Global - Infrastructure - Fixed Networks - International

Synopsis

Archived report. This report was archived in 2006 and has not been updated. Until 2001, the equipment market was booming. With the industry downturn, the operators became very concerned with cash flow and capital expenditure was cut drastically, resulting in a major downturn in the installation of fixed networks. Discussed, the original rapid growth, the downward trend and forecasts for international terrestrial fixed cable networks. Details of submarine cable systems are discussed elsewhere.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. Related reports
• 3. Global Networks
  • 3.1 It’s time to build international networks again - 2006
• 4. Carriers ‘Clubs’
  • 4.1 Cosy cable and satellite cartels
  • 4.2 Breaking down the cable cartels
  • 4.3 Dark Fibre
• 5. Virtual Network Operators
  • 5.1 Multinationals slow to move into VPN
  • 5.2 Large Global Operators Will Try to Catch Up
  • 5.3 Vanco.
  • 5.4 Virtela Communications.
• 6. Light at the end of the tunnel
  • 6.1 Signs of expansion in 2005
  • 6.2 KMI forecast - 2004
  • 6.3 Tyco Telecommunications – 2004
  • 6.4 Bandwidth Revenues Stabilising – 2004
    • 6.4.1 Backbone prices
    • 6.4.2 Internet backbone growth
    • 6.4.3 Global VoIP traffic slowing
  • 6.5 TeleGeography reports from 2003
    • 6.5.1 Submarine Cable construction boom finally over
  • 6.6 Looming financial problems
  • 6.7 Alcatel comments – 2003
• 7. The optical market
  • 7.1 Comment from Paul Budde
    • 7.1.1 Servicing the market
  • 7.2 KMI report on cable sales – 2005
• 8. Land-based networks
  • 8.1 Trans-Asia-Line
  • 8.2 The Trans-European-Line (TEL)
  • Table 1 – Median OC-3 and STM-1 Annual Lease Prices – 2000 - 2003
  • Table 2 – International call cost comparisons – February 2004
  • Table 3 – Construction Cost of Submarine Cables – 1998 - 2003
  • Exhibit 1 – From PSTN to Fibre
  • Exhibit 4 – Indo-European Line 1870