Light Reading Insider Analyzes Eastern European Telecom Market

Light Reading Insider Analyzes Eastern European Telecom Market



NEW YORK, Aug. 9  /PRNewswire/ -- . The newly minted EU8 nations -- eight
emerging economies that have recently been added to the European Union -- are
ready to develop their telecom infrastructure to catch up with their Western
neighbors, according to a new report on the Eastern European telecom market
from Light Reading Insider (http://www.lightreading.com/insider).

The report, entitled Telecom Opportunities in the EU8, finds that the newcomers
to the European Union -- the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia,
Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia -- are likely to take advantage of
cost-effective emerging technologies such as carrier-grade Ethernet, MPLS, and
VOIP to deliver next-generation services in Eastern Europe.

Meanwhile, large international carriers such as BT, France Telecom, and AT&T
continue to forge partnerships with local service providers and national
incumbents in these territories.

"It's like the Internet boom is about to unfold all over again," says the
report's editor, Scott Raynovich. "If you're looking for a place where telecom
services aren't saturated and there is plenty of room for growth, this is it."

Light Reading Insider's Telecom Opportunities in the EU8 includes profiles of
30 national and international carriers involved in the Eastern European
markets, as well as detailed demographic data and descriptions of key
technology trends.

  Key findings include:

   * Eastern European carriers spend about $15 billion a year on computer,
     telecom, and Internet hardware and software.

   * Ethernet access is attracting the larger Eastern European carriers.

   * A major challenge for incumbent land-line telcos involves playing
     catch-up with wireless voice and data services.

   * Primary land-line infrastructure is an underserved market, with the
     potential for major equipment purchases.



Service providers profiled in this report: 4cE; Aliatel AS; AT&T Corp.
(NYSE:T); Belgacom International (Euronext: BELG); BT Ignite, a division of BT
Group plc (NYSE:BTY); Cesky Telecom AS (Prague: CZK); Contactel, a subsidiary
of TDC AS (NYSE:TLD); Eesti Telekom AS  (LONDON: EETD) ; Equant NV (NYSE:ENT);
eTel Group; France Telecom SA (NYSE:FTE); Hungarian Telephone & Cable Corp.
(AMEX:HTC); Infonet Services Corp. (NYSE:IN); Interoute Telecommunications (UK)
plc; Invitel Telecommunications Services Inc.; ITXC Corp., a division of
Teleglobe International Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ:TLGB); Lattelekom SIA; Lietuvos
Telekomas AB (Lithuania: LTEL); Linx Telecommunications BV; Magyar Tavkozlesi
RT (Matav) (NYSE:MTA); MCI Inc. (NASDAQ:MCIP); Netia SA (Warsaw: NET); PanTel
Telecommunications and Communications Co.; Slovenske Telekomunikacie AS; Tele2
AB (NASDAQ:TLTO); Telekom Slovenije d.d.; Telekomunikacja Polska SA;
TeliaSonera International Carrier (NASDAQ:TLSN); and T-Systems, a division of
Deutsche Telekom AG (NYSE:DT).

Telecom Opportunities in the EU8 is available as part of an annual subscription
(12 monthly issues) to Light Reading Insider, priced at $1,350. Individual
reports are available for $900.

To subscribe, or for more information, visit:
http://www.lightreading.com/insider.

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