DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/601a25/greece_telecommuni) has announced the addition of the "Greece Telecommunications Report Q1 2012" report to their offering.
The Q112 update to BMI's Greece Telecommunications Report provides extended forecasts through to 2016 for the mobile, ARPU, fixed-line and broadband markets. This is based on data issued by the regulator, the EETT, covering the period up to the end of March 2011, as well as operator data from incumbent OTE, Vodafone and wireline operators Forthnet and Hellas Online.
While the macroeconomic political environment has worsened further since BMI's last update, the underlying trends in the telecoms market are showing signs of levelling out. After the loss of more than 5mn subscriptions on the back of SIM registration regulations and the economic crisis, the market returned to positive growth in Q211, adding almost 300,000 subscribers. BMI warns that the outlook remains bleak, with penetration remaining above 130%. BMI expects the market to remain stagnant with quarters of modest growth interspersed with periodic subscriber losses.
Greece's wireline markets also have a poor outlook, with broadband growth the only real positive. Fixedline services have continued to decline although BMI expects Greece's fixed-line market to remain relatively buoyant in the medium term due to interest in unbundled line offerings from alternative providers. This market will shrink slowly to 2016. Greece's fixed-line subscriber market shrank by just 1.9% in 2010. BMI forecasts the y-o-y change in 2011 to be a 6.2% contraction based on operator data for the 12 months to the end of June 2011. By 2016 it expects a total of 5.044mn fixed lines in service, representing a penetration of just under 44%.
Companies Mentioned:
- Hellenic Telecommunications Organization (OTE)
- Vodafone Greece
- WIND Hellas
- Forthnet
- Hellas Online (HOL)
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