Global - Industry - Trends and Developments 2002

Synopsis

By the early 00s, the global telecommunications focus had moved from the plain old telephone network to the functions it has in a knowledge based society, key words here are the Internet, broadband access and mobile communications. The focus in the 1990s was on privatisation, rationalisation, and shareholders value. A new balance is needed that also takes the national interest into account. This applies to countries across the world, and regulators are the key facilitators in this new paradigm. This reports draws on international research and observations from the ITU, OECD, Siemens and other global organisations and companies.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. Global state of affairs in 2002
  • 2.1 Telecoms Reinvented
    • 2.1.1 Private
    • 2.1.2 Competitive
    • 2.1.3 Mobile
    • 2.1.4 Global
  • 2.2 Telephone access improves
  • 2.3 The Internet
    • 2.3.1 as Internet gap widens
    • 2.3.2 Many different divides
    • 2.3.3 No room for complacency
    • 2.3.4 Other possible solutions
  • 2.4 Mobile - the Missing Link
  • 2.5 New focus on broadband access
  • 2.6 Other Industry developments
• 3. The OECD Communications Outlook - 2001
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 The communications market
  • 3.3 Telecommunication market structure
• 4. International Telecom Statistics from Siemens – 2000

• Exhibit 1 – Key notes and highlights - 2002
• Exhibit 2 - Key events telecommunications events – 1996 - 1999