The convergence of broadband and digital services and access technologies is transforming the competitive environment for service providers and network operators who target residential customers. No service provider can afford to ignore the competitive thrust towards multi-service bundling and service integration, while at the same time facing the challenge of targeting the right services towards those customers who will drive revenues and profitability. Strategy Analytics’ Multiplay Market Dynamics (MMD) service delivers competitive intelligence on the world's leading players, insight into drivers of user adoption and customer retention, and analysis and forecasting on the worldwide adoption and growth of the services and access technologies that are enabling broadband and digital TV.

MMD research covers two core topics:

• Residential Broadband Internet Access via DSL, cable modems, satellite networks, fixed and mobile wireless and other platforms.


• Digital TV Distribution to the home via terrestrial broadcasting, direct to home satellite, digital cable, xDSL and other networks.

The MMD research perspective is global, and covers major North American, Western European and Asia-Pacific markets as well as emerging markets and the BRICs. MMD offers quarterly performance tracking of key business metrics for more than 200 major broadband and digital TV service providers, as well as forecasting the outlook for individual service providers. Detailed forecasts of markets for residential broadband and digital TV services are updated regularly for more than 60 countries and territories.

Broadband Service Provider Performance Benchmarking: North America

Data Table, Excel - 24 Aug 2010

North American Broadband Service Providers (BSPs) added 600,000 net subscribers in the second quarter of 2010, representing a 1% rate growth compared to Q1'10.