Access markets

• Growth still vigorous but significant disparity between access technologies and major geographical areas
• DSL on a real upswing, gaining dominance in Europe and Asia, ahead of cable modem

A perspective on major trends

• Access base migration
• Emerging access technologies and rival technologies: FTTx, WLL, satellite, PLC and WLAN, overview and developments
• The dynamics of broadband: subscriber bases gradually migrate from narrowband to broadband
• Developing competition: greater bandwidth and lower prices

Player strategies

• Strategies employed by leading national players: subscriber base growth, unbundling and wholesale offers, pricing strategies and bundles
• The question of ISPs' future in view of telco strategies and the rising power of broadband
• Unbundling vs. resale of the incumbent operator's offer
• The race to win subscribers versus the logic of profit: what means are players implementing?
• Towards multi-service offers on broadband lines: internet, TV, telephony, videophony
• Towards multi-access offers: combining DSL/ PWLAN and Wi-Fi/mobile access