NOTAS: | "The development of broadband has reached a crossroads. Rapid market growth over the past eight years has resulted in mass-market adoption across the globe. Nor has the market stopped growing: there's plenty of mileage left. But to date, the market has been about connecting a PC via broadband access to the Internet. Going forward, this will change. Broadband is moving beyond the PC and simple Internet applications. It will be about connecting numerous devices, providing consumers with a range of multimedia services in an always-on digital world. This shift will in turn change the broadband access market itself. This report, with a focus on Europe, details these trends, exploring the underlying drivers behind them, and what they mean for the broadband access market and its players." |