Communications Regulatory Authority

Figure 1.2. World telecommunications services sector, breakdown between voice and data
(revenues in billion euro)
Data
Voice
Source: IDC,
2006 |
* Forecasts
As for data services, the value of the world revenues equals 212 billion euro; the
growth, as important as it may be (equal to 12.8%), was lower than expected. The result
may be attributed to less accentuated growth levels than forecast, especially in the
European and North American markets.
In the fixed network data segment, the average revenues of the broadband
connections have suffered a definite drop in these geographic areas, with positive
effects on the consumers’ affluence and the dissemination of the service among families
and businesses. These observations are confirmed in the data shown in Figure 1.3.: at
the end of 2005, there were approximately 198 million broadband connections
throughout the world, with a growth of 33% over the previous year. Progress was
greater than expected in all geographic areas, but Europe stands out for its high growth
rate (45%) and the absolute level reached by broadband lines (61 million). The growth
forecasts for the years 2006 and 2007 indicate that Europe’s share of the total broadband
connections will continue to grow and will pass, by the end of 2007, the 30% mark.
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