2008 Europe - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband Report ( http://www.bharatbook.com/Market-Research-Reports/2008-Europe-Telecoms-Mobile-and-Broadband-in-the-Balkans-West.html ) includes developments in telecommunications, mobile, Internet, broadband, digital TV and converging media including broadband, triple play, IPTV as well as 3G developments.

This report presents an overview of the telecom markets in what are arguably some of Eastern Europe's most promising, including an assessment of sector liberalisation and privatisation, together with the key regulatory measures which affect competition and investment. Emerging players in liberalised markets are introduced and new infrastructure deployments covered. The important broadband market is assessed, along with forecasts for broadband growth to 2018 in Croatia and Cyprus based on factors such as network investment, the regulatory environment and consumer demand. The report provides essential statistics covering the broadband, mobile and digital TV sectors, highlighting technological developments and the emergence of media convergence and triple play offerings.

Macedonia's largest competing broadband provider, which despite possessing a wireless broadband network providing 95% population coverage, is constructing its own ADSL2+ network over which it plans to offer VoIP services. Montenegro's pay TV market has developed overnight as a number of cable operators launched operations after receiving licences in 2007. However, the incumbent's IPTV offering overshadows the pay TV market despite its third place ranking in terms of subscribers, due to the reach of its fixed-line network and its financial resources. During 2009 and 2010 BuddeComm expects consolidation to take place due to competition and the size of Montenegro's market.

Use of e-government services is growing year-on-year in Cyprus, as individuals and the majority of businesses utilise the Internet for interaction and transactions with administrative bodies. Similar e-government initiatives are underway in all other countries, with support coming from the EU. As Internet take up increases, usage of e-government and other Internet society services is expected to rise.

Mobile operators in region are beginning to focus on mobile data, leveraging the now widely-available EDGE/WCDMA/HSDPA networks to launch aggressively priced mobile broadband services with prepaid data bundles. This trend is more evident in highly-penetrated markets where competing operators have deployed WCDMA/HSDPA networks such as in Croatia, Cyprus, Montenegro and Serbia. Competition is expected to force down prices and increase prepaid data bundles as revenue growth opportunities fade in highly-penetrated mobile voice markets. As mobile broadband tariff prices fall, in the medium term the mobile operators will be competing head-to-head with the fixed and portable wireless providers.

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