Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Frost & Sullivan
Published: November 1999
Product Code: R1-3898Description The markets for long distance services in Western Europe are undergoing a major transformation from voice-based services to services that integrate voice, data, video and other multimedia traffic. Growing use of the Internet and the rise of a range of data communications applications, from faxing to on-line gaming, will help boost demand over the forecast period. Successful service providers will be those companies that meet customers bandwith requirements and ensure the delivery of content. This Frost & Sullivan report includes coverage of the competitive environment, market drivers and restraints, revenue forecasts, and much more.Table of Contents
- Introducing the Market Engineering Consulting Report
- The Market Engineering System
- Market Engineering Report Elements
- Strategic Benefits of Market Engineering for Readers of This Report
- Top Ten Benefits of a Market Engineering Consulting Report
- A Word of Caution
- Executive Summary
- Introduction to the Long Distance Services Market
- Summary of Major Findings
- Industry Challenges and Research Methodology
- Identification of Challenges Facing the Long Distance Services Market
- Time Frame Analysis of Industry Challenges
- Frost & Sullivan's 12-Step Market Engineering Research Methodology
- Market Engineering Forecasting Methodology
- Glossary of Terms
- Changes to Delivery of Long Distance Services
- Local Loop Competition
- Freephone Services
- Number Portability
- Intelligent Networks
- Service Delivery and Profitability
- Challenges
- Business Demands
- Where to Roll-Out NGN
- Consumer Demands
- Incumbent Position
- Long Distance and National Services
- Industry Structure and Distribution Channels
- Industry Structure 1998
- Distribution Trends
- Business Distribution Channels
- Residential Distribution Channels
- Industry Structure 2005
- Business Distribution Channels
- Residential Distribution Channels
- Billing Revolution
- Overview
- Innovative and Modular Systems
- Monitor Traffic Patterns
- Scalable Billing Systems
- Convergence and Billing
- Detect and Control Fraud
- Billing and Addressing Customer Service and Services Delivery
- Rapid Integration of New Customers
- Bundling and Service Delivery
- Network Infrastructure and Europe-Wide Service Provision
- Overview
- Joint Ventures and Partnerships
- Network Deployment
- Build or Buy?
- Acquisitions
- Market Engineering Research for the Total European Long Distance Services Market
- Forecasts of the Total Market
- Forecasts of the Network-Owned Services Market
- Forecasts of the Network-Leased Services Market
- Forecasts of the Resold Switched Services Market
- Forecasts of the Inter-Western European Long Distance Services Market
- Market Engineering Research for the German Long Distance Services Market
- Forecasts of the Total Market
- Market Engineering Research for the French Long Distance Services Market
- Forecasts of the Total Market
- Market Engineering Research for the Italian Long Distance Services Market
- Forecasts of the Total Market
- Market Engineering Research for the United Kingdom Long Distance Services Market
- Forecasts of the Total Market
- Market Engineering Research for the Iberian Long Distance Services Market
- Forecasts of the Total Market
- Market Engineering Research for the Benelux Long Distance Services Market
- Forecasts of the Total Market
- Market Engineering Research for the Scandinavian Long Distance Services Market
- Forecasts of the Total Market
- Market Engineering Research for the Rest-of-Europe Long Distance Services Market
- Forecasts of the Total Market
- Database of Key Industry Participants
- Table of Figures
- Table of Charts
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