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New: 2006 Europe - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband in France, Switzerland.


DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c25932) has announced the addition of 2006 Europe -- Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband in France, Switzerland to their offering.

This report covers France and Switzerland, both key telecom markets in the forefront of emerging technologies and deployments. Trends and developments in telecommunications, mobile, Internet, broadband, digital TV and converging media including VoIP, VoD and IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) Also called "TV over IP," IPTV delivers scheduled TV programs and video-on-demand (VOD) via the IP protocol and digital streaming techniques used to watch video on the Internet.  developments.

Subjects include:

-- Market and industry analyses, trends and developments

-- Facts, figures and statistics

-- Industry and regulatory issues

-- Research, Marketing, Benchmarking

-- Major Players, Revenues, Subscribers, Prepaid

-- VoIP, IPTV, VoD, digital TV and DTTV See digital cable.  

Topics Covered

1.FRANCE

1.1 Key statistics

1.2 Telecommunications market

1.2.1 Overview of France's telecom market

1.3 Regulatory environment

1.3.1 History

1.3.2 Regulatory authority Noun 1. regulatory authority - a governmental agency that regulates businesses in the public interest
regulatory agency

administrative body, administrative unit - a unit with administrative responsibilities
 

1.3.3 Telecom sector liberalisation n. 1. Same as liberalization.

Noun 1. liberalisation - the act of making less strict
liberalization, relaxation

alleviation, easement, easing, relief - the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse
 in Denmark 1.3.4 Number portability See NP.  

1.3.5 Carrier preselect Carrier Preselect is a term relating to the telecommunications industry. It is the process where by a telephone subscriber whose telephone line is maintained by one company, usually a former monopoly provider (e.g.  

1.4 Fixed network operators in France

1.4.1 France Telecom

1.4.2 Cegetel

1.4.3 neuf telecom (formerly LDCom)

1.4.4 Tele 2

1.5 Telecommunications infrastructure

1.5.1 National telecom network

1.5.2 International infrastructure

1.5.3 Regulatory issues

1.6 Broadband market

1.6.1 Overview

1.6.2 Cable modems

1.6.3 Asymmetrical 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
 (ADSL See DSL.

ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
)

1.6.4 Other 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
 developments (xDSL)

1.6.5 Fibre-to-the-Home (FttH) networks

1.6.6 Broadband Powerline (BPL See broadband over power lines. )

1.6.7 Wireless broadband

1.7 Convergence -- Triple Play and Digital TV

1.7.1 Convergence

1.7.2 Digital TV

1.7.3 Cable TV

1.7.4 Satellite-based digital pay TV developments

1.8 Mobile communications

1.8.1 Overview of France's mobile market

1.8.2 Regulatory issues

1.8.3 Mobile technologies

1.8.4 Major mobile operators

1.8.5 Mobile voice services

1.8.6 Mobile data services

1.8.7 Mobile content and applications

2. SWITZERLAND

2.1 Key statistics

2.2 Telecommunications market

2.2.1 Overview of Switzerland's telecom market

2.3 Regulatory environment

2.3.1 History

2.3.2 Regulatory authorities

2.3.3 Telecom sector liberalisation in Switzerland

2.3.4 Privatisation of Swisscom

2.3.5 Interconnect

2.3.6 Access

2.3.7 Number portability

2.3.8 Carrier preselection

2.3.9 Universal service

2.4 Fixed network operators in Switzerland

2.4.1 Market overview

2.4.2 Swisscom

2.4.3 TDC TDC Top Dead Center
TDC Time-to-Digital Converter
TDC Tabular Data Control
TDC Total Development Cost
TDC Texas Department of Corrections
TDC The Discovery Channel
TDC Torpedo Data Computer
TDC Theater Deployable Communications
 Switzerland (Sunrise)

2.5 Telecommunications infrastructure

2.5.1 National telecom network

2.5.2 Switzerland's ISP (1) See in-system programmable.

(2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines.
 market

2.6 Broadband market

2.6.1 Overview

2.6.2 Cable modems

2.6.3 Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)

2.6.4 Wireless broadband

2.6.5 Broadband powerline (BPL)

2.6.6 VoIP

2.7 Convergence

2.7.1 Overview of Media convergence

2.7.2 Digital TV

2.8 Mobile communications

2.8.1 Overview of Switzerland's mobile market

2.8.2 Regulatory issues

2.8.3 Mobile technologies

2.8.4 Major mobile operators

2.8.5 Mobile voice services

2.8.6 Mobile data services

2.8.7 Mobile applications

3. GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS

LIST OF TABLES AND EXHIBITS

Summary

The latest France and Switzerland Annual Publication, profiles two central markets consistently among the most advanced in Europe in the use and development of telecommunications services. France has Europe's third largest telecom market, and a population recognised for its adoption of emerging technologies. Switzerland's sophisticated economy has helped it overcome topographical challenges to provide broadband access nationwide, while triple play and IPTV is delivered on some of the fastest lines on the continent.

This report presents a concise overview of sector liberalisation and privatisation, the development of product offerings for both mobile and broadband, essential broadband and mobile operator statistics highlighting sector development, and the emergence of convergence and triple play in France and Switzerland.

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c25932
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