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IDC Forecasts Fastest Growth in Wholesale and Retail Industries for U.S. Telecommunications Services.


FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- From 2004 to 2009 spending on telecommunications services In telecommunication, the term telecommunications service has the following meanings:

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 IDC. Combined, these four vertical markets will comprise nearly 28.4% of the total spending on telecommunications services by 2009. Alone, the wholesale industry will account for 7.5% of the total market spend on telecommunications services by 2009, at $12.4 billion, with a five-year CAGR CAGR

See: Compound Annual Growth Rate
 of 8.3%.

The above average growth in telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications.  expenditures within the wholesale industry is driven by the need to improve sales and marketing effectiveness Marketing Effectiveness is the function of improving how marketers go to market with the goal of optimizing their marketing spend to achieve even better results for both the short-term and long-term. Also related to Marketing ROI and Return on Marketing Investment (ROMI).  as wholesalers struggle against disintermediation The elimination of the distributor and/or retailer (the middleman) when making a purchase. The term is used to refer to purchasing directly from a manufacturer's Web site, the benefits of which are convenience, fast turnaround time and sometimes lower prices.  in the supply chain. Retail spending is attributed to the fact that retail companies are dependent on telecommunications to accomplish core business processes, including sales and marketing, employee coordination, and supply chain management. Likewise, the competitive healthcare industry is working to improve the speed and accuracy of capturing and transmitting customer information, to improve customer-related processes.

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 by industry on telecommunications services, underscoring the point that "as revenue opportunities in telecommunications services mature, identifying growth opportunities in vertical markets is going to become a more critical pursuit," according to Daniel Corsetti, senior analyst with IDC's Vertical Market Research group.

Overall spending on telecommunications services is expected to exceed $165.2 billion by 2009, from the $154.4 billion spent in 2004, a CAGR of 1.4%. Melanie Posey A posey can be a flower bouquet. As a surname it is of French and English origins, originating and or derived from the greek word Desposyni. People whose surname is or was Posey include:
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, research director for Telecom Markets at IDC adds, "Wireless and IP services can be expected to drive telecom growth in the near future. However, despite the significant amount of attention given to these data services, as well as their higher growth rates, the bulk of telecommunications revenue is going to continue to be supported by voice services."

As the first study of its kind, the U.S. Telecommunications Services 2005-2009 Forecast by Vertical Market (IDC #33560) provides an overview and five-year forecast of the telecommunications services industry. Additionally, it provides extensive analysis of the drivers influencing end-user spending on telecommunications services within seventeen vertical industries, thus underscoring opportunities for vendors and service providers to penetrate verticals providing the fastest growth and adoption rates.

To purchase this document, call IDC's Sales hotline at 508-988-7988 or email sales@idc.com.

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IDC is the premier global market intelligence and advisory firm in the information technology and telecommunications industries. We analyze and predict technology trends so that our clients can make strategic, fact-based decisions on IT purchases and business strategy. Over 700 IDC analysts in 50 countries provide local expertise and insights on technology markets. Business executives and IT managers have relied for 40 years on our advice to make decisions that contribute to the success of their organizations.

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