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Research and Markets: 2002 Telecommunications Market Review and Forecast


Jan 06, 2003 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- For nearly three decades,
manufacturers, distributors, consultants and financial analysts have relied on
the Telecommunications Market Review and Forecast for strategic planning. This
report, published by the Telecommunications Industry Association, provides an
overview of telecom's interrelated market segments that cannot be found in any
other single publication.

The 2002 Telecommunications Market Review and Forecast predicts how enterprise
spending is driving market growth; tracks level of market competition and
regulatory developments; compares growth of broadband access solutions; and
provides data on other industry trends, such as the relative growth of public
and private network solutions, collaborative technologies, support services, and
the impact of the Internet on all market segments. For a broader perspective,
the book reports on economic, technological and regulatory changes within the
context of the United States and global economies. This report also provides the
most accurate view of each market's size and growth by using clearly defined
parameters for convergent solutions such as computer telephony integration and
private branch exchange.

For just a fraction of what you'd spend to get this information elsewhere,
you'll receive comprehensive data on equipment and services markets, both
traditional and emerging, as well as more than 200 detailed graphs and tables,
including an overview of the U.S. and international telecom equipment and
services markets. This year's edition includes expanded analysis of major
international markets.

You'll also find over 250 pages of information on local/long distance service,
cellular and personal communication services, integrated services digital
network, asynchronous transfer mode and frame relay, the Internet, voice
processing and more.

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SPENDING ON WIRELESS SERVICES DRIVES MARKET GROWTH DURING ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN
Arlington, Va. -- Wireless communications spending in the United States will
continue on its growth path in 2002, reaching a total of $116 billion, an
increase of 8.5 percent over 2001, according to the newly released 2002
Telecommunications Market Review and Forecast, an annual publication of the
Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA).

Despite the economic slowdown, consumer spending on wireless services is
expected to expand by 20 percent to $87.6 billion in 2002. Growth in number of
subscribers (including multiple devices), from 177 million in 2001 to 200
million in 2002, will continue to drive wireless end-user spending, highlighting
the fact that mobile communications have become an essential tool for businesses
and an integral component of households as well.

In the future, spending on wireless services will continue to grow at
double-digit rates, fueled principally by personal communications services (PCS)
subscriber growth. Spending on wireless services will total $130 billion in
2005, reflecting a 15.6 percent compound annual growth rate for the 2001-2005
period.

With falling handset prices in 2001, spending on wireless handsets was down 6.1
percent to $8.2 billion. However, the handset market is expected to rebound in
2002 to $9.2 billion, expanding 11.7 percent. Spending on wireless handsets will
grow at low single digit rates through 2005 as replacement sales become a more
important driver of spending than subscriber growth.

The capital expenditure piece of the wireless market experiences the most
dramatic fluctuations in spending as; carriers will typically make significant
investment in new-generation infrastructure, then await subscriber growth to tax
capacity before beginning a new cycle of investment:

The rollout of new licenses boosted capital expenditure (capex) in 2000 and
2001, reaching $19.5 billion in 2001.

In 2002, capex spending is expected to drop 41 percent to $11.5 billion as
carriers establish new services.

Beginning in 2003, a resurgence in capital spending at growth rates in excess of
20 percent per year is predicted as research and implementation of
third-generation (3G) technologies attract resources.

As the overall wireless infrastructure expands and becomes more complex,
spending on services in support of the wireless infrastructure will grow
rapidly, increasing at a 19 percent compound annual rate to $12 billion in 2005,
twice the 2001 level of $6 billion.

"The wireless market is moving into a new phase of development as business users
and consumers look to their wireless devices for high-speed Internet access.
Emerging broadband applications, starting with 2.5G, will provide the
breakthrough to propel the market to the next level, making wireless as robust
an option for vital data communications as it has been for voice," said TIA
President Matthew J. Flanigan.

In addition to the segment-by-segment statistical breakdown and analysis of the
U.S. telecommunications industry, the 2002 Telecommunications Market Review and
Forecast continues to cover market trends in every major industry segment,
including network services, enterprise and consumer market, mobile and wireless
communications, channels and highlighted growth areas in international markets.

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