Industry Analysis & Industry Trends
The Wired Telecommunications Carriers industry operates, maintains and provides access to facilities for the transmission of voice, data, text, sound and video using a wired telecommunications infrastructure. In 2013-14 total industry revenue is forecast to decline by 4.0% to £11.3 billion. This will be consistent with the industry's performance over the five years to 2013-14, with revenue expected to decline at a compound annual rate of 6.0%. The poor performance has been driven by the improved quality and variety of substitute products and changing preferences for communications in both the consumer and business markets... purchase to read more
Industry Report - Industry Analysis Chapter
The UK Wired Telecommunications Carriers industry has struggled in recent years as demand for traditional services has fallen. Traditional fixed voice operators have been battling intensifying threats from substitute services, and operators are faced with growing costs, price pressures and service rationalisation. The pricing structure of mobile phones is having the biggest effect on wired revenue. Intense competition in the mobile market has driven prices down so much that it is now cheaper for consumers to disconnect their landlines and rely on mobile services. In the first quarter of 2012, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) reported that 15% of adults lived in a household with a mobile phone connection but no landline phone... purchase to read more