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Europe (Eastern) - Telecoms, Mobile & Broadband Overview and Analysis 2004
This report covers central, eastern and south Eastern Europe on a geographical basis and includes Greece. It gives an overview of the telecommunications market in the region. Fixed-line penetration levels are low and are declining in many countries due to mobile substitution. In contrast the mobile market is enjoying high growth across much of the region and very high penetration levels in the more developed markets. Internet penetration is low, mostly due to low incomes, but broadband connections are increasing.
Last Update: 8 Oct 2004 Number of Pages: 14

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Europe (Eastern) - Telecoms, Mobile & Broadband Overview and Analysis 2005
Much of Central, Eastern and south Eastern Europe are undergoing transformation due to requirements to join the European Union (EU) and the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Markets have been liberalised and incumbents privatised. The region's mobile market, once viewed as underdeveloped, has reached saturation in some countries and is growing rapidly in others. The impact of increased mobile usage is evident through fixed-line for mobile substitution. Fixed-line incumbents, faced with growing competition in liberalised markets and falling revenue from fixed-line to mobile substitution, are leveraging the reach of their networks and turning to broadband as a source of revenue growth. Mobile operators are also turning to data as saturated markets mean that they can no longer grow easily through acquiring new subscribers.
Last Update: 23 Nov 2005 Number of Pages: 19

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Europe (Western) - Telecoms, Mobile & Broadband Overview and Analysis 2004
The telecommunications market in Western Europe began to recover in 2003 after a steep decline, and near collapse of some major operators, in 2001-2002. 2003 also saw the arrival of the European Union's New Regulatory Framework, designed to further standardise and liberalise the regulatory environment for electronic communications among the member states of the EU. Countries which had not formally acceded to the EU, such as Switzerland, Norway and Iceland, passed new telecommunications legislation to remain in step with the general flow of regulation. 2003 also saw the beginning of a real acceleration in the pace of broadband adoption, with ADSL providing the bulk of growth as incumbents began to seriously push the service. Cable broadband continued to be significant, in particular as networks were slowly digitised. Other broadband options - particularly Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) - also achieved commercial prominence in some states in 2003 and 2004, looking set for further growth in 2005. Mobile growth continued to be the other main driver of the market, with subscriber numbers expanding and the deployment of the first commercial 3G services in 2003 and 2004.
Last Update: 8 Oct 2004 Number of Pages: 22

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Europe (Western) - Telecoms, Mobile & Broadband Overview and Analysis 2005
The European telecom market in 2005 has continued its recovery from the decline experienced in 2001 and 2002. Many of the major players which faced collapse have sold off peripheral businesses and concentrated on their core operations. The European Union's New Regulatory Framework (NRF), designed to standardise and liberalise the industry within the EU, has been supplemented by the eEurope 2005 and i2010 initiatives which encourage development in the broadband and telecom markets. Broadband adoption has grown sharply since 2003, with ADSL providing the bulk of access lines as incumbents have pushed the service in an effort to compensate for falling fixed voiced revenue. Digitised cable broadband networks pose an increasing challenge to incumbents by offering voice to their triple or double play packages. The data and mobile sectors have been the main drivers of the market. The majority of the EU15 countries have 100% mobile penetration, while 3G take-up has escalated. Converging media, based on triple play and fast ADSL or fibre, has also matured in many markets. This report presents data and analysis on the Western European telecom market in 2005, noting the principal developments and scenarios for further growth and movement in 2006 and beyond.
Last Update: 22 Nov 2005 Number of Pages: 24

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Europe - Broadband - Broadband over Power Line (BPL)
Europe has the second largest market for BPL networks in the world, with more than 200 million homes and businesses connected directly to utility networks, and thus potentially to broadband and telecommunications services through power cables. Trials have been conducted in several European countries to address technological and consumer issues. Despite a number of advantages, the technical and regulatory environment has thus far hampered large-scale BPL roll-outs, while technological developments in both the cable and DSL sectors have weakened the business case for BPL deployment. This report examines the business models for BPL in Europe in 2006, and provides an analysis of the technology's potential following the EC's moves towards lifting restrictive regulatory barriers, and the formalisation of standards earlier in the year. The report also reviews ongoing BPL trials and analyses existing deployments.
Last Update: 9 Nov 2006 Number of Pages: 18

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Europe - Broadband Market - Overview & Statistics
The strong European broadband market saw slower growth in the second half of 2006, particularly highly penetrated markets such as the UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. Growth is still driven by competition and by regulatory measures to improve competitor access to local loops. In addition, technological developments in both the cable and DSL platforms have extended broadband from its limited PC-based function to a main component of household entertainment through services such as Video-on-Demand and IPTV. Major operators have also offset their eroding voice telephony revenues by investing in IP services. The main growth driver remains DSL, followed by cable, while fibre has enjoyed an improving footprint in certain markets, notably Scandinavia, The Netherlands and Italy. Satellite Internet and wireless broadband retain a niche presenceThis report presents statistics and analysis on Europe's broadband market in 2007, including developments in ADSL, cable, fibre and wireless technologies, and noting the status of EU and government policies to encourage broadband take-up to the end of the decade.
Last Update: 31 Mar 2007 Number of Pages: 38

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Europe - Convergence - Triple play and Digital TV
During 2006 the triple play model in Europe saw widespread deployment by a number of network operators and providers. Through mergers and buyouts, the year also saw the first quad-play offers, notably in the UK, with mobile telecoms added to existing bundles of fixed-voice, Internet and TV. Triple play offers a number of value-added services including broadcast and specialty TV channels, Video-on-Demand (VoD), VoIP, and Digital Video Recorders (DVR or PVR). The model provides for all applications to be delivered over a single access subscription. Content providers are stimulated to deliver innovative services over once sufficient broadband infrastructure has been built and penetration levels rise above 10%-15% of total population. This report presents data and analysis on media convergence in Europe, including the delivery of triple play services on cable, DSL and fibre platforms on both the regional and national level. It also assesses Europe's digital TV market, providing data on the regulatory environment, the main operators and forecasts for digital TV penetration in 2007 and beyond.
Last Update: 16 Jan 2007 Number of Pages: 34

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Europe - Infrastructure - FttH, NGNs & IP
Europe's advanced telecom networks developed by incumbent providers and expanded by new entrant players since the 1980s have been undergoing extraordinary change in recent years. The most advanced Next Generation Network in the world, the UK's 21CN, will provide full IP telecoms to parts of the UK by the end of 2006, signalling the beginning of the end for legacy PSTN infrastructure. A number of other European countries have invested in various NGN formats, all depending on IP to deliver a range of services such as VoD, VoIP, and broadband TV. In addition, 2006 saw a burst of activity in fibre deployments as a result of the falling price of fibre builds and regulatory approval of municipal and government involvement in large infrastructure projects. Europe has rapidly become a world leader in municipal fibre networks, with a range of successful business models. This report presents statistics and analysis on Fibre-to-the-Home (FttH), NGN and IP developments in Europe in 2006, and assesses the wide-ranging implications for Europe's telephony infrastructure as the incumbents migrate to IP networks in coming years.
Last Update: 23 Nov 2006 Number of Pages: 28

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Europe - Mobile Market - 3G
The 3G market in Europe has a far more positive outlook in 2007, given the migration of 2G users to 3G and the far greater number of 3G net adds than GSM. However, higher subscriber numbers have not translated into higher revenue for operators. Much of this is caused by the confusing multitude of plans offered, most being geared to charging for data used rather than the single payment all-inclusive model preferred by many customers. In addition, data charges remain too high for the majority of users, who use 3G predominantly for voice and SMS. Take-up of 3G has followed the greater reliability of handsets introduced since 2005 and a greater awareness of 3G capabilities, particularly in the youth sector. This report reviews 3G networks and services in Europe in 2007, including an assessment of network sharing and spectrum trading. It also examines the migration of subscribers to 3G, as well as 3G content and pricing and their likely effect on market developments in 2007.
Last Update: 13 Mar 2007 Number of Pages: 14

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Europe - Mobile Market - Mobile Data
The development of mobile technologies and the rapid increase in the number of content providers in recent years has provided enormous potential for the profitability of Europe's mobile operators. Gaming, video and music portals are concepts which operators have hoped would transfer quickly and lucratively into the mobile arena. As more subscribers become aware of the capabilities of 3G and other services, so too have they become wary of the high costs of data transfer, and conscious of the frivolity of many applications on offer. In areas such as mobile TV, successful trials in 2005 and 2006 have not translated into general consumer acceptance of the technology. This has encouraged further investment in HSDPA and other technologies, as operators begin to take on WiMAX as an option for versatile mobile access. This report reviews the mobile data market in Europe in 2007, including applications such as mobile TV, SMS, MMS, i-Mode and location based services, and assesses the potential for further growth and development to the end of the decade.
Last Update: 13 Mar 2007 Number of Pages: 17

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Europe - Mobile Market - Overview & Statistics
Europe's mobile market continues to grow despite market saturation - by early 2007, about 20 of the region's markets had exceeded 100% penetration. Regulatory controls and increasing competition among network providers and from a growing number of MVNOs has resulted in falling ARPU and voice prices, while SMS promotions and bundles have also affected data ARPU. To combat this declining revenue, operators have focused on migrating subscribers to 3G services, though the services on offer remain expensive and under-used. This report provides statistics and analysis on the mobile phone market in Europe in 2007. Individual countries are considered in the context of subscriber numbers, mobile penetration, and market growth, though the focus is on issues that are common to all countries in the region. The report introduces the key legal issues relating to roaming and interconnection, together with the status of analogue and digital technologies. The key mobile operators across Europe are profiled, including statistics on their customer base, financial results and strategies for 2007.
Last Update: 13 Mar 2007 Number of Pages: 26

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Europe - Regulatory Environment
This report examines recent regulatory developments in Europe's telecom market in 2006, including the application of the NRF implemented by the EC in July 2003. New challenges range from mobile roaming and interconnection, to VoIP and competition issues resulting from Next Generation Network (NGN) deployments. Local Loop Unbundling (LLU) is also detailed, with the latest data and assessment of the LLU across the region and its implications for broadband competition. This report evaluates the Eleventh Report on Regulatory Implementation published in February 2006, together with national regulatory developments in 2006. It also looks ahead to the 2007 review of the New Regulatory Framework to come into force in 2009-2010, and examines the EU's strategy for its i2010 program.
Last Update: 25 Nov 2006 Number of Pages: 39

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Europe - VoIP Market - Overview & Statistics
Europe has an advanced telecommunications network developed by the incumbents, while rival networks constructed since the 1980s have greatly expanded competition and innovation in ISDN, mobile telephony, data, cable TV and fibre networks. New technologies, such as wireless networks, power line communications, 3G mobile networks and satellite broadband are complemented by developments in Next Generation Networks (NGN) which provide a range of IP services such as Video-on-Demand (VoD), VoIP, and broadband TV. This report presents statistics and analysis on VoIP in Europe in 2006, noting the regulatory environment and the range of services offered. It also assesses scenarios for further development to the end of the decade.
Last Update: 11 Dec 2006 Number of Pages: 23

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