Rationale Deregulation in the EU telecommunications market is forcing incumbents to allow access to their networks. Previous studies in this series have shown wholesale is increasing across Europe, with country variations in scale and volume. The entry of new interconnect intermediaries has influenced the trading process but the extent to which they have taken market share is still not clear. Buyer demand for IP minutes is significantly high, but supply is still quite limited. Over 25 pan-European fibre optic networks are being built, and their impact will influence the course of wholesale and bandwidth availability.
Profound changes are ahead.
The supply chain in wholesale and where the control lies. Wholesale product portfolios, key player strategies and relative market strengths. Demand prospects and wholesale buyer requirements for bandwidth from current and future sources. Wholesale pricing, and how IP networks will influence new pricing schemes. Profiles of wholesale buyers, sellers, resellers, and other new players and their demand for wholesale assessed by country and type of service.