Slovenia - Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Forecasts

• Market and industry analyses, trends and developments
• Facts, figures and statistics
• Industry and regulatory issues
• Infrastructure
• Major players, revenues, subscribers, ARPU, MOU
• Internet, VoIP, IPTV
• Mobile voice and data markets
• Broadband (FttH, DSL, Cable TV, wireless)
• Convergence and digital media
• Broadband and mobile market forecasts

1. Key Statistics

2. Telecommunications Market

2.1 Overview of Slovenia’s telecom market

3. Regulatory Environment

3.1 History

3.1.1 EU Regulatory Framework

3.2 Regulatory authority

3.2.1 Post and Electronic Communications Agency (APEK)

3.3 Telecom sector liberalisation in Slovenia

3.3.1 Privatisation of Telekom Slovenije

3.3.2 Interconnection

3.3.3 Access

3.3.4 Number portability (NP)

3.3.5 Carrier selection and carrier preselection

4. Fixed Network Operators in Slovenia

4.1 Overview of operators

4.2 Telekom Slovenije

4.3 AMIS Telekom

4.4 T-2

5. Telecommunications Infrastructure

5.1 National telecom network

5.1.1 Telekom Slovenije

5.1.2 Alternative operators

5.2 Telecoms & IT

6. Wholesaling

7. Internet Market

7.1 Overview

7.2 Internet statistics

7.3 Slovenia’s emerging Internet society

7.3.1 Strategy

7.3.2 Legislation

7.3.3 Identification and authorisation

7.3.4 E-government

7.3.5 E-commerce

7.3.6 E-health

8. Broadband Market

8.1 Overview

8.2 Fixed broadband statistics

8.3 Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)

8.4 Cable modems

8.5 Fibre-to-the-Home (FttH)

8.6 Wireless broadband

9. Convergence

9.1 Overview

9.2 Triple play models

9.3 Overview of broadcasting market

9.4 Regulatory environment

9.5 Digital TV

9.5.1 Broadband TV (IPTV)

9.5.2 Cable TV (CATV)

9.5.3 Digital Terrestrial TV (DTTV)

9.5.4 Satellite-based digital pay TV developments

10. Mobile Communications

10.1 Overview of Slovenia’s mobile market

10.1.1 Mobile statistics

10.2 Regulatory issues

10.2.1 GSM licences

10.2.2 First 3G licence awarded

10.2.3 Tender for additional 3G licences

10.2.4 Mobile Number Portability (MNP)

10.2.5 EU roaming tariffs

10.2.6 Mobile Termination Rates (MTR)

10.3 Mobile technologies

10.3.1 Digital

10.3.2 Third generation mobile

10.4 Major mobile operators

10.4.1 Mobitel

10.4.2 Si.Mobil

10.4.3 Tus Mobil

10.4.4 T-2

10.4.5 Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs)

10.5 Mobile voice services

10.5.1 Prepaid

10.6 Mobile data services

10.6.1 Short Message Service (SMS) / Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)

10.6.2 Push-to-Talk (PTT)

10.6.3 General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) / Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE)

10.6.4 BlackBerry

10.6.5 Mobile TV

10.6.6 Mobile broadband

10.7 Mobile content and applications

11. Forecasts

11.1 Forecasts - fixed broadband subscribers to 2018

11.1.1 Scenario 1 - higher fixed broadband subscriber growth

11.1.2 Scenario 2 - lower fixed broadband subscriber growth

11.2 Forecasts - 3G subscribers to 2018

12. Glossary of Abbreviations

List of Tables and Exhibits

Table 1 - Country statistics Slovenia - 2008

Table 2 - Telephone network statistics - 2008

Table 3 - Internet user and subscriber statistics - 2008

Table 4 - Broadband subscriber statistics - 2008

Table 5 - Mobile statistics - 2008

Table 6 - National telecommunications authority

Table 7 - Telekom Slovenije interconnection rates - 2006 - 2008

Table 8 - Telekom Slovenije group financial data - 2007 - 2008

Table 9 - Telekom Slovenije fixed connections by type - 2007 - 2008

Table 10 - Telekom Slovenije business fixed connections ARPU - 2007 - 2008

Table 11 - Fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1995 - 2009

Table 12 - Workplace network usage by network type - 2004 - 2008

Table 13 - IT services providers’ market share by revenue - 2007

Table 14 - Cost of Local loop unbundling and shared access - 2006 - 2008

Table 15 - Telkom Slovenije wholesale connections - 2006 - 2008

Table 16 - Internet penetration among businesses by employee size - 2004 - 2008

Table 17 - Internet users, subscribers and penetration rates - 1998 - 2008

Table 18 - Take up of e-government services by businesses - 2004 - 2008

Table 19 - Take up of e-government services by individuals - 2004 - 2008

Table 20 - Percentage of businesses receiving orders online - 2004 - 2008

Table 21 - Online purchases by age group - 2008

Table 22 - Items purchased online by individuals - 2008

Table 23 - Fixed broadband subscribers by access type - January 2009

Table 24 - Fixed broadband subscribers and penetration - 2001 - 2008

Table 25 - Fixed broadband market share by ISP - 2006 - 2009

Table 26 - Fixed broadband subscribers by speed - January 2009

Table 27 - Telekom Slovenije fixed broadband subscribers by technology - 2007 - 2008

Table 28 - ADSL market share by ISP - March 2009

Table 29 - Telekom Slovenije ADSL subscribers - 2001 - 2008

Table 30 - Telekom Slovenije xDSL ARPU - 2007 - 2008

Table 31 - Total FttH subscribers - 2006 - 2009

Table 32 - VoIP fixed telephony subscribers - 2007 - 2009

Table 33 - VoIP market share by operator - 2006 - 2009

Table 34 - Telekom Slovenije VoIP subscribers - 2006 - 2008

Table 35 - Audience share by broadcaster - prime time - 2005 - 2009

Table 36 - Audience share by broadcaster - all day - 2005 - 2009

Table 37 - Total TV advertising spending - 2004 - 2008

Table 38 - Market share of IPTV providers - 2006 - 2009

Table 39 - SiOL IPTV subscribers - 2006 - 2008

Table 40 - UPC CATV homes passed - 2005 - 2008

Table 41 - UPC subscribers by service type - 2005 - 2008

Table 42 - Mobile operators, subscribers and annual change - 2008

Table 43 - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate - 1997 - 2009

Table 44 - Active user market share by mobile operator - 2006 - 2009

Table 45 - Mobitel financial data - 2007 - 2008

Table 46 - Si.Mobil financial data - 2004 - 2008

Table 47 - Si.Mobil prepaid, postpaid & blended monthly ARPU - 2004 - 2008

Table 48 - Si.Mobil Minutes of Use - 2007 - 2008

Table 49 - Ratio of prepaid to postpaid subscribers - 2000 - 2008

Table 50 - Mobitel prepaid subscribers - 2005 - 2008

Table 51 - Si.Mobil prepaid subscribers - 2004 - 2008

Table 52 - Proportion of total SMS sent per service provider - 2006 - 2009

Table 53 - Proportion of total MMS sent per service provider - 2006 - 2009

Table 54 - Mobile broadband subscribers and penetration rate - 2004 - 2009

Table 55 - Forecast fixed broadband subscribers - higher growth scenario - 2009 - 2012; 2018

Table 56 - Forecast fixed broadband subscribers - lower growth scenario - 2009 - 2012; 2018

Table 57 - Forecast 3G penetration rates - 2009 - 2012; 2018

Exhibit 1 - The EU regulatory framework for communications

Exhibit 2 - Access, the local loop and unbundling - an overview

Exhibit 3 - 2G spectrum awarded in Slovenia