Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: IDATE
Published: June 2007
Product Code: R221-167Description Broadband in Eastern Europe is gaining rapid momentum, driven by improved services and increasing competition. Estonia
and Slovenia are currently leading the region in terms of penetration, while Hungary, the Czech Republic, Latvia and
Lithuania have come close to breaking into the lower ranks of Western European countries. Other countries are still lagging
far behind. Broadband services are gradually improving across most of Eastern Europe, with greater speeds, improved
geographical coverage and the introduction of new products such as IPTV. Operators are also already offering mobilebased
broadband services.
The report provides an overview of the latest trends in the broadband market in eleven countries of Central and Eastern
Europe with respect to the number of subscribers, market shares of major providers, and developments of broadband
services. The main broadband access technologies covered in the report include DSL, cable, fixed wireless access and
mobile technologies. The report also assesses market size in each country and outlines market development prospects in
the medium term.
Key questions
- What is the current state of broadband development in Central and Eastern Europe and how does it compare to Western Europe?
- Which countries exhibit the highest levels of growth?
- How is competition developing? What is the capacity of cable operators and alternative telecom operators to compete against incumbent operators?
- How can mobile broadband contribute to the expansion of broadband access?
- How is the action of regulators and policy makers impacting the market?
- What are the prospects for triple play in Central and Eastern Europe?
- What is the medium-term outlook for broadband growth across Central and Eastern Europe?
Operators mentioned in the report:
- Amis
- AmTel
- Aster City Cable
- Baltcom TV
- BTC
- CableTel
- Ceske
- Radiokomunikace
- Czech OnLine
- (Volny)
- Deutsche
- Telekom
- Digital City
- Media
- Elion
- eTel
- FiberNet
- France Télécom
- GTS
- HTCC
- KRT Tabor
- Lattelekom
- Magyar Telekom
- Multimedia
- Polska
- Netia
- OTE
- RomTelecom
- SiOL (Telekom
- Slovenije)
- Slovak Telekom
- Starman
- Swan
- T-HT
- T2
- Telefonia Dialog
- Telefónica
- Telefónica O2
- Czech Republic
- TeliaSonera
- Telekom Austria
- TEO LT
- Tiscali
- TPSA
- UPC
- Vectra
- Vodatel
- Voljatel
- WiMAX Telecom
Table of Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Market background
- 2.1 Economic background
- 2.2 The telecommunications market landscape
- 3 Recent trends in the broadband market
- 3.1 Broadband uptake
- 3.2 Broadband access technologies
- DSL
- Cable
- Fiber
- BWA
- 3.3 Tariffs
- 4 Broadband market structure
- 4.1 General mapping of broadband markets
- 4.2 Market participants
- Incumbent operators
- Cable operators
- Alternative operators
- 5 Policy and regulatory developments
- 5.1 National broadband policies
- 5.2 Unbundling and bitstream
- 5.3 Licences and spectrum allocation
- 6 Mobile broadband
- 6.1 3G mobile services
- 6.2 Fixed wireless access
- WiFi
- WiMAX
- 7 Multiple play and convergence
- 7.1 VoIP services
- 7.2 IPTV
- 7.3 Convergence
- 8 Outlook
- 8.1 Assessment of market drivers
- 8.2 Forecasts (by countries)
- Penetration rate and subscribers
- Market value
- 9 Country sheets
- 9.1 Bulgaria
- 9.2 Croatia
- 9.3 Czech Republic
- 9.4 Estonia
- 9.5 Hungary
- 9.6 Latvia
- 9.7 Lithuania
- 9.8 Poland
- 9.9 Romania
- 9.10 Slovakia
- 9.11 Slovenia
- 9.12 Other countries
- Selected figures
- Broadband subscribers by country, 2003-2006
- Broadband density by country - Eastern
- Europe versus Western Europe, 2006
- Broadband access technologies by country, 2006
- Tariff indicator, 2007
- BFWA licences
- Unbundling developments
- Major broadband providers
- 3G markets by country, 2006
- Cable TV markets, 2005
- IPTV deployments, 2007
- Market forecasts up to 2011
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