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The North America Telecommunications Sectors : A Company and Industry Analysis (November 2004)
Mergent, Nov 2004, Pages: 32
This report examines the telecommunications sectors in the United States and Canada, including the voice, data and wireless services and manufacturing activities of the industry
Current Environment - Key Points
- The introduction of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and wireless technology means that millions of people in the US can make phone calls at lower rates - a development that is threatening the profitability of the nation's $300 billion fixed-line telecom industry
- In the US wireless phone service segment, third generation (3G) wireless technology is catching on
It promises to offer solid multimedia capabilities and even provide location-enabled features
- In recent years, Canada's telecoms infrastructure has been overhauled due to the availability of better technology, increased competition, liberalization of telecom policy and government efforts aimed at expanding the use of broadband
- In the second quarter of this year, the Canadian telecoms industry grew by 3.2% and, since the beginning of 1997, output in the Canadian telecoms services segment has grown by 68%
Industry Profile - Key Points
- In 2003, total spending in the US telecommunications industry rose 4.7% to an estimated $720.5 billion, according to TIA's 2004 Telecommunications Market Review and Forecast
- Demand for broadband in the US has been driven mostly by its growing use for VoIP, interactive gaming, streaming media, and collaborative computing
- In 2003, US spending on enterprise voice and data communications equipment totaled $94 billion, up 3.9% over 2002, after two years of flat growth, according to TIA's 2004 Telecommunications Market Review and Forecast
Starting this year, spending is projected to continue growing at a 6.7 compound annual growth rate to $122 billion in 2007
- In Canada, the wireline carriers segment is the largest in terms of annual revenues, accounting for CAD$23.1 billion, or 61% of the total CAD$38 billion communications service industries- revenues in 2003
This segment includes both incumbent carriers and competitive service providers
- Broadband internet and digital TV access continues to grow in Canada
Currently, 40% of Canadian homes have broadband access, up significantly from 31% in 2003
Market Trends and Outlook - Key Points
- Worldwide mobile phone sales grew 35% in the second quarter of 2004, compared with the same quarter a year ago but Nokia's market lead continued to slide
Although only 9% of US mobile phone users currently have a smartphone, with a growing selection of smartphones from leading mobile phone makers, this figure is expected to grow further in the near future
- This year, some 15 million US mobile phone users are expected to spend $250 million on games and by 2008, some 31.4 million mobile gamers are expected to spend $1.4 billion
- Changes in technology, government regulations and market conditions continue to transform the face of the US telecommunications industry
As companies increasingly rely on their telecommunications systems to conduct electronic commerce, business demand is expected to rise
- With the introduction of new advanced wireless data technologies in the past few years in Canada, the wireless sector has seen a tremendous growth in almost all segments
- The market for wireless data transmission in Canada is poised for explosive growth and will be an important driver of companies- sales in the foreseeable future
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