target audience: TECH SUPPLIER  Publication date: May 2024 - Document type: Market Forecast - Doc  Document number: # CA52149224

Canadian Consumer Communications Services Forecast, 2024–2028: Wireless, Internet, TV, and Wireline Voice Services

By:  Praveen Datta Loading

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  • IDC Market Forecast Figure

    • Figure: Canadian Consumer Communications Services Spending Snapshot

  • Executive Summary

  • Advice for Technology Suppliers

  • Market Forecast

    • Wireless Service

    • Table: Canadian Consumer and Business Wireless Service Subscribers, 2023-2028 (000)

    • Table: Canadian Consumer Wireless Service Revenue, 2023–2028 (C$M)

    • Figure: Canadian Consumer Wireless Service Revenue, 2023–2028 (C$M)

    • Internet Service

    • Table: Canadian Residential Internet Access Service Revenue, 2023-2028 (C$M)

    • Figure: Canadian Residential Internet Access Service Revenue, 2023–2028 (C$M)

    • TV Service

    • Table: Canadian Consumer TV Service Subscribers, 2023-2028 (000)

    • Table: Canadian Consumer TV Service Revenue, 2023-2028 (C$M)

    • Figure: Canadian Consumer TV Service Revenue, 2023–2028 (C$M)

    • Wireline Voice Service

    • Table: Canadian Consumer Wireline Voice Service Subscribers, 2023-2028 (000)

    • Table: Canadian Consumer Wireline Voice Service Revenue, 2023-2028 (C$M)

    • Figure: Canadian Residential Wireline Voice Service Revenue, 2023–2028

  • Market Context

    • Drivers and Inhibitors

    • Wireless Services

    • Drivers

    • Canadian Population Growing at Record Levels

    • 5G Network Rollout Continued

    • Connected (Data-Only) Devices — PCD, Connected Car Tech, Wearables, and 5G Internet

    • Inhibitors

    • Inflation and High Interest Rate–Based Price Sensitivity

    • Government-Driven Competition and Affordability

    • Internet Services

    • Drivers

    • Consumer Reliance on Internet Access

    • Universal Access to High-Speed Internet

    • Inhibitors

    • Reduced Discretionary Spend

    • "Wireless" Internet Substitution

    • TV Services

    • Drivers

    • Household Formation Growth

    • Application-Based TV Availability

    • Inhibitors

    • Increased Availability of OTT Video Offerings

    • Inflation and High Interest Rate–Based Price Sensitivity

    • Wireline Voice Services

    • Drivers

    • Household Formation and Bundling

    • Inhibitors

    • Limited Value Proposition, Wireless, and App Substitution

    • Inflationary and High Interest Rate Pressure

    • Significant Market Developments

    • Changes from Prior Forecast

    • Figure: Canadian Consumer Communications Revenue Growth, 2022-2028: Comparison of May 2023 and May 2024 Forecasts (C$M)

    • Table: Canadian Consumer Communications Revenue Growth, 2022-2028: Comparison of May 2023 and May 2024 Forecasts (C$M)

  • Market Definition

    • Glossary

    • Communications Taxonomy and Service Definitions

    • Local TDM and Wireline

    • VoIP, Cable Telephony, and SIP Trunk

    • Long Distance

    • Wireless

    • Wireless Subscriptions and Subscribers

    • Wireless Data Segmentation

    • Wireless Wholesale

    • Internet

    • TV Services

  • Methodology

    • Difficulty Reconciling Forecasts with CRTC Market Data

  • Related Research