Plunkett's Telecommunications Industry Almanac 2018: Telecommunications Industry Market Research, Statistics, Trends & Leading Companies

ISBN-13: 9781628314496 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 520 str.

Jack W. Plunkett

Opis

Plunkett's Telecommunications Industry Almanac is the only complete reference guide to the telecommunications technologies and companies that are changing the way the world communicates today. This massive reference book's market research section provides our famous trends analysis, as well as major statistical tables. You will receive an abundance of data on statistics, new telecommunications technologies, markets, the Internet, land lines, VOIP, unified communications and leading telecommunications companies. In the corporate profiles section, you'll receive vital details on the Telecommunications 500 Firms, the largest, most successful corporations in all facets of the telecommunications business on a worldwide basis, both public and private. These in-depth profiles include corporate names, addresses, phone and fax numbers, web sites, growth plans, competitive advantage, financial histories and up to 27 executive contacts by title. You will also find information regarding local exchange and long distance telephone service markets and trends, wireless and cellular telephone markets and trends, satellite telecommunications, Wi-Fi, telephone industry equipment, software and support. You'll find a complete overview, industry analysis and market research report in one superb, value-priced package.

Spis treści

• Introduction 1
• How To Use This Book 3
• Chapter 1: Major Trends Affecting the Telecommunications Industry 7
• 1) Introduction to the Telecommunications Industry 7
• 2) Landline Subscribers Cancel Service; Bundled Services Pick Up Some of the Slack 9
• 3) 3G and 4G Networks Rollout Worldwide/5G on the Horizon/Massive Investments Required 10
• 4) Wi-Fi Enables Wireless Traffic Growth 11
• 5) Chinese, Indian and African Cellphone Markets Skyrocket 11
• 6) Wireless Service Subscriptions Worldwide Top 7.5 Billion 12
• 7) Handset Makers Adopt Android, Push Advanced 3G and 4G Smartphones 12
• 8) VOIP (Telephony over the Internet) Continues To Revolutionize the Telecommunications Industry 13
• 9) Telecom Equipment Makers Face Intense Competition from Manufacturers in China 14
• 10) Telecom Companies, Including AT&T and Verizon, Compete Fiercely Against Cable in the TV, Internet and Telephone Market 15
• 11) Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) Gains Traction 16
• 12) Global Internet Market Tops 3.5 Billion Users/Ultrafast Broadband Expands, both Fixed and Wireless 16
• 13) Telecommunications Systems Move Online Including Unified Communications, Telepresence 17
• 14) Carriers Reinstate Unlimited Access Plans for Smartphones/Face Intense Subscription Price Competition 18
• 15) Light-Weight Satellites, Solar-Powered Drones and Giant Helium Balloons Studied for Internet Access and Whole-Earth Imaging 19
• 16) The “Internet of Things” (IoT) and M2M: Wireless Sensors to Boom, Aided by Nanotechnology 20
• Chapter 2: Telecommunications Industry Statistics 23
• Telecommunications Industry Statistics and Market Size Overview 24
• Quarterly Telecommunications Industry Revenue by Class of Customer, U.S.: 4th Quarter 2015-4th Quarter 2016 25
• Wired Telecommunications Carriers, Estimated Sources of Revenue, U.S.: 2013-2016 26
• Wired Telecommunications Carriers, Estimated Breakdown of Revenue by Type of Customer, U.S.: 2013-2015 27
• Wired Telecommunications Carriers, Estimated Sources of Expenses, U.S.: 2010-2015 28
• The Baby Bells Then & Now 29
• Total Retail Local Telephone Service Connections, U.S.: 2012-2015 30
• U.S. Households With & Without Telephone Service, including Wireless: November 1983-July 2016 31
• Annual Personal Consumption Expenditures on Telecommunications, U.S.: Selected Years, 1980-2016 33
• Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite): Estimated Sources of Revenue & Expenses, U.S.: 2013-2016 34
• Top Mobile Operators by Number of Subscribers, Worldwide 35
• Internet Access Technologies Compared 36
• Wireless Standards & Speeds 37
• Satellite Telecommunications: Estimated Sources of Revenue & Expenses, U.S.: 2011-2015 38
• Number of Business & Residential High Speed Internet Lines, U.S.: 2011-2016 39
• Exports & Imports of Telecommunications Equipment, U.S.: 2011-1st Quarter 2017 40
• Employment in the Telecommunications Industry, U.S.: 1990-March 2017 41
• Chapter 3: Important Telecommunications Industry Contacts 43
• Addresses, Telephone Numbers and Internet Sites
• Chapter 4: THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS 350: Who They Are and How They Were Chosen 75
• Index of Companies Within Industry Groups 76
• Alphabetical Index 86
• Index of U.S. Headquarters Location by State 89
• Index of Non-U.S. Headquarters Location by Country 92
• Individual Profiles on each of THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS 350 95
• Additional Indexes
• Index of Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities 468
• Index of Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations 470
• A Short Telecommunications Industry Glossary 487