• The recovery is underway, with growth worldwide reaching slightly more than 3% in 2011: is the divide between advanced and emerging economies widening?

• Is the tremendous growth of mobile data services enough to drive a shift in revenue structure?

• How much do broadband, ultra-fast broadband and mobile data services need to grow to sustain lasting market growth?

• Is the increasing power of certain carriers repainting the global telecom landscape?

   Markets and Forecasts up to 2015 by country and by segment:

• Fixed telephony
• Mobile services: 2G/3G
• Data and Internet: Dial-up, broadband, ultra-fast broadband

Indicators for each zone and country analysed:
• Historical data 2007 - 2010
• Estimates for 2011
• Forecasts 2012-2015

Key indicators
• Fixed telephony
  - PSTN/ISDN lines
  - Annual change (%)
  - Density (% of population)
• Mobile services
  - Mobile subscribers
  - 2G subscribers
  - 3G subscribers
  - Prepaid subscribers
  - Postpaid subscribers
  • Internet
  - Internet subscribers
  - Dial-up subscribers
  - Broadband subscribers
    . DSL subscribers
    . Cable modem subscribers
    . FTTx subscribers
    . Other broadband subscribers
    . VoIP subscribers

Revenue indicators
• Fixed telephony
• Mobile services
  - Mobile voice services
  - Mobile data services
• Internet and Data
  - Corporate data services
  - Internet services

Countries & Regions
 North America
• Canada
• USA

Latin America
 • Brazil
 • Mexico

Asia-Pacific
 • China
 • India
 • Japan
 • South Korea
 
Africa-Middle East

European Union
 • Austria
 • Belgium
 • Bulgaria
 • Czech Republic
 • Denmark
 • Estonia
 • Finland
 • France
 • Germany
 • Greece
 • Hungary
 • Ireland
 • Italy
 • Latvia
 • Lithuania
 • Luxembourg
 • Netherlands
 • Poland
 • Portugal
 • Portugal
 • Romania
 • Slovenia
 • Spain
 • Sweden
 • UK

Rest of Europe
• Norway
• Russia
• Switzerland
• Turkey

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Executive Summary  
    1.1.      Two-speed macroeconomic recovery
    1.2.      Trends by market
    1.3.      Trends by region
    1.4.      Medium-term forecasts

2. Methodology
    2.1.      Database
    2.2.      Definition of indicators and sources

3. Mergers-acquisitions  

4. Rankings  
    4.1.      Rankings by revenue  
    4.2.      Rankings by market capitalisation  
    4.3.      Rankings by subscriber numbers

5. Europe  

6. North America

7. Asia-Pacific

8. Latin America

9. Africa and the Middle East

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1:      GDP growth forecasts for 2010 and 2011, compared to July and October 2009 and May and October 2010, May 2011 . 7
Table 2:      Unemployment rate in a selection of countries, 2008-2011 . 8
Table 3:      GDP growth forecasts from July and October 2009 and May and October 2010 and May 2011 for four developing countries . 10
Table 4:      GDP growth forecasts from July and October 2009 and May and October 2010 for the Eurozone and the United States 10
Table 5:      Regional GDP growth and growth forecasts for 2009-2012. 11
Table 6:      Global telecommunications services market, 2007-2011. 13
Table 7:      Worldwide ­ Global telecom services market, by region, 2007-2011  16
Table 8:      Worldwide ­ Fixed line subscribers, 2007-2011  16
Table 9:      Worldwide ­ Mobile customers, 2007-2011 . 17
Table 10:     Worldwide ­ Broadband subscribers, 2007-2011  17
Table 11:     Forecasts ­ Telecom subscriber bases, 2011-2015  18
Table 12:     The main mergers and acquisitions in 2010-2011 . 23
Table 13:     The globe's top telecom service providers in 2010, in terms of sales 28
Table 14:     The globe's top 15 telecom service providers in 2010, in terms of market capitalisation  29
Table 15:     The globe's top 12 telecom service providers in 2010, in terms of subscribers/lines  32
Table 16:     Europe ­ Telecom services market, 2007-2011  36
Table 17:     Europe ­ Telecom markets by zone, 2007-2011 . 37
Table 18:     Europe ­ Main telecom services markets, 2009-2011 . 37
Table 19:     Europe ­ Fixed line subscribers, 2008-2011 37
Table 20:     Europe ­ Mobile customers, 2008-2011  37
Table 21:     Europe ­ Broadband subscribers, 2008-2011 . 38
Table 22:     North America ­ Telecom services market, 2007-2011 . 40
Table 23:     North America ­ Telecom services market by country, 2008-2011 40
Table 24:     North America ­ Fixed line subscribers, 2008-2011  41
Table 25:     North America ­ Mobile customers, 2008-2011. 41
Table 26:     North America ­ Broadband subscribers, 2008-2011  41
Table 27:     Asia - Pacific ­ Telecom services market, 2007-2011 . 44
Table 28:     Asia - Pacific ­ Main telecom services markets, 2009-2011 44
Table 29:     Asia - Pacific ­ Fixed line subscribers, 2008-2011  45
Table 30:     Asia - Pacific ­ Mobile customers, 2008-2011 . 45
Table 31:     Asia - Pacific ­ Broadband subscribers, 2008-2011  45
Table 32:     Latin America ­ Telecom services market, 2007-2011  48
Table 33:     Latin America ­ Fixed line subscribers, 2008-2011 . 48
Table 34:     Latin America ­ Mobile customers, 2008-2011 48
Table 35:     Latin America ­ Broadband subscribers, 2008-2011 . 48
Table 36:     Africa and the Middle East ­ Telecom services market, 2007-2010  52
Table 37:     Africa/the Middle East ­ Fixed line subscribers, 2008-2011  52
Table 38:     Africa/the Middle East ­ Mobile customers, 2008-2011. 52
Table 39:     Africa/the Middle East ­ Broadband subscribers, 2008-2011  52

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1:     The globe's top 15 telecom service providers in 2010, in terms of sales. 28
Figure 2:     The globe's top telecom service providers in 2010, in terms of market capitalisation . 30
Figure 3:     The globe's top 12 telecom service providers in 2010, in terms of subscribers/lines  31