True Contenders: Cable MSOs & Business Communications Services

This 25-page, exclusive analyst report takes an in-depth look at the emerging battle lines being drawn between cable operators and their rivals in the business services market, and the technological and competitive strategies MSOs are employing to win.

In an era where television has become a competitive mine field and home voice and broadband have become commodities, cablecos continue to expand their sites past the basic triple-play proposition. Now, the MSOs are poised to make substantial gains in the commercial services market thanks to a confluence of factors and some well-timed decisions on their part.

But succeeding means taking on the bastion of incumbent LECs (especially the RBOCs), competitive LECs, and a variety of national and regional business segments specialists.

This report quantifies and analyzes this emerging battleground, including outlook and forecasts, discussing the various strategic decisions underway. Drawing on more than a decade and a half of NPRG analysis of the relevant sectors—CLECs, ILECs, fiber network operators, and wireless service providers, in addition to MSOs themselves.

• How MSOs are leveraging wireless, using smart customer segmentation and embracing all-IP.
• The competitive landscape: This is virgin territory for most MSOs. ILECs will fight to protect their cash cows.
• The bottom line on the positives and the obstacles, including forecasts and outlook on the market going forward.