Forecasting the Internet:
Understanding the Explosive Growth of Data Communication
Edited by David G Loomis and Lester D Taylor
Book Description
This book intends to provide leading research in the area of empirical Internet
forecasting, demand analysis, pricing and planning. The purpose of this book
is to educate the reader about how traditional analytic techniques can be used
to access Internet growth and how new approaches can better address the pricing,
planning and regulatory issues of Internet growth. The research presented focuses
on forecasts of Internet access and applications and planning and pricing tools
for telecommunication providers.
The scope of this volume includes residential demand for Internet access and
applications, Internet pricing and regulatory policy, and new analytical forecasting
techniques. The book addresses some of the most critical questions facing the
industry such as the impact of data communications on traditional voice networks,
growth rates for Internet usage and access, pricing and planning for network
growth.
With the magnitude of changes affecting the telecommunications industry, there
is a critical need for research addressing demand analysis and forecasting.
Industry personnel, regulators and policymakers are all looking to understand
new services, new techniques, and new ways to succeed in an ever-changing environment.
This book fills some of the void in research addressing these crucial problems.
Table of Contents
List of Contributors.
Acknowledgements.
1Introduction; D.G. Loomis.
2. Forecasting the Internet; L.D. Taylor.
3. The Demand for High-Speed Access to the Internet; D. Kridel, et al.
4. What Drives Internet Demand in the UK?; D. Cracknell, et al.
5. Forecasts for Internet/Online Access; L. Vanston.
6. Forecasting the Residential Data-Wave; A. Matthews.
7. QN Forecasting the Demand for E-Commerce; M.R. Ward.
8. Internet Forecasting and the Economics of Networks; G. Madden, G. Coble-Neal.
9. Bandwidth Forecasting: A Techno-Economic Approach; S.G. Lanning.
10. The Increasing Importance of Broadband Services and its Reflection in European
Telecommunications Regulation; E.-O. Ruhle.
11. The Internet: Market and Regulatory Conundrums; A. Banerjee, A. Ros.
12. U.S. Broadband Pricing and Alternatives for Internet Service Providers;
D. Loomis, J.
Wiedman.
Index.