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World Broadband Market

Published by	IDATE
Published	January, 2008	Product code	60337
Content info	300 pages
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Introduction
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This publication has been discontinued on November 23, 2011.

Introduction

Abstract

The 10th edition of this report provides analysis of the overriding trends and chief developments in broadband markets around the globe. It examines the main forces driving the market' s growth and transformation - equipment momentum, technological advancements and increasing bitrates, expanding service offerings, growing competition, regulatory debates - and offers profiles of the globe' s leading broadband access providers (strategy, services, financial results).

The Atlas takes a look at underlying market trends and supplies volume forecasts up to 2011, by geographical zone and by type of access (ADSL, cable modem and others, including very high-speed broadband). From a geographical standpoint, the report delivers data and detailed estimates for the globe' s main regions (Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific), along with analyses of the largest national markets.

The World Broadband Access Market in brief

Key broadband access market trends
Access providers' strategic positioning
Technological developments
New service offerings

Forecasts up to 2011

By geographical zone and by country
By type of access:
- ADSL
- Cable modem
- Other (notably FTTx)

Key questions

Rate of broadband access growth in the world' s largest regions
Most widely-used technologies; developments taking place for each.
What technological advancements can we expect to see between now and 2011? Growing use of ADSL2+? True advent of FTTx?
What are the central regulatory issues being debated?
How is competition changing? What are the different positionings and strategic growth paths being taken by access providers?
What is the actual status of new service rollouts (VoIP, IPTV, including HDTV, portals.....) and what impact are they likely to have on access markets?

Report structure

“The world broadband access market” report is made up of several sections, which are drafted and updated throughout the year.
Each new instalment (CD or online) includes the latest version of each of the report' s different sections.
Depending on the formula selected, IDATE will deliver:
- for reports purchased without updates, the latest version available, including the most up to date information when the order is placed;
- for a one-year subscription: two complete instalments, including enterprise and market analysis updates as well as monthly Executive Notes
Annual subscribers will receive two instalments

Methodology

Definitions and methodology

Broadband access market definitions and segmentation

This report provides analyses of fixed broadband access markets, broken down by broad category:

ADSL connections (up to ADSL2+);
cable modem connections;
other forms of broadband access, including very high-speed (FTTx, including VDSL)
Statistics for these different types of access are collected by country for the most part (cf. geographical coverage), with details provided on vendors for the most significant markets: as concerns ADSL, sub-totals make it possible to isolate connections sold directly to end users by the incumbent, those bought from the incumbent wholesale and resold by third-party providers, and unbundled connections (fully unbundled and shared access lines)

The report also provides forecasts up to 2012 for these countries and for the globe' s major regions.

Geographical coverage

Detailed statistics are provided for 11 countries in all:

7 European countries: Germany, Spain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, the UK and Sweden;
3 Asian countries: China, South Korea and Japan;
The United States

The regional breakdown covers 5 major zones:

North America:

Canada, the United States.

Europe:

European Union: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom Other countries: Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Byelorussia, Croatia, Macedonia, Moldavia, Norway, Romania, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Switzerland,Turkey, Ukraine.

Asia-Pacific

Industrialised Asia: Australia, China Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan.

Developing Asia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, continental China, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Laos,

The world broadband market: Market Analysis

1. State of the access market at the end of 2007

1.1. Global and regional situation
1.2. Analysis by country

2. Access technology based competition

2.1. DSL still the main broadband access technology
2.2. The cable modem alternative
2.3. Ultra-broadband
2.4. Alternative technology rollouts

3. Broadband regulation and public policies

3.1. Public initiatives and policies
3.2. DSL market competition
- 3.2.1. Definitions
- 3.2.2. Implementing unbundling
- 3.2.3. The situation in Europe
- 3.2.4. The United States: deregulating broadband
- 3.2.5. Japan: unbundling champion
- 3.2.6. Naked DSL
3.3. Unbundling other types of infrastructure
- 3.3.1. Cable modem
- 3.3.2. Fibre optic

Tables and figures

Table 1: Growth of broadband subscribers around the world, 2002-2007
Table 2: World' s 20 largest broadband user bases as of mid-2007
Table 3: Top 10 countries in terms of new broadband subscribers in 2007
Table 4: Top 20 countries in terms of broadband penetration, as of mid-2007
Table 5: 10 largest broadband bases in mid-2007, by access technology
Table 6: Status of DOCSIS standardisation
Table 7: Number of FTTH subscribers in Europe, per country, at the end of 2006
Table 8: Description of the main ultra-broadband projects
Table 9: Performances of the main 802.11 standards
Table 10: Status of 802.16 spec standardisation
Table 11: Asian authorities' contribution to broadband development
Table 12: A selection of broadband projects backed by local authorities
Table 13: Regulatory and operational implementation of unbundling in a selection of countries
Table 14: Changes in unbundling tariffs in the major European markets, 2002-2006
Table 15: Main naked DSL offers and national market situation

Figure 1: Breakdown of the global broadband subscriber base in mid-2007, by geographical zone
Figure 2: Growth of the broadband subscriber base by geographical zone, 2002-2007
Figure 3: Growth of the broadband access base in 2007 and number of BB connections at the end of
2007, by geographical zone
Figure 4: Breakdown of the broadband user base by access technology, mid-2007
Figure 5: Change in DSL' s share of national broadband bases, 2002-2007
Figure 6: DSL variations, by bitrate
Figure 7: Change in cable modem' s share of national broadband bases, 2002-2007
Figure 8: North American cablecos' spending on infrastructure and network upgrades
Figure 9: Hotspot deployment outlook, by geographical zone
Figure 10: Percentage of alternative operators' DSL based on unbundling in mid-2007
Figure 11: Growth of unbundled DSL in Europe
Figure 12: State of unbundling in Europe' s largest markets as of mid-2007
Figure 13: Breakdown of the DSL base between the different types of operator in mid-2006
Figure 14: Fibre unbundling in Japan

The World Broadband Market: Companies analysis

1. Market forces

1.1. Player positioning in the broadband market
1.2. Broadband access leaders

2. Incumbent telcos

2.1. Undisputed domination of the broadband access market?
2.2. Incumbent telco initiatives to offset declining market share

3. Alternative operators: unbundling still going strong

3.1. Interest in unbundling confirmed
3.2. The unbundling economy: new business models
3.3. Challenges of bundling

4. Pure ISPs moving to an infrastructure operator model

5. Cable operators

5.1. Restructuring/consolidation
5.2. Different paths of diversification

6. Mobile operators

6.1. Strengths and weaknesses
6.2. Implementing a fixed broadband strategy: threats and opportunities
6.3. Fixed market entry strategies

7. Internet giants and fixed access

7.1. DSL and cable: unlikely markets for internet players
7.2. Internet giants could target roaming
7.3. Voice over IP and its impact on the fixed telephony market

8. Regulatory leverage

8.1. Local loop unbundling
8.2. Bitstream access/DSL resale/naked DSL
8.3. MVNOs

Tables

Table 1: Top 10 alternative ISPs (mid-2007)
Table 2: Change in incumbent telcos' share of the broadband access market, by country
Table 3: Access market performance of a selection of incumbent carriers
Table 4: Market share and relative growth of incumbent telcos' IPTV business
Table 5: Incumbent telcos' share of the VoIP market
Table 6: European incumbent telcos' international broadband activities
Table 7: Top alternative operators' progress with unbundling
Table 8: Savings enabled by unbundling in the UK
Table 9: Mobile operators' triple play-centric growth strategies
Table 10: Co-branding and resale partnership agreements
Table 11: Accords de MVNO fixed telcos
Table 12: Fixed operator takeovers of mobile operators
Table 13: Fixed telcos' recent investments in cellular or wireless
Table 14: Recent cable industry restructuring
Table 15: Leading American cablecos' VoIP subscriber bases
Table 16: Examples of partnerships and resale agreements
Table 17: Mobile operators acting as FVNOs
Table 18: Mobile operators' fixed network mergers and acquisitions
Table 19: New investments in fixed networks, or their equivalent
Table 20: Impact of naked DSL on broadband providers

Figures

Figure 1: Shifts in the different players' positioning with respect to services
Figure 2: Change in incumbent telcos' share of the broadband access market
Figure 3: Risks surrounding European incumbent telcos' regulated services