Is LTE Another Building Block for Fixed-Mobile Substitution? - Global Telecom Insider / Vol. 3, No 2, Edition 12
Pyramid Research, Inc, December 2011, Pages: 18
Fixed services in every region are losing ground fast to mobile services, with mobile data capturing an increasingly substantial share of total telecom revenue. In response, fixed operators are deploying LTE to complement their fixed broadband footprint in places where deploying fixed network isn't commercially viable, according to a new report.
Is LTE Another Building Block for Fixed-Mobile Substitution? analyzes the LTE deployments up to date. We look at the mobile operators' rationale for rolling out LTE services, going beyond their need to address the growing need for fast speed data access. We compare fixed and mobile technologies' speed performance, and we assess the cases in which LTE can play a substitute role to fixed broadband. Next we discuss LTE deployment by German fixed network operators in rural areas where LTE becomes an extension of their fixed networks. We also look how LTE in urban areas is priced compared with ADSL. We then outline how satellite TV providers are making use of LTE in their quest to become multiplay operators. Finally, case studies from Vodafone Germany, TeliaSonera Sweden, Cyfrowy Polsat, NTT DoCoMo and SK Telecom provide insight into how LTE rollouts are currently being managed and planned.
“Operators worldwide are deploying LTE mainly to gain additional capacity and higher throughput,” says Sylwia Boguszewska, Senior Analyst at Pyramid Research. However, LTE has an added benefit that takes it beyond the convenience of mobility: LTE's peak speed positions it well compared with a number of fixed broadband technologies. Pyramid Research expects more operators will be phasing out DSL and replacing it with more efficient, LTE-based networks that can be served by the digital dividend spectrum. “In rural areas, LTE is the long-awaited alternative to DSL,” she adds.
Key Findings:
- Some mobile operators look to LTE to gain a competitive advantage over other players in the market, as well to gain additional capacity to deal with growing data demand.
- Other mobile operators use LTE as an opportunity to further their leadership in the telecom market, while fixed operators are keen to use LTE as a complementary technology.
- A growing number of operators create joint ventures in order to best use available frequencies and to share costs associated with network rollouts.
- We believe even more operators will be phasing out DSL and replacing it with more efficient, LTE-based networks, especially in rural areas that can be served by the digital dividend spectrum. This trend is already present both in Germany and in the US.
INTRODUCTION
LTE AND MOBILE BROADBAND UPTAKE
A. Operators without fixed networks: LTE to substitute
B. Operators with fixed networks: LTE to complement
MARKET DETAIL
Vodafone (Germany)
TeliaSonera (Sweden)
Cyfrowy Polsat (Poland)
NTT DoCoMo (Japan)
SK Telecom (South Korea)
CONCLUSIONS
Key findings
Recommendations
RELATED RESOURCES
Table of Exhibits
Exhibit 1: Main line (narrowband) household penetration, by regions, 2007, 2011 and 2016
Exhibit 2: Fixed and mobile global service revenue evolution, 2007-2016
Exhibit 3: Mobile broadband penetration, by region, 2007, 2011 and 2016
Exhibit 4: Mobile and fixed technologies performance comparison
Exhibit 5: Telefónica O2 Germany broadband tariffs
Exhibit 6: TeliaSonera end-user survey results
Exhibit 7: Vodafone Germany LTE pricing plans
Exhibit 8: TeliaSonera residential 4G mobile broadband tariffs
Exhibit 9: Cyfrowy Polsat LTE Internet tariffs, December 2011
This report analyzes the LTE deployments up to date. We look at the mobile operators’ rationale for rolling out LTE services, going beyond their need to address the growing need for fast speed data access. We compare fixed and mobile technologies’ speed performance, and we assess the cases in which LTE can play a substitute role to fixed broadband. Next we discuss LTE deployment by German fixed network operators in rural areas where LTE becomes an extension of their fixed networks. Then we look how LTE in urban areas is priced compared with ADSL. We then outline how satellite TV providers are making use of LTE in their quest to become multiplay operators. Case studies from Vodafone Germany, TeliaSonera Sweden, Cyfrowy Polsat, NTT DoCoMo and SK Telecom provide insight into how LTE rollouts are currently being managed and planned.
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