Continuing turmoil throughout the worldwide telecommunications industry warrants a systematic look forward at the possible repercussions of the forces that are now pushing the industry forward: the end user?s demand for more bandwidth; increased reliance on mobility services; and the end users? assessment of cost versus performance.

In this study, INSIGHT will develop several scenarios to model the future shape of telecommunications. Thus far, the industry has reacted to the forces driving major structural change through consolidation, as carriers merge and equipment suppliers struggle to survive. Both on the domestic level and internationally, regulators and government agencies are struggling to cope with rapid, profound structural change in an industry that had been predictable for more than 100 years.

The technologies spurring the industry?s transformation can be clearly delineated: IP transport?s ability to merge voice, video and data; the long-haul fiber glut and the resulting price wars dropping the cost of bandwidth; the variety of local broadband wired and wireless solutions; increasing security requirements; and the corresponding decrease in the ability to protect users on the Internet.

In this study, INSIGHT will present possible future scenarios for how these forces and technologies will reshape the worldwide telecommunications industry and the impact each scenario will have on the industry?s existing revenue models.