The UK’s telecom market remains one of the largest in

Sydney, May 26, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Just released, this edition of Paul Budde Communication’s focus report on United Kingdom outlines the major developments and key aspects in the telecoms markets.
Read the full report: https://www.budde.com.au/Research/United-Kingdom-Telecoms-Infrastructure-Operators-Regulations-Statistics-and-Analyses

Synopsis

The UK’s telecom market remains one of the largest in Europe, characterised by fierce competition which has resulted in reduced pricing for end-users. Following some market consolidation in the mobile segment there are four key players and a number of MVNOs. Mobile broadband in coming years will place some additional pressure on the fixed-line broadband subscriber base as customers are tempted to migrate to 5G-enabled services. The fixed-line broadband sector has seen the steady decline in DSL and the ongoing efforts among a good number of operators to expand the reach of fibre networks. This is being supported by government efforts to encourage the right economic environment facilitating the ambition to have a fully-fibred UK by 2033.

The fixed-line voice segment is being similarly repositioned, with PSTN services making way for IP-delivered content. BT’s independent wholesale unit Openreach plans to complete the switch to fibre by 2025.

This report analyses the key aspects of the UK’s telecom market, presenting statistics on the fixed network services sector and an overview of the key regulatory issues including the status of interconnection, local loop unbundling, and carrier preselection. The report reviews the major fixed network telcos and examines the status of fixed-line voice services following the deregulation of the retail call market sector.

Key developments:

Arctic cables to connect UK to Japan;
Report update includes the regular's market updates to June 2019, telcos' financial and operating data to Q3 2019, Telecom Maturity Index charts and analyses; recent market developments.

Companies mentioned in this report:

Virgin Media, BT, KCom, Orange, Cable & Wireless, COLT Telecom, Dixons Carphone Group, Sky, O2

Key statistics
Regional European Market Comparison
- Europe Telecom Maturity Index by tier
  - Market Leaders
  - Market Challengers
  - Market Emergents
- TMI versus GDP
- Mobile and mobile broadband penetration
- Fixed versus mobile broadband penetration
Country overview
Telecommunications market
- Market analysis
Regulatory environment
- Historical overview
- Regulatory authority
  - Office of Communications (Ofcom)
- Telecom sector liberalisation
- Interconnect
- Access
  - Number Portability (NP)
- Carrier PreSelection (CPS)
- Wholesale Line Rental (WLR)
Fixed network operators
- British Telecom
  - Openreach
  - Company restructure
- KCom
- Cable & Wireless Communications (C&WC)
- Virgin Media
- COLT Telecom
- Dixons Carphone Group (Carphone Warehouse)
- TalkTalk Group
- Sky
Telecommunications infrastructure
- Overview of the national telecom network
- Next Generation Networks
- International infrastructure
  - Submarine cable networks
  - Satellite networks
- Cloud services
- Smart infrastructure
Related reports

List of Tables

Table 1 – Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities – United Kingdom – 2019 (e)
Table 2 – Change in consumer take-up of telecom services by type – 2006 – 2018
Table 3 – Fixed-line calls and access revenue by main operator– 2007 – 2018
Table 4 – Communications retail revenue by sector – 2003 – 2018
Table 5 – Change in telecoms revenue by service – 2010 – 2018
Table 6 – Change in the average retail household spend on telecoms services – 2013 – 2018
Table 7 – Change in call volumes, fixed-line and mobile in minutes – 2010 – 2018
Table 8 – Change in average fixed and mobile call minutes per line – 2013 – 2018
Table 9 – Change in the proportion of calls made, fixed-line and mobile – 2006 – 2018
Table 10 – Change in telecom retail revenue by sector: fixed, mobile – 2007 – 2018
Table 11 – Development of telecom connections: fixed, mobile, broadband – 2010 – 2018
Table 12 – BT wholesale lines (new format) – 2016 – 2019
Table 13 – Fixed-voice traffic volume by call type – 2010 – 2018
Table 14 – Fixed-voice revenue by call type – 2011 – 2018
Table 15 – Change in BT’s share of residential call types by traffic volumes – 2010 - 2018
Table 16 – BT financial data – 2006 – 2020
Table 17 – BT retail fixed revenue, Consumer, Business divisions – 2012 – 2018
Table 18 – BT revenue, Consumer division (new style) – 2017 – 2020
Table 19 – BT revenue by Global Services, Wholesale and Openreach divisions – 2007 – 2020
Table 20 – Development of KCom’s revenue – 2010 – 2019
Table 21 – Development of Virgin Media’s revenue – 2010 - 2019
Table 22 – Virgin Media revenue by sector – 2006 – 2019
Table 23 – Change in Virgin Media’s subscribers by sector – 2007 – 2019
Table 24 – Development of TalkTalk Group’s financial data – 2009 – 2020
Table 25 – Change in the number of fixed lines in service and teledensity – 2010 – 2024
Table 26 – Historic - Fixed lines in service and teledensity – 1999 – 2009
Table 27 – Percentages of mobile and fixed phones in homes – 2000 – 2016
Table 28 – Historic - Call volumes, fixed-line and mobile in minutes – 2003 – 2010
Table 29 – KCom revenue – 2000 – 2010
Table 30 – Historic - Telecoms revenue by service – 2008 – 2009
Table 31 – Historic - Average household spend on telecoms services – 2005 – 2017
Table 32 – Historic - Fixed-voice traffic by type in minutes – 2002 – 2017
Table 33 – Historic - Virgin Media revenue – 2003 - 2010
Table 34 – Historic - Carphone Warehouse Europe revenue, profit – 2008 - 2014
Table 35 – Historic - TalkTalk subscribers – 2011 - 2015
Table 36 – Historic - Communications revenue by sector – 2003 – 2017
Table 37 – Historic - Household take-up of telecom services – 2003 – 2016
Table 38 – Historic - Communications wholesale and retail revenue – 2005 – 2017
Table 39 – Historic - Telecom connections: fixed, mobile, broadband – 2002 – 2009
Table 40 – Historic – BT’s LLU, shared wholesale lines (old format) – 2004 – 2017
Table 41 – Historic - Lines with CPS – 2004 – 2018
Table 42 – Historic - WLR lines – 2004 – 2018
Table 43 – Historic - Average fixed-voice revenue per month by call type – 2011 – 2016
Table 44 – Historic - BT share of residential call types by traffic volumes – 2002 - 2009
Table 45 – Historic - BT Consumer lines and TV subscribers – 2011 – 2017
Table 46 – Historic - COLT financial data – 2006 – 2015
Table 47 – Historic - COLT financial data by business – 2013 – 2015

List of Charts

Chart 1 – Europe Telecoms Maturity Index – Market Leaders (top tier)
Chart 2 – Europe Telecoms Maturity Index – Market Challengers (middle tier)
Chart 3 – Europe Telecoms Maturity Index – Market Emergents (bottom tier)
Chart 4 – Overall view - Telecoms Maturity Index vs GDP per Capita
Chart 5 – Europe - mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration
Chart 6 – Scandinavia and Baltics: mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration
Chart 7 – Northern Europe –mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration
Chart 8 – Southern Europe mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration
Chart 9 – Eastern Europe mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration
Chart 10 – Scandinavia and Baltics fixed and mobile broadband penetration
Chart 11 – Northern Europe fixed and mobile broadband penetration
Chart 12 – Southern Europe fixed and mobile broadband penetration
Chart 13 – Eastern Europe fixed and mobile broadband penetration
Chart 14 – Change in consumer take-up of telecom services by type – 20010 – 2018
Chart 15 – Fixed-line calls and access revenue by main operator– 2007 – 2018
Chart 16 – Change in telecoms revenue by service – 2010 – 2018
Chart 17 – Change in the average retail household spend on telecoms services – 2013 – 2018
Chart 18 – Change in call volumes, fixed-line and mobile in minutes – 2010 – 2018
Chart 19 – Change in average fixed and mobile call minutes per line – 2013 – 2018
Chart 20 – Change in the proportion of calls made, fixed-line and mobile – 2006 – 2018
Chart 21 – Change in telecom retail revenue by sector: fixed, mobile – 2007 – 2018
Chart 22 – Development of telecom connections: fixed, mobile, broadband – 2010 – 2018
Chart 23 – Fixed-voice traffic volume by call type – 2010 – 2018
Chart 24 – Fixed-voice revenue by call type – 2011 – 2018
Chart 25 – BT share of residential call types by traffic volumes – 2010 – 2018
Chart 26 – BT financial data – 2006 - 2020
Chart 27 – BT revenue by operating division – 2017 - 2020
Chart 28 – BT revenue, Consumer division (new style) – 2017 – 2020
Chart 29 – BT revenue by Global Services, Wholesale and Openreach divisions – 2007 – 2020
Chart 30 – Development of KCom’s revenue – 2010 – 2019
Chart 31 – Development of Virgin Media’s revenue – 2010 - 2019
Chart 32 – Virgin Media revenue by sector – 2006 – 2019
Chart 33 – Virgin Media subscribers by sector – 2007 - 2019
Chart 34 – Development of TalkTalk Group’s financial data – 2009 – 2020
Chart 35 – Change in the number of fixed lines in service and teledensity – 2009 – 2024

List of Exhibits

Exhibit 1 – Generalised Market Characteristics by Market Segment
Exhibit 2 – Principal submarine cables from the UK
Exhibit 3 – 2Africa submarine cable
Exhibit 4 – 2Africa landing stations

Read the full report: https://www.budde.com.au/Research/United-Kingdom-Telecoms-Infrastructure-Operators-Regulations-Statistics-and-Analyses

The UK’s telecom market remains one of the largest in Europe

United Kingdom - Telecoms Infrastructure, Operators, Regulations - Statistics and Analyses