2006-2007 Europe - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband in France and Switzerland

• Market and industry analyses
• trends and developments
• Facts
• figures and statistics
• Industry and regulatory issues
• Research
• Marketing
• Benchmarking
• Major Players
• Revenues
• Subscribers
• Prepaid
• VoIP
• IPTV
• VoD
• digital TV and DTTV
• Converged media.

1. FRANCE

1.1 Key statistics

1.2 Telecommunications market

1.2.1 Overview of France’s telecom market

1.3 Regulatory environment

1.3.1 History

1.3.2 Regulatory authority

1.3.3 Telecom sector liberalisation in France

1.4 Fixed network operators in France

1.4.1 France Telecom

1.4.2 neuf Cegetel

1.4.3 Tele 2

1.5 Telecommunications infrastructure

1.5.1 National telecom network

1.5.2 International infrastructure

1.6 Broadband market

1.6.1 Overview

1.6.2 Internet market

1.6.3 Cable modems

1.6.4 Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)

1.6.5 Other DSL developments (xDSL)

1.6.6 Fibre-to-the-Home (FttH) networks

1.6.7 Broadband Powerline (BPL)

1.6.8 Wireless broadband

1.7 Convergence

1.7.1 Overview of media convergence

1.7.2 Key general trends

1.7.3 Triple play models

1.7.4 Quadruple play models

1.7.5 Regulatory issues

1.7.6 Digital TV

1.8 Mobile communications

1.8.1 Overview of France’s mobile market

1.8.2 Regulatory issues

1.8.3 Mobile technologies

1.8.4 Major mobile operators

1.8.5 Mobile voice services

1.8.6 Mobile data services

1.8.7 Mobile content and applications

2. SWITZERLAND

2.1 Key statistics

2.2 Telecommunications market

2.2.1 Overview of Switzerland’s telecom market

2.3 Regulatory environment

2.3.1 History

2.3.2 Regulatory authorities

2.3.3 Telecom sector liberalisation in Switzerland

2.3.4 Privatisation of Swisscom

2.3.5 Interconnect

2.3.6 Access

2.3.7 Number portability

2.3.8 Carrier PreSelection (CPS)

2.3.9 Universal service

2.4 Fixed network operators in Switzerland

2.4.1 Market overview

2.4.2 Swisscom

2.4.3 TDC Switzerland (Sunrise)

2.5 Telecommunications infrastructure

2.5.1 National telecom network

2.5.2 Switzerland’s ISP market

2.6 Broadband Market

2.6.1 Overview

2.6.2 Fibre-to-the-Home (FttH) networks

2.7 Convergence

2.7.1 Overview of media convergence

2.7.2 Triple play models

2.7.3 VoIP

2.7.4 Regulatory issues

2.7.5 Digital TV (DTV)

2.8 Mobile communications

2.8.1 Overview of Switzerland’s mobile market

2.8.2 Regulatory issues

2.8.3 Mobile technologies

2.8.4 Major mobile operators

2.8.5 Mobile voice services

2.8.6 Mobile data services

2.8.7 Mobile applications

3. GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS

List of Tables

Table 1 - Country statistics France - 2006

Table 2 - Telecom revenue and investment statistics - 2005

Table 3 - Telephone network statistics - March 2006

Table 4 - Internet user statistics - September 2006

Table 5 - Broadband statistics - June 2006

Table 6 - Mobile statistics - June 2006

Table 7 - National telecommunications authorities

Table 8 - Telecom market revenues by sector and annual change - 2005 - 2006

Table 9 - Telecom market traffic volume (million minutes) and annual change - 2005 - 2006

Table 10 - Number of fixed lines and annual change - 2004 - 2006

Table 11 - ARPU by sector and annual change - 2005 - 2006

Table 12 - Interconnect revenue and annual change - 2005 - 2006

Table 13 - Interconnect volume and annual change - 2005 - 2006

Table 14 - LLU, shared access price - connection, monthly rental - 2004 - 2005

Table 15 - Unbundled loops and access lines - 2004 - 2006

Table 16 - Access lines, LLU and bitstream (regulator data) - June 2006

Table 17 - Numbers ported - 2003 - 2005

Table 18 - Numbers ported (regulator data) - 2006

Table 19 - Indirect connections and annual change - 2005 - 2006

Table 20 - France Telecom operating statistics (€ million) and annual change - 2006

Table 21 - France Telecom revenue by sector and annual change - 2005 - 2006

Table 22 - neuf Cegetel operating statistics - 2005 - 2006

Table 23 - Tele2 operating statistics - June 2006

Table 24 - Internet users and penetration - 1995 - 2006

Table 25 - Narrowband subscribers - 1999 - 2005

Table 26 - Access lines, LLU and bitstream (regulator data) - June 2006

Table 27 - Internet revenue by access type - 1998 - 2005

Table 28 - Dial-up Internet and broadband revenue and annual change - 2005 - 2006

Table 29 - Dial-up Internet subscribers and annual change - 2005 - 2006

Table 30 - Broadband subscribers by type and annual change - 2005 - 2006

Table 31 - Total broadband subscribers by type and penetration - 2000 - 2006

Table 32 - Total broadband subscribers and share of Internet subscribers - 2000 - 2006

Table 33 - Broadband market share by provider - 2005

Table 34 - Forecast broadband subscriber growth - stronger market growth scenario - 2005 - 2010; 2015

Table 35 - Forecast broadband subscriber growth - weaker market growth scenario - 2005 - 2010; 2015

Table 36 - Narrowband Internet subscriptions and annual change - 2005 - 2006

Table 37 - Narrowband Internet revenue and annual change - 2005 - 2006

Table 38 - Home PC users and penetration - 1995 - 2005

Table 39 - Cable modem subscribers - 2000 - 2005

Table 40 - Market shares of the major cable broadband companies - 2004

Table 41 - UPC France cable, Internet and telephony statistics - 2005

Table 42 - UPC France financial statistics - 2004 - 2005

Table 43 - ADSL subscribers - 2000 - 2006

Table 44 - France Telecom DSL subscribers - March 2006

Table 45 - Free revenue and annual change - Q3 2006

Table 46 - Free subscribers and annual change - Q2 2006

Table 47 - Liberty Surf DSL and narrowband subscribers - March 2005

Table 48 - neuf Cegetel operating statistics - 2005

Table 49 - Free projections - Paris fibre - 2006; 2008; 2010; 2012; 2014

Table 50 - neuf Cegetel triple play access price per month - 2005

Table 51 - Free triple play subscribers - June 2006

Table 52 - VoIP traffic as proportion to all traffic - 2005 - 2006

Table 53 - Cable pay TV subscribers and penetration - 1997 - 2005

Table 54 - UPC (France) operating data - 2005

Table 55 - Satellite pay TV subscribers and penetration - 1997 - 2005

Table 56 - Canal+ revenue and annual change - 2005 - 2006

Table 57 - Canal Group subscribers - 2005 - 2006

Table 58 - Mobile subscribers by operator and annual growth - June 2006

Table 59 - Mobile subscribers and teledensity - 1996 - 2006

Table 60 - Mobile services revenues and traffic - 1998 - 2006

Table 61 - Mobile services revenues by sector and annual change- 2005 - 2006

Table 62 - Average ARPU for operators - 2005 - 2006

Table 63 - Mobile voice traffic and annual change - 2005 - 2006

Table 64 - Mobile operators’ market share - 2005 - 2006

Table 65 - Mobile operators’ share of net adds - 2005 - 2006

Table 66 - Mobile numbers ported - 2005 - 2006

Table 67 - Orange Group operating statistics and annual change - 2006

Table 68 - SFR revenue - 2004 - 2006

Table 69 - Bouygues Telecom subscribers - 2005 - 2006

Table 70 - Bouygues Telecom financial statistics (€ million) and annual change - 2006

Table 71 - MVO and MVNO net adds - 2005 - 2006

Table 72 - Prepaid and contract subscribers and annual change - 2005 - 2006

Table 73 - Subscriber monthly consumption of applications and annual change - June 2006

Table 74 - National SMS traffic volume - 2004 - 2006

Table 75 - SMS messages / month / user - 2004 - 2006

Table 76 - SMS and MMS traffic volume change - 2005 - 2006

Table 77 - Mobile multimedia user base and growth - 2004 - 2006

Table 78 - Country statistics Switzerland - 2006

Table 79 - Telecom revenue and investment statistics - 2004

Table 80 - Telephone network statistics - 2005

Table 81 - Internet user statistics - September 2006

Table 82 - Broadband statistics - June 2006

Table 83 - Mobile statistics - June 2006

Table 84 - National telecommunications authorities

Table 85 - Swisscom PSTN and ISDN lines - 2004 - 2006

Table 86 - Fixed telephony connections - 2000 - 2004

Table 87 - Telecom sector revenue and investment - 2000 - 2004

Table 88 - Swisscom voice traffic volume by type and annual change - 2005 - 2006

Table 89 - Swisscom financial statistics and annual change - 2004 - 2006

Table 90 - Net revenue by segment and annual change - 2004 - 2006

Table 91 - Swisscom market share by sector - 2000 - 2004

Table 92 - TDC Sunrise financial statistics and annual change - 2005 - 2006

Table 93 - TDC Switzerland fixed, Internet, mobile subscribers and annual change - 2004 - 2006

Table 94 - TDC Switzerland cable TV, Internet subscribers and annual change - March 2006

Table 95 - Fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1996 - 2005

Table 96 - ISDN subscribers - 1995 - 2006

Table 97 - Internet users and penetration - 1996 - 2006

Table 98 - Total broadband subscribers and penetration - 2000 - 2006

Table 99 - Broadband penetration by technology - 2004 - 2006

Table 100 - Broadband market share by technology - June 2006

Table 101 - Forecast broadband subscriber growth - stronger market growth scenario - 2005 - 2010; 2015

Table 102 - Forecast broadband subscriber growth - weaker market growth scenario - 2005 - 2010; 2015

Table 103 - Cablecom subscribers and operating statistics - 2005

Table 104 - Leased line capacity, end users - 2004

Table 105 - Swisscom ADSL subscribers - 2003 - 2006

Table 106 - Swisscom dial-up subscribers - 2003 - 2006

Table 107 - TDC Switzerland fixed, Internet and mobile subscribers and annual change - 2004 - 2006

Table 108 - Fibre connections by type - 2003 - 2004

Table 109 - Broadband powerline connections - 2001 - 2004

Table 110 - Satellite broadband subscribers - 2002 - 2004

Table 111 - Broadcasting statistics - 2005

Table 112 - Cablecom operating statistics - 2005

Table 113 - Mobile subscribers by operator and annual change - June 2006

Table 114 - Share of net adds by operator - 2005 - 2006

Table 115 - Share of subscribers by operator - 2005 - 2006

Table 116 - Mobile services revenue and annual change - 1999 - 2004

Table 117 - Mobile subscribers and penetration - 1995 - 2006

Table 118 - Mobile numbers ported - 2000 - 2004

Table 119 - Swisscom Mobile ARPU and AMPU - 2004 - 2006

Table 120 - Swisscom Mobile financial statistics - 2003 - 2005

Table 121 - TDC Sunrise subscribers - 2004 - 2006

Table 122 - Orange mobile subscribers, revenue and EBITDA - 2000 - 2006

Table 123 - Swisscom Mobile prepaid, postpaid subscribers and annual change - 2004 - 2005

Table 124 - Swisscom prepaid share of subscribers - 1998 - 2005

Table 125 - Prepaid subscribers and share of total subscribers - 1999 - 2004

Table 126 - Swisscom Mobile annual and monthly SMS traffic - 1999 - 2005

Table 127 - SMS and premium SMS traffic - 1998 - 2004

Table 128 - MMS and premium MMS traffic - 2003 - 2004

Table 129 - WAP accesses and data traffic - 2003 - 2004

List of Exhibits

Exhibit 1 - Orange and SFR WiFi plans compared

Exhibit 2 - 3G beauty contest winners

Exhibit 3 - Premium SMS market overview - 2005

Exhibit 4 - Operators GPRS and GPRS/WiFi - WiFi launch dates