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Through thought-provoking publications, surveys and reports as well as insightful commentary, the Deloitte Technology, Media & Telecommunications Global Industry Group delivers innovative, practical knowledge companies can use to improve their overall business performance. Our global network of professionals and senior consultants can identify, analyze and help explain the issues critical to businesses across a variety of industries. Learn more by reading some of our most recent research via the links below:

	Losing ground The 2009 technology, media & telecommunications security survey Deloitte conducted an in-depth survey of security practices at TMT organizations around the world. This study finds that by and large the sector's security remains inadequate. Over half of all respondents suffered a security breach in the preceding 12 months, some causing millions of dollars in damages.
	Strategic flexibility in media and entertainment Scenarios, options, action! Companies often struggle to deal with uncertainty. While committing to one vision is often unwise, relying on agility may be unrealistic. How does an organization formulate a true strategy in the face of inescapable uncertainty? This report applies Deloitte's proven Strategic Flexibility framework to the unique challenges of media and entertainment sector.
	Eye to the future How TMT advances could change the way we live in 2010 Looking ahead to the year 2010, technology advances seem certain change the way we live our lives. Although we won’t be watching holographic TV or traveling to work in flying cars, technology will be far more involved in our everyday lives than ever before—from the car to the classroom, the living room to the office and essentially everywhere in between. This report looks at the ways in which we learn, communicate and work.
	TMT Trends: Predictions, 2007 A focus on the Technology sector Our 2007 predictions cover the environment’s growing influence on the technology sector, the reinvention of the user-interface, digital storage’s hidden costs, the emergence of biometric security, the varied costs of free technology, the potentially global impact of carousel fraud, new combinations of existing technologies, the technology industry’s dividend from social networking, the emergence of parasitic power systems and the technologically enhanced human.
	TMT Trends: Predictions, 2007 A focus on the Media sector 2007’s predictions cover: the commercialization of social networks and user-generated content, the disparity in metrics used to quantify new media and traditional media, opportunities in China’s media sector, the growth of real economies within virtual worlds, the long tail’s alternative forms, the immediacy of VOD to PCs, public participation in television programs, the growing symbiosis between online publications and paper sources and finally the cost of free media.
	TMT Trends: Predictions, 2007 A focus on the Telecommunications sector This year’s telecommunications predictions cover: the possibility of demand exceeding supply on the Internet; the net neutrality debate, the need for broadband appliances, suggestions for making mobile video pay its way, cellular mobile’s move indoors, strategies for IPTV, the benefits of small-sized telecommunications applications, potential pitfalls of triple play, the connectivity chasm and the rising cost of free telecommunications.
	Flying high 2006 global survey of CEOs in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500   The CEOs of the world’s fastest growing technology companies are more confident than at any time since the dot-com boom, despite a market that continues to send mixed signals. This report captures the thinking and direction of over 500 CEOs from the world’s fastest growing technology companies—those listed on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500.
	Venture Capital Goes Global Key findings from the 2005 Global Venture Capital survey Venture capital investment, like so many other industries around the world, is becoming ever more global. Firms are increasingly looking outside their borders for investment opportunities, concluding that the potential rewards far outweigh the risks. In a first-of-its-kind effort, the 2005 Global Venture Capital Survey examines the attitudes and intentions of venture capitalists around the world. The study includes a look at target geographies and sectors over the next five years.
	The Trillion Dollar Challenge Principles for profitable convergence Several years removed from the dot-com crash, TMT executives can no longer sit back and watch while competitors indulge in convergence follies. This time around, distinct winners, losers and bystanders will emerge. The winners are likely to share in a trillion U.S. dollar revenue premium generated during the next five years from new products and services. For bystanders, the risk is substantial: Disintermediation, reduced competitiveness and even loss of market share.
	The Hundred Year Storm Wireless disruption in telecommunications Telecommunications is one of only a few industries that has escaped frequent disruption. The last time it happened was when voice telephony disrupted telegraphy services more than 100 years ago. Such stability will likely become a fond memory. Recent advances in wireless technology, such as the 802.xx family of protocols and video compression, along with increased bandwidth for traditional voice services, are creating the potential for wireless to disrupt wireline in voice and data markets.
	Televison Networks in the 21st Century Growing critical mass in a fragmenting world This reports argues that the broadcast television industry is undergoing a fundamental transformation. The industry is steadily and inexorably evolving from being mass-market, single-event, broadcast-oriented into a sector which is far more complex but potentially more valuable, with a base of smaller - but more numerous and lucrative - audiences. Published April 2005.