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Research and Markets: Europe's Accelerating Broadband Growth Looks Set to Reignite Demand for Bandwidth, As New Applications and Services Are Deployed Using IP Networks

Posted on: Friday, 15 April 2005, 12:00 CDT

DUBLIN, Ireland, April 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c15880 ) has announced the addition of 2005 Western European Infrastructure, Fixed Voice and Data Market to their offering

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040820/RESEARCH )

Western Europe has perhaps the densest and most advanced telecommunications network of any region in the world. All countries in the region have dense PSTN networks, constructed over the twentieth century by publicly owned national incumbents. Since the 1980s, rival networks have been constructed, with the development of ISDN, mobile telephony, data, cable TV and fibre networks. New technologies, including wireless networks, power line communications, Third generation (3G) mobile networks and satellite broadband, add to the mix in the twenty-first century.

Subjects covered include:

- Infrastructure Issues

- Regulatory issues and government policies re infrastructure

- Datacomms Infrastructure, Leased Lines, ISDN

- Public and Value Added Data Services

- Leased Lines, ISDN, Frame Relay, ATM

- Brief overviews on all of the major telecommunications carriers and service providers in the region

A key development in the first decade of the twenty-first century is the gradual deployment of Next Generation Networks (NGN) moving to a packet-based, full service typology. This annual report offers a wealth of information on the Infrastructure Fixed Voice and Data markets in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Malta, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

Companies Mentioned Include:

- Telekom Austria (TA)

- United Telecom Austria (UTA)

- tele.ring

- United Pan-Europe Communications (UPC)

- Belgacom SA

- Colt Telecom NV

- Mobistar

- Scarlet (formerly KPN Belgium)

- Tele2

- Telenet

- Versatel Telecom

- TDC

- Sonofon

- Tele2 Denmark

- TeliaSonera Denmark

- TeliaSonera

- Finnet Corporation

- Elisa Communications

- Song Networks

- France Telecom

- Cegetel

- neuf telecom (formerly LDCom)

- Tele 2

- Deutsche Telekom

- Mannesmann Arcor

- MobilCom

- BT Global Services

- debitel AG

- Iceland Telecom (Siminn)

- Og Vodafone

- eircom Ltd

- Esat BT

- Tele2

- Telecom Italia

- Wind

- Albacom

- Luxembourg P&T (EPT)

- Cegecom

- Tele2

- Maltacom

- Royal Koninklijke PTT Nederland (KPN)

- United Pan-Europe Communications (UPC)

- Versatel Telecom International NV

- BT Global Services (formerly Telfort)

- Scarlet Telecom

- Tele2 AB

- Telenor ASA

- TeliaSonera

- Tele2

- Deutsche Telekom (formerly Carrier 1)

- BaneTele

- Oni

- Novis

- Jazztel

- Telefonica SA

- The Auna Group

- Uni2

- Jazztel plc

- Ono

- TeliaSonera

- ele2 AB

- Glocalnet

- Telenordia

- Swisscom

- TDC Switzerland (Sunrise)

- British Telecom

- Kingston Communications

- Cable & Wireless

- ntl

- Telewest

- Energis

- Colt Telecom

- Gamma Telecom

- ele2

- Telstra Europe

- Thus

- Tesco

- Allnet

- Carphone Warehouse

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c15880

Laura Wood

Senior Manager

Research and Markets

press@researchandmarkets.com

Fax: +353 1 4100 980

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Research and Markets

CONTACT: Laura Wood, Senior Manager of Research and Markets,press@researchandmarkets.com , or fax, +353-1-4100-980

Web site: http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c15880

Source: PRNewswire

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