Worldwide Market for Consumer Network Services: 2008

SUMMARY

This report provides a comprehensive view of the global market for consumer network services. The global market is segmented into geographical regions including North America, Europe, the Middle East/Africa, Asia/Pacific, and the Caribbean/Latin America. The markets for consumer broadband, wireline voice, mobile, and payTV services are examined and quantified for each geographic region. Subscriber and revenue forecasts are presented for each market segment covering the 2005 - 2012 timeframe. Over 110 tables and figures are used to analyze geographic markets.

Each category of consumer network services is segmented into relevant sub-categories. For example, the broadband market is segmented by technology into cable-modem, DSL, fixed-wireless access (FWA), and FTTx. The wireline voice market is segmented by service type, including PSTN main lines, cable telephony, telco VoIP, and virtual VoIP services. Mobile market data is presented in terms of subscribers, and subscriptions, as well as pre-paid and post-paid subscriptions. The payTV market is segmented by technology including the cable TV, satellite TV, and telcoTV service categories.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Executive Summary
• Introduction
• North America
  • Broadband
    • Duopoly Firmly Entrenched
    • Emergence of FTTx and Wireless Broadband
    • Broadband Penetration to Slow
    • Minimize Price Compression
  • Wireline Voice
    • Regulatory Progress is Slow
    • PSTN Remains King
  • Mobile
    • Subscriber Penetration Remains Strong
    • Subscriber Growth Will Slow
    • 3G Takes Off
    • Steady Revenue Growth Predicted
  • PayTV Video Services
    • Telco TV Still in its Infancy
    • Redistribution of PayTV Subscribers
    • Content Providers Call the Shots
  • North America Market Summary
• Europe
  • Broadband
    • Steady Growth in Consumer Broadband Adoption
    • FTTx is Lagging
    • Everyone is Offering Broadband
    • Price Compression Restricting Profit Margins
  • Wireline Voice
    • VoIP Adoption Skyrockets
    • PSTN in Rapid Decline
    • Usage-Based Pricing Slowly Eroding
  • Mobile
    • Western Europe Subscribers Are Nearly Maxed Out
    • Operator Consolidation
    • Lower Termination Fees Hit Operators Hard
  • PayTV
    • PayTV Adoption Continues to Climb
    • IPTV Profitability Uncertain
  • Europe Regional Summary
• Middle East/Africa
  • Broadband
    • Low Broadband Penetration
    • Competition Being Introduced
    • Despite Progress, Many Barriers Still Exist
  • Wireline Voice
    • Regulation Restricts VoIP Adoption
    • VoIP Slow to Emerge
    • WLL and Phone Shops
    • Flat Wireline Revenue Outlook
  • Mobile
    • Rapid Subscriber Growth
    • Low-Cost Handsets for Africa
    • The Rise of Mobile Financial Services
    • Flat or Declining ARPU Restricts Revenue Growth
  • PayTV
    • Low Subscriber Penetration
    • Triple-Play Bundles Are Few and Far Between
  • ME/AFR Market Summary
• Asia/Pacific
  • Broadband
    • China and India Fuel High Broadband Growth
    • Broadband Penetration Makes Steady Progress
    • Rising ARPU
  • Wireline Voice
    • The Loss of PSTN Lines
    • VoIP Penetration Remains Flat
    • VoIP is Happening in Japan
    • Voice Revenue to Decline
  • Mobile
    • Strong Growth in Mobile Subscribers
    • Steady Increases in Mobile Penetration
    • Pre-Paid Users Restrict ARPU
  • PayTV
    • Slow Uptake of TelcoTV
    • PayTV Penetration Makes Steady Progress
    • Japan and China Drive PayTV Subscriber Growth
    • Can TelcoTV Services Be Profitable?
  • APAC Region Summary
• CALA
  • Broadband
    • Consolidation and Foreign Ownership
    • Cable Operators Drive Broadband Growth
    • Low Broadband Penetration
    • Declining Rates, Except for Brazil
  • Wireline Voice
    • VoIP Subscribers to Triple in Five Years
    • VoIP Becoming More Than Cheap Long Distance Calls
    • Flat Voice Revenue Growth Predicted
  • Mobile
    • Mobile Penetration Approaches That of Europe
    • Subscribers Still Drive Revenue Growth
  • PayTV
    • Expanding Cable Operators
    • TelcoTV Captures its Share
  • CALA Market Summary
• Worldwide Market Summary
  • Global Market for Broadband Services
    • DSL Has Peaked
    • Digital Divide Gets Larger
  • Global Market for Wireline Voice Services
    • PSTN Down, But Not Out
  • Global Market for Mobile Services
    • How to Increase ARPU?
  • Global Market for PayTV Services
    • PayTV Penetration Rate Slow
    • Cable TV Remains Dominant
    • Solid PayTV Revenue Growth
  • The Big Picture
• Methodology
• Related In-Stat Reports

List of Tables

• Table 1. North America Broadband Connections by Technology 2005-2012 (in Millions)
• Table 2. US Broadband Forecast by Technology 2005-2012 (in Millions)
• Table 3. Canada Broadband Forecast by Technology 2005-2012 (in Millions)
• Table 4. North America Broadband Revenue Forecast by Country 2005-2012 (US$ in Millions)
• Table 5. North America Broadband Revenue Forecast by Technology 2005-2012 (US$ in Millions)
• Table 6. North America Wireline Voice Subscribers by Technology 2005-2012 (in Millions)
• Table 7. US Wireline Voice Subscribers by Technology 2005-2012 (in Millions)
• Table 8. North America Voice Revenue Forecast 2005-2012 (US$ in Millions)
• Table 9. North America Subscription and Device Forecast 2005-2012 (in Millions)
• Table 10. North America Mobile Subscription Forecast by Country 2005-2012 (in Millions)
• Table 11. North America Mobile Revenue Forecast 2005-2012 (US$ in Millions)
• Table 12. North America Pay TV Households by Technology 2005-2012 (in Millions)
• Table 13. North America PayTV Revenue by Technology 2005-2012 (US$ in Millions)
• Table 14. North America Service Provider Revenue by Segment 2005 2012 (US$ in Millions)
• Table 15. Europe Broadband Connections by Technology 2005-2012 (in Millions)
• Table 16. Europe Broadband Revenue by Technology 2005-2012 (US$ in Millions)
• Table 17. Europe Voice Subscriber Forecast 2005-2012 (in Millions)
• Table 18. Europe Voice Revenue Forecast by Technology 2005-2012 (US$ in Millions)
• Table 19. Europe Mobile Subscription and Device Forecast 2005-2012 (in Millions)
• Table 20. Europe Mobile Revenue Forecast 2005-2012 (US$ in Millions)
• Table 21. Europe PayTV Household Forecast 2005-2012 (in Millions)
• Table 22. Europe PayTV Revenue Forecast by Technology 2005-2012 (US$ in Millions)
• Table 23. Europe Consumer Network Services Revenue Forecast 2005 2012 (US$ in Billions)
• Table 24. ME/AFR Broadband Forecast 2005-2012 (in Millions)
• Table 25. ME/AFR Broadband Revenue Forecast 2005-2012 (US$ in Millions)
• Table 26. ME/AFR Voice Subscriber Forecast 2005-2012 (in Millions)
• Table 27. ME/AFR Voice Revenue Forecast 2005-2012 (US$ in Millions)
• Table 28. ME/AFR Mobile Subscriber and Device Forecast 2005-2012 (in Thousands)
• Table 29. ME/AFR Mobile Revenue Forecast 2005-2012 (US$ in Millions)
• Table 30. ME/AFR PayTV Household Forecast 2005-2012 (in Millions)
• Table 31. ME/AFR PayTV Revenue Forecast 2005-2012 (US$ in Millions)
• Table 32. ME/AFR Consumer Network Services Revenue Forecast 2005-2012 (US$ in Billions)
• Table 33. APAC Broadband Subscriber Forecast 2005-2012 (in Millions)
• Table 34. WiMAX Subscriber Forecast in Selected APAC Countries 2008 and 2012 (in Millions)
• Table 35. APAC Broadband Revenue Forecast 2005-2012 (US$ in Millions)
• Table 36. APAC Voice Subscriber Forecast 2005-2012 (in Millions)
• Table 37. APAC Voice Revenue Forecast 2005-2012 (US$ in Millions)
• Table 38. APAC Mobile Subscriber and Device Forecast 2005-2012 (in Millions)
• Table 39. APAC Revenue Forecast 2005-2012 (US$ in Millions)
• Table 40. APAC PayTV Household Forecast 2005-2012 (in Millions)
• Table 41. APAC PayTV Revenue 2005-2012 (US$ in Millions)
• Table 42. APAC Consumer Network Services Revenue Forecast 2005-2012 (US$ in Billions)
• Table 43. CALA Broadband Subscriber Forecast 2005-2012 (in Millions)
• Table 44. CALA Broadband Revenue Forecast 2005-2012 (US$ in Millions)
• Table 45. CALA Voice Subscriber Forecast 2005-2012 (in Millions)
• Table 46. CALA Voice Revenue Forecast 2005-2012 (US$ in Millions)
• Table 47. CALA Mobile Subscriber and Device Forecast 2005-2012 (in Millions)
• Table 48. Mobile Subscriber Growth in the Caribbean and Central America 2001 and 2006 (in Millions)
• Table 49. CALA Mobile Revenue Forecast 2005-2012 (US$ in Millions)
• Table 50. CALA PayTV Household Forecast 2005-2012 (in Millions)
• Table 51. CALA PayTV Revenue Forecast 2005-2012 (US$ in Millions)
• Table 52. CALA Consumer Network Services Revenue 2005-2012 (US$ in Billions)
• Table 53. Worldwide Broadband Subscriber Forecast by Region 2005-2012 (in Millions)
• Table 54. Worldwide Broadband Revenue Forecast 2005-2012 (US$ in Billions)
• Table 55. Worldwide VoIP Subscribers by Region 2005-2012 (in Millions)
• Table 56. Worldwide Total Voice and VoIP Revenue Forecast by Region 2005-2012 (US$ in Billions)
• Table 57. Worldwide Mobile Subscribers by Region 2005-2012 (in Millions)
• Table 58. Worldwide Mobile Revenue Forecast by Region 2005-2012 (US$ in Billions)
• Table 59. Worldwide PayTV Households Forecast by Region 2005-2012 (in Millions)
• Table 60. Worldwide PayTV Revenue Forecast by Region 2005-2012 (US$ in Billions)
• Table 61. Worldwide Consumer Network Services Revenue Forecast 2005-2012 (US$ in Billions)
• Table 62. Worldwide Consumer Network Services Total Household ARPU Forecast 2005-2012 (US$)
• Table 63. Forecasted Worldwide Revenue CAGR Summary by Region

List of Figures

• Figure 1. Consumer Network Services Worldwide Revenue Forecast 2005-2012 (US$ in Billions)
• Figure 2. Worldwide Broadband Subscribers 2005-2012 (in Millions)
• Figure 3. Worldwide VoIP Subscriber Forecast by Operator Category 2005-2012 (in Millions)
• Figure 4. Mobile Subscriber Growth by Region 2005-2012 (in Millions)
• Figure 5. Worldwide PayTV Subscriber Forecast by Region 2005-2012 (in Millions)
• Figure 6. Worldwide Subscribers to Consumer Network Services by Service 2005-2012 (in Millions)
• Figure 7. 2007 North America Broadband Market Share by Technology
• Figure 8. US Broadband Connections by Technology 2005-2012 (% Share)
• Figure 9. North America Broadband Subscriber and Penetration Forecast 2005-2012
• Figure 10. Share of the North America Voice Market (non-PSTN) by Operator Category 2005-2012
• Figure 11. US VoIP Subscriber and Penetration Forecast 2005-2012
• Figure 12. US Voice Revenue Share by Operator Category 2005-2012
• Figure 13. North America Mobile Penetration by Country 2005-2012
• Figure 14. North America 3G Handset Shipments Forecast 2007-2012 (in Thousands)
• Figure 15. US PayTV Household and Penetration Forecast 2005-2012
• Figure 16. Share of North America Pay TV Households by Technology 2005-2012
• Figure 17. US PayTV Revenue Forecast 2005-2012 (US$ in Billions)
• Figure 18. Europe BB Penetration 2005-2012 (% of Total Households)
• Figure 19. Share of European Broadband Connections by Technology 2005-2012
• Figure 20. Percentage of European BB HHs Using VoIP 2005-2012 (% of Total Households)
• Figure 21. Europe Mobile Penetration Forecast 2005-2012
• Figure 22. Europe Mobile Subscriber Forecast 2005-2012 by Region (in Thousands)
• Figure 23. Europe PayTV Household and Penetration Forecast 2005-2012
• Figure 24. ME/AFR Broadband Penetration Forecast 2005-2012
• Figure 25. ME/AFR Mobile Subscriptions and Penetration Forecast 2005-2012
• Figure 26. Japan Broadband Subscribers by Technology 2005-2007 (in Millions)
• Figure 27. 2007 and 2012 Broadband Households in Major APAC Countries (in Millions)
• Figure 28. APAC Broadband HH and Penetration Forecast 2005-2012
• Figure 29. Declining PSTN Lines in Japan 2005-2007 (in Millions)
• Figure 30. APAC VoIP Subscriber and Penetration Forecast 2005-2012
• Figure 31. Japan Voice Subscribers by Technology 2005-2007 (in Millions)
• Figure 32. APAC VoIP Forecast by Major Country 2005-2015 (in Millions)
• Figure 33. APAC Mobile Subscribers and Penetration Forecast 2007-2012
• Figure 34. APAC Mobile Subscribers 2007 and 2012 by Major Country (in Millions)
• Figure 35. APAC PayTV Household and Penetration Forecast 2005-2012
• Figure 36. APAC PayTV Household Forecast by Major Country 2005-2012 (in Millions)
• Figure 37. Share of Broadband Market by Technology 2005-2012
• Figure 38. CALA Broadband Subscriber and Penetration Forecast 2005-2012
• Figure 39. Comparison of VoIP Subscriber Growth and Penetration 2005-2012
• Figure 40. CALA Mobile Subscriber and Penetration Forecast 2005-2012
• Figure 41. Share of Worldwide Broadband Market by Technology 2005-2012
• Figure 42. Comparison of Broadband Subscriber Forecast and Penetration 2005-2012
• Figure 43. Broadband Penetration in Developed and Developing Markets 2005-2012 (% of Total Households)
• Figure 44. Worldwide PSTN Main Line Forecast by Region 2005-2012 (in Millions)
• Figure 45. Worldwide VoIP Subscriber Forecast 2005-2015 (in Millions)
• Figure 46. Worldwide VoIP Subscriber and Penetration Forecast 2005-2012
• Figure 47. Worldwide Mobile Subscriber and Penetration Forecasts 2005-2012
• Figure 48. Worldwide Pre- and Post-Paid Subscription Forecast 2005-2012 (in Millions)
• Figure 49. PayTV Households and Penetration Forecast 2005-2012
• Figure 50. Worldwide PayTV Household Forecast by Technology 2005-2012 (in Millions)