34 Million Subscribers: Worldwide Cable Telephony Services Continue to Expand

SUMMARY

Summary

Demand for cable telephony services remains strong in 2008. Cable TV operators, especially those located in North America and Europe, are continuing to invest in telephony services in order to offer a true "triple play" service bundle.

This report covers the market for global cable telephony services. It discusses the business case for cable telephony services, looks at the availability of the service, and examines specific network architectures. In addition, the report updates leading cable TV operator telephony strategies and presents the results of a US cable telephony subscriber consumer survey conducted in February 2008.

The report provides forecasts for worldwide cable telephony subscribers, VoIP cable telephony subscribers, and installed cable telephony lines through the year 2012. It also forecasts cable telephony service revenues and “Voice-over-Broadband” cable telephony subscribers over the next five years.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Executive Summary
• Overview: Cable Telephony Service
  • Today's Cable Telephony Market
  • Cable Telephony Market Drivers
• Cable Telephony Network Architectures
  • The Circuit-Switched Network
  • The “Switched-IP” Network Architecture
  • IP-based Networks
    • VoIP: An Overview
    • The Connectionless Connection
    • IP and the PSTN
    • The Three Types of IP Telephony
    • VoIP on a Cable Network
    • The IP-Enabled Cable Network Architecture
  • The Twisted-Pair Overlay Network
• Technology Standards for VoIP-Based Cable Telephony
  • Cable Modem Technology Standards
    • DOCSIS 1.1
    • DOCSIS 2.0
    • DOCSIS 3.0
    • International Standards
    • PacketCable
    • PacketCable 1.0
    • PacketCable 2.0
    • PacketCable Multimedia
    • IPCablecom
  • Cable Telephony Service: US Consumer Survey
    • Key Findings of the Survey
    • Which Cable Operator Provides Your Cable Telephony Service?
    • How Long Have You Had Cable Telephony Service?
    • How Much Do You Pay Each Month for Cable Telephony Service?
    • How Many Cable Telephony Lines Do You Have in Your Home?
    • Is Your Cable Telephony Service a VoIP Service?
    • How Many Times Has Your Cable Operator Made a Service Call to Fix/Repair Your Service?
    • Do You Also Receive Wireless Telephony Service From Your Cable TV Operator?
    • How Satisfied Are You With Your Cable Telephony Service?
    • Would You Recommend Cable Telephony Service to a Friend?
  • Cable Telephony: Key Market Trends
    • VoIP Rules
    • Cable Operators & Wireless Telephony: What Next?
    • Business End-Users a Priority
  • Cable Operators: Cable Telephony Services by Geographic Region
  • North America
  • United States
    • Bright House Networks
    • Comcast
    • Cablevision
    • Charter Communications
    • Cox Communications
    • RCN
    • Time Warner Cable
  • Canada
  • Europe
    • Virgin Media
    • Liberty Global
    • Other Operators
  • ROW
    • Australia
    • Chile
    • Japan
    • Mexico
• Cable Telephony Forecasts
  • Cable Telephony Subscriber Forecasts
  • Cable Telephony Revenue Forecasts
• Methodology
• Related In-Stat Reports

List of Tables

• Table 1. Cable Telephony Market Drivers
• Table 2. AT&T vs. Cox Communications: Residential Telephone Service Prices in San Diego, California
• Table 3. Which Cable Operator Provides Your Cable Telephony Service?
• Table 4. How Long Have You Had Cable Telephony Service?
• Table 5. How Much Do You Pay Each Month for Cable Telephony Service?
• Table 6. How Many Cable Telephony Lines Do You Have In Your Home?
• Table 7. Is Your Cable Telephony Service a VoIP Service?
• Table 8. How Many Times Has Your Cable Operator Made a Service Call to Fix/Repair Your Service?
• Table 9. Do You Also Receive Wireless Telephony Service From Your Cable TV Operator?
• Table 10. How Satisfied Are You With Your Cable Telephony Service?
• Table 11. Would You Recommend Cable Telephony Service to a Friend?
• Table 12. North American VoIP-Enabled Cable Telephony Subscribers by Operator
• Table 13. US Cable Telephony Subscribers by Operator, July 2008
• Table 14. Worldwide Cable Telephony Subscriber Forecast, 2007 - 2012 (Subscribers in Thousands)
• Table 15. US Cable Telephony Subscriber Forecast, 2007 - 2012 (Subscribers in Thousands)
• Table 16. Worldwide VoIP-Enabled Cable Telephony Subscriber Forecast, 2007 - 2012 (Subscribers in Thousands)
• Table 17. US VoIP Cable Telephony Subscribers, 2007 - 2012 (Subscribers in Thousands)
• Table 18. Worldwide Cable Voice-over-Broadband User Forecast, 2007 - 2012 (Users in Thousands)
• Table 19. Worldwide Cable Telephony Installed Line Forecast, 2007 - 2012 (Lines in Thousands)
• Table 20. Cable Telephony Penetration of Cable TV Households, 2007 - 2012 (Worldwide Subscribers in Millions)
• Table 21. Worldwide Cable Telephony Service Revenue Forecast, 2007 - 2012 (US$ in Millions)
• Table 22. US Cable Telephony Service Revenue Forecast, 2007 - 2012 (US$ in Millions)

List of Figures

• Figure 1. Worldwide Cable Telephony Subscriber Forecast, 2004 - 2012 (Subscribers in Millions)
• Figure 2. The Circuit-Switched Network
• Figure 3. The Switched IP Network
• Figure 4. The VoIP-Enabled HFC Network
• Figure 5. PacketCable Components
• Figure 6. Worldwide Cable Telephony Service Revenues, 2004 - 2012 (US$ in Millions)