Wireline CAPEX spending expected to reach $132 bn in 2007

(PRWEB) February 15, 2004 --Research and Markets announces the addition of this new report entitled "Fixed CAPEX" to its offerings.

Although there has been minimal spending from wireline operators, there IS light at the end of the tunnel - we see growth. Wireline CAPEX will reach $132 billion in 2007 vs. $112 billion in 2002 (CAGR 3%) worldwide, of which, roughly half will be allocated to the access network, driven by fiber, DSL, and fixed wireless. Amongst the largest telcos in the world, the top three global spenders are Verizon, NTT, and China Telecom, with aggregated wireline CAPEX of some $40 billion.

This report details the infrastructure investments within the worlds 24 largest wireline operators, providing company profiles for North America, AT&T, Bell Canada, BellSouth,Qwest, SBC, Sprint FON, Verizon, Latin America, Telemar, Telmex, Europe, BT, C&W, Deutsche Telekom, France Telecom, KPN, Swisscom, TDC, Telecom Italia, Telefónica, TeliaSonera, Asia Pacific, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL), China Telecom, KT Corp.,NTT and Telstra.

For a complete index of this report click on http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/45610

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