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For those seeking high level strategic information and objective analysis on this region, this report is essential reading and gives further information on:Forecast growth in select telecommunication markets. The emerging trends and convergence in Canadian voice, broadband and digital TV sectors. How Canada is faring in terms of global broadband development. The current and emerging broadband technologies and their long-term projections. The growth of mobile voice and data and the deployment of 3G and 4G technologies. Key information on the major telecommunication operators. By early 2000 Canada’s telecoms and broadband sector was among the most advanced in the world. However, by 2006 Canada’s performance in areas such as broadband penetration and mobile penetration was starting to lag behind its OECD counterparts. This has led to calls for further reform of Canada’s telecommunications regulatory regime to a lighter-handed framework. Hence 2007 and 2008 are likely to be characterised by further regulatory reform towards a more market-based approach.During 2006 traditional fixed line voice revenues continued to decline as subscribers switch en masse to mobile services and at even greater growth rates to VoIP services. This trend is forecast to continue during 2007 as VoIP gathers momentum. Additionally, the market will continue its transition to a triple play model, though during 2007 the cable companies are forecast to make greater gains in the telcos’ voice sectors than the telcos’ gains in the broadcasting sector. |