Western European Fixed Telecoms Markets Analysed

(PRWEB) June 27, 2004 -- Research and Markets announces the addition of this new report entitled "Western European Fixed Telecoms Markets Forecasts 2004-2009" to its offerings.

Western European Fixed Telecoms Markets Forecasts 2004-2009 analyses the key factors that are driving the fixed market in Western Europe, with a particular focus on the status of broadband, and including a consideration of the potential impact of VoIP.

It answers key questions such as:
- which key trends are shaping the fixed telecoms markets in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden and the UK?
- will spend on services by the business segment form a higher proportion of total spend on fixed telecoms
- can increasing broadband spend ever compensate for declines in other areas?
- how great are the drivers of fixed--mobile line substitution in individual markets?
- how will VoIP-driven competition impact upon average spend per site on fixed voice?
- how far could broadband penetrate the residential markets, and what level of spend per household could be expected?
- what share of broadband spend can cable operators and other non-DSL broadband players hope to gain?

Forecasts of total spend, service and line penetration, and ASPS (average spend per site) are presented for Western Europe as a whole, as well as for six countries:
- France
- Germany
- Italy
- Spain
- Sweden
- UK

The forecasts break total market and average end-user spend down into spend at different types of sites:
- residential
- small and medium business
- large business

and into spend on different types of services:
- fixed voice subscriptions
- fixed voice calls
- dial-up Internet: subscription and call charges for narrowband Internet
- broadband: subscription, volume and time charges, plus set-up spend on broadband Internet services
- business network services: managed and unmanaged non-IP data services, including leased lines, plus managed IP data services.

End-user line information, broken down into residential and business, is provided on the following technologies:
- PSTN
- ISDN
- xDSL
- cable-modem
- FTTx
- Broadband fixed wireless
- Broadband satellite

For a complete index of this report click on http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/218960

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