- Limited penetration of broadband
5 November 2002 -- Revenues from Internet services in Russia will grow to USD600 million in 2002. According to the new IDC report The Internet Access Market in Russia, 2001-2006, Internet home use is expanding more rapidly than business use, but revenues will remain heavily slanted towards the business market for the next five years.
"Russia is a slow starter regarding broadband Internet access and the great majority of users will continue to gain access to it via conventional dial-up connections", says Simon Baker, IDC's Senior Analyst for Telecommunications and Internet in Russia.
In the business market, leased line access is the principal means of high-speed Internet connection. DSL, which permits high-speed access over a normal public phone line, is starting to become popular among smaller and middle-size companies. However, the tariffs for DSL services vary widely in Russia as the number of operators that can offer such services is restricted.
In Moscow, DSL continues to be a relatively highly priced service mostly of interest to business users, while in St Petersburg it is more keenly priced and is more accessible to consumers.
The Internet Access Market in Russia, 2001-2006 (IDC #EI02J) sizes, forecasts, and analyses the Russian markets for consumer and business Internet access services via dial-up, broadband, and leased line connections.
The report includes market forecasts of consumer and business connections and revenues for dial-up (PSTN and ISDN), broadband (DSL, cable, and fixed wireless), and leased line access services, and analysis of major recent and current market developments.