This eleventh edition of the OECD Communications Outlook covers developments such as the emergence of next generation access (NGA) networks and the imminent exhaustion of unallocated IPv4 addresses, and aims to provide an overview of efforts on the part of countries to promote competition and foster innovation in communication markets through regulation. It also examines the issues surrounding broadcasting markets, Internet infrastructure, communications expenditure and use by households and businesses, and trends in trade in telecommunications services. It finds that the communications sector has emerged from the global financial crisis (GFC) with a resilience and underlying strength reflecting its critical role in today’s economies.

Executive Summary
Chapter 1. Main Trends
-Investment
-The outlook for growth
-Internet traffic growth
-Addressing the future Internet
-Transformation over broadband
Chapter 2. Recent Communication Policy Developments
-Introduction
-Trends in competition
-Regulatory issues
Chapter 3. Telecommunication Market Size
-Introduction
-Revenue trends per access path
-Mobile revenue
-Broadband
-Television
-Investment
-Voice traffic
-Employment trends
-Research and development
Chapter 4. Network Dimensions and Development
-Introduction
-Fixed line developments
-Mobile developments
-Broadband developments
-Mobile broadband
-Broadband speeds
Chapter 5. Internet Infrastructure
-Introduction
-Internet hosts
-Web servers
-Secure servers
-The domain name system
-Address space
-Peering
-Security
-Traffic on IP networks and the Internet
Chapter 6. Broadcasting and Audiovisual Content
-From traditional networks and devices towards an era of choice
-Emerging trends and issues
-Regulatory challenges and responses
Chapter 7. Main Trends in Pricing
-Introduction
-Price basket methodologies
Chapter 8. Recent Developments in Household and Individual Communication Expenditures and Use
-Introduction
-ICT household expenditures in OECD countries
-The rise of mobile phones in telecommunication services expenditures
-The pervasiveness of mobile phones
-Mobile phone activities: from voice to multimedia
-Consumer prices recent trends in communication services
Bibliography
Chapter 9. Trade in Communication Equipment and Services
-Trends in communication equipment trade
-The major players
-The ICT goods group
-The leading communication series
-Trade in communication services
Glossary
Annex Tables