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 Canada - Broadband Market Overview & Statistics
Canada has one of the best-developed national broadband infrastructures in the world, using a range of network architectures and technologies. It has achieved the highest overall broadband penetration of the Group of Seven industrialised countries. In April 2006, Canada was placed eighth in the world for broadband penetration. Broadband deployment continues to progress under active government encouragement, with 95% of Canadians now living in communities served by high-speed Internet access. The introduction of affordable pricing, tiered services and capped charges have all helped to drive the penetration of broadband services. The high penetration rate of PCs has also been a major contributing factor as is the previous high penetration of narrowband Internet access services. In 2006, 77% of Canadian households with Internet access used broadband connections.
Last Update: 26 Sep 2006 Number of Pages: 19
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Canada - Convergence - Triple Play & Digital TV
Canadian TV and video markets are experiencing significant changes, characterised by convergence with digital media, broadband and telecommunications services. Media convergence gained pace in 2005 and 2006 with increasing merging of video, data and voice applications, in particular digital TV, broadband and VoIP services. Cable TV operators and telcos, and to a lesser extent satellite companies, are increasingly competing for the triple play consumer. The slow but steady transition from analogue to digital TV is increasing the use of new products and services such as Video-on-Demand and High Definition services. Increasing broadband penetration continues to drive the triple play market, with well over half of all Canadian households subscribing to broadband in 2007. Broadband penetration is also seeing the emergence of IPTV and is driving the migration from traditional circuit-switched telephone lines to VoIP telephony, with VoIP subscriber numbers growing rapidly during 2006. This report provides analysis and statistics of the Canadian digital TV industry in the context of this emerging triple play market.
Last Update: 8 Apr 2007 Number of Pages: 23
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Canada - Infrastructure - FttH, NGNs and IP
Telecom infrastructure has undergone massive modernisation projects driven by increased competition, liberalisation of telecom policy and government initiatives aimed at extending broadband reach. In 2005 some 85% of Canadians were living in communities served by high-speed Internet access. While growing steadily, VoIP is still in its infancy in Canada. In May 2005 the CRTC reached a decision that the national incumbent phone operators would face the same regulation for their new VoIP services as for their traditional landline voice services. There is no doubt that VoIP will become more and more popular in Canada as a cheaper call option, initially through the non-incumbents service providers. In the future some of the larger incumbent broadband service providers will begin to offer VoIP as one part of a bundled service. Although FttH remains in its infancy, a growing number of municipalities and communities are considering the installation of fibre networks as a broadband infrastructure solution. The large telcos however are likely to stick to a predominantly FttN rather than FttH fibre strategy at least until 2010.
Last Update: 17 Jul 2006 Number of Pages: 18
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Canada - Key Statistics, Telecom Market & Regulatory Overviews
Since the early 1990s the Canadian telecom services market has been undergoing a process of progressive liberalisation. Competition was introduced firstly into the long-distance market, then the mobile market followed by the local fixed line market. In 1998 competition between cable TV companies and traditional telcos was allowed. Intense competition led to service innovation, falling prices and significant industry restructuring. By early 2000 Canada's telecommunications sector was among the most advanced in the world. However, by 2006 Canada's performance in areas such as broadband penetration and mobile penetration had waned. This has led to calls for further reform of Canada's telecommunications regulatory regime to a lighter-handed, market-based framework. This report provides key statistical data on the major telecommunications segments together with an overview of each major market sector. Canada's regulatory environment is also profiled.
Last Update: 26 Sep 2006 Number of Pages: 20
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Canada - Major Telcos - Overview & Statistics
Following deregulation of the Canadian telecommunications market in the late 1990s, many new players emerged and an intensively competitive environment evolved, driven as elsewhere by rapidly increasing demand for advanced business and entertainment applications, bandwidth, data, the Internet and mobility. The subsequent worldwide industry slowdown brought instability leading to a string of industry casualties, mergers and acquisitions. New entrants generally found the going tough, and fixed-line incumbent carriers still dominate the market. Most observers agree that further consolidation is to come, and the market is expected to rejuvenate, with fewer players more strongly positioned. This report describes the business climate in Canada, and the activities of the major telco players.
Last Update: 23 Sep 2006 Number of Pages: 24
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