Global Bandwidth Forecast Service

Abstract

TeleGeographys new Global Bandwidth Forecast Service provides a comprehensive view on future bandwidth demand, pricing, and revenues. Each quarter, subscribers will receive a concise forecast review and an updated spreadsheet with thousands of forecast data points covering:

Bandwidth Demand:

Bandwidth demand forecasts for major submarine cable routes and over 60 countries to 2012 broken out by:

• Use: internet, voice, and private networks
• Purchased capacity by product type: SONET/SDH circuits, wavelengths, long-haul Ethernet

For trans-Atlantic, trans-Pacific, intra-Asia, U.S.-Latin America, and Europe-Asia routes supply is forecasted to 2012.

Wholesale Prices:

Transoceanic

• London-New York
• Los Angeles-Tokyo
• Hong Kong-Tokyo
• Miami-Sao Paulo

Intra-European

• London-Paris
• London-Frankfurt

U.S. Domestic

• New York-Washington
• Los Angeles-San Francisco
• New York-Los Angeles

Wholesale Revenues:

Wholesale bandwidth revenues to 2012 for the following routes:

• Trans-Atlantic
• Trans-Pacific
• Intra-Asia
• U.S.-Latin America

Revenues broken out by product type, including:

• SONET/SDH circuits
• Wavelengths
• Long-haul Ethernet

Quarterly Updates:

Each quarter the forecasts will be updated based on variety of factors including:

• Growth of broadband subscribers
• Changes in wholesale prices
• Increases in capacity utilization
• New carrier bandwidth deployments

Customized Forecasts:

Forecasts for countries or routes not covered by the Global Bandwidth Forecast Service may be possible on a custom basis.