DUBLIN, Ireland, May 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c18324 ) has announced the addition of Global Telecommunications Markets & Forecasts for 2005-2009 to their offering.

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Regional trends, market values, global positioning, historical indicators, and forecast models provide critical insight into new revenue streams from maturing telecommunications markets. Global Telecommunications Markets & Forecasts for 2005-2009 quantifies relative market positions for carriers, communications services, and economics areas. This report explores all facets of the world market, providing the key data necessary to benchmark business performance against industry growth.

This unique tool is essential for total market planning, providing data which is aggregated and analysed in a three-dimensional interactive process involving the creation of company and country matrices. Market evolution is assessed through a modelling process taking into account such figures as: installed base, saturation points, prices, service penetration, and renewal processes. Data tables, colour figures and textual commentary assist with the data analysis. In order to support you to assess competitor positioning, this 2005 edition has been enhanced with additional sections, as company profiles, latest 2004 innovative products and services developed by major telecom market players, M&A activities, etc.

Report Features: * Best Service & Product Innovations * Main new service & products appeared during 2004

* Insight in the most innovative sectors and highlights the main areas and themes of new applications

* Includes description of the service, the sector, the targeted market segments and more ...

* An assessment for the main trends in product/service innovations by country and by company with a worldwide span

Most Relevant Global Telecom M&A

- Comprehensive overview of telecom merger and acquisition transactions of the year 2004, with full details on parts involved and size of the deals

- All transactions worldwide coverage, allowing a full appreciation of M&A activities of telecom players at world level

- Effectively illustrates undergoing consolidation trends by company, by sector and by country

Top-20 Company Profiles

An effective tool providing an insight in the strategy of main relevant telecom players at world level

Illustrates strategy, marketing/distribution and international activities with a list of subsidiaries

All key figures: operational statistics, market shares, key financials, share performance

Profile is completed with product innovations, development at customer level and a SWOT analysis

- AT&T Corp. - Bellsouth - BT - Cesky Telecom - China Telecom - Deutsche Telekom - France Telecom - KDDI - Hutchison W. - Swisscom - Telefonica - TPSA - Verizon - Telmex - mmO2 - NTT DoCoMo - SBC - SingTel - Telecom Italia - Teliasonera Who should have this report? - Operators and Manufacturers - Business development, market research and strategy managers - Regional manager - Product managers - Market analysts - Information & research centres - Investment banks - Management and technology consulting firms - Transportation and communications country commissions & ministries - Telecommunications associations, unions & research institutes

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