Abstract
Overview
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?
Who should read this report?
Telecom operators
- Assess how broadband technologies are developing in Eastern Europe
- Understand incumbent and alternative operators' positioning
Equipment manufacturers
- Find out which operators are planning to invest in Eastern European
broadband market
- Identify new broadband projects in Eastern Europe
Telecom regulators & Administrations
- Compare the positioning of domestic markets in Eastern Europe
- Keep track of regulatory developments in Eastern Europe
Investors and analysts
- Understand the specifics of domestic markets
- Identify growth opportunities in the Eastern European broadband market
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
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