Penton Media's Telephony and Altman Vilandrie & Company Formally Launch Telephony Executive Insider Report Series Targeted to Global Telecom Executives

Report Provides Detailed Action Plan for Providers To Capture ‘09 Revenue Across Services Ranging From Mobile Data to IPTV to Fiber-to-the-Home to Managed Enterprise Services

NEW YORK and BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Penton Media's Telephony magazine, the leading publication for telecom communications service providers, and Altman Vilandrie & Company (AV&Co.), a strategy consulting firm exclusively focused on the communications, media and related technology sectors, today announced availability of the first report within the new Telephony Executive Insider Report series-a joint initiative of Telephony and AV&Co. aimed at enabling telecom executives to navigate challenges and identify and capitalize on new areas of growth within the communications industry. Registration for the subscription-based series of six reports can be accessed at http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telephonyonline.com%2Fexecutive_insider&esheet=5904499&lan=en_US&anchor=www.telephonyonline.com%2Fexecutive_insider&index=1.

Telephony Executive Insider combines original research from Penton Custom Media, a sister group to Telephony, analysis from AV&Co., and commentary from Telephony editors. The first report includes data and analysis stemming from a Telephony subscriber survey conducted in December. Findings include where executives expect their company revenues to grow and where they are directing their investments. The report includes an in-depth strategy section titled "Analysis for Action"-which details priorities and steps executives can take to generate new growth opportunities across five specific industry sectors: Incumbent local exchange carriers; backbone services providers; competitive carriers; wireless operators; and independents. Also included in the study is a section titled "Behind the Numbers"-which details the specific feedback from survey respondents, examining the trade-offs and tactics driving respondents' growth plans, and which services they perceive to hold the most promise.

"Telephony Executive Insider is laser-focused on the key challenge for today's telecom executives-identifying new sources of revenue and future service growth, made even more challenging by today's economic environment," said Carol Wilson, Editor-In-Chief, Telephony. She continued, "Many advanced applications are on the horizon, but they can only thrive in a marketplace that understands their value and their return on investment, and they will only exist if service providers have the foresight to understand customer needs and exploit their IP-based networks to meet those needs. The goal of this new series is to assist telecom executives with meeting these challenges and generating growth."

"Despite the economic climate, recent results have been encouraging as industry stalwarts showed significant gains in both wireless and video to stem the losses from fixed-line telephony services," states AV&Co. in the report's analysis. "That equation-replacing clearly eroding services with new, revenue producing products-is one service providers must pursue, even in this downturn."

Telephony Executive Insider is targeted to telecom executives worldwide, including Tier 1, 2 and 3 service providers, financial firms, analysts, media vendors and related digital industries. Each report will provide in-depth research and analysis on one of the following topics: Managed Enterprise Services; Broadband Wireless; Consumer Video; Telco 2.0; Connected Home; and Small Business Services. Every report will look at issues including competitive environment, service provider challenges, pain points and opportunities. Executives will gain insight and learn about additional resources to assist them in competing for new opportunities.

About Telephony

Telephony, the leading publication for communications service providers, delivers insightful journalism and real-world intelligence about the technologies and business strategies that are driving the telecom industry. For telecom marketers, Telephony reaches a focused audience through a broad range of targeted marketing channels and custom opportunities. Whether through print, e-newsletters, Webcasts, podcasts, blogs, events, custom solutions or online, Telephony connects customers with the buying power of the industry. For more information, visit http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telephonyonline.com&esheet=5904499&lan=en_US&anchor=www.telephonyonline.com&index=2. Telephony is published by Penton Media.

About Penton Media

Penton Media, Inc. is the largest independent business-to-business media company in the U.S., serving more than six million business professionals every month. The company's market-leading brands are focused on 30 industries and include 113 trade magazines, 145 Web sites, 150 industry trade shows and conferences, and more than 500 information data products. Headquartered in New York City, the privately held company is owned by MidOcean Partners and U.S. Equity Partners II, an investment fund sponsored by Wasserstein & Co., LP, and its co-investors. For additional information on the company and its businesses, visit http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.penton.com&esheet=5904499&lan=en_US&anchor=www.penton.com&index=3.

About AV&Co.

AV&Co. is a pure play strategy consulting group in North America that focuses exclusively on the communications, media and related technology and investor sectors. The company's consultants are experienced in strategy, marketing, finance, M&A, technology, regulatory and operations disciplines. Based in Boston, AV&Co. enables clients to seize new opportunities, navigate challenges, improve business performance, and increase investor value within complex and converging industries. Ninety percent of the boutique firm's operator clients are large- to mid-cap companies including service providers, content creators and aggregators, and equipment and software developers. AV&Co.'s financial clients include many of the largest and most prominent investors in the communications, media and related technology markets. Additional information about the privately held firm can be found at http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.altvil.com&esheet=5904499&lan=en_US&anchor=www.altvil.com&index=4.

Contacts

Penton Media
Bethany Weaver, 216-931-9551
Corporate Communications Manager
E-mail: bethany.weaver@penton.com
or
Communications Consultant/Altman Vilandrie & Company
The Portico Group
Katherine Waite, 617-489 2789
kwaite@altvil.com