DUBLIN, IRELAND: Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "China Telecom Industry Forecast to 2012" report to its offering.
China's telecom sector has been continuously witnessing considerable developments over the recent years. The country now owns the world's largest telecommunication networks in terms of both network capacity and number of subscribers.
The telecom industry has experienced double-digit growth over the past decade. And the recent move by the government, aimed at restructuring the domestic telecom industry following the issuance of 3G licenses in early 2009, has brought about a wave of rapid development and deployment of telecom infrastructure throughout the country.
According to our report on the sector called "China Telecom Industry Forecast to 2012", operators continue to invest billions of dollars into the development of world-class telecom infrastructure in the country, despite gloomy economic environment. The issuance of 3G licenses in January 2009 has initiated a wave of investments that has long been waited for.
We have found that the country continue to see fast addition of subscribers in its mobile, Internet and broadband sector. Meanwhile, declining trend has been seen in its fixed line telephony market and we expect same trend to continue in near future as well.
However, subscribers in mobile, Internet and broadband sector are forecasted to grow at CAGR of more than 8 percent, around 17 percent and 26 percent, respectively during 2009-2012. Their respective penetration rates will approach nearly 67 percent, 42 percent and 16 percent, by the end of 2012. Various factors which will drive this future growth have been thoroughly discussed in the report.
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Friday, August 28, 2009
Service delivery platforms market review: $3.09 billion in 2008 to $6.05 billion in 2013
DUBLIN, IRELAND: Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Service Delivery Platforms Market Review" report to its offering.
We forecast rapid growth in spending on service delivery platforms (SDPs), from $3.09 billion in 2008 to $6.05 billion in 2013, at a 14 percent CAGR. This is significantly down from our forecast a year ago.
The principal change is reduced SDP spending in 2009 and the first half of 2010. We forecast a return to rapid growth in SDP spending from 2011 onwards, as the global economy recovers and communication service providers (CSPs) return to more-normal spending patterns.
The deployment of an SDP is usually a major project for a CSP. It requires integration with network enablers, mobile portals, billing systems, customer care systems and OSS. It often requires a major marketing effort to define and launch the package of services that the SDP supports. It sometimes involves new business models and strategic partners that require careful strategic analysis.
Most CSPs have been through this process a number of times to support different services and in different business units. As a consequence, there is already a legacy of custom-built and product-based SDP infrastructure.
In this report, we focus on quantifying spending on the product components of an SDP; this includes the licence revenue from new deployments, the maintenance revenue from installed base and the professional services directly related to product deployment.
The product components we include in SDP are telecoms application servers (TASs), mobile content management and delivery (MCMD), mobile device management (MDM) and real-time charging (RTC).
We forecast rapid growth in spending on service delivery platforms (SDPs), from $3.09 billion in 2008 to $6.05 billion in 2013, at a 14 percent CAGR. This is significantly down from our forecast a year ago.
The principal change is reduced SDP spending in 2009 and the first half of 2010. We forecast a return to rapid growth in SDP spending from 2011 onwards, as the global economy recovers and communication service providers (CSPs) return to more-normal spending patterns.
The deployment of an SDP is usually a major project for a CSP. It requires integration with network enablers, mobile portals, billing systems, customer care systems and OSS. It often requires a major marketing effort to define and launch the package of services that the SDP supports. It sometimes involves new business models and strategic partners that require careful strategic analysis.
Most CSPs have been through this process a number of times to support different services and in different business units. As a consequence, there is already a legacy of custom-built and product-based SDP infrastructure.
In this report, we focus on quantifying spending on the product components of an SDP; this includes the licence revenue from new deployments, the maintenance revenue from installed base and the professional services directly related to product deployment.
The product components we include in SDP are telecoms application servers (TASs), mobile content management and delivery (MCMD), mobile device management (MDM) and real-time charging (RTC).
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
64mn IPTV subscribers by end of 2012
DUBLIN, IRELAND: Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The Future of Triple-Play: Growth Opportunities, Key Challenges and Competitive Strategies" report to its offering.
Cable operations and fixed-line telecoms operators continue their battle over a superior share in the triple-play arena. However, mobile operators have shown their interest in seizing a piece of the market while satellite TV providers are also complementing their core services with fixed-line offerings.
The future of pure-play providers appears limited, as the credit crunch places further pressure on consumers to seek the most cost effective way of obtaining the services they need.
'The Future of Triple-Play: Growth opportunities, key challenges and competitive strategies' is a report that examines the market opportunities and challenges for triple-play services.
The report analyzes the market conditions that have driven the deployment of triple-play services, and the strategies employed by leading service providers. It identifies the challenges faced by companies, and also provides recommendations into how to best counter competitive threats, extend service portfolios, and boost revenue potential in this rapidly evolving market.
Key findings:
* The popularity of mobile telephony is expected to continue to rise over the next four years. There will be over 5.6 billion mobile connections worldwide by the end of 2013, a 68 percent increase over 2007.
* Mobile broadband will be a substitute for fixed-line services in markets where fixed-line infrastructure has not been widely deployed. There will be an estimated 258 million mobile broadband notebook users in 2014, with consumers accounting for almost 200 million of these connections.
* It is forecast that there will be 64 million IPTV subscribers by the end of 2012, an almost six fold increase over 2007 levels.
* The average consumer is not motivated by new technological offerings. Price is much more important to most than the availability of advanced services such as VOD, DVRs and high definition programming.
Cable operations and fixed-line telecoms operators continue their battle over a superior share in the triple-play arena. However, mobile operators have shown their interest in seizing a piece of the market while satellite TV providers are also complementing their core services with fixed-line offerings.
The future of pure-play providers appears limited, as the credit crunch places further pressure on consumers to seek the most cost effective way of obtaining the services they need.
'The Future of Triple-Play: Growth opportunities, key challenges and competitive strategies' is a report that examines the market opportunities and challenges for triple-play services.
The report analyzes the market conditions that have driven the deployment of triple-play services, and the strategies employed by leading service providers. It identifies the challenges faced by companies, and also provides recommendations into how to best counter competitive threats, extend service portfolios, and boost revenue potential in this rapidly evolving market.
Key findings:
* The popularity of mobile telephony is expected to continue to rise over the next four years. There will be over 5.6 billion mobile connections worldwide by the end of 2013, a 68 percent increase over 2007.
* Mobile broadband will be a substitute for fixed-line services in markets where fixed-line infrastructure has not been widely deployed. There will be an estimated 258 million mobile broadband notebook users in 2014, with consumers accounting for almost 200 million of these connections.
* It is forecast that there will be 64 million IPTV subscribers by the end of 2012, an almost six fold increase over 2007 levels.
* The average consumer is not motivated by new technological offerings. Price is much more important to most than the availability of advanced services such as VOD, DVRs and high definition programming.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
China's TD-SCDMA market ushers in large-scale community-based testing and test business
DUBLIN, IRELAND: Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "2008-2009 Annual Report on China's TD-SCDMA Terminal Market" report to its offering.
Vendors involved include : ZTE, Samsung, Lenovo, Spreadtrum, Leadcore, T3G Technology, Chongqing Chongyou Information Technology, etc.
From the perspective of the development of national strategies, developing TD-SCDMA industry is very important. In 2008, China's TD-SCDMA market ushers in a large-scale community-based testing and test business; meanwhile, operation reorganization is orderly carrying through, which indicates that China will formally enter 3G era.
As one of global 3G standards and China's own intellectual property rights, after experienced a series of queries, with governmental supports and the industry chain led by China Mobile, the industry is gradually mature, which includes operation, equipment, terminal, chip, testing and channels.
China Mobile has started up two round TD terminal tenders with 300,000 sets, TD-SCDMA mobile phone market development opportunities should not be underestimated.
In the face of changes and challenges of competition and market, release of 2008-2009 Annual Report on China's TD-SCDMA Terminal Market helps vendors, investors and industry insiders grasp more accurately laws governing the markets development and in combing the development track of application value.
Scientific, authoritative and objective TD-SCDMA terminal products' monitoring data: On the basis of in-depth research in leading vendors main product lines, it depicts the changes in the market from the angle of product structure, price structure, network development and channels, and clearly identifies operations' business hall's characteristics and channel strategies.
Vendors involved include : ZTE, Samsung, Lenovo, Spreadtrum, Leadcore, T3G Technology, Chongqing Chongyou Information Technology, etc.
From the perspective of the development of national strategies, developing TD-SCDMA industry is very important. In 2008, China's TD-SCDMA market ushers in a large-scale community-based testing and test business; meanwhile, operation reorganization is orderly carrying through, which indicates that China will formally enter 3G era.
As one of global 3G standards and China's own intellectual property rights, after experienced a series of queries, with governmental supports and the industry chain led by China Mobile, the industry is gradually mature, which includes operation, equipment, terminal, chip, testing and channels.
China Mobile has started up two round TD terminal tenders with 300,000 sets, TD-SCDMA mobile phone market development opportunities should not be underestimated.
In the face of changes and challenges of competition and market, release of 2008-2009 Annual Report on China's TD-SCDMA Terminal Market helps vendors, investors and industry insiders grasp more accurately laws governing the markets development and in combing the development track of application value.
Scientific, authoritative and objective TD-SCDMA terminal products' monitoring data: On the basis of in-depth research in leading vendors main product lines, it depicts the changes in the market from the angle of product structure, price structure, network development and channels, and clearly identifies operations' business hall's characteristics and channel strategies.
Monday, May 18, 2009
China: Telecoms, mobile, broadband and forecasts
DUBLIN, IRELAND: Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "China - Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Forecasts" report to its offering.
The Chinese telecommunications market is the largest in the world. With the mobile sector still expanding at over 15 percent going into 2009, and the long-awaited licensing of 3G services completed after finalising the industry restructure, the market is poised for yet another boost amongst what is hoped to be a more level playing field.
The importance of the regulatory regime must not be underestimated in a market like China, where political and commercial considerations are closely intertwined. China's telecommunications industry experienced much disruption during 2008.
In early 2008, massive snow storms, the worst in five decades, caused widespread disruption to telecom services. The snow storms killed at least 60 people and left tens of millions to experience a cold, dark Lunar New Year holiday. In excess of 33 million fixed and mobile services were cut and direct economic losses incurred as a result of the fierce snowstorms.
Then, later in the year, a major earthquake struck near the Sichuan provincial capital of Chengdu. The 7.5 magnitude quake resulted in thousands being evacuated from buildings in Beijing, some 1,500km from the epicentre. These natural disasters tested the networks of the major telcos, not to mention their disaster recovery response times.
Despite these testing events, the market continued to experience healthy growth. Not even the global financial crisis could stall the profound growth that has been the phenomenon of the China market in the last decade.
The networks withstood the onslaught of the Olympic Games and although uncomfortable under the scrutiny of the international press and the media glare due to China's strict enforcement of Internet regulations, the country's networks were robust and successfully beamed coverage of the major sporting event worldwide.
China surpassed Japan in 2004 as the market with the second most broadband lines after the US. In mid-2008 China became the largest broadband market in the world, finally passing the US. Going into 2009, China's broadband subscriber population passed the 80 million milestone. China has also become the top DSL market in the world. Despite this huge subscriber base, penetration remains comparatively low, meaning there is still much room for growth.
The Chinese telecommunications market is the largest in the world. With the mobile sector still expanding at over 15 percent going into 2009, and the long-awaited licensing of 3G services completed after finalising the industry restructure, the market is poised for yet another boost amongst what is hoped to be a more level playing field.
The importance of the regulatory regime must not be underestimated in a market like China, where political and commercial considerations are closely intertwined. China's telecommunications industry experienced much disruption during 2008.
In early 2008, massive snow storms, the worst in five decades, caused widespread disruption to telecom services. The snow storms killed at least 60 people and left tens of millions to experience a cold, dark Lunar New Year holiday. In excess of 33 million fixed and mobile services were cut and direct economic losses incurred as a result of the fierce snowstorms.
Then, later in the year, a major earthquake struck near the Sichuan provincial capital of Chengdu. The 7.5 magnitude quake resulted in thousands being evacuated from buildings in Beijing, some 1,500km from the epicentre. These natural disasters tested the networks of the major telcos, not to mention their disaster recovery response times.
Despite these testing events, the market continued to experience healthy growth. Not even the global financial crisis could stall the profound growth that has been the phenomenon of the China market in the last decade.
The networks withstood the onslaught of the Olympic Games and although uncomfortable under the scrutiny of the international press and the media glare due to China's strict enforcement of Internet regulations, the country's networks were robust and successfully beamed coverage of the major sporting event worldwide.
China surpassed Japan in 2004 as the market with the second most broadband lines after the US. In mid-2008 China became the largest broadband market in the world, finally passing the US. Going into 2009, China's broadband subscriber population passed the 80 million milestone. China has also become the top DSL market in the world. Despite this huge subscriber base, penetration remains comparatively low, meaning there is still much room for growth.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Prospects for UMTS900: Status review and outlook
DUBLIN, USA: Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Prospects for UMTS900: Status Review and Outlook" report to its offering.
UMTS900 is attracting significant interest from mobile operators, primarily because of the coverage advantages inherent in deploying UMTS at 900MHz compared with 2100MHz. All other things being equal, the lower the frequency, the further a radio signal propagates, which means that UMTS900 offers a significant improvement over UMTS2100 for cell range and coverage.
This translates into fewer sites and cost savings for both network build and opex, as well as faster network roll-out. These benefits enable operators to roll out 3G services to rural areas that might otherwise be uneconomical to serve using UMTS2100, or, for GSM-only operators, to reduce the costs of building a new 3G network. Other benefits include potential improvements in indoor coverage and better voice quality compared with GSM.
The ecosystem for UMTS900 is rapidly maturing. The technology is proven not just in field trials but also in a number of operational networks worldwide, and network equipment and crucially devices are in ready supply.
However, the pace of implementation of UMTS900 has been held back, particularly in Europe, by delays in removing technology restrictions from the 900MHz band. While the regulatory situation is improving, any significant delays in liberalising 900MHz spectrum will make it increasingly likely that operators will opt for alternative solutions for rural coverage, or even introduce LTE rather than UMTS in 900MHz spectrum once refarming is permitted.
This report reviews the deployment status of UMTS900 worldwide and evaluates the potential role of UMTS900 in mobile network evolution for a range of operator types.
UMTS900 is attracting significant interest from mobile operators, primarily because of the coverage advantages inherent in deploying UMTS at 900MHz compared with 2100MHz. All other things being equal, the lower the frequency, the further a radio signal propagates, which means that UMTS900 offers a significant improvement over UMTS2100 for cell range and coverage.
This translates into fewer sites and cost savings for both network build and opex, as well as faster network roll-out. These benefits enable operators to roll out 3G services to rural areas that might otherwise be uneconomical to serve using UMTS2100, or, for GSM-only operators, to reduce the costs of building a new 3G network. Other benefits include potential improvements in indoor coverage and better voice quality compared with GSM.
The ecosystem for UMTS900 is rapidly maturing. The technology is proven not just in field trials but also in a number of operational networks worldwide, and network equipment and crucially devices are in ready supply.
However, the pace of implementation of UMTS900 has been held back, particularly in Europe, by delays in removing technology restrictions from the 900MHz band. While the regulatory situation is improving, any significant delays in liberalising 900MHz spectrum will make it increasingly likely that operators will opt for alternative solutions for rural coverage, or even introduce LTE rather than UMTS in 900MHz spectrum once refarming is permitted.
This report reviews the deployment status of UMTS900 worldwide and evaluates the potential role of UMTS900 in mobile network evolution for a range of operator types.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
IPTV in Latin America: Not so fast!
DUBLIN, IRELAND: Research and Markets has added the "IPTV in Latin America: Not So Fast" report to its offering.
IPTV will take a backseat to other pay-TV platforms as telcos seek alternative strategies to meet the significant market demand, according to this latest report.
IPTV in Latin America: Not So Fast examines the market for pay-TV services in general and IPTV in particular in Latin America. The 18-page report analyzes the regulatory hurdles faced by IPTV and the progress telcos are making in introducing various pay-TV services, as well as the various strategies they employ to make the most of the opportunity in the face of significant challenges.
The report cites more than 23 examples of pay-TV services and contains case studies of Telefónica and Telmex/América Móvil that investigate their respective pay-TV strategies across the region. In recent years, telcos around the world have developed an attraction to the idea of IPTV as a new revenue source and competitive instrument.
However, IPTV is simply not living up to expectations in Latin America. "Fewer than 0.1 percent of households in Latin America subscribed to IPTV at year-end 2008 and the technology had very few net additions during the year," notes Derek Medlin, analyst at Pyramid Research and author of the report. "As the market has evolved, it has become evident that there is significant demand for pay-TV, which is pushing telcos to seek alternative strategies to meet this demand," he says. "However, the reality is that the struggles on the front end have severely crippled adoption so far; regulatory issues are blockading IPTV altogether, or at least leading to deployment delays," he adds.
Although pay-TV penetration remains anaemic relative to the adoption of pay-TV in other regions, the author believes this is due to a lack of supply rather than a lack of demand. "Recent initiatives from telcos and cable companies are catalyzing the market by thrusting a variety of pay-TV services into underpenetrated areas and market segments," says Medlin. "As a result, adoption is taking off, making the low penetration levels an indicator of the growth potential, especially when gauged against the levels of adoption reached in other regions," he explains.
"IPTV will have to take a backseat to other pay-TV platforms for the rest of the forecast period, becoming part of a lineup of pay-TV offerings rather than the sole telco service," Medlin adds. In the future, the author does not expect IPTV to break out of its niche until around 2012, when it will be approaching a 5 percent share of total pay-TV subscriptions. "Pyramid estimates that by 2014, the region will be home to more than 4.4 million IPTV subscriptions, which will reach 2.6 percent of all households," he says.
IPTV will take a backseat to other pay-TV platforms as telcos seek alternative strategies to meet the significant market demand, according to this latest report.
IPTV in Latin America: Not So Fast examines the market for pay-TV services in general and IPTV in particular in Latin America. The 18-page report analyzes the regulatory hurdles faced by IPTV and the progress telcos are making in introducing various pay-TV services, as well as the various strategies they employ to make the most of the opportunity in the face of significant challenges.
The report cites more than 23 examples of pay-TV services and contains case studies of Telefónica and Telmex/América Móvil that investigate their respective pay-TV strategies across the region. In recent years, telcos around the world have developed an attraction to the idea of IPTV as a new revenue source and competitive instrument.
However, IPTV is simply not living up to expectations in Latin America. "Fewer than 0.1 percent of households in Latin America subscribed to IPTV at year-end 2008 and the technology had very few net additions during the year," notes Derek Medlin, analyst at Pyramid Research and author of the report. "As the market has evolved, it has become evident that there is significant demand for pay-TV, which is pushing telcos to seek alternative strategies to meet this demand," he says. "However, the reality is that the struggles on the front end have severely crippled adoption so far; regulatory issues are blockading IPTV altogether, or at least leading to deployment delays," he adds.
Although pay-TV penetration remains anaemic relative to the adoption of pay-TV in other regions, the author believes this is due to a lack of supply rather than a lack of demand. "Recent initiatives from telcos and cable companies are catalyzing the market by thrusting a variety of pay-TV services into underpenetrated areas and market segments," says Medlin. "As a result, adoption is taking off, making the low penetration levels an indicator of the growth potential, especially when gauged against the levels of adoption reached in other regions," he explains.
"IPTV will have to take a backseat to other pay-TV platforms for the rest of the forecast period, becoming part of a lineup of pay-TV offerings rather than the sole telco service," Medlin adds. In the future, the author does not expect IPTV to break out of its niche until around 2012, when it will be approaching a 5 percent share of total pay-TV subscriptions. "Pyramid estimates that by 2014, the region will be home to more than 4.4 million IPTV subscriptions, which will reach 2.6 percent of all households," he says.
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