Research and Markets has announced the addition of 2006 Europe - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband in United Kingdom and Ireland to their offering.

This report covers the UK and Ireland, representing key and influential telecom markets. Trends and developments in telecommunications, mobile, Internet, broadband, digital TV and converging media including VoIP, VoD and IPTV developments.

Content includes: - Market and industry analyses, trends and developments

• Facts, figures and statistics
• Industry and regulatory issues
• Research, Marketing, Benchmarking
• Major Players, Revenues, Subscribers, Prepaid
• VoIP, IPTV, VoD, digital TV and DTTV

This latest UK and Ireland Annual Publication, profiles two similar yet contrasting countries. The UK has the second largest telecom market in Europe, and since the privatization of BT the country has developed one of the most competitive telecom environments in the world. Ireland has one of Europe's smallest telecom markets, and has traditionally been peripheral both geographically and technologically. However, the country's mobile market has become more competitive with the introduction of another 3G service in 2005, while it's lagging broadband sector is finally benefiting from strong government investment in infrastructure.

The development of IPTV and other IP-based triple play services such as Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and Video-on-Demand (VoD) developed strongly during 2005, although Ireland's generally low-bandwidth cable and Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) networks has restricted take-up within the main urban centres. Numerous ADSL2+ roll-outs in the UK are making triple play a popular reality in many areas of the UK.

Digital TV is widely available in both countries, and satellite and cable pay-TV have a strong presence. The UK has terminated analogue signals in some areas, and announced the schedules for digital switchover in coming years. This report presents a concise overview of sector liberalization and privatization, and the development of product offerings for both the mobile and broadband sectors. It provides essential statistics for broadband and mobile operators, highlighting market and technological developments, and details the emergence of media convergence and triple play offerings in these two important markets.

Companies mentioned are: British Telecom, Kingston Communications, Cable & Wireless, ntl, Telewest, Energis, Colt Telecom, Gamma Telecom, Tele2, Telstra Europe, THUS, Tesco, Allnet, Carphone Warehouse, 3G, Eircom, BT Ireland, Smart Telecom, Tele2, Chorus, BSkyB.

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