Telecommunications market in Central and Eastern Europe 2009: Development forecasts for 2010-2015

• Publication date: December 2009

Report Description: Telecommunications market in Central and Eastern Europe 2009 provides a study analysis of the eight telecommunications markets in the Central and Eastern Europe region, including Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia and Ukraine. This 250-page report comprises eight country chapters and concludes with an executive summary delivering a benchmark analysis of the telecommunications sec...

Report Description:

Telecommunications market in Central and Eastern Europe 2009 provides a study analysis of the eight telecommunications markets in the Central and Eastern Europe region, including Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia and Ukraine. This 250-page report comprises eight country chapters and concludes with an executive summary delivering a benchmark analysis of the telecommunications sector in Central and Eastern Europe.
Telecommunications market in Central and Eastern Europe 2009, combines valuable business intelligence from avariety of trusted sources into one clear, concise document – ready for delivery to you in convenient electronic format.

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Telecommunications markets in Central and Eastern European countries matured and evolved in recent years. Key trends visible in Western Europe, e.g. fixed-to-mobile substitution, development of mobile broadband or bundled services growing popularity, can also be observed in the CEE region.

The crucial problem is now infrastructure investments, which would allow for broadband internet capacity comparable to that of Western European leaders (CEE countries lag behind the most here). Financial crisis, though having relatively lighter impact on the telecoms branch, forced operators to significantly reduce or freeze expenditures on network deployment and upgrade. Still, first signs of macroeconomic recovery have already been visible and operators must decide now how their investment budgets will look like, what direction the telecoms market will go to and what services would grant them the highest margins in the coming years. In other words, a new post-crisis strategy must be ready as soon as possible.


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-. overview and analysis of the telecommunications sector in Central and Eastern Europe
-. country analysis of the telecommunications market in Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia and Ukraine
-. market share and value of telecommunication market in CEE countries and individual segments (fixed-line telephony, mobile telephony, internet access and data transmission)
-. user penetration rates of individual telecommunications segments
-. market trends and forecasts for 2009-2013 as well as long term predictions for 2014-2015
-. telecommunications services sector specific analysis
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Who should read this report?

-. operators and new market entrants interested in the telecommunications markets in Central and Eastern Europe
-. senior executives in consulting and research firms, trade and industry organisations, government institutions and investment funds, monitoring the CEE telecommunications markets
-. market analysts and industry consultants involved in the telecom sector in the CEE region

Telephony Industry in Ukraine

Methodology of the report 17
Overview of the telecommunications market
in the CEE region 23
Key data and forecasts from the report 30
Bulgaria 37
Telecommunications market overview 37
Main events in 2007-Q3 2009 40
BTC sale 40
Number portability roll-out 40
WiMAX deployment 40
GSM licence tender cancellation 41
Alcatel-Lucent-BTC contract 41
BTC-Vivatel merger 41
Eurocom-CableTEL merger break-up 42
BTC buys into 2be 42
Pricing 42
Fixed-line telephony 42
Mobile telephony 43
Leased lines 44
Legislation and regulation 44
Local loop unbundling (LLU) 45
Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO) 45
Data transmission regulation 46
Market development forecasts 46
Mobile telephony 47
Mobile handsets 50
Major players on the mobile market 50
M-Tel 51
Globul 52
Vivatel 52
Mobile telephony market forecasts 53
Fixed-line telephony 54
Major players on the fixed-line market 55
BTC 57
Alternative operators 57
Fixed-line telephony market forecasts 57
Internet and data transmission 58
Major players on the DLISP market 62
BTC 62
Orbitel 63
Vestitel BG 63
CableTEL 63
Eurocom Cable Management Bulgaria 63
Mobile telephony operators 63
DLISP market forecasts 64
Czech Republic 67
Telecommunications market overview 67
Main events in 2007-Q3 2009 69
Number portability 69
U:fon entry 69
Vodafone’s acquisition of BroadNet 70
Cable-TV market consolidation 70
Dial Telecom’s purchase of Telekom Austria assets
in the Czech Republic 70
T-Mobile take-over of the retail division
of Ceske Radiokomunikace 70
Pricing 71
Fixed-line telephony 71
Mobile telephony 71
Leased lines 72
Broadband 73
Legislation and regulation 73
Local loop unbundling (LLU) 74
Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO) 74
Market development forecasts 74
Mobile telephony 76
Major players on the mobile market 79
T-Mobile Czech Republic 80
Telefonica O2 Czech Republic 81
Vodafone Czech Republic 82
Mobile telephony market forecasts 82
Fixed-line telephony 83
Major players on the fixed-line market 86
Telefonica O2 Czech Republic 87
GTS Novera 87
Fixed-line telephony market forecasts 88
Internet and data transmission 89
Major players on the DLISP market 92
Telefonica O2 92
DLISP market forecasts 93
Hungary 95
Telecommunications market overview 95
Main events in 2007-Q3 2009 97
No winner in mobile licence tender 97
HTTC’s purchase of Invitel and Tele2 97
Magyar Telekom: the largest info-communication centre
in the region 98
Number portability 98
TDC’s plans to quit Invitel 98
Invitel’s MVNO 98
Pricing 98
Fixed telephony 98
Mobile telephony 100
Leased lines 100
Legislation and regulation 101
Local loop unbundling (LLU) 101
Broadband 102
Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO) 102
Market development forecasts 102
Mobile telephony 104
Major players on the mobile market 107
T-Mobile Hungary 108
Pannon GSM 109
Vodafone Hungary 109
Mobile telephony market forecasts 110
Fixed-line telephony 111
Major players on the fixed-line market 115
Magyar Telekom (T-Com) 116
Invitel 116
Fixed-line telephony market forecasts 117
Internet and data transmission 118
Major players on the DLISP market 121
Magyar Telekom 122
DLISP market forecasts 122
Poland 125
Telecommunications market overview 125
Main events in 2007-Q3 2009 126
Mobile Termination Rate (MTR) 126
New Reference Interconnection Offer (RIO 2008) 127
New brand on mobile market 128
Netia took over Tele2 128
Tender for frequencies in the 900 MHz band 128
Number portability 128
Mobyland purchased by Aero 2 128
New operator on the mobile market 128
TP SA separation 129
Pricing 129
Fixed-line telephony 129
Mobile telephony 130
Legislation and regulation 132
Broadband 132
Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO) 132
Market development forecasts 133
Mobile telephony 134
Mobile telephony market forecasts 137
Major players on the mobile market 138
PTK Centertel 139
Polkomtel 139
PTC 140
P4 141
Other operators 141
Fixed-line telephony 142
Major players on the fixed-line market 143
TP SA 144
Netia 146
Telefonia Dialog 146
Multimedia Polska 147
Fixed-line telephony market forecasts 148
Internet and data transmission 149
Major players on the DLISP market 152
TP SA 153
Netia 154
Other ISPs 154
BSA/LLU 155
DLISP market forecasts 155
Romania 157
Telecommunications market overview 157
Main events in 2007-Q3 2009 159
RCS&RDS mobile services 159
Telemobil 3G through ZTE 159
Romtelecom’s VoIP 159
UPC’s M&A strategy 160
WiMAX investment of Radiocom 160
DCS acquisition of Dial Telecom Romania 160
Merger Prime Telecom-Vip Net 160
Atlas Telecom in sales talks 160
Cosmote-Zapp deal 161
Mobile internet of Romtelecom 161
Telefonica in Romania 161
New 3G licence 161
Pricing 162
Fixed-line telephony 162
Mobile telephony 163
Leased lines 164
Legislation and regulation 164
Local loop unbundling (LLU) 165
Broadband 165
Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO) 166
Market development forecasts 166
Mobile telephony 168
Major players on the mobile market 171
Orange Romania 172
Vodafone Romania 173
Cosmote 173
Telemobil (Zapp Mobile) 174
Mobile telephony market forecasts 174
Fixed-line telephony 175
Major players on the fixed-line market 178
Romtelecom 178
RCS&RDS 179
UPC Romania 179
Fixed-line telephony market forecasts 180
Internet and data transmission 181
Major players on the DLISP market 184
DLISP market forecasts 185
Russia 187
Telecommunications market overview 187
Main events in 2007-Q3 2009 189
3G roll-out 189
Vimpelcom and Golden Telecom merger 189
Telenor’s case 189
Reform of Svyazinvest 190
New ministry of telecommunications 190
Vimpelcom buys Euroset 190
MTS takes over Comstar-UTS 190
Svyazinvest and AFK Sistema swap 191
Pricing 191
Fixed-line telephony 191
Mobile telephony 192
Legislation and regulation 193
Russian Federal Law on Communications 193
Latest crucial amendment: the dominating operator 194
Ministry of Mass Communications 194
Local loop unbundling (LLU) 194
Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO) 195
Market development forecasts 195
Mobile telephony 197
Major players on the mobile market 200
Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) 202
Vimpelcom 203
Megafon 203
Mobile telephony market forecasts 204
Fixed-line telephony 205
Major players on the fixed-line market 208
Svyazinvest 208
Fixed-line telephony market forecasts 209
Internet and data transmission 211
Major players on the DLISP market 215
DLISP market forecasts 217
Slovakia 221
Telecommunications market overview 221
Main events in 2007-Q3 2009 223
Slovanet purchases RoburNet 223
Radiokomunikacie sale 223
Orange wins GSM 900 tender 224
Number portability 224
T-Mobile-Slovak Telekom merger 224
Pricing 224
Fixed-line telephony 224
Mobile telephony 226
Leased lines 226
Legislation and regulation 227
Local loop unbundling (LLU) 227
Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO) 228
Market development forecasts 228
Mobile telephony 230
Major players on the mobile market 233
Orange Slovensko 234
T-Mobile Slovensko 234
Telefonica O2 Slovakia 235
Mobile telephony market forecasts 235
Fixed-line telephony 236
Major players on the fixed-line market 239
Slovak Telekom (T-Com) 239
GTS Nextra 240
eTel Slovensko 240
Fixed-line telephony market forecasts 241
Internet and data transmission 242
Major players on the DLISP market 245
Slovak Telekom (T-Com) 246
DLISP market forecasts 246
Ukraine 249
Telecommunications market overview 249
Main events in 2007-Q3 2009 251
Ukrtelecom launches 3G 251
The 3G license tender 251
VimpelCom buys Golden Telecom 251
Kyivstar escapes default 251
Ukrtelecom privatisation 252
Pricing 252
Fixed-line telephony 252
Mobile telephony 253
Leased lines 253
Broadband 254
Legislation and regulation 254
Local loop unbundling (LLU) 255
Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO) 255
Market development forecasts 255
Mobile telephony 257
Major players on the mobile market 260
Kyivstar 261
MTS Ukraine 261
Astelit 262
VimpelCom Ukraine 262
Other operators 263
International Telecommunication Company (ITC) 264
Telesystems of Ukraine (PeopleNET) 264
International Telecommunications (Intertelekom) 264
Utel 265
Mobile telephony market forecasts 265
Fixed-line telephony 266
Major players on the fixed-line market 269
Ukrtelecom 269
Vega (Farlep-Optima Telecom Group) 270
Golden Telecom 270
Fixed-line telephony market forecasts 271
Internet and data transmission 272
Major players on the DLISP market 275
Ukrtelecom 275
Volia 276
Vega 276
DLISP market forecasts 276
About PMR 279
Contact PMR 280