Publications Overview | Technology & Telecom Reports | Technology Forecasting Guides | Futures' Features | Future Impacts | White Papers, Articles, & Complimentary Reports  | Communications Reference Book | Archive [ordering online? -- please see our return/refund policy] A New Telecommunications World Lawrence K. Vanston Description Table of contents Figures Pricing/Ordering information DOWNLOAD FREE COPY OF PAPER To be informed of new TFI telecom reports, click here Description  [back to top] The telephone network was built to provide narrowband voice service to essentially every home and office. That world is disappearing. The reasons are many including convergence, competition, broadband, increasing data rates, wireless, and others. This complimentary paper covers these and gives forecasts of the probable telecom future. Table of Contents  [back to top] Introduction and Summary Convergence The Dramatic Decline in Narrowband Access Lines Competition from Cable TV CLECs Broadband Internet Access Increasing Data Rates Forecasts for IP Video High-Definition Television Wireless Broadband Cellular 3G WiMax Internet Voice (VOIP) Review List of Figures  [back to top] 1    Telecom Convergence 2    Convergence of Content 3    Narrowband Access U.S. Industry 4    Residential Narrowband Access Lines Displaced by Wireless, Broadband, or Non-Carrier VoIP 5    U. S. Wireless Subscribers 6    Wireless-Only Market Share 7    Cable Telephony Market Share 8    Broadband Households 9    Adoption of Various Consumer Communications Products and Services 10    U.S. Broadband Households by Nominal Data Rate, (Excludes Cable Modems) 11    Trend in Residential Access Data Rates 12    Adoption of Standard and Very-High-Speed Broadband (U.S.) 13    Minimum Availability of Very-High-Speed Broadband 14    Broadband Households Using Online Video at Least Once a Month 15    Broadband Households Using Online Television at Least Once a Week 16    HDTV Households 17    Internet HDTV Households (U.S.) 18    Wireless Generations 19    Wirless Mobile Broadband 20    Why Mobile WiMAX? Pricing Information  [back to top] September 2007, 28 pages Download Complimentary Electronic Version of Paper! Copyright © Technology Futures, Inc. All rights reserved. 13740 Research Blvd., Bldg. C Austin, TX 78750-1859 Toll Free: (800) TEK-FUTR - Local & Outside USA: (512) 258-8898 FAX: (512) 258-0087 - e-mail: info@tfi.com - http://www.tfi.com