Analyzing make-buy decision in the telecom industry: Sasken Communication Technologies

Abstract

Companies are willing to outsource activities from manufacturing to R&D through licensing of intellectual property more than ever before due to various forces acting on them. For example, the number of communication silicon vendors licensing intellectual property is on the rise and companies like ARM Holdings Inc. have been able to capitalize on this opportunity. Hence, it is important to understand the reasons as to why a company wishes to outsource an activity. Identification of the decision drivers for outsourcing and monitoring events that trigger decision making will enable companies to position their offerings to capture a significant chunk of the growing outsourcing marke