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United Kingdom - Telecoms, IP Networks, Digital Media and Forecasts
Paul Budde Communication Pty Ltd., Oct 2009, Pages: 182
United Kingdom - Telecoms, IP Networks, Digital Media and Forecasts provides a comprehensive overview of the trends and developments in the telecommunications and digital media markets in the UK.
The UK’s telecom market has not been unscathed by the global economic downturn, which has pushed the economy into one of the deepest recessions experienced by any European country. Overall revenues in the telecom sector increased by only 0.5% year-on-year in 2008, to about £43 billion, considerably lower than the 4% growth seen in 2007. Competition has continued to drive down the price of overall telecom services by about 6% annually, yet the real economic hardship of many consumers will significantly reduce discretionary spend until at least 2011. The consequent decline in revenue for telcos, together with the still problematic liquidity market, will dampen their ability to fund network investment during the next two years. BT has been an early casualty, having been obliged to scale back its 21CN All-IP implementation.
Nevertheless, the telecom sector remains resilient by comparison with other market sectors, if only because consumers are steadfastly attached to communications services. This has been recognised by the government’s proposal to make the provision of broadband a universal service obligation by 2012, though it is unlikely that the timetable will be kept to.
Fixed-line penetration has fallen steadily since 2000 while mobile penetration has increased to the extent that by mid-2009 about 20% of households relied on mobile-only access, compared with only 6% in 2001. Average residential broadband speeds more than doubled in the year to June 2009 yet there remain poorly served areas, accounting for some 15% of all households. BT dominates the fixed market, accounting for about 47% of all connections, though O2 is the largest overall provider in terms of subscribers.
The digital TV market is among the most competitive in Europe, with both free and pay satellite services competing against a range of platforms providing IPTV and VoD services. Analogue switch-off, due by 2012, is much anticipated as broadcasters and the providers of mobile and broadband services look to acquire released spectrum and so expand their service offerings in coming years.
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