The right appointment at the right moment can lead to a remarkable change in fortune for a company. Capacity looks at the top 10 moves in wholesale telecoms over the last 12 months which could pay off.

The telecoms industry could be facing one of the most radical overhauls of its accounting practices and systems as it attempts to become compliant with new International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Alex Hawkes investigates.

As global carriers increasingly move towards the cloud and higher-capacity services and networks, the role of the data centre has been shifting from pure storage and connectivity into a place to do business with multiple tenants. Gareth Willmer investigates the moving market dynamics.

The future of wholesale telecoms is uncharted territory, and carrier business models are being adapted for survival in what will no doubt be a challenging environment. Capacity reports on the new frontier.

There has been an unprecedented number of alliances and partnerships in the M2M arena in recent months. Richard Irving asks why there’s safety in numbers.

Capacity’s run-down of the hottest sectors in the M2M market.

Spectrum is getting as rare as hen's teeth, prompting mobile operators to start shutting down 2G networks to free up valuable space on the airwaves. But machine-to-machine customers neither want nor can afford to switch to more expensive 3G systems. So where, asks Richard Irving, will they end up?

Texting cows…crime-busting sensors… smart delivery vans - the future of mobile telephony may lie in the constant chatter of machines, not humans. Richard Irving investigates.

Hibernia Networks and Perseus Telecom are locked in a bitter battle for control of the transatlantic corridor. As Hibernia grapples with the politics of using a Chinese equipment supplier, Richard Irving asks what happens next.

Financial technology entrepreneur Mike Persico is challenging the low latency status quo through his highly specialist network operator Anova Technologies. Richard Irving talks to the chief executive about life in the fast lane.

The world’s top firms have put their secretive but lucrative trading programmes on a fibre diet. Richard Irving finds out why.

There could be some big opportunities for carriers in 2013. Here, industry insiders and experts give their predictions for the year ahead.