This report explores the structural changes in the telecommunications industry over the past decade and projects four potential scenarios for the industry's evolution by 2015.
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The research method involved analyzing data from various sources, including the International Telecommunications Union, IDATE, and the IBM Institute for Business Value, to understand past trends and project future scenarios.
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The report details the phenomenal growth in global communications, particularly mobile telephony, and the subsequent decline in growth engines. It examines the long-term decline in fixed telephony, the rise of mobile broadband, and the challenges of data delivery costs versus revenue. It also considers the low revenue contributions from mobile applications and IPTV, the growth of SMS-based services in emerging markets, and the trend towards network outsourcing.
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Categories: English publication language | Global geographic scope | broadband | cellular phones | data costs | emerging markets | fixed telephony decline | futures | ict | information and communication technology | iptv revenue | mobile applications | mobile broadband | mobile technology | mobile telephony | network outsourcing | sms services | telecom growth | telecommunications