Broadband in Europe is characterised by high capacity backbone networks built on IP-based infrastructure linking the main financial and business centres.
The modernisation of local broadband access networks, which have not developed at the same pace, is starting to gain momentum.Increasingly, we will see consolidation of existing and new entrant operators and their network assets, as they fight for survival in the overcrowded broadband market.
Broadband for European eBusiness: Backbone and access networks in Europe and the future demand and supply outlook delivers an objective view of the issues that will dominate the development of broadband communications in Europe and their impact on working practices and commercial opportunities.
Broadband for European eBusiness: Backbone and access networks in Europe and the future demand and supply outlook provides you with:
• Detailed analysis of 20 pan-European network operators - including an evaluation of their current assets, network infrastructure, build strategies and target markets
• Evaluation of the internet infrastructure in each market, including a detailed account of the data centre assets in Europe
• Analysis of the future direction of the market in particular, consolidation between operators and between local and backbone broadband networks
• In-depth country profiles of the key European broadband markets, including an assessment of theoperators, the broadband networks and technologies
• Where and to what extent are we likely to see consolidation in the broadband market?
• Which broadband technologies are likely to succeed in the different European markets?
• What are the most important infrastructure and regulatory roadblocks to broadband within and across national boundaries?