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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
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 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
This report covers the VO market in the Netherlands as of the third quarter of 2009. It has an operational focus, commenting on subscriber numbers, market shares, marketing spending and related developments, rather than a financial focus. This research document also provides online access to company profiles of most of the mobile virtual market players, consisting of some 40 companies. The analysis is based on Telecompaper's continuous research into the development of the Dutch mobile virtual ne... more information
Tele2 entered the Dutch market in 1997 as an alternative telecom operator for the fixed-line market. In September 2001 Tele2 launched the first mobile virtual network operator in The Netherlands.... more information
On 15 December 2009 KPN presented the evaluation of the FTTx trials it has been conducting since 2008. The results were translated into investment plans and targets for the period through to 2012. In this brief, which is a follow-up to our previous Research Brief ('Considering KPN's upcoming FTTx Roadmap decision'), we present a detailed digest of KPN's plans and targets, enhanced with our commentary. We draw on the official documents, related to the statement, as well as a conversation we had w... 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
Wireless Circle is a mobile network designed by and for students, which focuses especially on mobile communication for students and education institutions... more information
Telefoon Totaal is a services provider focused on realising cost savings for users of telephony services. The service portfolio of Telefoon Totaal includes fixed and mobile telephony services... more information
Dutch telecom retailer Dexcom, owner of t for telecom, Dixons and Dynabyte shops, has launched its own MVNO under the name My Dad's Phone Company... more information
Hema is an international retail organisation. Hema runs businesses under its own management, but also works with franchisees under the Hema concept. All products and services are sold under the Hema brand name. Hema stands for good quality, contemporary style and competitive prices... more information
The core business of Euphony is the resale of landline (CPS) telephony, internet access (dial-up and ADSL), pre- and post-paid mobile, and energy services (gas and electricity). In 2006, debitel launched a partnership with Euphony to offer mobile services in the Netherlands... more information
Erdee Media Group (EMG) launched Erdee Mobiel services in Q4 2006, using Aspider as MVNE service provider. The service is targeted at readers of the Reformatorisch Dagblad (Protestant newspaper) and the journal Terdege... more information