DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/eaa881/netherlands_teleco) has announced the addition of the "Netherlands Telecom Intelligence Report: New Mobile Players and Spectrum Auctions Enliven a Mature Market" report to their offering.
Operators are poised to invest in higher speed and capacity networks to maintain their competitive position in the Netherlands, as new players and additional network licensees are expected to stimulate this mature market, according to a new report. Netherlands: New Mobile Players and Spectrum Auctions Enliven a Mature Market offers a precise profile of the country's telecommunications, media and technology sectors based on proprietary data from Pyramid's research in the market. It provides detailed competitive analysis of both the fixed and mobile sectors, tracks the market shares of technologies and monitors the introduction and spread of new technologies.
Following a slowdown in 2009 and gradual growth in 2010, the market growth rate in 2011 is forecast to grow by almost 6% as spending picks up. However, government austerity measures will affect the economy from 2012, and so we expect the market to show slower growth at this time. Lower spending is likely to drive adoption of VoIP and also some fixed-to-mobile substitution. VoIP, mobile data and fixed broadband revenue growth are expected to show the highest CAGRs, while narrowband Internet is expected to disappear altogether around 2014.
With competition set to increase in the mobile sector with two new entrants in the coming year, growth in mobile (4.5 percent CAGR) is forecast to surpass that of fixed (1.7 percent CAGR), says Pyramid Research Analyst at Large, Jan ten Sythoff. The total market is forecast to grow from US$17.57 billion in 2011 to $20.59 billion in 2016, representing a 3.2 percent CAGR, 2.3 percent higher than the regional average, he indicates.
OPTA, the telecommunications and postal regulator, will be merged with the competition authority as well as the consumer protection agency in order to achieve government cost savings. Radio spectrum in several different bands will be re-auctioned, and 800MHz spectrum will also become available, with some bands likely to be reserved for new entrants, notes Sythoff.
All the major market operators are investing in higher speed and capacity networks to maintain their competitive position, Sythoff explains. It is less clear if the 2.6GHz licenses acquired by Tele2 and Ziggo4 (UPC/Ziggo) will result in new LTE networks. Whether they build and run their own networks or services are provided in a wholesale manner, Pyramid believes it will be challenging for new entrants to gain a foothold in the mobile market, he adds.
Spectrum auctions offer operators the opportunity to add capacity and speed to their networks. The growth in mobile data access, driven by PCs, tablets and smartphones, is an important focus area for mobile operators, Sythoff states. High-speed, high-capacity networks provide the best way to retain important market segments, he notes.
The Dutch communications market is one of the higher growth markets in Western Europe. Competition in the fixed broadband market is driving investment in higher speed networks. New LTE licensees will foster innovation in the mobile market. Radio spectrum in several different bands will be re-auctioned, and 800MHz spectrum will also become available, with some bands likely to be reserved for new entrants.
The Dutch fixed broadband market is one of the most competitive and therefore also most progressive in the region, resulting in high broadband penetration, high adoption of multiplay bundles, strong migration to VoIP and increasing pay-TV competition. Established telecommunications service providers will also enter the mobile market.
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Source: Pyramid Research, Inc.