ID Number: G00156758



Dataquest Insight: Telecom 'Structural Separation' Is a Global Trend
25 April 2008
 
Alex Winogradoff  

Structural separation (functional or ownership) is becoming a global trend that is expected to affect incumbent carriers in most developed and developing countries in the next five years. This report examines separation activity in different regions.




Price: US$1,295.00

Pages: 19






Browse Topics


Other Options







Contact Gartner





Purchasing this document is fast, easy and secure, but you must be registered with gartner.com so we can track your order. Please select your status from these three choices:
Registration is required to purchase this document.
Or, you can register for gartner.com only.
 You or your organization may already own this document. Register now to find out. Your Gartner Membership Administrator can supply the needed License Key(s).
You will not lose your document during registration.
Sign in here:
Username:

Password:
Forgot your username
or password?







For more information about purchasing this or other documents, contact Gartner at one of the telephone numbers below:
North America:    +1 203-316-3010 7:30 am - 8:00 pm Stamford, CT
Europe:    +44 1784 267770 9:00 am - 5:00 pm London
Asia/Pacific:    +65 6879 2785 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Singapore
Japan:    +81 3 3481 3552 9:00 am - 5:30 pm Tokyo

Table of Contents


    
 Analysis

    
 Types of Structural Separation
    
 Vertically Integrated Business Models Are the Norm Globally
    
 Regional Trends in Functional and/or Ownership Separation

    
 Asia/Pacific

    
 Australia
    
 Japan
    
 New Zealand
    
 Singapore
    
 Europe

    
 Germany
    
 Ireland
    
 Italy
    
 Poland
    
 Sweden
    
 United Kingdom
    
 Middle East and Africa

    
 South Africa
    
 North America

    
 Canada
    
 United States

    
 Background and Context

    
 The Impact

    
 Separation Has Overall Negative Impact on Carriers

    
 Conclusion

    
 Appendix

    
 Detailed Regional/Country Experiences With Functional and/or Ownership Separation

    
 Asia

    
 NTT's Separation History

    
 Drivers for Choosing Functional Separation
    
 What Was Separated
    
 Specific Safeguards
    
 Singapore's Separation History

    
 Drivers for Functional and/or Ownership Separation
    
 What Is Being Proposed for Separation
    
 Telecom New Zealand's Separation History

    
 Drivers for Separation Proposal
    
 What Is expected to Be Separated
    
 Specific Safeguards
    
 Telstra's Separation History

    
 Drivers for the Separation Proposal
    
 What Is Expected to Be Separated
    
 Specific Safeguards
    
 Europe

    
 BT's Separation History

    
 Drivers for Functional Separation
    
 What Was Separated
    
 Specific Safeguards
    
 Deutsche Telekom's Separation History

    
 Drivers for Considerations for Functional and/or Ownership Separation
    
 What Is Being Proposed Under Separation
    
 Specific Safeguards
    
 Eircom's Separation History

    
 Drivers for Separation
    
 What Is Being Proposed Under Separation
    
 Specific Safeguards
    
 TeliaSonera's Separation History

    
 Drivers for Functional Separation
    
 What Was Separated
    
 Specific Safeguards
    
 Telecom Italia's Separation History

    
 Drivers for Functional Separation
    
 What Is Being Proposed Under Separation
    
 Specific Safeguards
    
 TPSA's Telco Separation History

    
 Drivers for Separation
    
 What Is Being Proposed Under Separation
    
 Specific Safeguards
    
 North America

    
 U.S. — Trial and Error

    
 Rochester Telecom's Voluntary Separation
    
 Pennsylvania PUC Investigated Mandatory Separation of Verizon
    
 Florida PUC Investigated Mandatory Separation of BellSouth
    
 Canada — An Experience in Contrast
    
 The Middle East and Africa

    
 Telkom SA

    
 Recommended Reading




Browse Topics:
 
Communications Services Providers
Government Intervention and Sponsorship in IT Industry
Telecommunications Regulations
Communications Services Strategies and Positioning
Communications Services Marketplace




This document is published in the following Dataquest Market Insights:
 
Carrier Operations & Strategies Worldwide




© 2008 Gartner, Inc. and/or its Affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction and distribution of this publication in any form without prior written permission is forbidden. The information contained herein has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable. Gartner disclaims all warranties as to the accuracy, completeness or adequacy of such information. Although Gartner's research may discuss legal issues related to the information technology business, Gartner does not provide legal advice or services and its research should not be construed or used as such. Gartner shall have no liability for errors, omissions or inadequacies in the information contained herein or for interpretations thereof. The opinions expressed herein are subject to change without notice.




Resource Id: 656008