Cable Broadband & Telephony Sector Analysis Report

Published by: New Paradigm Resources Group

Published: Jan. 1, 2009

Table of Contents

The VoIP Sector at a Glance

The VoIP Sector 2008

The Road Ahead

VoIP Sector Definition & Market Drivers

Defining the Industry Sector

Services Explanation

Primary Voice Line Replacement

SIP Trunking

Hosted PBX

Hosted Key Systems

PC to PC Messaging

Key Trends

Customer Acceptance of VoIP Growing

Providers are Moving Toward Converged Networks

VoIP Prices are Stabilizing but Still Applying Downward Pricing Pressure

Long-Term Evolution Towards Unified Communications (UC)

Integration of VoIP Into Online Social Networking Communities

Key Strategies

Migration Strategy—TDM to VoIP service

End-to-End Solution

Cable's Residential VoIP: Private IP Networks versus the PSTN

Market Drivers

Cost Savings and Convergence

Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) Obsolescence

SIP Trunking

Productivity-enabling Features

The State of the VoIP Sector

Key Players in the Sector & Their Notable Activities

AT&T, Inc.—Telco VoIP

Comcast—Cable VoIP

Time Warner Cable—Cable VoIP

Cablevision Systems Corporation—Cable VoIP

Charter Communications—Cable VoIP

Cox Communications—Cable VoIP

Vonage—Pure-Play VoIP

Global Crossing—Wholesale VoIP

Cypress Communications, Inc.—Pure-Play VoIP

8x8, Inc.—Telco VoIP

Other Companies & Their Notable Activities

Google, Inc.—IM Telephony

Microsoft—IM Telephony

VoIP Sector Sizing & Forecasts

Future Outlook

NPRG's Assessment & Analysis

Abstract

Like a sleeping giant, cable operators are waking up and making their collective impact felt on the communications market. With Voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) and its accompanying softswitch architecture reducing the cost of entry into telephony, cable companies are diving in headfirst, racing the local telephone companies to offer triple play in as many markets as possible before major telcos get legislation that eases entry into video. But having rounded out their triple play bundles by adding voice to their video and high-speed Internet service offerings, the companies are also beefing up bandwidth and expanding the reach of cable modem services as well as augmenting video offerings with products and capabilities like digital video recorders (DVRs), video on demand (VOD) and high-definition television (HDTV).

Our Cable Broadband and Telephony Sector Analysis Report is a crucial piece of business intelligence, exploring every segment of the industry. Cable companies are holding their own against video competition from satellite providers; cable broadband now outpaces DSL counts by nearly 20% and voice service is starting to account for a larger percentage of total revenue. Providers are also using their robust residential networks to capture market share among home offices and small businesses while simultaneously trying to make headway in the wholesale services market. But with competition from a new source - IP Video and fiber-to-the-home broadband from telephone companies - the future remains uncertain.

You should purchase this report if you:

• Need to understand the sector from a strategic perspective
• Are identifying and evaluating M&A and investment opportunities
• Need critical insights for your decision making in this sector
• Want to benchmark your company's progress against the sector's
• Need to develop a deep understanding of the sector as well as its market drivers impacting it

Critical Information Included:

• The State of the Cable Broadband & Telephony Sector
• Forecasts, Projections and Outlook
• Key Market Drivers and Strategic Trends
• Indepth Discussions of the Latest Cable Broadband & Telephony Technologies
• Critical Data and Analysis on this Dynamic Sector

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