DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6eb9ab/slovakia_telecommu) has announced the addition of the "Slovakia Telecommunications Report 2012" report to their offering.
BMI's updated annual report on Slovakia's telecoms market extends forecasts to 2016 and includes data from the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of the Slovak Republic for the first half of 2011.
Based on market data published by Slovakia's three mobile network operators, BMI calculates there were 6.285mn mobile subscribers in the country at the end of September 2011. This represented growth of 1.4% q-o-q and 4.4% y-o-y. It also brought mobile penetration rate to 115.5%, up from 110.8% a year earlier. The operator's strategy of incentivising phone users that port their numbers to its network from rival networks is the biggest growth driver on its network. According to data released by Telefnica in November 2011, about 362,000 customers have ported their numbers to its network since the launch of mobile number portability (MNP) in 2008, of which 116,434 ported their numbers during 9M11. By contrast, only 9,548 numbers have been ported away from Telefnica's network since 2008, of which 4,786 were in the first nine months of 2011.
During the first half of 2011, fixed-line subscriptions fell by about 16,000 to reach 966,000.
In contrast to the fixed-line segment, Slovakia's broadband market continues to record strong subscriber growth. This is mainly driven by FTTx, WiMAX and mobile broadband services. There were 1.232mn broadband connections in Slovakia at the end of December 2010, representing a penetration rate of 22.6%. BMI forecasts a steady growth in the broadband market over the next five years through to 2016 as increasing competition in the sector results in network expansion to underserved areas and lower tariffs for end-users. It expects broadband penetration in Slovakia to reach 28.9% by 2016, equivalent of a subscriber base of 1.596mn.
Companies Mentioned:
- T-Com
- Orange Slovakia
- T-Mobile Slovakia
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