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 USA - Benchmarking broadband in the USA
The USA , as many other countries, has introduced economic stimulus packages that include telecoms infrastructure. It has now been widely accepted that such investments should deliver economic multiplier effects; it should stimulate economic growth, e-business, e-health, tele-education, smart grids as well as high-speed Internet access. This can only happen when these investments are linked to business models based on an open wholesale network. The telco and cable monopolies and duopolies as they exist in America will stop any economic multiply effect. This reports uses Australia as a bench market, where the government has launched an A$43 billion broadband stimulus package that will result in the development of an open network that will link 90% of all households to an FttH (Fibre-to-the-home) network.
Last Update: 20 May 2009 Number of Pages: 7
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USA - Broadband Market - Cable modem & DSL - Analysis, Statistics & Forecasts
Synopsis
Unlike most OECD countries, where DSL tends to dominate, the majority of subscribers in the US broadband market are cable subscribers. Although DSL has in recent years been gaining on cable, that trend was reversed, at least temporarily, in 2008. Although competing technologies such as FttH and WiMAX are growing relatively quickly, broadband competition in each region is still generally limited to one DSL and one cable operator. The DSL segment remains dominated by AT&T and Verizon, which account for around 80% of DSL subscribers, while cable broadband is only slightly less concentrated with three companies, Comcast, Time Warner and Cox, accounting for around 75% of cable broadband subscribers. Compounded by economic recession, DSL and cable modem growth rates are expected to decline over the next five years as household penetration reaches saturation and fibre networks become widely deployed. This report provides overviews, analysis, relevant statistics and forecasts on the US cable modem and DSL broadband markets.
Last Update: 30 Aug 2009 Number of Pages: 15
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USA - Broadband Market - Fibre to the Home (FttH) - Overview, Statistics & Forecasts
Synopsis
Years of unrealised fibre projects have left the USA trailing far behind Asia in the deployment of FttH networks. However, in recent years the USA has been witnessing a more concerted fibre deployment effort. Verizon has adopted FttH, whilst AT&T has elected to pursue primarily FttN with FttH for new developments and multiple dwelling units. In addition, the smaller competitor carriers continue to deploy fibre deeper into their networks. Significantly, an increasing number of municipalities are sponsoring FttH networks, and the recent FCC National Broadband Plan envisages an increasingly important role for public FttH networks in the pursuit of the National Broadband Plan goals.
By early 2010, the estimated number of homes connected to FttH networks approached twenty million with a take-up rate of around 30%. However, this still positions the US fibre penetration levels at less than a quarter that of global fibre leader South Korea. In addition, the country's fastest and largest fibre network, Verizon's FiOS, will be slowing its rate of deployment after 2010, following the sale of its fixed network assets in some 14 states.
Nevertheless, with strong government backing, the aspirations of the National Broadband Plan could be met. If so, this would ensure over the next 10 years that the USA catches up with Asia in FttH deployments and its attendant community and commercial benefits.
This report provides an overview of FttH and other fibre network developments, including details of the major fibre deployments and key market statistics and forecasts.
Last Update: 10 Apr 2010 Number of Pages: 17
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USA - Broadband Market - Wireless Broadband
The wireless broadband market continued to witness rapid developments throughout 2008. Whilst WiFi and WiMAX asserted themselves as the major wireless broadband technologies, the competitive threat from Long Term Evolution became more apparent as specifications for standardisation of the new technology neared completion at end-2008. WiFi hotspots continued to open across the country, becoming commonplace in airports, cafes, offices and homes. Although several high profile municipal WiFi projects experienced difficulties, the number of cities and towns with WiFi networks continued to grow. WiMAX received a boost with the ITU's decision to certify it as a 3G technology, thereby strengthening its position against other cellular 3G services such as HSDPA. In October 2008 Sprint Nextel and Clearwire officially launched their WiMAX network in Baltimore, Maryland. Whilst WiMAX is on the verge of a substantial nationwide deployment, it is likely that LTE will become the leading wireless broadband technology by 2012.
Last Update: 4 Feb 2009 Number of Pages: 17
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USA - Convergence - Digital TV & IPTV
Synopsis
Although the FTA networks, such as ABC, CBS, and NBC all offer digital and increasingly High Definition TV programming, for many years they have been losing audience share to the cable and satellite TV networks. The Big Three are expected to continue to lose market share to the DBS and cable providers as well as, incrementally, to the telcos' IPTV networks. The US now has one of the highest rates of pay-TV penetration in the world. The market is thus moving to a triple play model in which the telcos, with their expanding fibre network deployments and new IPTV offerings, are likely to become a major force. By 2009 there were nearly 100 million pay-TV (or Multichannel Video Programming Distributors) subscribers in the US, amounting to over 85% of households.
Last Update: 12 Nov 2009 Number of Pages: 21
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