Europe - Broadband - Fixed Network Overview and Analysis

Synopsis

Archived report: this report was archived on 19 October 2005 and has not been updated. The report provides information on ADSL and cable modem networks in Europe in 2004. Competition, either between incumbents and new entrants, or between different technology options (mainly cable vs DSL) is helping to drive prices down and increase availability. Pressure from the European Commission (EC) and National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs) is also helping to promote broadband uptake, though this evident in some countries more than others. Other access options, such as Fibre-to-the-Home (FttH), and wide area Wireless networks (WLAN/WMAN), remain marginal to overall broadband market growth.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. Cable broadband in Europe
  • 2.1 Market overview
  • 2.2 Possible regime change
  • 2.3 Major cable operators in Europe
    • 2.3.1 Callahan Associates (Cable Partners)
    • 2.3.2 Liberty Media Corporation
    • 2.3.3 ntl
    • 2.3.4 UPC
  • 2.4 Analysis of Europe’s cable broadband market
    • 2.4.1 Market players
    • 2.4.2 Hurdles
    • 2.4.3 McKinsey’s advice
  • 2.5 Standards
    • 2.5.1 DOCSIS
    • 2.5.2 DVB/DAVIC EuroModem
• 3. Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) broadband in Europe
  • 3.1 Market overview
  • 3.2 Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
  • 3.3 Availability
  • 3.4 Analysis of DSL broadband in Europe
    • 3.4.1 Co-location costs
    • 3.4.2 Associated costs
• 4. Fibre optic broadband in Europe
  • 4.1 Market overview
  • 4.2 Dark fibre
  • 4.3 Fibre-to-the-Home
  • 4.4 Ethernet
    • 4.4.1 Introduction
    • 4.4.2 Multi-tenanted unit market
    • 4.4.3 FastWeb
    • 4.4.4 Interoute
• 5. Related reports

• Table 1 – Cable modem subscribers – 2002 - 2003
• Table 2 – Incumbents and new entrant retail xDSL lines – thousands – July 2004
• Table 3 – DSL subscriber lines – 2001 – July 2004

• Exhibit 1 – Different DSL services
• Exhibit 2 – Sample Cisco Metro Ethernet customers