2006 Canada - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband

Publication Date	October 2006
Publisher	BuddeComm
Product Type	Report
Pages	129
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	BUD00088

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Summary

By early 2000 Canada's telecoms and broadband sector was among the most advanced in the world. However, by 2006 Canada's performance in areas such as broadband penetration and mobile penetration was starting to lag behind its OECD counterparts. This has led to calls for further reform of Canada's telecommunications regulatory regime to a lighter-handed framework. Hence 2007 and 2008 are likely to be characterised by further regulatory reform towards a more market-based approach.

During 2006 traditional fixed line voice revenues continued to decline as subscribers switch en masse to mobile services and at even greater growth rates to VoIP services. This trend is forecast to continue during 2007 as VoIP gathers momentum. Additionally, the market will continue its transition to a triple play model, though during 2007 the cable companies are forecast to make greater gains in the telcos' voice sectors than the telcos' gains in the broadcasting sector.

Content

1. Telecoms, Mobile & Broadband Overview & Analysis 2006
- 1.1 Telecommunications industry
  - 1.1.1 Overview
  - 1.1.2 Regulatory environment
- 1.2 Telecommunications infrastructure
  - 1.2.1 National telecom network
  - 1.2.2 International infrastructure
  - 1.2.3 Fibre-to-the-Home (FttH)
  - 1.2.4 Cable TV networks
  - 1.2.5 Broadband over Powerline (BPL)
  - 1.2.6 Next Generation Networks (NGNs)
  - 1.2.7 Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
- 1.3 Broadband market
  - 1.3.1 Overview
  - 1.3.2 Cable modem
  - 1.3.3 DSL
  - 1.3.4 WiFi
  - 1.3.5 WiMAX
  - 1.3.6 WLAN
  - 1.3.7 Satellite broadband
- 1.4 Convergence
  - 1.4.1 Digital Television (DTV)
  - 1.4.2 Digital Terrestrial TV (DTTV)
  - 1.4.3 Satellite TV
  - 1.4.4 Digital Cable
  - 1.4.5 Specialty TV
  - 1.4.6 Video-on-Demand (VoD)
  - 1.4.7 High Definition Television (HDTV)
- 1.5 Mobile market
  - 1.5.1 Penetration
  - 1.5.2 Major operators
  - 1.5.3 Forecasts
2. Key Statistics
3. Telecommunications Market
- 3.1 Overview of Canada's telecom market
  - 3.1.1 Monopoly to competition
  - 3.1.2 Convergence
  - 3.1.3 Teledensity
  - 3.1.4 Industry revenues
- 3.2 Fixed line sector
- 3.3 Internet and e-commerce
- 3.4 Broadband sector
- 3.5 Mobile sector
- 3.6 Broadcasting sector
4. Regulatory Environment
- 4.1 Overview
  - 4.1.1 Industry Canada
  - 4.1.2 Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
  - 4.1.3 Institutional reform
  - 4.1.4 Liberalisation
- 4.2 VoIP regulation
- 4.3 Wireless number portability
- 4.4 Local forbearance
- 4.5 Foreign ownership
- 4.6 Convergence policy
- 4.7 WTO agreement on basic telecom services
- 4.8 Broadcasting regulatory reform
- 4.9 Telecommunications Regulatory Reform 2006
  - 4.9.1 Introduction
  - 4.9.2 The call for economic deregulation
  - 4.9.3 Strengthened regulations and consumer protection
  - 4.9.4 Foreign ownership rules
  - 4.9.5 Broadcasting regulation
  - 4.9.6 Other noteworthy recommendations
  - 4.9.7 Summary
5. Major Telcos - Statistics & Analysis
- 5.1 Telecommunications operating environment
  - 5.1.1 Overview
  - 5.1.2 Industry structure
  - 5.1.3 Growing competition
  - 5.1.4 Foreign ownership controls
- 5.2 Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers (ILECs)
  - 5.2.1 Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE)
  - 5.2.2 Bell Canada
  - 5.2.3 VSNL International Canada (formerly Teleglobe)
  - 5.2.4 Aliant
  - 5.2.5 TELUS Corporation
  - 5.2.6 Manitoba Telecom Services (MTS)
  - 5.2.7 Saskatchewan Telecommunications (SaskTel)
- 5.3 CLECs and other operators
  - 5.3.1 Overview
  - 5.3.2 Rogers Communications
  - 5.3.3 FCI Broadband (Formerly Futureway Communications)
  - 5.3.4 Primus Telecommunications Canada
  - 5.3.5 Look Communications
6. Telecommunications Infrastructure
- 6.1 National telecom network
  - 6.1.1 Overview
  - 6.1.2 Wireline networks
  - 6.1.3 Wireless networks
- 6.2 International infrastructure
  - 6.2.1 Satellite networks
  - 6.2.2 Submarine cable networks
- 6.3 Infrastructure developments
  - 6.3.1 Overview
  - 6.3.2 Fibre-to-the-Home (FttH)
  - 6.3.3 Telecom developments on cable TV networks
  - 6.3.4 Involvement of utilities (BPL)
  - 6.3.5 Next Generation Networks (NGNs)
  - 6.3.6 IP and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
7. Broadband Market
- 7.1 Industry overview and analysis
  - 7.1.2 Broadband statistics
- 7.2 Cable modems
  - 7.2.1 Major high-speed cable providers
- 7.3 Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)
  - 7.3.1 Major broadband DSL providers
- 7.4 Fibre-to-the-Home (FttH)
  - 7.4.1 Overview
  - 7.4.2 Aliant trials
- 7.5 Wireless broadband
  - 7.5.1 WiMAX
  - 7.5.2 WiFi
  - 7.5.3 Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs)
  - 7.5.4 Internet via satellite
- 7.6 Broadband over Powerline (BPL)
  - 7.6.1 Overview
  - 7.6.2 BPL Regulation
  - 7.6.3 UPLC and UTC Canada
8. Convergence
- 8.1 Key general trends
  - 8.1.1 Regulatory issues
- 8.2 Digital TV (DTV)
  - 8.2.1 Market statistics
  - 8.2.2 Digital Terrestrial TV (DTTV)
  - 8.2.3 Regulatory overview
- 8.3 iTV
  - 8.3.1 Rogers Cable
  - 8.3.2 Shaw Communications
  - 8.3.3 Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE)
  - 8.3.4 Aliant Telecom
  - 8.3.5 AOL
- 8.4 Video-on-Demand (VoD)
  - 8.4.1 Rogers Cable
  - 8.4.2 Cogeco Cable
  - 8.4.3 Shaw Communications
  - 8.4.4 SaskTel
  - 8.4.5 Manitoba Telecom Services (MTS)
- 8.5 Broadband TV, TV-over-DSL (IPTV)
- 8.6 Satellite TV
  - 8.6.1 Bell ExpressVu
  - 8.6.2 Star Choice Communications
- 8.7 Cable TV
  - 8.7.1 Digital Cable
  - 8.7.2 Rogers Cable Inc
  - 8.7.3 Shaw Cablesystems Ltd
  - 8.7.4 Vidotron lte
  - 8.7.5 Cogeco Cable Inc
  - 8.7.6 EastLink
  - 8.7.7 Persona Inc (formerly Regional Cablesystems)
- 8.8 Pay TV
  - 8.8.1 Linkage rules
- 8.9 Consumer electronics
  - 8.9.1 High Definition televisions
  - 8.9.2 Mobile television
9. Mobile Communications
- 9.1 Analysis and Forecasts
- 9.2 Overview of Canada's mobile market
  - 9.2.1 Overview
  - 9.2.2 Mobile statistics
- 9.3 Regulatory overview
  - 9.3.1 CRTC and Industry Canada
  - 9.3.2 Telecom Policy Review
  - 9.3.3 Spectrum licensing
  - 9.3.4 Mobile Number Portability
  - 9.3.5 Rural digital roaming
- 9.4 Mobile technologies
  - 9.4.1 Personal Communications Services (PCS)
  - 9.4.2 Global System for Mobiles (GSM)
  - 9.4.3 Third Generation (3G) mobile
  - 9.4.4 WiFi and WiMAX
- 9.5 Major mobile operators
  - 9.5.1 Overview
  - 9.5.2 Rogers Wireless
  - 9.5.3 Bell Mobility
  - 9.5.4 TELUS mobility
  - 9.5.5 SaskTel Mobility
  - 9.5.6 MTS
  - 9.5.7 Virgin Mobile Canada
- 9.6 Mobile Services
  - 9.6.1 Prepaid services
  - 9.6.2 Short Message Service (SMS)
  - 9.6.3 Inter-carrier multimedia messaging
  - 9.6.4 Mobile television services
10. Glossary Of Abbreviations
List Of Exhibits
- Exhibit 1 - Registered CLECs - 2005
- Exhibit 2 - Telesat's current and planned fleet of satellites
- Exhibit 3 - Submarine cables serving Canada
- Exhibit 4 - Registered CLECs - 2005
- Exhibit 5 - FibreWired Network
- Exhibit 6 - FibreWired Network
- Exhibit 7 - TV-over-DSL (IPTV)
- Exhibit 8 - 3G licence awards - January 2001
List Of Tables
- Table 1 - Forecast of mobile subscriber and revenue growth - 2006 - 2010
- Table 2 - VoIP subscriber forecasts - 2006 - 2008
- Table 3 - Residential broadband Internet subscribers, DSL and cable - 2001 - 2005
- Table 4 - Cable modem subscribers by major operator - 2002 - 2005
- Table 5 - DSL subscribers by operator - 2004 - 2006
- Table 6 - Total television and digital households - 2002 - 2006
- Table 7 - Number of HD services offered by broadcaster - 2006
- Table 8 - Mobile subscribers and annual change - 1997 - 2005
- Table 9 - Mobile subscribers by major provider - 2004 - Q1 2006
- Table 10 - Forecast of mobile subscriber and revenue growth - 2006 - 2010
- Table 11 - Country statistics Canada - 2006
- Table 12 - Telecom revenue and investment statistics - 2005
- Table 13 - Telecom revenue distribution by market sector - 2005
- Table 14 - Telecom revenue distribution by provider - 2005
- Table 15 - Telephone network statistics - 2005
- Table 16 - Internet provider statistics - 2005
- Table 17 - Internet user statistics - 2005
- Table 18 - Broadband statistics - 2005
- Table 19 - Mobile statistics - 2005
- Table 20 - National telecommunications authorities
- Table 21 - Canadian teledensity - 2000 - 2005
- Table 22 - Services revenues by operator type - 2000 - 2005
- Table 23 - Operating revenues by segment - 2001 - 2005
- Table 24 - Revenue growth by segment - 2004 - 2005
- Table 25 - Fixed line revenues - 2001 - 2005
- Table 26 - Internet and IT statistics - 2005
- Table 27 - Internet revenues - 2001 - 2005
- Table 28 - Residential broadband Internet subscribers DSL versus cable - 2001 - 2005
- Table 29 - Mobile subscribers and annual change - 1997 - 2005
- Table 30 - Mobile revenues - 2001 - 2005
- Table 31 - Mobile subscribers by major provider - 2004 - 2006
- Table 32 - Cable, DTH, MDS & STV subscribers - 2001 - 2005
- Table 33 - Cable, DTH, MDS & STV revenues - 2001 - 2005
- Table 34 - Subscriber numbers by broadcaster - 2004 - 2006
- Table 35 - BCE ownership (percentage) - December 2005
- Table 36 - BCE operating statistics - 2005
- Table 37 - BCE operating results - Q2 2006
- Table 38 - Bell Canada operating statistics per market segment - August 2006
- Table 39 - Bell Canada revenue summary - 1997 - 2005
- Table 40 - Aliant subsidiaries - 2005
- Table 41 - Aliant operating statistics per market segment - 2005
- Table 42 - TELUS operating statistics per market segment - 1999 - 2005
- Table 43 - TELUS operating results - Q2 2006
- Table 44 - MTS operating statistics per market segment - 2003 - 2005
- Table 45 - MTS operating revenues by division - 2003 - 2005
- Table 46 - SaskTel operating statistics - 2004 - 2005
- Table 47 - Rogers Communications operating results - Q2 2006
- Table 48 - Rogers Cable basic statistics - 2000 - 2005
- Table 49 - Rogers AT&T Wireless basic statistics - 2000 - 2005
- Table 50 - Rogers Media basic statistics - 2000 - 2005
- Table 51 - Fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1995 - 2004
- Table 52 - VoIP subscriber forecasts - 2005 - 2008
- Table 53 - Residential broadband Internet subscribers - DSL versus Cable - 2001 - 2005
- Table 54 - Broadband subscribers and penetration in top 8 OECD countries - 2001; 2005
- Table 55 - Broadband access in Internet households - selected countries - 2002 - 2006
- Table 56 - Cable modem subscribers by major operator - 2002 - 2005
- Table 57 - DSL subscribers by operator - 2004 - 2006
- Table 58 - VoIP subscribers - December 2005
- Table 59 - Total television and digital households - 2002 - 2006
- Table 60 - Composition of digital households - 2003; 2005
- Table 61 - DBS subscribers - 2001 - 2005
- Table 62 - ExpressVu DTH subscribers - 1998 - 2005
- Table 63 - Star Choice digital TV subscribers - 1998 - 2005
- Table 64 - Cable modem subscribers by MSO - September 2005
- Table 65 - Cable TV market statistics (millions) - 2002 - 2005
- Table 66 - Cable TV subscribers (basic and non-basic) - 2001 - 2005
- Table 67 - Rogers Cable basic statistics per market segment - 2000 - 2004
- Table 68 - Shaw Cablesystems statistics per market segment - 2002 - 2005
- Table 69 - Vidotron lte statistics per market segment - 2003 - 2004
- Table 70 - Cogeco Cable statistics per market segment - 2002 - 2005
- Table 71 - Persona Inc statistics per market segment - 2002 - 2004
- Table 72 - Forecast subscriber and revenue growth - 2006 - 2010
- Table 73 - Mobile subscribers and annual change - 1997 - 2005
- Table 74 - Mobile subscribers by major provider - 2004 - 2006
- Table 75 - Wireless revenues - 2005
- Table 76 - Licence winners of 2300MHz and 3500MHz auctions - 2004 & 2005
- Table 77 - Rogers Wireless basic statistics - 2001 - 2005
- Table 78 - Rogers Wireless subscriber statistics and annual change - 2004 - 2005
- Table 79 - Rogers Wireless ARPU and annual change - 2004 - 2005
- Table 80 - Bell Mobility mobile statistics and annual change - 2004 - 2005
- Table 81 - Aliant Telecom Wireless mobile statistics - 2004 - 2005
- Table 82 - TELUS Mobility operating statistics - 2000 - 2005
- Table 83 - TELUS Mobility subscriber statistics and annual change - 2004 - 2005
- Table 84 - SaskTel Mobility mobile statistics - 2004 - 2005
- Table 85 - MTS wireless statistics and annual change - 2004 - 2005
- Table 86 - Prepaid subscribers by major operator - 2004 - 2005
- Table 87 - Mobile subscribers by postpaid, prepaid and annual change - 2004 - 2005
- Table 88 - Text messages sent per month - 2002 - 2006