United Kingdom - Telecoms, IP Networks, Digital Media and Forecasts

Published by: Paul Budde Communication Pty Ltd

Published: Oct. 20, 2009 - 182 Pages

Table of Contents

1. Key Statistics

2. Telecommunications Market

2.1 Overview of the UK’s telecom market

3. Regulatory Environment

3.1 History

3.2 Regulatory authority

3.2.1 Office of Communications (Ofcom)

3.2.2 Ofcom’s strategic review

3.3 BT’s structural separation

3.3.1 Openreach

3.4 Telecom sector liberalisation in the UK

3.4.1 Privatisation of British Telecom

3.4.2 Interconnect

3.4.3 Access

3.4.4 Number Portability (NP)

3.4.5 Carrier PreSelection (CPS)

3.4.6 Wholesale Line Rental (WLR)

4. Major Fixed Network Operators In The UK

4.1 New regulations

4.2 British Telecom

4.2.1 Company restructure

4.3 KCOM

4.4 Cable & Wireless (C&W)

4.5 Virgin Media

4.6 COLT Telecom

4.7 THUS

4.8 Carphone Warehouse

4.9 Post Office re-entry

4.10 Orange

4.11 BSkyB

5. Telecommunications Infrastructure

5.1 National telecom network

5.2 Next Generation Networks

5.2.1 Cable & Wireless

5.2.2 COLT

5.2.3 BT’s 21CN

5.2.4 Cable telephony

5.2.5 Fibernet

5.3 International

5.3.1 Submarine cable networks

5.3.2 Satellite networks

6. Broadband Market

6.1 Overview

6.1.1 Emerging trends

6.1.2 Super-fast broadband

6.1.3 Government support

6.2 Cable modems

6.3 Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)

6.3.1 BT products

6.3.2 Broadband consumer access

6.3.3 Broadband providers

6.3.4 ADSL2+

6.3.5 SDSL

6.3.6 VDSL

6.4 Fibre-to-the-Home (FttH) networks

6.4.1 Costing fibre

6.4.2 Fibre access and Community Broadband Access networks

6.4.3 BT

6.4.4 Other developments

6.5 Broadband Powerline (BPL)

6.5.1 Broadband over the Electricity Network (BoEN)

6.5.2 Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE)

6.6 Wireless broadband

6.6.1 Regulatory environment

6.6.2 Spectrum 900/1800MHz

6.6.3 Spectrum 1452/1492MHz

6.6.4 Spectrum 2.6GHz

6.6.5 Spectrum 3.4GHz

6.6.6 Spectrum 5.8GHz

6.6.7 Spectrum 10GHz

6.6.8 Spectrum 28GHz

6.6.9 Spectrum 71-86GHz

6.6.10 Other spectrum awards

6.6.11 Digital dividend spectrum

6.6.12 WLAN/WiFi

6.6.13 WiMAX

6.6.14 Mobile broadband

6.6.15 Internet via satellite

7. Convergence

7.1 Overview of media convergence

7.2 Key general trends

7.3 Digital media

7.3.1 Business models - triple play

7.4 Regulator issues

7.4.1 Ofcom

7.4.2 Digital Dividend Review

7.4.3 Releasing dividend spectrum

7.4.4 DTTV pay services

7.4.5 Digital switchover licensing

7.5 Digital TV (DTV)

7.5.1 Broadband TV (IPTV)

7.5.2 Cable TV

7.5.3 Satellite TV

7.5.4 Digital Terrestrial TV

7.5.5 Video-on-Demand (VoD)

7.5.6 VoIP

7.5.7 Interactive TV

8. Mobile Communications

8.1 Overview of the UK’s mobile market

8.1.1 Mobile statistics

8.1.2 Operator market shares

8.2 Regulatory issues

8.2.1 Spectrum regulations and spectrum auctions

8.2.2 Roaming

8.2.3 Number portability

8.2.4 Mobile termination rates (MTRs)

8.3 Mobile technologies

8.3.1 Digital

8.3.2 Third Generation (3G) mobile

8.3.3 Fixed-Mobile Convergence (FMC)

8.4 Major mobile operators

8.4.1 Hutchison 3

8.4.2 O2

8.4.3 Vodafone

8.4.4 T-Mobile

8.4.5 Orange

8.4.6 Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs)

8.5 Mobile voice services

8.5.1 Prepaid cards

8.5.2 ARPU statistics

8.6 Mobile data services

8.6.1 Overview

8.6.2 Regulatory issues

8.6.3 Operator services - 3G

8.6.4 Mobile data services

9. Forecasts

9.1 Forecast broadband subscribers - 2007 - 2012; 2018

9.1.1 Scenario 1 - higher broadband subscriber growth

9.1.2 Scenario 2 - lower broadband subscriber growth

9.2 Forecast mobile ARPU - 2007 - 2010; 2014

9.3 Forecast UMTS subscribers - 2007 - 2010; 2015

10. Glossary of Abbreviations

List of Tables and Exhibits

Table 1 - Country statistics United Kingdom - 2009

Table 2 - Telecom revenue and investment statistics - 2008

Table 3 - Telephone network statistics - 2008

Table 4 - Internet user statistics - June 2009

Table 5 - Broadband statistics - January 2009

Table 6 - Mobile statistics - June 2009

Table 7 - National telecommunications authority

Table 8 - Communications retail sector revenue - 2003 - 2008

Table 9 - Household spend on telecoms services - 2004 - 2008

Table 13 - Share of call volumes, fixed-line and mobile - 2003 - 2008

Table 43 - COLT financial data - 2006 - 2009

Table 44 - THUS subscribers - 2006 - 2008

Table 45 - THUS financial data - 2004 - 2008

Table 46 - THUS financial data - 2009

Table 47 - Carphone Warehouse Group revenue, profit - 2007 - 2009

Table 48 - TalkTalk financial data - 2007 - 2009

Table 49 - BSkyB voice customers - 2006 - 2009

Table 50 - Fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1995; 1997; 1999 - 2009

Table 51 - Broadband retail revenue - 2003 - 2008

Table 52 - Broadband connections by type - 2002 - 2009

Table 53 - Internet connections by consumer group - 2003 - 2008

Table 54 - Market share of broadband subscribers by type - 2002 - 2008

Table 55 - Broadband availability by households - 2000 - 2009

Table 56 - Share of broadband subscribers by ISP - 2005 - 2009

Table 57 - Broadband penetration by technology - 2004 - 2008

Table 58 - Total broadband subscribers by type - 2004 - 2009

Table 59 - Broadband subscribers by type - incumbent or other provider - 2007 - 2009

Table 60 - Percentage Internet access by dial-up and broadband - 2000 - 2009

Table 61 - PC, broadband and Internet household penetration - 2000 - 2009

Table 62 - Value of e-commerce sales - 2007 - 2012

Table 63 - BT Openreach WRL lines - 2007 - 2009

Table 64 - Virgin Media ARPU - 2007 - 2009

Table 65 - Virgin Media broadband subscribers by speed of service - 2007 - 2009

Table 66 - Virgin Media financial data - 2007 - 2009

Table 67 - xDSL subscribers - 2000 - 2009

Table 68 - BT retail and wholesale broadband subscribers - 2004 - 2009

Table 69 - Mobile broadband connections - 2008 - 2009

Table 70 - Mobile broadband connection types and usage - 2008

Table 71 - Mobile broadband market share - September 2008

Table 72 - Availability of digital services - June 2009

Table 73 - Adoption of services - March 2009

Table 74 - Broadcast HD homes by provider - 2006 - 2009

Table 75 - Proportion of bundled services by type - 2006 - 2009

Table 76 - Proportion of homes with bundled services by type - March 2009

Table 77 - Statistical overview of digital TV market - 2006 - 2009

Table 78 - Market share of TV homes by platform (primary sets) - 2005 - 2009

Table 79 - Digital TV uptake, share of main TV sets - 2005 - 2009

Table 80 - BT Vision subscribers - 2007 - 2009

Table 81 - Free-to-view satellite households - 2003 - 2009

Table 82 - BSkyB subscriber statistics - 2005 - 2009

Table 83 - BSkyB annualised ARPU - 2005 - 2009

Table 84 - BSkyB revenue, operating profit and annual change - 2007 - 2009

Table 85 - Homes equipped for DTTV - 2006 - 2009

Table 86 - DTTV equipment sales - 2005 - 2009

Table 87 - Cumulative DTTV equipment sales - 2006 - 2009

Table 88 - Online TV revenue - 2005 - 2008

Table 89 - Virgin Media VoD use - 2007 - 2009

Table 90 - Virgin Media V+ base - 2008 - 2009

Table 91 - VoIP users as % of total Internet subscribers - 2005 - 2008

Table 92 - BT VoIP subscribers - 2006 - 2008

Table 93 - Mobile and fixed-line voice traffic and total traffic in minutes - 2005 - 2009

Table 94 - Mobile call revenue by operator - 2002 - 2009

Table 95 - Mobile retail revenue by service - 2002 - 2008

Table 96 - Mobile revenue as proportion of total - 2002 - 2008

Table 97 - Average cost of mobile services by type - 2003 - 2008

Table 98 - Mobile handset sales - 2005 - 2009

Table 99 - Mobile operator and subscribers - June 2009

Table 100 - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate - 1995; 1997; 1999 - 2009

Table 101 - Percentages of mobile and fixed phones in homes - 2000 - 2009

Table 102 - Mobile subscribers by operator - 2000 - 2009

Table 103 - Mobile retail revenue by operator - 2000 - 2009

Table 104 - Mobile ARPU by sector - 2000 - 2008

Table 105 - Mobile share of outbound calls - 2002 - 2008

Table 106 - Average mobile charges by service - 2000 - 2007

Table 107 - Mobile market share by operator - 2004 - 2009

Table 108 - Mobile operator share of revenue - Q2 2009

Table 109 - European roaming charges - 2007 - 2009

Table 110 - Mobile numbers ported - 2003 - 2005

Table 111 - MTRs by operator - 2009 - 2011

Table 112 - 3 UK and Ireland subscribers by sector and annual change - 2008

Table 113 - 3 UK and Ireland revenue; annual change - 2008

Table 114 - O2 financial data -2007 - 2009

Table 115 - O2 quarterly ARPU - blended, contract, prepaid and data - 2006 - 2009

Table 116 - O2 subscribers, prepaid and contract - 2005 - 2009

Table 117 - Vodafone ARPU: blended, contract and prepaid - 2005 - 2009

Table 118 - Vodafone mobile non-voice as % service revenue - 2005 - 2009

Table 119 - Vodafone 3G and live! subscribers - 2005 - 2009

Table 120 - Vodafone (UK) subscribers and proportion prepaid - 2001 - 2009

Table 121 - Vodafone (UK) financial data - 2008 - 2009

Table 122 - Vodafone Group revenue by sector - 2007 - 2009

Table 123 - Vodafone (UK) service revenue by sector - 2008 - 2009

Table 124 - T-Mobile financial data - 2005 - 2009

Table 125 - T-Mobile subscribers - 2005 - 2009

Table 126 - Orange subscribers, contract and prepaid - 2006 - 2009

Table 127 - Orange subscribers by type, retail, 3G, MVNO - 2006 - 2009

Table 128 - Orange revenue - 2005 - 2009

Table 129 - Orange ARPU by category - 2006 - 2009

Table 130 - MNO and MVNO share of subscribers - 2004 - 2008

Table 131 - Virgin Mobile subscribers - 2005 - 2009

Table 132 - Virgin Mobile financial data - 2007 - 2009

Table 133 - Carphone Warehouse subscribers - 2007 - 2009

Table 134 - Carphone Warehouse mobile revenue - 2006 - 2009

Table 135 - Percentage of prepaid customers per operator - 2003 - 2008

Table 136 - Average cost per mobile minute - 2002 - 2009

Table 137 - Prepaid and contract subscribers - 2002 - 2008

Table 138 - Mobile retail ARPU by service - 2002 - 2008

Table 139 - ARPU by subscription type - 2002 - 2008

Table 140 - 3G subscribers and percentage of total subscribers - 2003 - 2009

Table 141 - 3G subscriber penetration rate - 2003 - 2009

Table 142 - 3G licence results - April 2000

Table 143 - 3 UK and Ireland subscribers by sector and annual change - 2008

Table 144 - 3 UK and Ireland revenue and annual change - 2008

Table 145 - Vodafone 3G subscribers - 2005 - 2009

Table 146 - Average ARPU per data service - 2009

Table 147 - Vodafone live! subscribers - 2005 - 2007

Table 148 - Total and average text messages sent - 1999 - 2008

Table 149 - Average SMS and MMS sent per month - 2003 - 2008

Table 150 - SMS and MMS revenue by operator - 2006 - 2008

Table 151 - SMS and MMS volumes by operator - 2006 - 2009

Table 152 - Mobile broadband connections - 2008 - 2009

Table 153 - Mobile broadband connection types and usage - 2008

Table 154 - Mobile broadband market share per operator - September 2008

Table 155 - Forecast broadband subscribers - higher market growth scenario - 2007 - 2012; 2018

Table 156 - Forecast broadband subscribers - lower market growth scenario - 2007 - 2012; 2018

Table 157 - Forecast mobile ARPU - 2007 - 2010; 2014

Table 158 - Forecast UMTS subscribers - 2007 - 2010; 2015

Exhibit 1 - EU New Regulatory Framework (NRF)

Exhibit 2 - Principal submarine cables from the UK - 2009

Exhibit 3 - BT’s wholesale DSL products - 2008

Exhibit 4 - Estimated cost of fibre by deployment technology - 2009

Exhibit 5 - Wireless opportunities using technology and frequencies

Exhibit 6 - Spectrum auction results 10GHz - February 2008

Exhibit 7 - WLAN operator business models - 2009

Exhibit 8 - Overview of media convergence

Exhibit 9 - Operators’ service bundling offers - 2009

Exhibit 10 - Technology developments in bundled services - 2009

Exhibit 11 - Snapshot of digital TV services and providers - 2009

Exhibit 12 - Digital broadcasting switchover timetable - 2008 - 2012

Exhibit 13 - Popular VoIP providers - 2009

Exhibit 14 - Spectrum available for mobile services

Abstract

• Market and industry analyses, trends and developments;
• Facts, figures and statistics;
• Industry and regulatory issues;
• Infrastructure;
• Major players, revenues, subscribers, ARPU, MOU;
• Internet, VoIP, IPTV;
• Mobile voice and data markets;
• Broadband (FttH, DSL, cable TV, wireless);
• VoIP, IPTV, VoD, digital TV and DTTV
• Convergence and digital media;
• Teclecom market forecasts for selective years until 2014 and 2018.

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