European Broadband Cable 2006 Contains Detailed Appraisals of the State of the European Cable Industry.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c42359) announces the addition of Screen Digest's new report European European emanating from or pertaining to Europe. European bat lyssavirus see lyssavirus. European beech tree fagussylvaticus. European blastomycosis see cryptococcosis. Broadband broadband Term describing the radiation from a source that produces a broad, continuous spectrum of frequencies (contrasted with a laser, which produces a single frequency or very narrow range of frequencies). Cable 2006 to their offering. Welcome to the sixth edition of the European Broadband Cable report and to the new name for the European Cable Communications Association: Cable Europe. The cable business is also moving through 2006 with a new face: the face of an increasingly consolidated industry. With near total consolidation in several of Europe's key markets, cable operators find themselves in a stronger position than ever to face its competition head-on with a unified strategy, a unified offer and a unified brand. Other exciting developments have also been moving at full speed. New service propositions like video-on-Demand, HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates and personal video recorders See DVR. are becoming available and commercially viable Voice-over- IP (VoIP) technology has seen major roll-out of telephony Meaning "sound over distance," it refers to electronically transmitting the human voice. In the beginning, telephony dealt only with analog signals in the circuit-switched networks of the telephone companies. services in markets that had previously struggled to launch triple-play because of infrastructure difficulties. Further, strides have been made in the continued roll-out of existing service propositions like digital TV, which continues to provide significant opportunity for service expansion and incremental Additional or increased growth, bulk, quantity, number, or value; enlarged. Incremental cost is additional or increased cost of an item or service apart from its actual cost. revenue generation. Broadband Internet See broadband. has also continued to go from strength-to-strength and became a significant contributor to the economics of the cable industry. The foundation for consolidation and new service roll-outs was laid in the preceding few years by new investment that was pumped into the industry by a plethora plethora /pleth·o·ra/ (pleth´ah-rah) 1. an excess of blood. 2. by extension, a red florid complexion.pletho´ric pleth·o·ra n. 1. of private equity investors. It is this investment that has allowed cable operators to spend on new services and technology and to pursue mergers and acquisitions. The investment case for cable continues to be made as there appears to be no let up in activity or interest among investors in Europe. No overview of cable's current position can omit o·mit tr.v. o·mit·ted, o·mit·ting, o·mits 1. To fail to include or mention; leave out: omit a word. 2. a. To pass over; neglect. b. to mention the growing competition faced by the industry from DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary and digital terrestrial Dealing with the earth. See terrestrial link. platforms. These platforms are now widely available in Europe and gaining market share in the TV, telephony and Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the space, as well as offering in many cases increased choices to access on-demand content. The cable industry has never been naive naive - Untutored in the perversities of some particular program or system; one who still tries to do things in an intuitive way, rather than the right way (in really good designs these coincide, but most designs aren't "really good" in the appropriate sense). about competition. It has maintained its business in the face of strong new entrants like satellite pay TV in the past and will continue to do so in the future, leveraging both triple-play and its high-capacity broadband infrastructure to remain one step ahead of the field. European Broadband Cable 2006 contains detailed appraisals of the state of the European cable industry. This report assesses the industry in terms of a number of metrics metrics Managed care A popular term for standards by which the quality of a product, service, or outcome of a particular form of Pt management is evaluated. See TQM. , including: --Market Size --Revenues --Range of services offered --Technology adoption --Competition from other platforms --Industry regulation --Prospects for future development The report includes detailed statistical analysis of more than 120 cable companies in 22 countries. Essential information on cable TV, telephony and broadband is provided for all the companies covered. The combination of Cable Europe's powerful position within the European industry and our proven track record in media reporting and analysis has produced an authoritative publication. The report contains data that will not be found anywhere else and is presented with our customary reliability and attention to detail. The report contains: --Over 200 pages and 303 charts and tables --Final year end figures for 2005 --Detailed profiles of cable markets in 22 countries --Europe-wide overview --Growth in digital roll out analysed --Analysis of VOD See video-on-demand. VoD - video on demand , VOIP and HDTV services --Full statistical data country by country --Service penetration and revenues for television, telephony and cable internet Internet access via the cable companies. There are two kinds of service. One uses a cable modem to connect to a computer, and the other uses an enhanced cable box that provides Internet access directly at the TV. --Six year span of data (2000 - 2005) --Expert insight into the industry's prospects Tables and charts with totals and averages for Western Europe Western Europe The countries of western Europe, especially those that are allied with the United States and Canada in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (established 1949 and usually known as NATO). , Central & Eastern Europe Eastern Europe The countries of eastern Europe, especially those that were allied with the USSR in the Warsaw Pact, which was established in 1955 and dissolved in 1991. and all of Europe are provided. The Contents Include the Following: Tables and charts European overview Methodological notes Defi nitions used in this report DTT: Digital Terrestrial Television Data conventions Cable key facts Digital TV Broadband Telephony ARPU Homes passed and service penetration Broadband revenues Cable dominance in broadband market New services: VOD, PVR and HDTV Cable industry at a glance Western Europe totals Central & Eastern Europe totals All Europe totals Country Profiles Austria Belgium Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Hungary Ireland Israel Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland UK Each country profile has the following sections: Key data Key indicators Market overview Range of services Technology Competition Regulation Cable prospects Leading cable operators Tables and charts European overview Digital cable subscribers Digital cable subscribers 2005 Digital cable penetration of homes passed Digital cable penetration 2005 Cable telephony subscribers Cable telephony subscribers 2005 Cable telephony penetration of homes passed Cable telephony penetration 2005 Cable Internet subscribers Cable Internet subscribers 2005 Cable Internet penetration of homes passed Cable Internet penetration 2005 Broadband Internet revenue as a percentage of total cable revenue Broadband Internet revenue share of all revenue 2005 Total broadband market subscribers Total broadband market breakdown Total broadband market balance between cable Internet and ADSL 2005 Average cable revenue per subscriber Average cable revenue per subscriber 2005 Total annual cable revenue Total cable revenue 2005 Average subscribers per company 2005 Consolidation monitor: Number of cable companies by country against number of subscribers Total number of subscribers vs average revenue per subscriber Germany on the same scale Total number of homes passed by cable vs average revenue per subscriber Germany on the same scale Cable penetration of TV households vs average revenue per subscriber European broadband launch schedules Year of fi rst cable launch by country Homes passed as a percentage of all households Homes passed as a percentage of all households 2005 Cable penetration of television households Cable penetration of television households 2005 Cable penetration of homes passed Cable penetration of homes passed 2005 Gross cable subscribers Gross cable subscribers 2005 Country Profiles Each Country profile includes the following tables and charts Leading cable operators Basic country data Cable industry Market size Technology Revenue Revenue contribution by service Monthly subscriber revenues per channel Total cable television subscribers Subscribers to advanced cable services 2005: digital cable, cable Internet, cable telephony, wireless, ADSL Annual total cable revenue Annual total cable television revenue Average monthly revenue per subscriber Top fi ve operators' market shares at end 2005 Revenue contribution by service: television, Internet, telephony, STB rental 2004, 2005 For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c42359 |
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