Studies on the Future of Telecommunications


/ Updated on 24.01.2003

Throughout the year of 1998, ICP coordinated and carried out, under the guidance of the Minister for Equipment, Planning and Territorial Administration, a series of studies under the theme: Prospects for Telecommunications in the First Decade of the 21st Century. The areas covered by the studies were those seen as fundamental for the evolution of the sector over the next ten years. They were:

  • Networks and services;
  • The Industry supplying equipment and services to the telecommunications sector;
  • Human resources;
  • The Internet, telecommunications and the information society;
  • The global evolution of telecommunications and the macroeconomic context.

As a summary of the studies, this page contains the presentations given at the Future of Telecommunications conference. Complete versions of the studies can be obtained from the ICP's Public Attendance office at Avenida José Malhoa, nr. 12, Lisbon, on weekdays between 9 am and 4 pm.

  • Presentations

The Impact on the Portuguese Economy of Investment in the Telecommunications Sector - Deloitte Consulting 
Download file Price of complete version of study - PTE 3840

Prospects for Telecommunications in Portugal in the First Decade of the 21st Century - A. T. Kearney 
Download file Price of complete version of study - PTE 2800

A Survey of the Telecommunications Industry in Portugal - DHV Management Consultants
Price of complete version of study - PTE 4397

Study of Networks and Services - A Vision for the Portuguese Telecommunications Industry in the 21st Century - Arthur D Little 
Download file Price of complete version of study - PTE 2162

The Evolution of Human Resources - Copina 
Price of complete version of study - PTE 3463

The Internet, Telecommunications and the Information Society - Prospects for the Future (2000/2010) - Grupo Fórum (Download Word file - 184 Kb) Executive Summary
Price of complete version of study - PTE 20,957

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