Widening Still: Canadian Data Communications Forecast and Analysis 2003-2008:

Widening Still: Canadian Data Communications Forecast and Analysis 2003-2008

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: IDC
Published: October 2004
Product Code: R104-17337

Description

"One day soon voice will be an oil slick floating atop a sea of data," a former telco executive remarked several years ago. We are not quite yet there yet. But data network services are currently growing at a much faster rate than voice networks, mainly due to the growth of the Internet.

The growth of IP VPN and fast Ethernet interworking services will help to boost Canadian data communications revenue to C$6.8-billion in 2004. Although growth of this critical segment will slow later in the forecast period as legacy services begin to be retired at a greater rate, IDC Canada estimates the data market segment will have revenue of C$11-billion in 2008 with a five-year CAGR of 12.4 per cent.

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Table of Contents
IDC Opinion
In This Study
Methodology
Situation Overview
Rising Importance of Data
Figure: Worldwide Telecom Services Revenue Forecast, Voice and Data, 2002-2006 (US$B)
Current Situation
Canadian WAN Data Market
Figure: Canadian Telecom Market By Segment, 2000-2003 (C$M & %)
Data Network Segments Overview
Figure: Data Transitions: Dedicated Private Line-to-VPN; VPN-to-IP VPN (% traffic)
Packet Data Networking Technologies
Figure: Circuit Versus Packet-Switched Network Architectures
ATM
Frame Relay
Internet Protocol
IP VPN Emerges As Major WAN Platform
Figure: Topology and Characteristics of Private Line, Frame Relay and IP VPN Networks
MPLS Versus IP Sec
Figure: Point-to-Point WAN Interworking
Figure: Bell Canada MPLS Network
Figure: IP Deployment Methods Employed by Major Global WAN Carriers
Ethernet Ascendant
Interworking, Ethernet & MPLS
Figure: IP/MPLS Data Communications Interworking
Figure: Integrated Carrier Ethernet Multipoint & WAN Infrastructure
Figure: Connection of Headquarters & Regional Branches with ATM & Frame Relay
Figure: Connection of Headquarters & Regional Branches with Frame Relay & Metro Ethernet On MPLS Core
Current Adoption of Data Technology
Figure: WAN Technology Use By Canadian Medium & Large Enterprises, All Technologies, 2003 (% Respondents)
Figure: Primary WAN Technology Used By Canadian Medium & Large Enterprises, 2003 (% Respondents)
Figure: Ethernet LAN Technology Use & Adoption Plans by Canadian Medium and Large Enterprises, 2003-2004 (% Respondents)
Competition
Figure: Competition in Canadian Telecommunications Markets, 2004
Canadian Data Communications Provider Market Share
Table: Data and Private Line Revenue Share 2000-2001 (C$M)
Figure: Canadian WAN Provider Market Share, 2003 (% Data Revenue)
Figure: Canadian Enterprise Connectivity Market Share, 2002-2003 (% est.)
Table: Data Service Market Share, by Technology 1999-2001 (%)
International & Cross Border Data
Table: Global Network Coverage of Selected Top Data Network Service Providers In Canadian Market, by Technology and Number of Countries Served, 2003
Canadian Enterprise Data Spending
Figure: WAN Service Monthly Spending by Canadian Medium & Large Enterprises, 2003 (% Respondents)
Spending Intentions
Figure: WAN Service Spending Intentions One year From Now by Canadian Medium & Large Enterprises, 2003 (% Respondents)
Price Discounts
Figure: WAN Service Price Discounts Received by Canadian Medium and Large Enterprises, Percentage of Tariff Price, 2003 (% Respondents)
Table: Ontario Hydro Telecom Data Rates, 1-Year Contract, (C$)
Service Incentives
Figure: Incentives Offered to Canadian WAN Customers, All Technologies (% Respondents)
Future Outlook
Forecast and Assumptions
Table: Assumptions for Canadian Data Communications Market Forecast and Analysis, 2004-2008
Global Trends
Figure: Global WAN Data Market, 2003-2008 (US$M)
Canadian Data Communications Forecast
Figure: Canadian Data Communications Market Forecast, By Technology, 2003-2008 (C$M)
Table: Canadian Data Market Forecast, By Network Technology, 2003-2008 (C$M)
Figure: Canadian WAN Private Line Forecast, Retail versus Wholesale, 2000-2008 (C$M)
Canadian IP VPN Market
Figure: Primary WAN Technology Use By Canadian Medium and Large Enterprises One Year From Now (% Respondents)
Impact of Forced Migration
Figure: Canadian Frame Relay versus IP VPN Market Forecast, 2003-2008 (C$M)
Gigabit Ethernet Looms Large
Figure: Canadian Large and Medium Enterprise Gigabit Ethernet LAN Use, 2004-2005 (%)
Retail Data Market
Figure: Canadian Data WAN Market Forecast, By Customer Segment, 2003-2008 (C$M)
Table: Canadian Retail Data Communications Forecast, By Service & Customer Size, 2003-2008 (C$M)
Telecom & IT Market Overlap
Essential Guidance
Learn More
Appendix 1: Capacity Speed of Data Network Services
Table: Data Network Speeds
Related Research
Definitions
Figure: Internet, Remote and Site-to-Site Access
Methodology
Figure: Respondent's Job Title (%)
Figure: Respondents by Industry (%)
Figure: Respondents by Industry, Recoded into IDC Sectors (%)
Figure: Respondents by Province (%)
Synopsis

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