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United Kingdom - Telecoms Infrastructure, Operators, Regulations - Statistics and Analyses

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  • 115 Pages
  • May 2020
  • Region: United Kingdom
  • Paul Budde Communication Pty Ltd
  • ID: 303377
The UK's telecom market remains one of the largest in Europe, characterised by fierce competition which has resulted in reduced pricing for end-users. Following some market consolidation in the mobile segment there are four key players and a number of MVNOs. Mobile broadband in coming years will place some additional pressure on the fixed-line broadband subscriber base as customers are tempted to migrate to 5G-enabled services. The fixed-line broadband sector has seen the steady decline in DSL and the ongoing efforts among a good number of operators to expand the reach of fibre networks. This is being supported by government efforts to encourage the right economic environment facilitating the ambition to have a fully-fibred UK by 2033.

The fixed-line voice segment is being similarly repositioned, with PSTN services making way for IP-delivered content. BT's independent wholesale unit Openreach plans to complete the switch to fibre by 2025.

This report analyses the key aspects of the UK's telecom market, presenting statistics on the fixed network services sector and an overview of the key regulatory issues including the status of interconnection, local loop unbundling, and carrier preselection. The report reviews the major fixed network telcos and examines the status of fixed-line voice services following the deregulation of the retail call market sector.

Key Developments:
  • Arctic cables to connect UK to Japan;

This report update includes the regulars market updates to June 2019, telcos financial and operating data to Q3 2019, Telecom Maturity Index charts and analyses; recent market developments.

Companies mentioned in this report:

Virgin Media, BT, KCom, Orange, Cable & Wireless, COLT Telecom, Dixons Carphone Group, Sky, O2

Table of Contents

1 Key statistics
2 Regional European Market Comparison
2.1 Europe Telecom Maturity Index by tier
2.2 TMI versus GDP
2.3 Mobile and mobile broadband penetration
2.4 Fixed versus mobile broadband penetration
3 Country overview
4 Telecommunications market
4.1 Market analysis
5 Regulatory environment
5.1 Historical overview
5.2 Regulatory authority
5.3 Telecom sector liberalisation
5.4 Interconnect
5.5 Access
5.6 Carrier PreSelection (CPS)
5.7 Wholesale Line Rental (WLR)
6 Fixed network operators
6.1 British Telecom
6.2 KCom
6.3 Cable & Wireless Communications (C&WC)
6.4 Virgin Media
6.5 COLT Telecom
6.6 Dixons Carphone Group (Carphone Warehouse)
6.7 TalkTalk Group
6.8 Sky
7 Telecommunications infrastructure
7.1 Overview of the national telecom network
7.2 Next Generation Networks
7.3 International infrastructure
7.4 Cloud services
7.5 Smart infrastructure
8 Related reports
List of Tables
Table 1 Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities United Kingdom 2019 (e)
Table 2 Change in consumer take-up of telecom services by type 2006 2018
Table 3 Fixed-line calls and access revenue by main operator 2007 2018
Table 4 Communications retail revenue by sector 2003 2018
Table 5 Change in telecoms revenue by service 2010 2018
Table 6 Change in the average retail household spend on telecoms services 2013 2018
Table 7 Change in call volumes, fixed-line and mobile in minutes 2010 2018
Table 8 Change in average fixed and mobile call minutes per line 2013 2018
Table 9 Change in the proportion of calls made, fixed-line and mobile 2006 2018
Table 10 Change in telecom retail revenue by sector: fixed, mobile 2007 2018
Table 11 Development of telecom connections: fixed, mobile, broadband 2010 2018
Table 12 BT wholesale lines (new format) 2016 2019
Table 13 Fixed-voice traffic volume by call type 2010 2018
Table 14 Fixed-voice revenue by call type 2011 2018
Table 15 Change in BT's share of residential call types by traffic volumes 2010 - 2018
Table 16 BT financial data 2006 2020
Table 17 BT retail fixed revenue, Consumer, Business divisions 2012 2018
Table 18 BT revenue, Consumer division (new style) 2017 2020
Table 19 BT revenue by Global Services, Wholesale and Openreach divisions 2007 2020
Table 20 Development of KCom's revenue 2010 2019
Table 21 Development of Virgin Media's revenue 2010 - 2019
Table 22 Virgin Media revenue by sector 2006 2019
Table 23 Change in Virgin Media's subscribers by sector 2007 2019
Table 24 Development of TalkTalk Group's financial data 2009 2020
Table 25 Change in the number of fixed lines in service and teledensity 2010 2024
Table 26 Historic - Fixed lines in service and teledensity 1999 2009
Table 27 Percentages of mobile and fixed phones in homes 2000 2016
Table 28 Historic - Call volumes, fixed-line and mobile in minutes 2003 2010
Table 29 KCom revenue 2000 2010
Table 30 Historic - Telecoms revenue by service 2008 2009
Table 31 Historic - Average household spend on telecoms services 2005 2017
Table 32 Historic - Fixed-voice traffic by type in minutes 2002 2017
Table 33 Historic - Virgin Media revenue 2003 - 2010
Table 34 Historic - Carphone Warehouse Europe revenue, profit 2008 - 2014
Table 35 Historic - TalkTalk subscribers 2011 - 2015
Table 36 Historic - Communications revenue by sector 2003 2017
Table 37 Historic - Household take-up of telecom services 2003 2016
Table 38 Historic - Communications wholesale and retail revenue 2005 2017
Table 39 Historic - Telecom connections: fixed, mobile, broadband 2002 2009
Table 40 Historic BT's LLU, shared wholesale lines (old format) 2004 2017
Table 41 Historic - Lines with CPS 2004 2018
Table 42 Historic - WLR lines 2004 2018
Table 43 Historic - Average fixed-voice revenue per month by call type 2011 2016
Table 44 Historic - BT share of residential call types by traffic volumes 2002 - 2009
Table 45 Historic - BT Consumer lines and TV subscribers 2011 2017
Table 46 Historic - COLT financial data 2006 2015
Table 47 Historic - COLT financial data by business 2013 2015
List of Charts
Chart 1 Europe Telecoms Maturity Index Market Leaders (top tier)
Chart 2 Europe Telecoms Maturity Index Market Challengers (middle tier)
Chart 3 Europe Telecoms Maturity Index Market Emergents (bottom tier)
Chart 4 Overall view - Telecoms Maturity Index vs GDP per Capita
Chart 5 Europe - mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration
Chart 6 Scandinavia and Baltics: mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration
Chart 7 Northern Europe mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration
Chart 8 Southern Europe mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration
Chart 9 Eastern Europe mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration
Chart 10 Scandinavia and Baltics fixed and mobile broadband penetration
Chart 11 Northern Europe fixed and mobile broadband penetration
Chart 12 Southern Europe fixed and mobile broadband penetration
Chart 13 Eastern Europe fixed and mobile broadband penetration
Chart 14 Change in consumer take-up of telecom services by type 20010 2018
Chart 15 Fixed-line calls and access revenue by main operator 2007 2018
Chart 16 Change in telecoms revenue by service 2010 2018
Chart 17 Change in the average retail household spend on telecoms services 2013 2018
Chart 18 Change in call volumes, fixed-line and mobile in minutes 2010 2018
Chart 19 Change in average fixed and mobile call minutes per line 2013 2018
Chart 20 Change in the proportion of calls made, fixed-line and mobile 2006 2018
Chart 21 Change in telecom retail revenue by sector: fixed, mobile 2007 2018
Chart 22 Development of telecom connections: fixed, mobile, broadband 2010 2018
Chart 23 Fixed-voice traffic volume by call type 2010 2018
Chart 24 Fixed-voice revenue by call type 2011 2018
Chart 25 BT share of residential call types by traffic volumes 2010 2018
Chart 26 BT financial data 2006 - 2020
Chart 27 BT revenue by operating division 2017 - 2020
Chart 28 BT revenue, Consumer division (new style) 2017 2020
Chart 29 BT revenue by Global Services, Wholesale and Openreach divisions 2007 2020
Chart 30 Development of KCom's revenue 2010 2019
Chart 31 Development of Virgin Media's revenue 2010 - 2019
Chart 32 Virgin Media revenue by sector 2006 2019
Chart 33 Virgin Media subscribers by sector 2007 - 2019
Chart 34 Development of TalkTalk Group's financial data 2009 2020
Chart 35 Change in the number of fixed lines in service and teledensity 2009 2024
List of Exhibits
Exhibit 1 Generalised Market Characteristics by Market Segment
Exhibit 2 Principal submarine cables from the UK
Exhibit 3 2Africa submarine cable
Exhibit 4 2Africa landing stations

Companies Mentioned

  • Virgin Media
  • BT
  • KCom
  • Orange
  • Cable & Wireless
  • COLT Telecom
  • Dixons Carphone Group
  • Sky
  • O2