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Worldwide Cable Telephony Services Continue to Expand With Already Having 34 Million Subscribers

Posted on: Friday, 15 August 2008, 00:00 CDT

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/be4f18/34_million_subscri) has announced the addition of the "34 Million Subscribers: Worldwide Cable Telephony Services Continue to Expand" report to their offering.

Demand for cable telephony services remains strong in 2008. Cable TV operators, especially those located in North America and Europe, are continuing to invest in telephony services in order to offer a true "triple play" service bundle.

This report covers the market for global cable telephony services. It discusses the business case for cable telephony services, looks at the availability of the service, and examines specific network architectures. In addition, the report updates leading cable TV operator telephony strategies and presents the results of a US cable telephony subscriber consumer survey conducted in February 2008.

The report provides forecasts for worldwide cable telephony subscribers, VoIP cable telephony subscribers, and installed cable telephony lines through the year 2012. It also forecasts cable telephony service revenues and "Voice-over-Broadband" cable telephony subscribers over the next five years.

HIGHLIGHTS

- Cable telephony service continues to attract new subscribers. Over the past twelve months, almost 8 million new subscribers have signed up for the service.

- Cable telephony service revenues are on track to reach $12.6 billion in 2008, up from $10.7 billion in 2007.

Who Will be Interested in This Report?

- Telecommunications service providers

- Telephony/broadband equipment vendors

- Semiconductor suppliers to telephony/broadband equipment vendors

- Financial analysts

What Questions Does This Report Answer?

- What is the current size of market in terms of global cable telephony subscribers and service revenues?

- What are the key trends shaping the market in 2008?

- What do US cable telephony subscribers think about cable telephony service?

- What is the forecasted size of the market in terms of global cable telephony subscribers and service revenues?

Executive Summary

This report covers the market for global cable telephony services. It discusses the business case for provisioning cable telephony services, looks at the availability of the service, and examines specific network architectures. In addition, the report updates leading cable TV operator telephony strategies and presents the results of a US cable telephony subscriber consumer survey conducted in February 2008.

The report provides forecasts for worldwide cable telephony subscribers, VoIP cable telephony subscribers, and installed cable telephony lines through the year 2012. It also forecasts cable telephony service revenues and "voice-over-broadband" cable telephony subscribers over the next five years.

Data collection and analysis for this report included primary and secondary research about cable telephony services and products. Data was also collected from conferences, meetings, and attendance at cable TV and/or communications trade shows. The 2008 National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) show in New Orleans was particularly valuable.

Primary research included telephone, fax, and electronic mail conversations with telephony equipment manufacturers, cable television multiple systems operators (MSOs), and other communications consultants. Secondary research included detailed analysis of the worldwide market demand for cable telephony services. It also entailed examining existing cable telephony products and technologies. To accomplish this, we made extensive use of public documents available on the Internet (e.g., financial statements, press releases, and news articles).

Information was also collected from Reed Business Information's Electronics Group and its Entertainment Group. A significant amount of the secondary research data came from the following Reed Business Information publications: Multichannel News, Broadcasting & Cable, and TWICE magazine. In addition, our Multimedia Broadband Service, Multimedia Broadband Infrastructure, Cable Industry, and Business IP Communications databases were consulted frequently during the research. All costs, revenues, and valuations in this report are listed in US$.

Key Topics Covered:

Executive Summary Overview: Cable Telephony Service - Today's Cable Telephony Market - Cable Telephony Market Drivers Cable Telephony Network Architectures - The Circuit-Switched Network - The "Switched-IP" Network Architecture - IP-based Networks -- VoIP: An Overview -- The Connectionless Connection -- IP and the PSTN -- The Three Types of IP Telephony -- VoIP on a Cable Network -- The IP-Enabled Cable Network Architecture - The Twisted-Pair Overlay Network Technology Standards for VoIP-Based Cable Telephony - Cable Modem Technology Standards -- DOCSIS 1.1 -- DOCSIS 2.0 -- DOCSIS 3.0 -- International Standards -- PacketCable -- PacketCable 1.0 -- PacketCable 2.0 -- PacketCable Multimedia -- IPCablecom - Cable Telephony Service: US Consumer Survey -- Key Findings of the Survey -- Which Cable Operator Provides Your Cable Telephony Service? -- How Long Have You Had Cable Telephony Service? -- How Much Do You Pay Each Month for Cable Telephony Service? -- How Many Cable Telephony Lines Do You Have in Your Home? -- Is Your Cable Telephony Service a VoIP Service? -- How Many Times Has Your Cable Operator Made a Service Call to Fix/Repair Your Service? -- Do You Also Receive Wireless Telephony Service From Your Cable TV Operator? -- How Satisfied Are You With Your Cable Telephony Service? -- Would You Recommend Cable Telephony Service to a Friend? - Cable Telephony: Key Market Trends -- VoIP Rules -- Cable Operators & Wireless Telephony: What Next? -- Business End-Users a Priority - Cable Operators: Cable Telephony Services by Geographic Region - North America - United States -- Bright House Networks -- Comcast -- Cablevision -- Charter Communications -- Cox Communications -- RCN -- Time Warner Cable - Canada - Europe -- Virgin Media -- Liberty Global -- Other Operators - ROW -- Australia -- Chile -- Japan -- Mexico Cable Telephony Forecasts -- Cable Telephony Subscriber Forecasts -- Cable Telephony Revenue Forecasts Methodology Related In-Stat Reports Companies Mentioned: - Bright House Networks - Cablevision - Charter Communications - Comcast - Cox Communications - Liberty Global - RCN - Time Warner Cable - Virgin Media

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Source: Business Wire

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