Macedonia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband

1. Executive summary

2. Key statistics

3. Telecommunications market

3.1 Overview of Macedonia’s telecom market

4. Regulatory environment

4.1 History

4.2 Regulatory authority

4.2.1 Agency for Electronic Communications (AEC)

4.3 Telecom sector liberalisation in Macedonia

4.3.1 Privatisation

4.3.2 Interconnect

4.3.3 Access

4.3.4 Carrier selection and Carrier PreSelection CPS)

4.3.5 Number portability

5. Fixed network operators in Macedonia

5.1 Overview of operators

5.2 Makedonski Telekom (Maktel)

5.3 On.net

6. Telecommunications infrastructure

6.1 National telecom network

6.2 International infrastructure

7. Internet market

7.1 Overview

7.1.1 Internet statistics

7.2 Macedonia’s emerging Internet society

8. Fixed broadband market

8.1 Overview

8.1.1 Broadband statistics

8.2 Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)

8.3 Fixed wireless broadband

8.4 wireless broadband

8.4.1 WiFi

8.4.2 WiMAX

9. Digital media

9.1 Overview of broadcasting market

9.2 Digital TV

9.2.1 Digital Terrestrial TV (DTTV)

9.2.2 Cable TV

10. Mobile communications

10.1 Overview of Macedonia’s mobile market

10.1.1 Mobile statistics

10.2 Regulatory issues

10.2.1 Third GSM licence

10.2.2 3G licence

10.2.3 Mobile Number Portability (MNP)

10.3 Mobile technologies

10.4 Mobile operators

10.4.1 Overview of operators

10.4.2 T-Mobile

10.4.3 Cosmofon

10.4.4 VIP

10.5 Mobile voice services

10.5.1 Prepaid

10.6 Mobile data services

10.6.1 Enhanced Data for GSM Evolution (EDGE)

10.6.2 BlackBerry

10.6.3 Mobile broadband

10.7 Mobile content and applications

11. Forecasts - broadband subscribers - 2009 - 2012; 2018

11.1 Scenario 1 - higher broadband subscriber growth

11.2 Scenario 2 - lower broadband subscriber growth

11.3 Notes on scenario forecasts

12. Related reports

Table 1 - Country statistics Macedonia - 2009

Table 2 - Telephone network statistics - 2008

Table 3 - Internet user statistics - 2008

Table 4 - Internet subscriber statistics - 2008

Table 5 - Broadband subscribers - March 2009

Table 6 - Mobile statistics - March 2009

Table 7 - National telecommunications authority

Table 8 - Telecoms market revenue by service - 2007 - 2008

Table 9 - Incumbent network call termination cost - January 2009

Table 10 - Cost of LLU and shared access lines - January 2009

Table 11 - Makedonski Telekomunikacii- fixed lines in service - 2005 - 2008

Table 12 - Fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1995 - 2008

Table 13 - Internet users, subscribers and penetration rates - 1999 - 2008

Table 14 - Makedonski TelekomInternet subscribers by connection type - 2004 - 2007

Table 15 - Fixed broadband subscribers & penetration rate - 2005 - 2009

Table 16 - Fixed broadband subscribers by access type - 2005 - 2008

Table 17 - Fixed broadband subscribers by ISP - 2007 - 2008

Table 18 - Makedonski Telekom ADSL & leased line subscribers - 2005 - 2008

Table 19 - Mobile operators, subscribers and annual change - March 2009

Table 20 - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate - 1997 - 2009

Table 21 - Mobile network call termination costs - January 2009

Table 22 - T-Mobile MOU and ARPU - 2004 - 2008

Table 23 - T-Mobile revenue and EBITDA - 2004 - 2008

Table 24 - T Cosmofon financial data - 2007 - 2008

Table 25 - Cosmofon MOU and ARPU - 2007 - 2008

Table 26 - VIP financial data - 2007 - 2008

Table 27 - Ratio of prepaid to postpaid subscribers - 2005 - 2009

Table 28 - T-Mobile prepaid subscribers- 2004 - 2008

Table 29 - Forecast broadband subscribers - higher growth scenario - 2009 - 2012; 2018

Table 30 - Forecast broadband subscribers - lower growth scenario - 2009 - 2012; 2018

Exhibit 1 - Frequency bands - expressions of interest - 2007