DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/c88e80/united_kingdom_tel) has announced the addition of the "United Kingdom Telecommunications Report Q2 2011" report to their offering.
BMI's update of the UK Telecommunications Report for Q211 includes an analysis of market trends and data using the latest data released by fixed-line and broadband providers, mobile operators and the telecoms regulator Ofcom. It also contains BMI's updated forecasts for the fixed, mobile and broadband sectors looking forward through to the end of 2015.
The mobile market is expected to expand to reach 84.544mn subscriptions in 2015, but will do so at a much slower rate as it approaches saturation. 3G subscribers will increasingly become the norm, increasing to 53.511mn subscriptions in 2015. At this stage of market development, changing competitive dynamics and new patterns of revenue generation are becoming increasingly significant relative to subscription growth. The contraction in the fixed-line market will also continue at a slower rate as operators increase bundled services.
Data from all the operators showed that there were 73.824mn subscribers at the end of Q210, down by 7.7% q-o-q due to subscriber losses by Everything Everywhere and Vodafone in the three months to June 2010. However, the UK mobile market experienced subscriber growth in Q310 and Q410 rising to 75.7mn subscriptions. Similarly, Q310 also saw the reverse of the trend of declining market operating revenue dating to Q309, with operators reporting a rise in operating revenues to GBP4.25bn.
Although the fixed-line sector has been in a state of decline for years now and is likely to remain so in the short term, this report sees it experiencing plateauing or increasing activity in the medium-to-long term. One key factor BMI expects to have an impact on the sector in the long term is the internet protocol television (IPTV) initiative Youview, formerly Project Canvas.
However, this report has reined in the positive outlook for the Youview initiative after further delays have set back the launch until 2012. The continued difficulties faced in rolling out the service lead this report to question the manageability of the project with multiple stakeholders. Youview was officially unveiled in September 2010 and had been expected to launch commercially in early 2011.
Companies Mentioned:
- BT
- O2
- Vodafone
- Everything Everywhere
- T-Mobile (Everything Everywhere)
- Orange (Everything Everywhere)
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