Global - Telecoms and the GFC Insights

Synopsis

With the GFC persisting in North America and Europe – two key global economic engines – the impact continues to be disastrous for the overall global economy. During 2010 to 2012; governments in the West moved from stimulus plans to austerity measures as reduced consumer confidence and sovereign debt crises took their toll. Could ICT/broadband infrastructure be the infrastructure project to lift us out of this crisis? This report explores the impact the economic crisis is having on the telecoms industry and examines telecoms in the context of its importance to a global recovery. The report is designed to provide current observations which may assist investors, analysts and industry participants in making investment and business decisions.

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Despite the fragile economy, in 2012 the telecom industry as a whole remains resilient and continues to grow in terms of Internet users and mobile subscriptions.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. Introduction
• 3. Market summary
  • 3.1 Can telecoms lift us out of the GFC?
  • 3.2 Global telecommunications market snapshot
• 4. Investing in the Communications Revolution
  • 4.1 Stimulus packages
• 5. Co-development of fibre and the digital economy
  • 5.1 Infrastructure comes before services (unfortunately)
• 6. Infrastructure essential for the digital economy
  • 6.1 Delivering trans-sector approaches
    • 6.1.1 Cloud computing in the trans-sector context
  • 6.2 Broadband and healthcare – depending on each other
• 7. Related reports

• Table 1 – Worldwide telecom statistics at a glance – 2012
• Table 2 – Worldwide fixed broadband subscribers and annual change – 2005 - 2012
• Table 3 – How investing in broadband can boost economies

• Chart 1 – Global Fixed Broadband and Mobile Subscriber Growth – 2007 -2010
• Chart 2 – Worldwide fixed broadband subscribers - 2005 – 2012

• Exhibit 1 – Examples of countries with planned ICT infrastructure investment – 2009
• Exhibit 2 – Open networks