Canadian Consumer Wireless, Internet, and Wireline Voice Services Forecast, 2023–2027

IDC Market Forecast Figure

• Figure: Canadian Consumer Wireless, Internet, and Wireline Voice Services Spending Snapshot

Executive Summary

Advice for Technology Suppliers

Market Forecast

• Wireless Service

• Table: Canadian Consumer and Business Wireless Service Subscribers, 2022–2027 (000)

• Table: Canadian Consumer Wireless Service Revenue, 2022–2027 (C$M)

• Figure: Canadian Consumer Wireless Service Revenue, 2022–2027

• Internet Service

• Figure: Canadian Residential Internet Service Subscriber and Revenue Shares by Distribution Technology Type, 2022

• Table: Canadian Residential Internet Service Subscribers, 2022–2027 (000)

• Table: Canadian Residential Internet Service Revenue, 2022–2027 (C$M)

• Figure: Canadian Residential Internet Service Revenue, 2022–2027

• Wireline Voice Service

• Table: Canadian Residential Wireline Voice Service Subscribers, 2022–2027 (000)

• Figure: Canadian Residential Wireline Voice Service Subscriber and Revenue Shares by Technology Type, 2022

• Table: Canadian Residential Wireline Voice Service Revenue, 2022–2027 (C$M)

• Figure: Canadian Residential Wireline Voice Service Revenue, 2022–2027

Market Context

• Drivers and Inhibitors

• Wireless Services

• Drivers

• Travel Restrictions Lifted

• 5G Network Rollout Continued

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

• Inhibitors

• Inflation = Price Sensitivity

• Data Cap Versus Speed Cap

• Internet Services

• Drivers

• Consumer Consumption Behaviors

• Universal Access to High-Speed Internet

• Inhibitors

• Reduced Discretionary Spend = Price Sensitivity

• Wireless Internet Substitution

• Wireline Voice Services

• Drivers

• Bundling

• Inhibitors

• Limited Value Proposition + Wireless Substitution

• Inflationary Pressure

• Significant Market Developments

• Communications Market Consolidation

• Wireless Services

• Internet Services

• Wireline Voice Services

• Changes from Prior Forecast

• Table: Canadian Consumer Wireless, Internet, and Wireline Voice Services Revenue, 2015–2027: Comparison of May 2022 and May 2023 Forecasts (C$M)

• Figure: Canadian Consumer Wireless, Internet, and Wireline Voice Services Revenue, 2017–2027: Comparison of May 2022 and May 2023 Forecasts

Market Definition

• Glossary

• Communications Taxonomy and Service Definitions

• Figure: Canadian Telecom Market Taxonomy and Key Players, 2021

• Local TDM and Wireline

• VoIP, Cable Telephony, and SIP Trunk

• Long Distance

• Wireless

• Wireless Subscriptions and Subscribers

• Wireless Data Segmentation

• Wireless Wholesale

• Internet

Methodology

• Difficulty Reconciling Forecasts with CRTC Market Data

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