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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 - Fibre to the Home (FttH) - Overview, Statistics and 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 adopted FttH, whilst AT&T 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 April 2011, the estimated number of homes passed by FttH was approximately 20.9 million, representing around 18% of all households. Of homes passed, around 7 million were receiving television, high-speed Internet and/or telephony services over these networks. Whilst this places the USA fourth globally in terms of total FttH subscriber numbers, it is still only a third of the level reached by global fibre leader Japan, which boasts over 17 million FttH subscribers. In addition, by early 2011 the country's fastest and largest fibre network, Verizon's FiOS, effectively ceased its FttH deployment.
Nevertheless, with strong government backing, the aspirations of the National Broadband Plan could be met, namely, to connect 100 million households to affordable 100Mb/s service. 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: 15 Jul 2011 Number of Pages: 11
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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 - Triple Play & Quadruple Play
By early 2008 triple play services had started gathering momentum, largely driven by the rapid growth in cable VoIP, which adds the third limb of triple play to the cable companies' TV and broadband offering. This in turn has compelled the traditional telcos to increase the pace of their entry into the TV market. The telcos have been successfully lobbying for TV regulatory reform as part of this push and by late 2008 Verizon had secured nearly two million FiOS TV subscribers and AT&T's U-Verse TV had passed the one million subscriber mark. While most of the triple play services are still bundles rather than fully converged services, technological developments are increasingly allowing true convergence of triple play services on IP networks. The addition of wireless broadband services, such as via WiMAX networks, will usher in the growth of fully converged IP-based quadruple play services. In the meantime, quadruple play is also primarily in the form of bundles, either offered through alliances or through wireless group companies. This report provides an overview of key developments in the US triple play and quadruple play markets.
Last Update: 4 Feb 2009 Number of Pages: 11
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USA - Digital Media - Overview, Analysis and Statistics
Synopsis
The significance of the Internet in the daily lives of Americans, both at work and in the home, continues to grow unabated. In particular, the US is enjoying significant growth in digital media markets, particularly in areas such as search, social media use and e-entertainment. In tandem with this growth has been the steady development of the US digital economy, including significant growth in e-commerce and m-commerce. The increasing popularity of social networking sites and user-generated content sites were beginning to have significant flow-on effects in the areas of online retails sales and content delivery strategies. Indeed retailers and companies in turn are beginning to make strategic use of the features and tools specific to social media sites, prompting media analysts to talk of an imminent ‘social commerce revolution'.
Last Update: 13 Jul 2011 Number of Pages: 17
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