JupiterResearch Predicts that Telephone Companies' DSL Broadband Will Overtake Cable in the US as its Dominance in Western Europe Continues.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and LONDON -- Falling Prices Will Force Broadband Providers to Seek Out New Revenue Sources and Manage Costs Tightly JupiterResearch, a leading authority on the impact of the Internet and emerging consumer technologies on business, predicts 79 million United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. (US) households and 110 million households in 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). will have broadband access See broadband and wireless broadband. by 2011. Two new reports from JupiterResearch, US Broadband Forecast, 2006 to 2011 and European Internet Access See how to access the Internet. and Broadband Forecast, 2006 to 2011, provide details and recommendations for broadband service providers in the US and Western Europe. "In the US, strong momentum on the part of telephone companies means that 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 (Digital Subscriber Line See DSL. (communications, protocol) Digital Subscriber Line - (DSL, or Digital Subscriber Loop, xDSL - see below) A family of digital telecommunications protocols designed to allow high speed data communication over the existing copper telephone lines between end-users and ) will overtake cable modems in market share by 2010," said Joe Laszlo, Research Director at JupiterResearch and lead author of the US Forecast report. "US cable operators will have to combine price cuts and better marketing efforts to forestall this outcome." In Western Europe DSL will retain its already dominant position over cable modems. JupiterResearch forecasts that by 2011, 88.9 million out of the 110 million total broadband households will be utilizing DSL. At the end of 2005, 36 percent of US households connected to the Internet via broadband, and while the US will experience a strong increase up to 65 percent by 2011, the US market will continue to lag behind many Western European countries, where far lower broadband prices will drive higher penetration rates. The average European household will generate 54 percent less broadband access revenue in 2011 compared with 2005. "The hope of European telecom incumbents that new revenues from broadband will compensate for declining traditional fixed voice revenues will not be met through broadband access alone," said Ian Fogg, Senior Analyst at JupiterResearch and lead author of the European Broadband Forecast. "Broadband Internet See broadband. service providers must control their costs as they look to new revenue sources enabled by widespread broadband adoption." The complete findings of this report are immediately available to JupiterResearch clients online at www.jupiterresearch.com. For additional information on this report or JupiterResearch's US and European Broadband research services, visit www.jupiterresearch.com or contact Kieran Kelly, Vice President of Global Sales and Client Service, at 1-800-481-1212 or researchsales@jupitermedia.com. About JupiterResearch JupiterResearch provides unbiased research, analysis and advice, backed by proprietary data, to help companies profit from the impact of the Internet and emerging consumer technologies on their business. The company helps online businesses make critical decisions about technology selection, spending, staffing, and Web site effectiveness; advises consumer-facing companies with online advertising, marketing, and customer service strategies to understand, attract, convert and retain customers; and guides technology vendors and service providers on market opportunity, positioning, product definition, and pricing. JupiterResearch is headquartered in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. and has offices throughout the US and Europe. For more information, visit www.jupiterresearch.com. JupiterResearch is a division of JupiterKagan, Inc. About JupiterKagan, Inc. JupiterKagan, Inc. was formed in 2006 from the merger of JupiterResearch and Kagan Research, two companies providing thought leadership, research and advice in the domain of the media and telecommunications, Internet, and emerging consumer technologies. The company's deliverables include continuous information services See Information Systems. (available by subscription), research reports, data, inquiries with research analysts, appraisals, litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. support and consulting. JupiterKagan operates from six offices in the United States, United Kingdom, France and Germany. For more information, visit www.jupiterkagan.com. |
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