Executive summary
In a nutshell
Ovum view
Key messages
European wholesale revenues are growing at half the rate of European retail revenues
BT and France Telecom are the European wholesale giants, Telecom Italia and KPN are catching up
International wholesale revenues grew four times faster than domestic wholesale revenues
Voice doesn’t go away; it just becomes data
Non-voice wholesale revenues grow; voice wholesale revenues decrease
Decreasing domestic dependence on voice, but increasing international dependence on voice
Recommendations
Reach a consensus on classifying VoIP revenues
Focus on wholesale business opportunities – an increasingly valuable segment of the market
Keep on partnering and/or outsourcing
Expand and push your portfolio of non-voice services
Be careful when estimating the demand for non-voice services
Search for new niche markets – CDN is just one option
Objectives and methodology
Objectives
Methodology
Growth in European wholesale
Overview
European domestic and international wholesale revenues and market shares in 2008
Market worth $68.3 billion in 2008
Highest and lowest European domestic wholesale revenue growth
Highest and lowest European international revenue growth
European domestic wholesale market shares in 2008
Overview
European domestic wholesale voice market shares
European domestic wholesale non-voice market shares
European domestic wholesale voice and non-voice comparison
European international wholesale market shares in 2008
Overview
European international wholesale voice market shares
European international wholesale non-voice market shares
European international wholesale voice and non-voice comparison
European domestic and international wholesale market comparison
European wholesale giants
What has changed?
Overall trends
Wholesale revenues grew at a slower rate than retail revenues
Growth in both domestic and international wholesale
Changes in the domestic and international wholesale breakdowns
Decreasing domestic dependence on voice…
…but increasing international dependence on voice
Change in the top five domestic voice and non-voice wholesalers in Europe
Change in the top five international voice and non-voice wholesalers in Europe
Exchange rates used
Average exchange rates into US dollars
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