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Wired Telecommunications Carriers in the UK: Market Research Report

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Wired Telecommunications Carriers Market Research Report | SIC J61.100 | Jan 2012

Double-edged sword: Demand for digital technology may spell disaster or stimulate innovation

IBISWorld’s Wired Telecommunications Carriers market research report is a comprehensive guide to market size and growth prospects. Our industry reports offer strategic industry analysis of the factors influencing companies, including new product developments, economic, lifestyle and demographic influences, distribution and supply chain factors and pricing issues. Full analysis accompanies our data forecasts to illustrate how the market responds to emerging industry trends.

Report Snapshot
Market Share of Companies
BT Group BT Group market share
Cable and Wireless Worldwide plc Cable and Wireless Worldwide plc market share
TalkTalk Group TalkTalk Group market share
Virgin Media Virgin Media market share
Industry Statistics & Market Size
Revenue
£16bn
Annual Growth 07-12
-6.3%
Annual Growth 12-17
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Profit
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Employment
92,876
Businesses
1,580
Industry Analysis & Industry Trends

The Wired Telecommunications Carriers industry is suffering from a change in consumer communication preferences. The need to communicate remains an integral part of the everyday lives of households, businesses and government offices. However, the ways in which people communicate are changing, with a preference towards mobile and digital technologies at the expense of traditional wired telecommunications services.

In addition to increased substitution threats, technological innovation has facilitated the introduction of new substitute services that are absorbing wired telcos' existing revenue streams. Voice over internet protocol (VoIP) is superseding traditional wired voice, and naked DSL allows internet subscribers to avoid fixed access line rental fees... purchase to read more

Industry Report - Industry Products Chapter

Wired telecommunications participants offer a wide range of services to households, businesses and government. The core services are broken down into the retail provision of fixed voice, retail data, corporate data services and wholesaling of network capacity.

Fixed voice

The traditional service offered by telecommunications providers entered the decline phase during the five years through 2011-12. This is a major worry for incumbent telecommunications providers, such as BT, as historically fixed voice communication services have generated impressive margins.

Initially it was increased desire for constant connectivity that began making inroads to the fixed-line telecommunications market. As mobile communication penetration increased, prices collapsed... purchase to read more

 


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What is the Wired Telecommunications Carriers Industry?

Industry participants operate, maintain and provide access to facilities for the transmission of voice, data, text, sound and video using a wired telecommunications infrastructure. The industry also includes participants that purchase access and network capacity from infrastructure owners and provide wired telecommunications services to businesses and households using this capacity.

Industry Products
Fixed voice servicesRetail data servicesCorporate data servicesWholesaling
 
Industry Activities
Operating and maintaining switching and transmission facilities to provide point-to-point wired communicationsOperating cable distribution systems, for distribution of dataProviding internet access using wired infrastructureProviding voice, data, text, sound and video using wired infrastructure


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