| NOTAS: | The telecom market outlook has remained relatively stable throughout 2007 so spite of some increased downside risk relating to macroeconomic wild cards United States. IDC highlights the following: - Businesses and consumers around the world have continued to invest in services, while wireless voice revenue is set to record growth of around 6% year. - The fixed voice market has continued its path of long-term declining revenue, operators have found compensation in rapid growth of broadband and wireless data access adoption. - Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) now account for the proportion of telecom investment in the world, having overtaken the Americas region. - Investment in the telecom industries of key emerging markets, including BRIC nations of Brazil, Russia, India, and China, is likely to gather pace. |
