Table of Contents

  • Executive Summary
  • Introduction
  • North America
    • Broadband
      • Duopoly Firmly Entrenched
      • Emergence of FTTx and Wireless Broadband
      • Broadband Penetration to Slow
      • Minimize Price Compression
    • Wireline Voice
      • Regulatory Progress is Slow
      • PSTN Remains King
    • Mobile
      • Subscriber Penetration Remains Strong
      • Subscriber Growth Will Slow
      • 3G Takes Off
      • Steady Revenue Growth Predicted
    • PayTV Video Services
      • Telco TV Still in its Infancy
      • Redistribution of PayTV Subscribers
      • Content Providers Call the Shots
    • North America Market Summary
  • Europe
    • Broadband
      • Steady Growth in Consumer Broadband Adoption
      • FTTx is Lagging
      • Everyone is Offering Broadband
      • Price Compression Restricting Profit Margins
    • Wireline Voice
      • VoIP Adoption Skyrockets
      • PSTN in Rapid Decline
      • Usage-Based Pricing Slowly Eroding
    • Mobile
      • Western Europe Subscribers Are Nearly Maxed Out
      • Operator Consolidation
      • Lower Termination Fees Hit Operators Hard
    • PayTV
      • PayTV Adoption Continues to Climb
      • IPTV Profitability Uncertain
    • Europe Regional Summary
  • Middle East/Africa
    • Broadband
      • Low Broadband Penetration
      • Competition Being Introduced
      • Despite Progress, Many Barriers Still Exist
    • Wireline Voice
      • Regulation Restricts VoIP Adoption
      • VoIP Slow to Emerge
      • WLL and Phone Shops
      • Flat Wireline Revenue Outlook
    • Mobile
      • Rapid Subscriber Growth
      • Low-Cost Handsets for Africa
      • The Rise of Mobile Financial Services
      • Flat or Declining ARPU Restricts Revenue Growth
    • PayTV
      • Low Subscriber Penetration
      • Triple-Play Bundles Are Few and Far Between
    • ME/AFR Market Summary
  • Asia/Pacific
    • Broadband
      • China and India Fuel High Broadband Growth
      • Broadband Penetration Makes Steady Progress
      • Rising ARPU
    • Wireline Voice
      • The Loss of PSTN Lines
      • VoIP Penetration Remains Flat
      • VoIP is Happening in Japan
      • Voice Revenue to Decline
    • Mobile
      • Strong Growth in Mobile Subscribers
      • Steady Increases in Mobile Penetration
      • Pre-Paid Users Restrict ARPU
    • PayTV
      • Slow Uptake of TelcoTV
      • PayTV Penetration Makes Steady Progress
      • Japan and China Drive PayTV Subscriber Growth
      • Can TelcoTV Services Be Profitable?
    • APAC Region Summary
  • CALA
    • Broadband
      • Consolidation and Foreign Ownership
      • Cable Operators Drive Broadband Growth
      • Low Broadband Penetration
      • Declining Rates, Except for Brazil
    • Wireline Voice
      • VoIP Subscribers to Triple in Five Years
      • VoIP Becoming More Than Cheap Long Distance Calls
      • Flat Voice Revenue Growth Predicted
    • Mobile
      • Mobile Penetration Approaches That of Europe
      • Subscribers Still Drive Revenue Growth
    • PayTV
      • Expanding Cable Operators
      • TelcoTV Captures its Share
    • CALA Market Summary
  • Worldwide Market Summary
    • Global Market for Broadband Services
      • DSL Has Peaked
      • Digital Divide Gets Larger
    • Global Market for Wireline Voice Services
      • PSTN Down, But Not Out
    • Global Market for Mobile Services
      • How to Increase ARPU?
    • Global Market for PayTV Services
      • PayTV Penetration Rate Slow
      • Cable TV Remains Dominant
      • Solid PayTV Revenue Growth
    • The Big Picture
  • Methodology
  • Related In-Stat Reports

List of Tables

  • Table 1. North America Broadband Connections by Technology 2005-2012 (in Millions)
  • Table 2. US Broadband Forecast by Technology 2005-2012 (in Millions)
  • Table 3. Canada Broadband Forecast by Technology 2005-2012 (in Millions)
  • Table 4. North America Broadband Revenue Forecast by Country 2005-2012 (US$ in Millions)
  • Table 5. North America Broadband Revenue Forecast by Technology 2005-2012 (US$ in Millions)
  • Table 6. North America Wireline Voice Subscribers by Technology 2005-2012 (in Millions)
  • Table 7. US Wireline Voice Subscribers by Technology 2005-2012 (in Millions)
  • Table 8. North America Voice Revenue Forecast 2005-2012 (US$ in Millions)
  • Table 9. North America Subscription and Device Forecast 2005-2012 (in Millions)
  • Table 10. North America Mobile Subscription Forecast by Country 2005-2012 (in Millions)
  • Table 11. North America Mobile Revenue Forecast 2005-2012 (US$ in Millions)
  • Table 12. North America Pay TV Households by Technology 2005-2012 (in Millions)
  • Table 13. North America PayTV Revenue by Technology 2005-2012 (US$ in Millions)
  • Table 14. North America Service Provider Revenue by Segment 2005–2012 (US$ in Millions)
  • Table 15. Europe Broadband Connections by Technology 2005-2012 (in Millions)
  • Table 16. Europe Broadband Revenue by Technology 2005-2012 (US$ in Millions)
  • Table 17. Europe Voice Subscriber Forecast 2005-2012 (in Millions)
  • Table 18. Europe Voice Revenue Forecast by Technology 2005-2012 (US$ in Millions)
  • Table 19. Europe Mobile Subscription and Device Forecast 2005-2012 (in Millions)
  • Table 20. Europe Mobile Revenue Forecast 2005-2012 (US$ in Millions)
  • Table 21. Europe PayTV Household Forecast 2005-2012 (in Millions)
  • Table 22. Europe PayTV Revenue Forecast by Technology 2005-2012 (US$ in Millions)
  • Table 23. Europe Consumer Network Services Revenue Forecast 2005–2012 (US$ in Billions)
  • Table 24. ME/AFR Broadband Forecast 2005-2012 (in Millions)
  • Table 25. ME/AFR Broadband Revenue Forecast 2005-2012 (US$ in Millions)
  • Table 26. ME/AFR Voice Subscriber Forecast 2005-2012 (in Millions)
  • Table 27. ME/AFR Voice Revenue Forecast 2005-2012 (US$ in Millions)
  • Table 28. ME/AFR Mobile Subscriber and Device Forecast 2005-2012 (in Thousands)
  • Table 29. ME/AFR Mobile Revenue Forecast 2005-2012 (US$ in Millions)
  • Table 30. ME/AFR PayTV Household Forecast 2005-2012 (in Millions)
  • Table 31. ME/AFR PayTV Revenue Forecast 2005-2012 (US$ in Millions)
  • Table 32. ME/AFR Consumer Network Services Revenue Forecast 2005-2012 (US$ in Billions)
  • Table 33. APAC Broadband Subscriber Forecast 2005-2012 (in Millions)
  • Table 34. WiMAX Subscriber Forecast in Selected APAC Countries 2008 and 2012 (in Millions)
  • Table 35. APAC Broadband Revenue Forecast 2005-2012 (US$ in Millions)
  • Table 36. APAC Voice Subscriber Forecast 2005-2012 (in Millions)
  • Table 37. APAC Voice Revenue Forecast 2005-2012 (US$ in Millions)
  • Table 38. APAC Mobile Subscriber and Device Forecast 2005-2012 (in Millions)
  • Table 39. APAC Revenue Forecast 2005-2012 (US$ in Millions)
  • Table 40. APAC PayTV Household Forecast 2005-2012 (in Millions)
  • Table 41. APAC PayTV Revenue 2005-2012 (US$ in Millions)
  • Table 42. APAC Consumer Network Services Revenue Forecast 2005-2012 (US$ in Billions)
  • Table 43. CALA Broadband Subscriber Forecast 2005-2012 (in Millions)
  • Table 44. CALA Broadband Revenue Forecast 2005-2012 (US$ in Millions)
  • Table 45. CALA Voice Subscriber Forecast 2005-2012 (in Millions)
  • Table 46. CALA Voice Revenue Forecast 2005-2012 (US$ in Millions)
  • Table 47. CALA Mobile Subscriber and Device Forecast 2005-2012 (in Millions)
  • Table 48. Mobile Subscriber Growth in the Caribbean and Central America 2001 and 2006 (in Millions)
  • Table 49. CALA Mobile Revenue Forecast 2005-2012 (US$ in Millions)
  • Table 50. CALA PayTV Household Forecast 2005-2012 (in Millions)
  • Table 51. CALA PayTV Revenue Forecast 2005-2012 (US$ in Millions)
  • Table 52. CALA Consumer Network Services Revenue 2005-2012 (US$ in Billions)
  • Table 53. Worldwide Broadband Subscriber Forecast by Region 2005-2012 (in Millions)
  • Table 54. Worldwide Broadband Revenue Forecast 2005-2012 (US$ in Billions)
  • Table 55. Worldwide VoIP Subscribers by Region 2005-2012 (in Millions)
  • Table 56. Worldwide Total Voice and VoIP Revenue Forecast by Region 2005-2012 (US$ in Billions)
  • Table 57. Worldwide Mobile Subscribers by Region 2005-2012 (in Millions)
  • Table 58. Worldwide Mobile Revenue Forecast by Region 2005-2012 (US$ in Billions)
  • Table 59. Worldwide PayTV Households Forecast by Region 2005-2012 (in Millions)
  • Table 60. Worldwide PayTV Revenue Forecast by Region 2005-2012 (US$ in Billions)
  • Table 61. Worldwide Consumer Network Services Revenue Forecast 2005-2012 (US$ in Billions)
  • Table 62. Worldwide Consumer Network Services Total Household ARPU Forecast 2005-2012 (US$)
  • Table 63. Forecasted Worldwide Revenue CAGR Summary by Region

List of Figures

  • Figure 1. Consumer Network Services Worldwide Revenue Forecast 2005-2012 (US$ in Billions)
  • Figure 2. Worldwide Broadband Subscribers 2005-2012 (in Millions)
  • Figure 3. Worldwide VoIP Subscriber Forecast by Operator Category 2005-2012 (in Millions)
  • Figure 4. Mobile Subscriber Growth by Region 2005-2012 (in Millions)
  • Figure 5. Worldwide PayTV Subscriber Forecast by Region 2005-2012 (in Millions)
  • Figure 6. Worldwide Subscribers to Consumer Network Services by Service 2005-2012 (in Millions)
  • Figure 7. 2007 North America Broadband Market Share by Technology
  • Figure 8. US Broadband Connections by Technology 2005-2012 (% Share)
  • Figure 9. North America Broadband Subscriber and Penetration Forecast 2005-2012
  • Figure 10. Share of the North America Voice Market (non-PSTN) by Operator Category 2005-2012
  • Figure 11. US VoIP Subscriber and Penetration Forecast 2005-2012
  • Figure 12. US Voice Revenue Share by Operator Category 2005-2012
  • Figure 13. North America Mobile Penetration by Country 2005-2012
  • Figure 14. North America 3G Handset Shipments Forecast 2007-2012 (in Thousands)
  • Figure 15. US PayTV Household and Penetration Forecast 2005-2012
  • Figure 16. Share of North America Pay TV Households by Technology 2005-2012
  • Figure 17. US PayTV Revenue Forecast 2005-2012 (US$ in Billions)
  • Figure 18. Europe BB Penetration 2005-2012 (% of Total Households)
  • Figure 19. Share of European Broadband Connections by Technology 2005-2012
  • Figure 20. Percentage of European BB HHs Using VoIP 2005-2012 (% of Total Households)
  • Figure 21. Europe Mobile Penetration Forecast 2005-2012
  • Figure 22. Europe Mobile Subscriber Forecast 2005-2012 by Region (in Thousands)
  • Figure 23. Europe PayTV Household and Penetration Forecast 2005-2012
  • Figure 24. ME/AFR Broadband Penetration Forecast 2005-2012
  • Figure 25. ME/AFR Mobile Subscriptions and Penetration Forecast 2005-2012
  • Figure 26. Japan Broadband Subscribers by Technology 2005-2007 (in Millions)
  • Figure 27. 2007 and 2012 Broadband Households in Major APAC Countries (in Millions)
  • Figure 28. APAC Broadband HH and Penetration Forecast 2005-2012
  • Figure 29. Declining PSTN Lines in Japan 2005-2007 (in Millions)
  • Figure 30. APAC VoIP Subscriber and Penetration Forecast 2005-2012
  • Figure 31. Japan Voice Subscribers by Technology 2005-2007 (in Millions)
  • Figure 32. APAC VoIP Forecast by Major Country 2005-2015 (in Millions)
  • Figure 33. APAC Mobile Subscribers and Penetration Forecast 2007-2012
  • Figure 34. APAC Mobile Subscribers 2007 and 2012 by Major Country (in Millions)
  • Figure 35. APAC PayTV Household and Penetration Forecast 2005-2012
  • Figure 36. APAC PayTV Household Forecast by Major Country 2005-2012 (in Millions)
  • Figure 37. Share of Broadband Market by Technology 2005-2012
  • Figure 38. CALA Broadband Subscriber and Penetration Forecast 2005-2012
  • Figure 39. Comparison of VoIP Subscriber Growth and Penetration 2005-2012
  • Figure 40. CALA Mobile Subscriber and Penetration Forecast 2005-2012
  • Figure 41. Share of Worldwide Broadband Market by Technology 2005-2012
  • Figure 42. Comparison of Broadband Subscriber Forecast and Penetration 2005-2012
  • Figure 43. Broadband Penetration in Developed and Developing Markets 2005-2012 (% of Total Households)
  • Figure 44. Worldwide PSTN Main Line Forecast by Region 2005-2012 (in Millions)
  • Figure 45. Worldwide VoIP Subscriber Forecast 2005-2015 (in Millions)
  • Figure 46. Worldwide VoIP Subscriber and Penetration Forecast 2005-2012
  • Figure 47. Worldwide Mobile Subscriber and Penetration Forecasts 2005-2012
  • Figure 48. Worldwide Pre- and Post-Paid Subscription Forecast 2005-2012 (in Millions)
  • Figure 49. PayTV Households and Penetration Forecast 2005-2012
  • Figure 50. Worldwide PayTV Household Forecast by Technology 2005-2012 (in Millions)