2008 Europe - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband in Central Europe

Publication Date	August 2008
Publisher	BuddeComm
Product Type	Report
Pages	193
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	BUD00297

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Summary

BuddeComm's publication 2008 Europe - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband in Central Europe profiles the five countries of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia. While all are EU countries, the market in each one varies significantly, both in size and wealth: Slovenia's GDP per capita is more than double that of Poland's although Poland's population is 19 times that of Slovenia.

Impacting on the telecoms market is EU-mandated competition, decreasing prices and leading to the introduction of new services by competing operators and incumbents alike. This report offers an informative insight into the Central Eastern Europe region, covering regulatory developments, major players in the fixed-line, broadband, convergence and mobile markets, the development of new product offerings for the aforementioned markets, as well as presenting a wide range of industry related statistics in addition to broadband penetration forecasts to the year 2018.

Key highlights:

Benefits of regulatory measures are becoming evident - the cost of unbundled local loops and shared access loops fell during 2007 in Slovakia and Slovenia while Hungary and Slovenia offer ULLs at prices below the average of the 27 EU member nations.
FttH/FttB availability is expanding in all five countries, with deployments by all manner of different players in the telecoms market - municipal governments, mobile network operators, fixed-line alternative operators as well as incumbents, a trend that is expected to continue moving into 2009.
Emerging on the back of growing broadband penetration is the Internet economy, with data showing rises in the proportion of businesses or individuals accessing e-government services as well as businesses and individuals purchasing online. EU funding has improved accessibility to e-government services and broadband Internet in underserved areas, with additional funding until at least 2013.
IPTV take up is on the rise in all five countries, as incumbents and telecom operators acquire additional content and improve service offerings. In response cable operators continue to poach fixed-line voice subscribers from the incumbent telcos.
Commercial DVB-T services are well into deployment, with multiplexes launched or about to be launched in all five countries. DVB-H developments/trials are underway in Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland.
Aggressively priced mobile broadband access with prepaid data bundles are available in all these countries, offered over now widely-available EDGE/WCDMA/HSDPA networks and posing significant challenges for existing wireless broadband (ie, WiMAX) operators.

Central Eastern Europe mobile subscribers and penetration by country - 2007

Country Subscribers Penetration
Czech Republic 13,200,000 129%
Hungary 10,100,000 102%
Poland 41,500,000 108%
Slovakia 5,800,000 107%
Slovenia 1,900,000 97%
(Source: BuddeComm based on ITU and Global Mobile data)

Data in this report is the latest available at the time of preparation and may not be for the current year.

Content

1. Czech Republic
- 1.1 Key statistics
- 1.2 Telecommunications market
  - 1.2.1 Overview of the Czech Republic telecom market
- 1.3 Regulatory environment
  - 1.3.1 Background
  - 1.3.2 Regulatory authority
  - 1.3.3 Telecom sector liberalisation in the Czech Republic
- 1.4 Fixed network operators in the Czech Republic
  - 1.4.1 Overview of operators
  - 1.4.2 Telefnica O2 Czech Republic
  - 1.4.3 Ceske Radiokomunikace (CRa)
  - 1.4.4 GTS Novera
  - 1.4.5 CD-Telematika (CD-T)
  - 1.4.6 VOLN
- 1.5 Telecommunications infrastructure
  - 1.5.1 National telecom network
  - 1.5.2 Telecoms & IT
- 1.6 Wholesaling
  - 1.6.1 Overview
- 1.7 Internet market
  - 1.7.1 Overview
  - 1.7.2 ISP market
- 1.8 Broadband market
  - 1.8.1 Overview
  - 1.8.2 Broadband forecasts t2018
  - 1.8.3 Cable modems
  - 1.8.4 Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
  - 1.8.5 FttH networks
  - 1.8.6 Broadband over Powerline (BPL)
  - 1.8.7 Wireless broadband
- 1.9 Convergence
  - 1.9.1 Overview of media convergence
  - 1.9.2 Key general trends
  - 1.9.3 Triple play models
  - 1.9.4 Overview of broadcasting market
  - 1.9.5 Regulatory developments
  - 1.9.6 Digital TV
- 1.10 Mobile communications
  - 1.10.1 Overview of the Czech Republics mobile market
  - 1.10.2 Regulatory issues
  - 1.10.3 Mobile technologies
  - 1.10.4 Major mobile operators
  - 1.10.5 Mobile voice services
  - 1.10.6 Mobile data services
  - 1.10.7 Mobile content and applications
2. Hungary
- 2.1 Key statistics
- 2.2 Telecommunications market
  - 2.2.1 Overview of Hungarys telecom market
- 2.3 Regulatory environment
  - 2.3.1 Background
  - 2.3.2 Regulatory authority
  - 2.3.3 Telecom sector liberalisation in Hungary
- 2.4 Fixed network operators in Hungary
  - 2.4.1 Market overview
  - 2.4.2 Magyar Telekom
  - 2.4.3 Hungarotel C(HTCC) / Invitel
  - 2.4.4 Monor
  - 2.4.5 GTS-Datanet
  - 2.4.6 Antenna Hungria
- 2.5 Telecommunications infrastructure
  - 2.5.1 National telecom network
  - 2.5.2 International infrastructure
  - 2.5.3 Telecoms & IT
- 2.6 Wholesaling
  - 2.6.1 Overview
- 2.7 Internet market
  - 2.7.1 Overview
  - 2.7.2 ISP market
- 2.8 Broadband market
  - 2.8.1 Overview
  - 2.8.2 Broadband forecasts t2018
  - 2.8.3 Cable modems
  - 2.8.4 Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
  - 2.8.5 Wireless broadband
- 2.9 Convergence
  - 2.9.1 Overview of media convergence
  - 2.9.2 VoIP
  - 2.9.3 Triple play models
  - 2.9.4 Overview of broadcasting market
  - 2.9.5 Free-to-Air (FTA) TV
  - 2.9.6 Digital TV (DTV)
- 2.10 Mobile communications
  - 2.10.1 Overview of Hungarys mobile market
  - 2.10.2 Regulatory issues
  - 2.10.3 Mobile technologies
  - 2.10.4 Major mobile operators
  - 2.10.5 Mobile voice services
  - 2.10.6 Mobile data services
  - 2.10.7 Mobile content and applications
3. Poland
- 3.1 Key statistics
- 3.2 Telecommunications market
  - 3.2.1 Overview of Polands telecom market
- 3.3 Regulatory environment
  - 3.3.1 History
  - 3.3.2 Regulatory authority
  - 3.3.3 Telecom sector liberalisation in Poland
- 3.4 Fixed network operators in Poland
  - 3.4.1 Market overview
  - 3.4.2 Telekomunikacja Polska (TPSA)
  - 3.4.3 Netia
  - 3.4.4 Telefonia Dialog
  - 3.4.5 Telekomunikacja Kolejowa
  - 3.4.6 GTS Energis
  - 3.4.7 Exatel
- 3.5 Telecommunications infrastructure
  - 3.5.1 National telecom network
  - 3.5.2 International infrastructure
  - 3.5.3 Telecoms & IT
- 3.6 Wholesaling
- 3.7 Internet market
  - 3.7.1 Overview
- 3.8 Broadband market
  - 3.8.1 Overview
  - 3.8.2 Broadband forecasts t2018
  - 3.8.3 Cable modems
  - 3.8.4 Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
  - 3.8.5 FttH networks
  - 3.8.6 Wireless broadband
- 3.9 Convergence
  - 3.9.1 Overview
  - 3.9.2 Triple play
  - 3.9.3 Overview of broadcasting market
  - 3.9.4 Digital TV (DTV)
- 3.10 Mobile communications
  - 3.10.1 Overview of Polands mobile market
  - 3.10.2 Regulatory issues
  - 3.10.3 Mobile technologies
  - 3.10.4 Major mobile operators
  - 3.10.5 Mobile voice services
  - 3.10.6 Mobile data services
  - 3.10.7 Mobile content and applications
4. Slovakia
- 4.1 Key statistics
- 4.2 Telecommunications market
  - 4.2.1 Overview of Slovakias telecom market
- 4.3 Regulatory environment
  - 4.3.1 History
  - 4.3.2 Regulatory authority
  - 4.3.3 Telecom sector liberalisation in Slovakia
- 4.4 Fixed network operators in Slovakia
  - 4.4.1 Introduction
  - 4.4.2 Slovak Telecom
  - 4.4.3 GTS Nextra
  - 4.4.4 Slovak Wireless Access Network (SWAN)
- 4.5 Telecommunications infrastructure
  - 4.5.1 National telecom network
  - 4.5.2 Telecoms & IT
- 4.6 Wholesaling
- 4.7 Internet market
  - 4.7.1 Overview
- 4.8 Broadband market
  - 4.8.1 Overview
  - 4.8.2 Broadband forecasts t2018
  - 4.8.3 Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
  - 4.8.4 Cable modems
  - 4.8.5 FttH networks
  - 4.8.6 Wireless broadband
- 4.9 Convergence
  - 4.9.1 Triple play models
  - 4.9.2 Overview of broadcasting market
  - 4.9.3 Digital TV (DTV)
- 4.10 Mobile communications
  - 4.10.1 Overview of Slovakias mobile market
  - 4.10.2 Regulatory issues
  - 4.10.3 Mobile technologies
  - 4.10.4 Major mobile operators
  - 4.10.5 Mobile voice services
  - 4.10.6 Mobile data services
  - 4.10.7 Mobile content and applications
5. Slovenia
- 5.1 Key statistics
- 5.2 Telecommunications market
  - 5.2.1 Overview of Slovenias telecom market
- 5.3 Regulatory environment
  - 5.3.1 History
  - 5.3.2 Regulatory authority
  - 5.3.3 Telecom sector liberalisation in Slovenia
- 5.4 Fixed network operators in Slovenia
  - 5.4.1 Overview of operators
  - 5.4.2 Telekom Slovenije
  - 5.4.3 AMIS Telekom
  - 5.4.4 Elektro-Slovenija (ELES)
  - 5.4.5 T-2
- 5.5 Telecommunications infrastructure
  - 5.5.1 National telecom network
  - 5.5.2 Telecoms & IT
- 5.6 Wholesaling
- 5.7 Internet market
  - 5.7.1 Overview
- 5.8 Broadband market
  - 5.8.1 Overview
  - 5.8.2 Broadband forecasts t2018
  - 5.8.3 Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
  - 5.8.4 Cable modems
  - 5.8.5 Fibre-to-the-Home (FttH)
  - 5.8.6 Wireless broadband
- 5.9 Convergence
  - 5.9.1 Overview
  - 5.9.2 Triple play models
  - 5.9.3 Overview of broadcasting market
  - 5.9.4 Regulatory environment
  - 5.9.5 Digital TV
- 5.10 Mobile communications
  - 5.10.1 Overview of Slovenias mobile market
  - 5.10.2 Regulatory issues
  - 5.10.3 Mobile technologies
  - 5.10.4 Major mobile operators
  - 5.10.5 Mobile voice services
  - 5.10.6 Mobile data services
  - 5.10.7 Mobile content and applications
6. Glossary of Abbreviations