Global Bandwidth Forecast Service

International Network Supply, Demand, Price and Revenue Projections to 2015

TeleGeography' s Global Bandwidth Forecast Service provides detailed forecasts of bandwidth demand, supply, prices and revenues. Every quarter, subscribers receive a concise written summary of the market outlook and a comprehensive forecast spreadsheet.

International network supply and demand

The Global Bandwidth Forecast Service provides demand two types of forecasts:

Country and region forecasts detail TeleGeography' s projections of international bandwidth demand for over 60 countries and 7 major world regions (Europe, Africa, Asia, Middle East, Oceania, U.S. & Canada, Latin America & Caribbean).

Submarine cable route forecasts project network capacity supply and demand to 2015 for 5 major submarine cable routes (trans-Atlantic, trans-Pacific, intra-Asia, U.S.-Latin America, Europe-Asia).

Submarine cable forecasts project:

• Lit bandwidth
• Used capacity by application: Internet, private networks, and voice
• Purchased capacity by bandwidth product type: SONET/SDH, wavelengths, and long-haul Ethernet
• Wholesale bandwidth revenues through 2015 by product type

Global Bandwidth Forecast Service projects prices on 9 key trans-Oceanic and terrestrial routes. Products in TeleGeography' s price forecasts include SONET/SDH circuits, 2.5 and 10 Gbps wavelengths, and Ethernet services, ranging from 10 Mbps to 10 Gbps.

The following routes are covered in Global Bandwidth Forecast Service.

• Subsea
• 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

Global Bandwidth Forecast Service projects wholesale revenues for the following key submarine cable routes:

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

TeleGeography' s updates are updated quarterly. Forecasts are adjusted each quarter on the basis of a range of factors, including:

• Broadband subscriber growth
• Wholesale pricing trends
• Capacity utilization
• Carrier network deployments

TeleGeography' s analysts frequently develop customized forecasts to meet clients' specialized business requirements.