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Dutch broadband users achieved an average download speed of 16.0Mbps in the third quarter of 2011, up from 14.2Mbps a year earlier, according to Telecompaper's Dutch Broadband Speeds Q3 2011 report. Over the same period the average download speed offered by Dutch ISPs improved from 24.5 Mbps to 27.5 Mbps. As a result, broadband users received an average 58 percent of the ... | Read
Samsung became the most used handset brand in the Netherlands in Q3 2011, growing its market share at the expense of Nokia. Samsung had 30 percent of the market, according to research by Telecompaper. The report 'Dutch Mobile Consumer' also found that Blackberry and Apple gained market share. In the postpaid market, Nokia was still the most used handset, with 30 percent ... | Read
Even though a large number of mobile lines are sold online, more consumers bought their mobile phone in a store in Q3 2011 compared to six months earlier, according to market research by Telecompaper. The report 'Dutch Mobile Consumer' found that 43 percent of Dutch consumers bought their connection – whether postpaid or prepaid – in a store. The results are based on ... | Read
The number of customers at virtual operators in the Netherlands increased 1.9 percent in the six months to September 2011, to a total 7.3 million or 34.5 percent of the total Dutch mobile market. Of the total, 57.6 percent or just under 4.2 million used operator-owned virtual (co-)brands. MVNOs operating independently had just over 3.0 million Sims, or 14.3 percent of the ... | Read
In Q3 2011 the number of virtually enabled customers stood at 1.97 million in Belgium, or 15 percent of the total Belgian mobile market. The market is dominated by co-marketing partnerships. The top ten virtual operators account for 94 percent of the market, leaving 33 companies vying for the remaining 6 percent of customers. These are some of the main findings of the ... | Read
The Dutch fixed telephony market grew by almost 34,700 connections during the third quarter of 2011 to 5.99 million. While there was a 4.7 percent drop in PSTN/ISDN connections to 1.45 million, the number of Dutch consumer VoIP subscriptions grew 2.7 percent during the third quarter, to 4.23 million on 30 September. The growth was driven by cable VoIP, which grew by 4.0 ... | Read
The number of digital TV connections in the Netherlands grew by 4.2 percent during the third quarter of 2011 to 5.97 million on 30 September 2011, according to Telecompaper's quarterly Dutch Television Subscribers ... | Read
The Dutch mobile industry generated EUR 1.52 billion in service revenue in the third quarter of 2011, showing a decrease of 2.9 percent compared to the same quarter last year and a slight drop of 0.3 percent compared to the second quarter of 2011. According to Telecompaper's quarterly mobile market monitor, the main reason for the annual decrease in revenue remained the ... | Read
The number of broadband connections in the Netherlands grew 0.9 percent during the third quarter to 6.33 million on 30 September 2011, according to Telecompaper's quarterly Dutch Broadband report. Growth was driven by a 1.8 percent increase in cable broadband subscribers and 13.3 percent growth in FTTH/B broadband subscribers, offsetting a 1.2 percent drop in DSL ... | Read
Almost a quarter of Dutch consumers thinks they will need a 50+ Mbps broadband connection in the (near) future. Last year this was one in five consumers and in 2009 it was 15 percent. However, the proportion that is uncertain whether they will ever need 50+ Mbps grew from 30 percent to 37 percent. There is 14 percent that expects to need 50+ Mbps within the next two year, ... | Read
The number of digital TV connections in the Netherlands grew by 2.9 percent during the second quarter of 2011 to 5.73 million on 30 June 2011, according to Telecompaper's quarterly Dutch Television Subscribers ... | Read
The Dutch broadband market grew by 0.7 percent during the second quarter of 2011, to reach 6.29 million connections on 30 June 2011 according to Telecompaper's quarterly update on the Dutch broadband market. During the quarter, almost 41,000 net additions were recorded, more than 10,000 less than during the first quarter of 2011. The number of DSL connections dropped by ... | Read
The Dutch mobile industry generated EUR 1.53 billion in revenue in the second quarter of 2011, showing a decrease of 4.5 percent compared to the same quarter last year and an increase of 3.7 percent compared to the first quarter of 2011. According to Telecompaper's quarterly mobile market monitor, the main reason for the annual decrease in revenue continues to be the ... | Read
More than four out of ten (42%) Dutch consumers were using a smartphone in the second quarter of 2011, an increase of more than 30 percent compared to the third quarter of 2010 when less than a third of consumers used smartphones (30%). Similar to a half year ago, smartphone users are most often customers of T-Mobile and Vodafone, followed at a distance by Hi and KPN. ... | Read
The number of virtual-enabled customers increased slightly (0.4%) to a total of 6.6 million, or 32.8 percent of the total Dutch mobile market. Of the total virtual customers, 56.4 percent or 3.7 million are operator-owned virtual (co-)brands. Excluding this segment and the resellers (0.1 million), the independent MVNO market had just under 2.8 million SIMs, or 13.7 ... | Read
In the market just over four out of ten renew their postpaid subscription, among HTC and Apple handset users this is more than half of the users who do this. Others buy a new postpaid or new prepaid subscription. Apple and HTC, as well as Blackberry, have very few prepaid users. Nokia has the largest market share; one third of all the mobile phone users is using Nokia. ... | Read
Dutch consumers are increasingly turning to mobile applications for their communication needs. According to the latest report from independent market researcher Telecompaper, almost 70 percent of smartphone users download apps, up from 50 percent a year ago. While games are still the most popular apps, used by 60 percent of smartphone owners, around half of smartphone ... | Read
Telecompaper has published its fifth annual report on the Dutch FTTH market. A host of new players has entered the market, and FTTH initiatives are underway in no fewer than 205 municipalities, almost half of the nation's 418. However, roll-out is going slower than some may hope. Adverse weather conditions (a lengthy frost period) hit the overall market, and Reggefiber's ... | Read
Consumers are increasingly buying their mobile services online, according to market research by Telecompaper. The report found that 42 percent of Dutch consumers bought their mobile connection – either postpaid or prepaid – on the internet. This is an increase of 8 percent compared to Q3 2010, when 34 percent of Dutch consumers said they bought their mobile connection ... | Read
The Dutch fixed telephony market grew by almost 6,700 connections during the first quarter of 2011 to 6.083 million, despite a 5.8 percent drop in PSTN/ISDN connections to 1.594 million on 31 March 2011, according to Telecompaper's Dutch Fixed Telephony Q1 2011 report. The number of Dutch consumer VoIP subscriptions grew 2.7 percent during the quarter, to 4.096 million at ... | Read