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U.S. Telecom Market to Reach $406 Billion in 2014 as Mobile Data Surpasses Fixed
Voice, Finds Pyramid Research
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 24 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
The U.S. communications market will reach $406 billion in 2014 as mobile data
revenue climbs to $94 billion, surpassing fixed voice (PSTN + VoIP) during the
forecast period, according to the latest report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com),
the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network
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The U.S. communications market, including traditional pay-TV, generated $359
billion in service revenue in 2008 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 2.5 percent
from year-end 2009 to year-end 2014, reaching $406 billion in 2014, notes Dan Locke,
Senior Analyst at Pyramid Research and author of the report. "Most of the growth will
be attributed to mobile data and IP networks," Locke says. "Mobile data is already
larger than fixed broadband and it will surpass fixed voice (PSTN + VoIP) in 2011,
climbing from $36 billion in 2008 to $94 billion in 2014," adds Locke.
The report found additional growth will be driven mostly by IP networks because
IPTV will grow from $2 billion in 2008 to $15 billion in 2014. "VoIP will grow from
$8 billion in 2008 to $22 billion in 2014 and fixed broadband will grow from $33
billion in 2008 to about $46 billion in 2014," continues Locke. "The decline of the
PSTN voice revenue will result from the substitution of voice platforms both as fixed
operators migrate customers to all-IP voice platforms and as consumers opt for mobile
voice platforms, which also will eventually turn to IP," he adds.
"Mobile broadband will be a further source for growth for the U.S. telecom market
due to growing popularity of unlimited data and mobile broadband plans," says Locke.
The report also states that revenue related to mobile broadband access for laptops
and Internet access for handsets will grow rapidly at CAGRs of 28 percent and 18
percent, respectively, from 2009 to 2014.
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market leading, award-winning InformationWeek, TechNet Magazine, MSDN Magazine, and
Wall Street & Technology magazines. TechWeb also provides end-to-end services
including next-generation performance marketing, integrated media, research, and
analyst services. TechWeb is a division of United Business Media, a global provider
of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization
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