Abstract
The Czech telecom market generated - 4.9bn ($7.3bn) in service revenue in
2008. This represented a 22.1% year-on-year increase in euro terms. Driven by
strong projected expansion of both mobile and fixed data segments, the total
telecom market will grow at a CAGR of 5.1% over the next five years, reaching
- 5.5bn ($8.2bn) in 2014. While fixed and mobile data will be characterized by
an attractive revenue profile and high growth rates, the voice market, growing
at lower rates, will still generate 60% of the total market revenue in 2014,
remaining attractive due to its important weight in the overall Czech
communications market.
As is the case in the rest of Europe, circuit-switched lines are seeing high
disconnection rates, and dial-up Internet is also practically disappearing in
the Czech Republic. These are the two segments that will experience a negative
growth in the forecast period, showing CAGR figures of -8.9% and -91.7%,
respectively.
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