Slovakia - Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Forecasts

Table of Contents

• 1. Key Statistics
• 2. Telecommunications Market
  • 2.1 Overview of Slovakia' s telecom market
• 3. Regulatory Environment
  • 3.1 History
    • 3.1.1 Electronic Communications Act 2003
    • 3.1.2 EU Regulatory Framework
• 3.2 Regulatory authority
  • 3.2.1 Telecommunications Office of the Slovak Republic (TOSR)
• 3.3 Telecom sector liberalisation in Slovakia
  • 3.3.1 Privatisation of Slovak Telecom
  • 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 Slovakia
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Slovak Telecom (T-Com)
  • 4.3 GTS Slovakia
  • 4.4 Slovak Wireless Access Network (SWAN)
• 5. Telecommunications Infrastructure
  • 5.1 National telecom network
    • 5.1.1 Alternative operators
  • 5.2 Telecoms & IT
• 6. Wholesaling
  • 6.1 Overview
• 7. Internet Market
  • 7.1 Overview
    • 7.1.1 Internet statistics
  • 7.2 Slovakia' s emerging Internet society
    • 7.2.1 Legislation
    • 7.2.2 Government support
    • 7.2.3 E-government
    • 7.2.4 E-health
    • 7.2.5 E-education
• 8. Broadband Market
  • 8.1 Overview
    • 8.1.1 Broadband statistics
  • 8.2 Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
  • 8.3 Cable modems
  • 8.4 Fibre-to-the-Home (FttH) networks
  • 8.5 Wireless broadband
    • 8.5.1 WiFi
    • 8.5.2 WiMAX
• 9. Convergence
  • 9.1 Triple play models
  • 9.2 Overview of broadcasting market
  • 9.3 Digital TV (DTV)
    • 9.3.1 Broadband TV (IPTV)
    • 9.3.2 Cable TV (CATV)
    • 9.3.3 Satellite-based pay TV developments
    • 9.3.4 Digital Terrestrial TV (DTTV)
• 10. Mobile Communications
  • 10.1 Overview of Slovakia' s mobile market
    • 10.1.1 Mobile statistics
  • 10.2 Regulatory issues
    • 10.2.1 GSM licences
    • 10.2.2 UMTS licences and third GSM licence
    • 10.2.3 Fourth mobile network operator licence
    • 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 (3G) mobile
  • 10.4 Major mobile operators
    • 10.4.1 T-Mobile Slovensko
    • 10.4.2 Orange Slovensko
    • 10.4.3 Telefonica 02
  • 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 TV
    • 10.6.4 Mobile broadband
  • 10.7 Mobile content and applications
• 11. Forecasts
  • 11.1 Forecast - fixed broadband subscribers - 2009 - 2012; 2018
    • 11.1.1 Scenario 1 - higher broadband subscriber growth
    • 11.1.2 Scenario 2 - lower broadband subscriber growth
  • 11.2 Forecast - 3G market - 2009 - 2012; 2018
• 12. Glossary of Abbreviations

TABLES:

• Table 1 - Country statistics Slovakia - 2008
• Table 2 - Telephone network statistics - 2008
• Table 3 - Internet user statistics - 2008
• Table 4 - Internet subscriber statistics - 2008
• Table 5 - Broadband subscriber statistics - 2007
• Table 6 - Mobile statistics - March 2009
• Table 7 - National telecommunications authority
• Table 8 - Communications market revenue and annual change - 2000 - 2008
• Table 9 - Total telecoms market revenue by operator - 2005 - 2008
• Table 10 - Slovak Telekom interconnection rates - 2006 - 2008
• Table 11 - Slovak Telekom financial data - 2006 - 2008
• Table 12 - Fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1995; 1997; 1999 - 2009
• Table 13 - Total international Internet bandwidth - 2000 - 2008
• Table 14 - Workplace network usage by network type - 2004 - 2008
• Table 15 - Cost of local loop unbundling and share access - 2006 - 2008
• Table 16 - Internet users, subscribers and penetration rate - 2000 - 2008
• Table 17 - Online purchases by individuals - 2005 - 2008
• Table 18 - Online purchases by age group - 2008
• Table 19 - Items purchased online by individuals - 2008
• Table 20 - Internet penetration among businesses by employee size - 2004 - 2008
• Table 21 - Percentage of businesses receiving orders online by employee size - 2004 - 2008
• Table 22 - Take up of e-government services by businesses - 2004 - 2008
• Table 23 - Take up of e-government services by individuals - 2004 - 2008
• Table 24 - Broadband subscribers by access type - January 2009
• Table 25 - Broadband subscribers and penetration rate - 2002 - 2008
• Table 26 - Fixed broadband lines by speed - January 2009
• Table 27 - Slovak Telekom ADSL subscribers - 2005 - 2009
• Table 28 - Audience share by broadcaster - prime time - 2005 - 2009
• Table 29 - Audience share by broadcaster - all day - 2005 - 2009
• Table 30 - Total TV advertising spending - 2004 - 2008
• Table 31 - UPC homes passed - 2003 - 2008
• Table 32 - UPC subscribers by service type - 2003 - 2008
• Table 33 - Mobile operators, subscribers and annual change - March 2009
• Table 34 - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate - 1998 - 2009
• Table 35 - T-Mobile financial data and monthly ARPU - 2004 - 2009
• Table 36 - Orange Slovensko revenue and monthly ARPU - 2003 - 2009
• Table 37 - Ratio of prepaid to postpaid subscribers - 2000 - 2008
• Table 38 - T-Mobile Slovensko prepaid users - 2004 - 2009
• Table 39 - Telefonica 02 prepaid users - 2007 - 2009
• Table 40 - Mobile broadband subscribers and penetration rate - 2006 - 2008
• Table 41 - Forecast fixed broadband subscribers - higher growth scenario - 2009 - 2012; 2018
• Table 42 - Forecast fixed broadband subscribers - lower growth scenario - 2009 - 2012; 2018
• Table 43 - Forecast 3G subscriber penetration rates - 2009 - 2012; 2018

EXHIBITS:

• Exhibit 1 - EU regulatory framework for communications
• Exhibit 2 - Access, the local loop and unbundling - an overview
• Exhibit 3 - 2G spectrum awarded in Slovakia