Research and Markets: U.S. Telecommunications Industry Expected to Increase at 9.2 Percent...

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com) has announced the addition of 2004 Telecommunications Market Review and Forecast - Trends, Analyses and Projections To 2007 to their offering

While segments of the U.S. telecom industry have faced intense economic

challenges, overall spending in the U.S. rose by 4.9 percent in 2003. Double-digit increases in wireless services, services in support of equipment, and specialized services such as unified communications, video- and audio conferencing, and high-speed Internet access offset decreases in equipment spending an local and toll service revenues. Over the 2004-2007 period, the U.S. telecommunications industry is expected to increase at a projected 9.2 percent compound annual rate, rising to $1 trillion.

Which segments will fuel this growth? What are the economic, policy and technology drivers behind the telecom industry? The 2004 Telecommunications Market Review and Forecast provides timely access to the information necessary for focusing research and development efforts, developing new products and business strategies, and targeting marketing dollars in this dynamic industry.

This review acts as an Encyclopedic Desk Reference for Answers To:

--How much will equipment spending in the network and enterprise markets be stimulated by migration to technologies like VoIP, speech recognition and Wi-Fi technologies?

--Which technologies helped the enterprise market expand in 2003 following two years of minimal growth?

--To what extent are carriers spending on value-added services/applications?

--Will revenues on specialized services (high-speed Internet access, unified communications, videoconferencing public room services, audioconferencing service bureaus and Web conferencing), sustain double-digit growth in 2004? Why are specialized services expected to be the fastest growing service category in 2004?

--What percent of enterprise spending is on integrator and other services in support of enterprise voice and data communications equipment, and who will earn it?

--Which technologies will drive international markets to grow faster than the U.S. market in 2004?

--What impact will 3G, Wi-Fi, fixed wireless and satellite have on network traffic/ capacity as they generate growth in the number of households and businesses with access to high-speed connectivity?

Content includes:

-- Industry Overview

-- Network Market

-- Enterprise and Consumer Market

-- Mobile and Wireless Communications Market

-- International Markets

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