
V-3   Financial Services Revenue Opportunity, by Customer Type
V-4   Taxonomy of Connectivity Research Forecast

Table of Tables

Chapter II
I-1   Telecommunications Revenue Segments
I-2   Telecommunications Industry Players

Chapter II
II-1   Use-Cases and Associated Revenue Opportunities
II-2   Global Mobile Banking and Stock Trading Wireless Subscribers by Region
II-3   Global Mobile Banking and Stock Trading Wireless Subscribers by Region
II-4   Global Mobile Banking and Stock Trading Wireless Subscribers by Region
II-5  Global Mobile Proximity Wireless Subscribers by Region
II-6   Global Mobile Fund Transfer Wireless Subscribers by Region

Chapter III
III-1   Use Cases and Associated Revenue Opportunities
III-2   NeXXCom Wireless versus Fiber
III-3   New Jersey Metro Connection Speed by NeXXCom MAN

Chapter IV
IV-1   Stakeholder Categories and Associated Revenue Opportunities
IV-2   Stakeholder Categories of Companies Analyzed in the Report

Chapter V
V-1   Financial Services Revenue Opportunity, by Solution Type
V-2   Connectivity Revenue Opportunity, by Source
V-3   Wireline Connectivity Revenues, by Media
V-4   Optical Fiber Connectivity Revenues, by Data Transfer Speed
V-5   Wireless Connectivity Revenues, by Stage
V-6   Wireless Cellular Access Connectivity, by Data Transfer Speed
V-7   Financial Services Revenue Opportunity, by Region
V-8   Overall Rev. Opp. for Banking and Other Non-stock-broking Fin. Services Comp.
V-9   Connectivity Rev. Opp.from Banking & Other Non-stock-broking Fin. Services Comp.
V-10   Connectivity Rev. Opp. from Global Banking & Other Non-stock-broking Fin. Services Comp.
V-11   Wireline Conn. Rev. Opp. from Global Bank. & Other Non-stock-broking Fin. Serv. Comp.
V-12   Wireless Conn. Rev. Opp. from Global Bank & Other Non-stock-Broking Fin. Serv. Comp.
V-13   Customer Premise Equip. Rev. Opp. from Global Bank & Non-stock-broking Fin. Serv. Comp.
V-14   Hosting Serv. Rev. Opp. from Global Bank & Other Non-stock-broking Fin. Serv. Comp.
V-15   Rev. Opp. for Telecom Stakeholders from Stock-broking Fin.Services Comp.,
V-16   Connectivity Rev. Opp. from Global Stock-broking Financial Services Comp., by Media
V-17   Connectivity Rev. Opp. from Global Stock-broking Financial Services Comp., by Region
V-18   Wireline Connectivity Rev. Opp. from Global Stock-broking Fin. Services Companies
V-19   Wireless Connectivity Rev. Opp. from Global Stock-Broking Fin. Services Comp.
V-20   Customer Premise Equipment Rev. Opp. from Global Stock-broking Fin. Services Comp.
V-21   Hosting Services Rev. Opp. from Global Stock-broking Financial Services Comp.
V-22   Rev. Opp. from Global Mobile Banking and Stock Trading Users, by Category
V-23   Rev. Opp. from Global Mobile Banking Users, by Category
V-24   Rev. Opp. from Global Mobile Stock Trading Users, by Category
V-25   Connectivity Rev. Opp. from Global Mobile Banking and Stock Trading Users
V-26   Connectivity Rev.Opp. from Global Mobile Banking Users, by Region
V-27   Connectivity Rev. Opp. from Global Mobile Stock Trading Users, by Region
V-28   Application Rev. Opp. from Global Mobile Banking and Stock Trading Users
V-29   Application Rev. Opp. from Global Mobile Banking Users, by Region
V-30   Application Rev. Opp. from Global Mobile Stock Trading Users, by Region
V-31   Rev. Opp. from Global Mobile Proximity Users, by Category
V-32   Connectivity Revenue Opportunity from Global Mobile Proximity Users
V-33   Application Revenue Opportunity from Global Mobile Proximity Users
V-34   Revenue Opportunity from Global Mobile Fund Transfer Users, by Category
V-35   Connectivity Rev. Opportunity from Global Mobile Fund Transfer Users
V-36   Application Revenue Opportunity from Global Mobile Fund Transfer Users
V-37   Revenue Streams for Individual Companies

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