Datamonitor's Global Internet Access industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the internet access industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information.

Scope

* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or segmentation

* Provides textual analysis of the industry’s recent performance and future prospects

* Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards

* Includes a five-year forecast of the industry

* The leading companies are profiled with supporting key financial metrics

* Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the market

Highlights

* Detailed information is included on market size, measured by value and/or volume

* Five forces scorecards provide an accessible yet in depth view of the market’s competitive landscape

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Market Definition

The Internet access sector consists of the total revenues generated by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) from the provision of narrowband and broadband Internet connections through both consumer and corporate channels. Revenues generated by ISPs from other Internet related services are not included in this report. Market volumes represent total numbers of users online and exclude corporate data. Any currency conversions have been calculated using constant annual average 2006 exchange rates.

For the purpose of this report the Americas comprises Brazil, Canada, Mexico and the US.

Europe comprises Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden and the UK.

Asia-Pacific comprises Australia, China, Japan, India, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan.

The global figure comprises the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3
CHAPTER 1 Market Overview 7
1.1 Market Definition 7
1.2 Research Highlights 7
1.3 Market Analysis 8
CHAPTER 2 Market Value 9
CHAPTER 3 Market Volume 10
CHAPTER 4 Market Segmentation 11
CHAPTER 5 Five Forces Analysis 12
5.1 Buyer Power 12
5.2 Supplier Power 13
5.3 New Entrants 14
5.4 Substitutes 15
5.5 Rivalry 16
CHAPTER 6 Leading Companies 17
6.1 Time Warner Inc. 17
6.2 France Telecom/Orange Group 21
6.3 Tiscali S.p.A 23

CHAPTER 7 Market Forecasts 25
7.1 Market Value Forecast 25
7.2 Market Volume Forecast 26
CHAPTER 8 Appendix 27
8.1 Methodology 27
8.2 Industry Associations 28
8.3 Related Datamonitor Research 28

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Global Internet Access Market Value: $ billion, 2002-2006 9
Table 2: Global Internet Access Market Volume: Users million, 2002-2006 10
Table 3: Global Internet Access Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2006 11
Table 4: The Impact of Buyer Power on Global Internet Access Market, 2006 12
Table 5: The Impact of Supplier Power on Global Internet Access Market, 2006 13
Table 6: The Impact of New Entrants on Global Internet Access Market, 2006 14
Table 7: The Impact of Substitutes on Global Internet Access Market, 2006 15
Table 8: The Impact of Rivalry on Global Internet Access Market, 2006 16
Table 9: Key Facts: Time Warner Inc. 17
Table 10: Key Financials: Time Warner Inc. 20
Table 11: Key Facts:. France Telecom/Orange Group 21
Table 12: Key Financials: France Telecom/Orange Group 22
Table 13: Key Facts: Tiscali S.p.A 23
Table 14: Global Internet Access Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2006-2011 25
Table 15: Global Internet Access Market Volume Forecast: Users million, 2006-2011 26