Synopsis
Archived report. This report was archived in 2009 and has not been updated. BuddeComm provides its long-term forecasts for the telecoms industry for 2010 and 2015. We describe revenue trends by market segment, the factors that will influence them, and the extent of that influence. Specific fields discussed are the direction of mobile, expansion of broadband infrastructure and services, and the impact of wireless broadband on the existing fixed line services. Also described is BuddeComm’s approach to forecasting, where the uncertainties of short-term forecasting due to fluctuations in markets and economies are met by the use of scenarios, or ‘what-ifs’.