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Canada Telecom Operators Country Intelligence Report

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  • 44 Pages
  • August 2023
  • Region: Canada
  • GlobalData
  • ID: 4850396
'Canada Telecom Operators Country Intelligence Report,'a new Country Intelligence Report by the publisher, provides an executive-level overview of the telecommunications market in Canada today, with detailed forecasts of key indicators up to 2027. Published annually, the report provides detailed analysis of the near-term opportunities, competitive dynamics and evolution of demand by service type and technology/platform across the fixed telephony, broadband, mobile, and pay-TV markets, as well as a review of key regulatory trends.

'Total telecom and pay-TV service revenue in Canada will increase at a CAGR of 1.2%, supported by strong growth in mobile data revenue, and marginal growth in fixed broadband revenue. Mobile data service revenue will grow at a five-year CAGR of 7.3%, driven by growing mobile subscriptions and increasing data ARPU on the back of growing adoption of higher ARPU yielding 5G services. Fixed broadband revenues, will also grow during the 2022-2027 period, driven by strong growth in fixed subscriptions, particularly fiber and cable, on the back of investments in network expansions and government initiatives such as the UBF to expand broadband Infrastructure.

The Country Intelligence Report provides in-depth analysis of the following:

  • Demographic and macroeconomic context in Canada.
  • The regulatory environment and trends: a review of the regulatory setting and agenda for the next 18-24 months as well as relevant developments pertaining to spectrum licensing, national broadband plans, tariff regulation and more.
  • Telecom services market outlook: analysis as well as historical figures and forecasts of service revenue from the fixed telephony, broadband, mobile voice, mobile data, and pay-TV markets.
  • The competitive landscape: an examination of the positioning of leading players in the telecom services market as well as subscription market shares across segments.
  • Company snapshots: analysis of the financial position of leading service providers in the telecommunications markets.
  • Underlying assumptions behind our published base-case forecasts, as well as potential market developments that would alter, either positively or negatively, our base-case outlook.

Scope

  • The overall telecom and pay-TV service revenue in Canada will grow at a CAGR of 1.2% during 2022-2027.
  • Total mobile revenue will account for 90.9% of the total telecom revenue by 2027.
  • 5G services subscription share will reach 47.1% in 2027 as all major telcos such as Bell, Telus, and Rogers continue to expand 5G network coverage across the country.
  • The top three mobile operators, Bell Canada, Rogers, and Telus accounted for 88.6% share of overall mobile subscriptions in 2022.

Reasons to Buy

  • This Country Intelligence Report offers a thorough, forward-looking analysis of Canada's telecommunications markets, service providers and key opportunities in a concise format to help executives build proactive and profitable growth strategies.
  • Accompanying the publisher's Forecast products, the report examines the assumptions and drivers behind ongoing and upcoming trends in Canada's mobile communications, fixed telephony, broadband markets, including the evolution of service provider market shares.
  • With more than 20 charts and tables, the report is designed for an executive-level audience, boasting presentation quality.
  • The report provides an easily digestible market assessment for decision-makers built around in-depth information gathered from local market players, which enables executives to quickly get up to speed with the current and emerging trends in Canada's telecommunications markets.
  • The broad perspective of the report coupled with comprehensive, actionable detail will help operators, equipment vendors and other telecom industry players succeed in the challenging telecommunications market in Canada.

Table of Contents

  • Market highlights
  • Key takeaways, telecom services revenue outlook, revenue CAGR by service type, 2023 service penetration
  • Demographic, macroeconomic, and regulatory context
  • Population, nominal GDP, PPP-adjusted GDP per capita, real GDP growth, consumer price inflation, exchange rates
  • Regulatory context
  • Regulatory highlights, Spectrum Allocations, Broadband Expansion Projects
  • Telecom market outlook
  • Total telecom and Pay-TV services revenue by category, 2021-2027
  • Evolution of total telecom and Pay-TV services revenue, 2021-2027
  • Mobile services market
  • Mobile service penetration and subscription trends
  • Mobile subscription and user penetration, 2021-2027
  • Total mobile suscriptions, 2021-2027
  • Device adoption trends
  • Mobile subscriptions by device type, 2021-2027
  • Handset subscriptions by type, 2021-2027
  • Payment types and technology trends
  • Mobile subscriptions by payment type
  • Mobile subscriptions by technology generation, 2021-2027
  • Churn and usage trends
  • Churn, voice usage, data usage
  • Market share trends
  • Subscription market shares, 2022
  • Pre-/postpaid market shares, 2022
  • MVNO subscription market share, 2022
  • Fixed services market
  • Fixed service penetration and subscription trends
  • Voice telephony and fixed broadband penetration, 2021-2027
  • Total voice telephony and fixed broadband access lines, 2021-2027
  • Fixed service penetration and subscription trends
  • Voice telephony lines by technology, 2021-2027
  • Broadband lines by technology, 2021-2027
  • Market share trends
  • Fixed voice telephony access line market shares, 2022
  • Fixed broadband access lines market shares, 2022
  • Fixed service revenue trends
  • Total fixed service revenue by service category, 2021-2027
  • Fixed services ARPU by service category, 2021-2027
  • Pay-TV services market
  • Penetration and subscription trends
  • TV and pay-TV household penetration, 2021-2027
  • Total pay-TV subscriptions by type, 2021-2027
  • Market share trends
  • Total pay-TV subscription market shares, 2022
  • Service revenue trends
  • Total pay-TV service revenue, 2021-2027
  • Pay-TV services ARPU by type, 2021-2027
  • Competitive landscape and company snapshots
  • Product portfolios and positioning, market share overview
  • Company snapshot (Bell Canada, Rogers Canada, Telus Canada)

Companies Mentioned (Partial List)

A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:

  • Rogers
  • Bell
  • Telus
  • Freedom Mobile
  • Videotron
  • Sasktel
  • Shaw