Next Generation Broadband Delivery

Business Insights
August 18, 2011
109 Pages - SKU: RET6506087
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Introduction

The report quantifies the global market for broadband providers, providing quantitative statistics regarding connectivity speeds and availability around the world, and qualitative analysis of the drivers and inhibitors of broadband adoption. It also examines the impact broadband will have on stakeholders including fixed and mobile telecommunications and content providers.

Features and benefits
  • Access forecasts of global broadband subscriber and revenue growth, by region and by technology type (DSL, Cable modem, FTTX, and others).
  • Compare broadband speeds and penetration around the world, and discover which countries and regions lead the way in broadband delivery.
  • Assess how regional regulatory and legal frameworks around the world will drive or inhibit broadband uptake.
  • Analyze the competitive situation between next generation broadband service providers.
  • Understand the business impact of the evolution of broadband technologies on stakeholders across the value chain.
Highlights

Fiber-optic based broadband networks can deliver ‘next-generation’ broadband applications such as video on demand, Internet TV, 3D and HD content, and so on. The main challenge with fiber-optic delivery is that of the ‘last mile’ (typically the connection from local exchange to the home or premises).

Many governments, including the US, Australia, France, Germany, Britain, and Japan, have initiated new high-speed broadband projects to build out the underlying delivery infrastructure and provide as many households as possible with access to either fast or optical fiber-based broadband connectivity, in order to stimulate economic growth.

One of the main concerns of telco operators is that they will merely become ‘pipes’ for the delivery of voice and data services. However, the move towards offering multi-play, including next-generation broadband services, provides substantial opportunity not only for them to avoid becoming ‘dumb pipes’, but also to achieve significant growth.

Your key questions answered
  • Which regions have the most developed broadband infrastructure?
  • How will broadband uptake drive or inhibit the growth of regional economies? Which regions will benefit most from next generation broadband uptake?
  • How will regulatory frameworks and competitive pressure drive or inhibit next generation broadband uptake?
  • Which broadband providers are the leading the way in implementing a next generation broadband infrastructure?
  • How will next generation broadband technologies impact the revenues of the different broadband stakeholders?