2008 Europe - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband in Benelux

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Published:       October 2008
Pages:              155
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Report Summary

Our's annual publication, 2008 Europe - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband in Benelux, profiles three of Europe's smaller but central telecom markets of Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.

The digital TV sector in Belgium is complicated by the country's language and demographic landscape, while the mobile sector in Luxembourg is influenced by a large number of workers from neighbouring countries, often based in the numerous European Union institutions hosted in the country.

Despite high broadband penetration rates, the broadband market developed strongly in this region in 2008. The Netherlands retains one of the strongest broadband infrastructures in Europe, and has become a leader in fibre deployment, often stimulated by excellent co-operation with municipalities and regional governments.

This report presents an overview of telecom liberalisation and privatisation in the Benelux countries, the development of broadband product offerings as well as an assessment of the DSL, cable and fibre markets, essential operator statistics in all telecom sectors, and the growing popularity of convergence and triple play services, including mobile broadband.

Key highlights

An increasing number of broadband, telephony and TV triple play bundles were made available in 2008. By mid-year about 50% of Dutch households received bundled fixed-line telephony and broadband from the same provider. Consumer prices have tumbled in response to effective cross-platform competition.

The resilient mobile market has shifted from the GSM to 3G, platforms as consumers take advantage of the excellent network upgrades: HSPA and EDGE is widely available across a region unencumbered by difficult terrain. Emerging business models, coupled with operator readiness to offer flat-data plans, stimulated mobile data use in 2008, although mobile TV remains a niche concept which is unlikely to find popular acceptance until the end of the decade.

The regional TV market is characterised by concentrated cable networks, which pass around 93% of all TV homes in the Netherlands and 90% in Luxembourg. Consequently, the satellite TV market is small by comparison, and the multichannel environment has affected the development of Digital Terrestrial TV.

The Netherlands remains a key market for fibre access. By mid-2008 there were more than 100,000 fibre connections, with almost a quarter of a million homes passed by fibre. The incumbent's national open hybrid FttC/VDSL network is supplemented by FttH in many municipalities, using a business model which has influenced fibre policies elsewhere in Europe.

Report Outline

1. Belgium
1.1 Key statistics
1.2 Telecommunications market
1.2.1 Overview of Belgium's telecom market
1.3 Regulatory environment
1.3.1 History
1.3.2 Regulatory authority
1.3.3 Telecom sector liberalisation in Belgium
1.4 Fixed network operators in Belgium
1.4.1 Belgacom
1.4.2 COLT Telecom NV
1.4.3 Mobistar
1.4.4 Scarlet (formerly KPN Belgium)
1.4.5 Tele2 Belgium
1.4.6 Telenet
1.4.7 Versatel Telecom
1.5 Telecommunications infrastructure
1.5.1 National telecom network
1.5.2 Next Generation Network (NGN)
1.5.3 International infrastructure
1.6 Broadband market
1.6.1 Overview
1.6.2 Cable modems
1.6.3 Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
1.6.4 Other DSL developments
1.6.5 Fibre-to-the-Home (FttH) networks
1.6.6 Broadband Powerline (BPL)
1.6.7 Wireless broadband
1.6.8 Mobile broadband
1.7 Convergence
1.7.1 Overview of media convergence
1.7.2 Key general trends
1.7.3 Triple play models
1.7.4 Regulatory issues
1.7.5 Digital TV (DTV)
1.8 Mobile communications
1.8.1 Overview of Belgium's mobile market
1.8.2 Regulatory issues
1.8.3 Mobile technologies
1.8.4 Major mobile operators
1.8.5 Mobile voice services
1.8.6 Mobile data services
1.8.7 Mobile applications

2. Luxembourg
2.1 Key statistics
2.2 Telecommunications market
2.2.1 Overview of Luxembourg's telecom market
2.3 Regulatory environment
2.3.1 History
2.3.2 Regulatory authorities
2.3.3 Telecom sector liberalisation in Luxembourg
2.4 Fixed network operators in Luxembourg
2.4.1 P&T Luxembourg
2.4.2 Cegecom
2.4.3 Tele2 Luxembourg
2.4.4 Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
2.5 Telecommunications infrastructure
2.5.1 National telecom network
2.6 Broadband and Internet market
2.6.1 Overview
2.6.2 Broadband forecasts to 2018
2.6.3 Cable modems
2.6.4 Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
2.6.5 Fibre
2.6.6 Wireless broadband
2.6.7 Internet via satellite
2.7 Convergence
2.7.1 Overview of media convergence
2.7.2 Digital TV (DTV)
2.8 Mobile communications
2.8.1 Overview of Luxembourg's mobile market
2.8.2 Regulatory issues
2.8.3 Mobile technologies
2.8.4 Major mobile operators
2.8.5 Mobile data services

3. Netherlands
3.1 Key statistics
3.2 Telecommunications market
3.2.1 Overview of the Netherlands' telecom market
3.3 Regulatory environment
3.3.1 History
3.3.2 Regulatory authority
3.3.3 Telecom sector liberalisation in the Netherlands
3.4 Fixed network operators in the Netherlands
3.4.1 Overview of operators
3.5 Telecommunications infrastructure
3.5.1 National telecom network
3.5.2 International infrastructure
3.5.3 Regulatory issues
3.5.4 Wholesaling
3.6 Broadband market
3.6.1 Overview
3.6.2 Cable modems
3.6.3 Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
3.6.4 FttH networks
3.6.5 Broadband Powerline (BPL)
3.6.6 Wireless broadband
3.7 Convergence
3.7.1 Overview of media convergence
3.7.2 Key general trends
3.7.3 Triple play models
3.7.4 Regulatory issues
3.7.5 Digital TV
3.8 Mobile communications
3.8.1 Overview of the Netherlands' mobile market
3.8.2 Regulatory issues
3.8.3 Mobile technologies
3.8.4 Major mobile operators
3.8.5 Mobile voice services
3.8.6 Mobile data services

4. Glossary of Abbreviations

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