Research and Markets has announced the addition of Western European Fixed Telecoms: Market Sizings and Forecasts 2001-11 to their offering.

"There's a renewed confidence in much of the fixed-line services market as broadband penetration increases at impressively fast rates and promises the long-heralded convergence of telecoms and broadcasting. This success has come at a cost, however. The popularity of broadband has been fuelled by dramatic price erosion in basic access and, in turn, it encourages, through VoIP, accelerated contraction of voice revenues."



Western European Fixed Telecoms: Market Sizings and Forecasts 2001-11 analyses the key factors that are driving the fixed market in Western Europe, with a particular focus on the status of broadband, and includes a consideration of the potential impact of VoIP. It answers key questions such as:

• Which key trends are shaping the fixed telecoms markets in individual markets?
• Will spend on residential services continue to form a growing proportion of total spend on fixed telecoms?
• Can increasing spend on broadband services 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 affect average spend per site for 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?
• Is growth or contraction of spend on individual services accelerating or slowing?

Sizings and 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 sixteen countries:

Austria - Belgium - Denmark - Finland - France - Germany - Greece - Ireland - Italy - Netherlands - Norway - Portugal - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - UK

The sizings and forecasts break down total market and average end-user spend into spend at different types of sites:

• residential
• small and medium-sized 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

Who should read this report?

Western European Fixed Telecoms: market sizings and forecasts 2001-11 is essential reading for anyone wanting to understand the key factors that will influence the nature and size of the Western European fixed telecoms market over the next five years. The slide-pack format makes the key issues quick and easy to digest, while the Excel data tables of forecasts make this report ideal for those wanting more detailed estimates for particular countries, market segments, technologies or services.

If you are making decisions regarding investments or strategies in the fixed market - whether for an operator, vendor, investment bank, systems integrator, IT vendor, content provider or consultancy - you cannot afford to be without this report and its detailed forecasts.