Telecompaper is a well respected, independent research and publishing company focussed on the global telecommunications industry. Our expert researchers are continuously monitoring the telecom industry. We offer answers to ad-hoc questions and compile reports such as research briefs, quarterly reports on the mobile and broadband industry, competitive updates, promotions updates and regularly updated company profiles.
This latest report from Telecompaper's continued research into developments in the Dutch communication services market looks at the leading Dutch mobile network operators: KPN (including Telfort), Vodafone, T-Mobile (including Orange) including the MVNO market. It analyses fourth quarter 2009 results, both revenue and subscriber base, and compares the findings with results in the third quarter 2009 and fourth quarter 2008 as well the full year 2009 with 2008. The report provides splits at differ... more information
This is the first edition in a series of reports on the Dutch FTTO market. It discusses the fixed local access market to businesses in the Netherlands. We look at the assets underlying the strategy of the market participants and we briefly discuss the services being offered beyond connectivity. For this report, we conducted twelve interviews with market paticipants including KPN, Eurofiber and Tele2. We have estimated the market size in terms of locations and connections and, based on a top-down... more information
This chart shows the average monthly costs of Dutch consumers for their fixed telephony subscriptions during the last six months. The costs include monthly subscription fee and call charges. The chart also shows the monthly costs per provider. Those respondents who don't know their monthly cost for fixed telephony have been excluded. ... more information
Telecompaper has compared the prices and conditions of postpaid iPhone packages across Western Europe. Despite Apple's continuously increasing the number of operators who offer the iPhone, still seven out of the seventeen countries in Western Europe have only one operator who is allowed to sell the iPhone. The results show that there are enormous differences between the countries both in prices and the minutes/SMS/MBs included, as well as other conditions such as the subscription length and hand... more information
This report consists of an Excel sheet which includes the following information for 17 countries in Western Europe : name of operator, name of the iPhone proposition, length of contract, price of plan, price of iPhones offered, included minutes/SMS and MBs, as well as any information on promotions.... more information
This research brief focuses on mobile promotions and usage by operator in the Netherlands and is based on findings from Telecompaper's Mobile Promotions Database and Consumer Panel. ... more information
Dutch Media Spending - Mobile edition is a monthly report, giving insight in the monthy media spending on television, radio, magazine, newspapers, outdoor & internet by mobile operators, retailers and mobile handset manufacturers. See Table of Content for more information... more information
This research brief focuses on mobile phone brands promotions and usage in the Netherlands and is based on findings from Telecompaper's Mobile Promotions Database and Consumer Panel. In the past year, Nokia and Samsung have been the most used and promoted handset brands in the Dutch mobile market. Nevertheless, it is clear that Nokia in particular is losing ground to competitors such as LG, Samsung and dedicated smart phone players such as Apple, HTC and Blackberry, despite being one of the most... more information
TV operators have several options for differentiation. In this brief, we focus on differentiation based on the content portfolio. Over-the-top (OTT) is explored as a content source. True integration of broadcast and broadband content could be a logical next step for OTT to evolve towards, which would be of interest to the incumbents on the broadcast market. OTT content is offered through an evolved media player device, which may ultimately become the central home Media Gateway, as a hub between ... more information
Mobile broadband services, used for notebook-based mobile internet connectivity, are still growing in popularity in Western Europe, as more and more operators continue to promote, launch new packages and increase their network capabilities. TeliaSonera for example has already started offering 4G mobile broadband services in the capitals of Norway and Sweden at affordable prices. Nevertheless, the levels of subscription prices continue to vary significantly across Western Europe. Looking at opera... more information
This chart shows the current and preferred length of mobile subscriptions by Dutch consumers for the main providers. The respondents were asked about the length of their current subscriptions. Those, who responded that they were likely or certain to change their subscription in the coming 6 months, were then asked which length of subscription they preferred for their subsequent subscription. Period of research was October - December 2009.... more information
Dutch cable operators Casema, Multikabel and Essent Kabelcom have merged into Ziggo, which was launched in April 2008. Ziggo provides analogue & digital TV, broadband and telephony services to 3.2 million households and is owned by private equity investors Cinven and Warburg Pincus. In May 2009, Ziggo officially opened its new headquarters in Utrecht. During 2009, Ziggo introduced very high speed broadband services based on the Eurodocsis 3.0 standard and interactive TV services including video ... more information
In this brief we analyse KPN's quarterly revenues, since the launch of the Back To Growth strategy, two years ago. We have been able to distinguish between 27 line items. Topline growth has been absent and may not return before 2012, but KPN has been laying the foundations for growth. Declining voice revenues now constitute only 12 percent of total revenues, whereas high-growth areas (mobile data, TV, Getronics) contribute 30 percent. Two years ago these numbers read 14 percent and 24 percent re... more information
This EXCEL sheet summarizes a Telecompaper survey of around 450 mobile broadband subscription offers (post and pre paid) to be used for mobile laptop internet connectivity across 16 Western European countries, looking at both the business and consumer markets.... more information
This chart shows the percentage use of social networking sites such as Hyves and Facebook by Dutch consumers. It shows the overal usage of social networking sites as well as split by age. As a comparison it also shows the total weekly internet usage, split by age and for the total market. The survey was carried out in October 2009... more information
The Dutch broadband market only added 38,700 net additions during the third quarter of 2009 whereas the broadband providers spent more than EUR 20 million on broadband, fixed telephony and triple play advertising during that period. This brief provides an insight into the total advertising spend in relation to the installed base and growth of customers. It also analyses which companies are most effective.... more information
The report analyses developments in the German market for mobile communication, and analyses the market's performance in the third quarter of 2009. The focus is on mobile network operators as T-Mobile, Vodafone, O2, and E-Plus and their activities in the German mobile market. It analyses third quarter 2009 results, both revenue and subscriber base, and compares the findings with results in the third quarter 2008 and second quarter 2009. The report provides splits at different levels, from postpa... more information
Western European broadband prices rose during the third quarter of 2009, driven by price increases for high-end services. Looking at the year-on-year price development, broadband prices rose in the high-end segment and dropped in the low end. The average broadband package price increased in the last quarter to about the same level as Q2 2008. With telecom providers offering ever higher download speeds and a price per Mb stabilising around EUR 2, it seems providers are focusing on high-end produc... more information
This report analyses developments in the Belgium market for mobile communications in the third quarter of 2009 and compares the findings with results from the previous quarter and the same quarter last year. The report offers a full-year 2009/2010 service revenue forecast with the main assumptions on market developments. The analysis is based on Telecompaper's continuous research into the development of the Belgian communication services market. The focus is on the mobile network operators Proxi... more information