Examine the North American Telecommunications Sectors : A Company and Industry Analysis (July 2008)

DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/9b9469/north_america_tele) has announced the addition of the "North America Telecommunications Sectors : A Company and Industry Analysis (July 2008)" report to their offering.

This report updates the previous North American telecommunications report, focusing on the markets in Canada and the United States Current Environment - Key Points

- Even with the weakening US economy, US telecoms companies- sales momentum did not slow over the last six months

- In the wireline segment, the number of traditional wireline customers continued to drop sharply during 2007 in the US, with Verizon Communications Inc and AT&T both reporting declines of around 10% in residential wireline accounts

- Over the last six months, the deployment of ultra high-speed broadband services picked up, with more than 2.5 million American homes now connected directly into high-speed fiber networks

- As the US economy weakened, US telecoms sector stocks lost 22.45% on average over the last six months until March 28

- Over the last six months, growth in consumer spending on communication services in Canada slowed dramatically as people eliminated second phone lines

However, spending growth on broadband internet packages was still strong

- Over the same period leading Canadian telecoms companies- share prices fell 18.57% on average

Industry Profile - Key Points

- The number of people with mobile phones in the US is getting saturated, but people are spending more time talking and delivering more text messages

- Broadband is a key component of economic development in the US, a resource capable of producing economic savings and a mechanism to enhance peoples- quality of life

- Worldwide, telecom companies are responding to the need to deliver voice, data and video in real- time to their end-users anywhere and to any types of communication device they are using

- A newly-passed US surveillance bill could open the door to lawsuits against telecoms companies

- The Canadian telecom industry is highly consolidated despite its size

Wireless phone customers in Canada numbered 19.3 million as at September 30, 2007

- A Canadian federal government decision to open more spectrums to the marketplace will change the face of Canada's wireless telecoms industry

Market Trends and Outlook - Key Points

- With growing competition and price declines, US telecom providers are turning towards IPTV services as a way to support broadband penetration and increase their ARPU

- Despite the overall US economy slowing down, online advertising is maintaining its momentum and proving to be far more robust than other media channels

- As the developed world gets saturated with mobile phones, handsets manufacturers and wireless operators are being forced to look elsewhere to keep their profits up

- With mobile broadband rapidly growing in popularity, more service providers are launching on- the-go services in Canada

- As more and more consumers adopt mobile phones, the future is expected to get bleaker for landline services in Canada

And now with VoIP-based cable phone services picking up steam, the traditional telephone market is declining in size at an even faster rate

- Despite weakening mobile subscriber growth, wireless revenues in Canada are being driven by robust wireless data revenue growth.

Key Topics Covered:

Current Environment

US and Canada

-Sector Overview

-Sector Performance

-Leading Companies

-Merger and Acquisition Activity Current Environment

US

-Industry Size and Value

-Sector Investment

-Research and Development

-Policy and Regulatory Environment Industry Profile

US

-IPTV Continues its Growth

-Soaring Bandwidth Demand

-Internet Advertising Spending Grows

-Mobile Phone Commerce Picks Up - Growth in Music Phones

-Mobile Broadband Services Continue to Grow - Market Outlook Market Trends and Outlook

Canada

-Rise in Bandwidth Demand

-Mobile Internet on the Rise

-Internet Telephony Cable Phone Services Pick Up

-Deployments of Television over Internet to Accelerate

-Market Outlook Currency Conversion Table The Scope of this Report Comparative Data Key References Reports Coverage

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