SFN report: Global telecom services market totaled €997 billion in '08

Posted by Erina Lin on December 15, 2010 at 9:42 AM

The global telecom services market has grown from €851 billion in 2005, to €997 billion in 2008, according to IDATE. Mobile services include search, e-mail, weather, news, photos, sports, maps and other non-data download services, detailed in World Digital Media Trends 2010, released by the Shaping the Future of the Newspaper project and the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers.

The most dramatic surges in telecom services are in the Asia Pacific region, particularly in China and India, as well as in Latin America, Africa and the Middle East. During the same time period, the more established markets of North America and Europe have grown slightly in global telecom services.

The largest growth has occurred in Africa and the Middle East, growing 44.9 percent. This is followed by growth in India, 44.4 percent; Latin America, 30.1 percent; and China, 20.8 percent. Established markets, including Japan, Germany, France, and North America, remained stable.

For World Digital Media Trends 2010, the SFN project has partnered with 66 research companies - including PricewaterhouseCoopers, the Pew Research Center, Magna Global, comScore, ZenithOptimedia, eMarketer, and more - to piece together the vast landscape of the world's media and advertising markets, as well as emerging trends across platforms.