Germany - Data Content and E-services

Synopsis

Archived report: this report was archived on 1 February 2005 and has not been updated. The report brings together key developments in Germany’s data infrastructure, content and e-services sectors in 2004. Leased lines and ISDN remain important communications technologies, particularly for the business sector. Germany’s Internet market is still the largest in Europe, its e-commerce market is similarly the largest in the region. Deutsche Telekom launched its VoD services launched in November 2003.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. Data market
  • 2.1 Data infrastructure
    • 2.1.1 Leased lines
    • 2.1.2 Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)
    • 2.1.3 Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)
• 3. Content and e-services
  • 3.1 E-commerce
    • 3.1.1 Business-to-Business (B2B)
    • 3.1.2 Business-to-Consumer (B2C) e-commerce
  • 3.2 E-government
    • 3.2.1 Background
    • 3.2.2 eGovernment pilots
    • 3.2.3 Bavarianet
    • 3.2.4 BundOnline 2005 (www.bund.de)
  • 3.3 Video-on-Demand (VoD)
    • 3.3.1 Deutsche Telekom
    • 3.3.2 Arcor
    • 3.3.3 E-erotica
  • 3.4 Cinema-on-demand
• 4. Related reports

• Table 1 – ECTA/netVESPA scorecard of leased line prices in Germany – May 2002
• Table 2 – ISDN channels – 1991 - 2003
• Table 3 – Planned broadband ATM capacity (Mb/s) – 1999; 2003
• Table 4 – Value of B2B e-commerce – 2003; 2007
• Table 5 – Value of B2C e-commerce – 2003; 2007
• Table 6 – Internet users who bought online – 2001 - 2002