Confronting the Crisis : Its Impact on the ICT Industry, Febuary 2009 / International Telecommunication Union.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

International Telecommunication Union, author, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Financial disclosure.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (120 pages)

Other Title:

Confronting the Crisis

Place of Publication:

Geneva : International Telecommunication Union, 2009.

Summary:

"This report focuses on the financial crisis and its impact on the ICT industry and covers areas such as telecoms, the internet, ISPs and media/content delivery platforms. While the economic turmoil may challenge some, it can also overturn the established order and stimulate the emergence of new entrants with new technologies in the innovative ICT industry. ".

Contents:

Acknowledgements

Message from the ITU Secretary-General

1. Executive Summary

Key Findings

Immediate Impact

Information and Communication Technologies

Investing in the Future

2. A Story of Crash, Crunch and Crisis

2.1 Origins

And the Culprit is ...

Percentage change in real GDP in high-income and developing countries, 1980-2010

Insight 1: Is This Crisis Any Different?

2.2 A Gloomy Economic Outlook

Insight 2: Will ICT-Producing Economies be Spared from the Economic Downturn?

Real GDP Growth for OECD and ICT-producing Economies,

Box 1: News and Views from the Corporate Sector

3. Prospects and Challenges for the Global ICT Industry

Insight 3: Challenging Times for the Tech Sector

Insight 4: Crises and Creative Destruction

4. Impact of the Financial Crisis

4.1 Investment and Financing

Slowdown in Telecom Carriers Capex, 2003-2013

Insight 5: Capex is Safe, At Least for Now

Insight 6: The Impact of the Crisis on Foreign Investment in Telecommunications

4.2 How Will Consumer Demand Respond?

Insight 7: Economic Downturn Exacerbates Fixed-Mobile Substitution

Insight 8: Key Trends Driven by the Crisis

4.3 Telco Strategies

Insight 9: Telcos in Transformation

Growth of Flat-rate Pricing Strategies for Broadband Internet, 2004-2008

4.4 Regulation

The Rise of Regulation and Competition

Competition in Selected Services, Globally, 2007

Insight 10: Impact of Current Economic Uncertainty on Regulation in the UK

4.5 Eco-ICTs

Insight 11: Saving Money is as Important as Saving the Planet

4.6 WSIS Targets and Connecting the Next Billion

Growth in Worldwide Mobile Subscribers, 2000-2008

5. Technologies

5.1 Mobile Telephony

Insight 12: Trends In Mobile Business

Insight 13: Outlook for The Mobile World

Insight 14: Limited Impact on Mobile Communications in Developing Countries

Insight 15: How Mobile Investment Can Lead the World out of Financial Crisis

5.2 WiMAX and Long Term Evolution (LTE)

Insight 16: How Does the Crisis Impact WiMAX and LTE Ecosystems?

Insight 17: Growth Despite Adversity - Limited Impact on WiMAX Network Deployments

5.3 Broadband Internet and NGN

Growth in the Global Market for Internet, 2002-2008 (ITU)

Insight 18: Prospects for Broadband in the Recession

5.4 Satellite Technologies

Insight 19: The Impact of the Financial Crisis on the Satellite Industry

6. Conclusion: Investing in the Future

Appendix 1: Notification of Number of Satellite Filings per Administration, 2007-2008

Appendix 2: Coordination Requests of Number of Satellite Filings per Administration, 2007-2008

List of Abbreviations and Acronyms.

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