World Telecom Services Market - Analysis

The 18th edition of our report analyses the overriding trends and changes taking place in telecom services markets around the globe. The report explores the driving forces behind the market’s growth and transformation including: fixed telephony, mobile and broadband densities, new service rollouts, competition, ARPU, regulation. This report also provides an overview of the world’s leading telcos (strategy, services, financial results).

Also included in this report is an examination of the chief market trends, plus volume and value forecasts up to 2011 - by geographical areas and market segment. A distinct examination is made of the three main categories of service involved: fixed telephony, mobile services, data services and Internet. From a geographical standpoint, the report delivers detailed data and estimates on the globe’s main regions (Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific), along with analyses of the major national markets.

Executive Summary

1. Trends in the world telecom services market

1.1. Key trends in the telecom services market in 2006-2007

1.2. Mobile services

1.3. Fixed telephony

1.4. Corporate data services

1.5. Internet services

1.6. Medium-term forecasts

2. Statistical annexes

List of tables

1 - Trends in the world telecom services market

1.1. Key trends in the telecom services market in 2006-2007

Table 1: Key data on the world telecom services market, 2006-2007

Table 2: Subscriber bases, industrialised vs. developing countries, 2002-2007

Table 3: Telecom services penetration - Industrialised vs. developing countries, 2002-2007

Table 4: Main telecoms markets among industrialised countries, 2006-2007

Table 5: Main emerging markets for telecom services, 2006-2007

Table 6: Telecom revenue growth rates around the world in 2006

1.2. Mobile services

Table 7: Major markets for mobile services in terms of revenue, 2006-2007

Table 8: Ranking of mobile markets by number of subscribers and penetration

Table 9: Ranking of mobile markets by net increse in subscribers

Table 10: Ministry 3G subscriber bases, 2005-2007

Table 11: Monthly ARPU of mobile services by geographical region, 2003-2007

1.3. Fixed telephony

Table 12: Main fixed telephony markets ranked by revenue, 2007

Table 13: Fixed telephony - Main fixed-line bases around the world at year-end 2007

Table 14: VoIP - Subcriber bases around the world, 2004-2007

Table 15: Ranking of VoIP markets around the world, 2007

Table 16: Average revenue per access line, by geographical region, 2003-2007

1.5. Internet services

Table 17: World Internet services market - revenues by access mode (dial-up / broadband), 2002-2007

Table 18: Broadband access services - Ranking by value of the top 10 markets, 2007

Table 19: Top 10 broadband markets by number of subscribers and penetration rate (end 2007)

Table 20: Top 10 broadband markets by net increase in subscribers, 2006-2007

1.6. Medium-term forecasts

Table 21: Forecasts - Telecom subscriber bases, 2006-2011

Table 22: Forecasts - Main mobile markets in terms of subscribers in 2011

Table 23: Forecasts - Spread of 3G mobile services by geographical region in 2011

Table 24: Forecasts - Main access line bases (PSTN/ISDN) in 2011

Table 25: Forecasts - Main broadband markets in terms of subscribers in 2011

Table 26: Forecasts - Main VoIP markets in terms of subscribers in industrialised countries in 2011

2 - Statistical annexes

Table 27: World telecom services market in 2007*

Table 28: World telecom services market , 2004-2011

Table 29: World market for fixed telephony services, 2004-2011

Table 30: Access lines, 2004-2011

Table 31: Fixed penetration rates, 2004-2011

Table 32: World mobile services market, 2004-2011

Table 33: Mobile subscribers, 2004-2011

Table 34: Mobile penetration rates, 2004-2011

Table 35: World market for corporate data services, 2004-2011

Table 36: World market for Internet services, 2004-2011

Table 37: Internet subscribers, 2004-2011

Table 38: Internet penetration rates, 2004-2011

Table 39: Broadband subscribers, 2004-2011

Table 40: Broadband penetration rates, 2004-2011

List of figures

1.1. Key trends in the telecom services market in 2006-2007

Figure 1: Market structure 2006

Figure 2: Telecom subscriber bases around the world, by segment, 2003-2007

Figure 3: World telecom services market since 2001 - Comparison of growth in North America, Western
Europe and the industrialised countries of Asia

Figure 4: World telecom services market, 2002-2007 - Industrialised vs. developing countries

1.2. Mobile services

Figure 5: Markets for mobile services, 2002-2007

Figure 6: Geograhical breakdown of the world market for mobile services, 2007

Figure 7: Main mobile markets around the world in terms of subscribers

Figure 8: Mobile penetration by region, 2004-2007

Figure 9: 3G subscribers by geographical region (12/2007)

Figure 10: Mobile data services market by geographical region

1.3. Fixed telephony

Figure 11: Market for fixed telephony services by region, 2002-2007

Figure 12: Geograhical structure of the world fixed telephony market, 2007

1.4. Corporate data services

Figure 13: Market for corporate sata services by geographical region, 2002-2007

Figure 14: World market for corporate data services by geographical region, 2007

1.5. Internet services

Figure 15: World Internet services market - Revenues by region, 2002-2007

Figure 16: World Internet services market - Geograhical breakdown by value and volume, 2007

Figure 17: Internet subscribers - Dial-up and broadband subscriber bases around the world , 2002-2007

Figure 18: Broadband access, penetration rates by geographical region, 2004-2007

Figure 19: Broadband access - breakdown by access technology in the world’s top 10 markets, mid-2007

Figure 20: Broadband access - DSL market shares in the top 5 European countries, mid-2007

1.6. Medium-term forecasts

Figure 21: Forecast telecom service revenues throughout the world, by geographical region, 2006-2011

Figure 22: Forecast net additional telecom service revenues throughout the world during the period 2007-2011

Figure 23: Forecast changes in the structure of the telecom services market, by geographical region and activity between 2007 and 2011

Figure 24: Forecasts - Changes in the geograhical breakdown of mobile subscribers throughout the world between 2007 and 2011

Figure 25: Forecasts - Changes in the geograhical breakdown of broadband subscribers throughout the world between 2007 and 2011