http://www.telecompaper.com/reports/ Business information about the telecom industry, an extensive overview of telecom-related articles 600 http://www.telecompaper.com/images/Logos/logotph40w225.gif http://www.telecompaper.com/ http://www.telecompaper.com/reports/reportdetails.aspx?cid=R628895 At its largest, Tele2 was present in 25 countries but from 2005 the company began to refocus its geographic presence and is now present in 12 countries. Recently, Tele2 has divested three more subsidiaries in Europe: Luxembourg and Liechtenstein to Belgacom, while Polish fixed network operator Netia bought Tele2 Poland. At the same time, rumours have been floating around about Tele2 wanting to sell its Austrian and Swiss operations as well, while Tele2's CEO Lars-Johan Jarnheimer does not expect to have German operations next year. This brief investigates the divestments and possible sales by Tele2 in Western Europe.]]> Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:53:00 +0100 http://www.telecompaper.com/reports/reportdetails.aspx?cid=R628135 Since HTC launched mobile handsets under its own brand on the Benelux market, the company's performance has been quite good. HTC's 74% increase in the number of mobile devices sold in the first six months of this year is impressive. According to Mark Moons, the country manager for HTC Benelux, the Apple 3G iPhone will have only a limited impact on HTC sales, and the iPhone introduction will help to develop the smartphone segment in the Netherlands. This research brief is based in part on a Telecompaper interview with Mark Moons.]]> Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:01:00 +0100 http://www.telecompaper.com/reports/reportdetails.aspx?cid=R627965 This EXCEL sheet summarises a Telecompaper survey of around 1,000 broadband subscription offers across 15 Western European countries, looking at both the business and consumer markets and different types of network access technology. The broadband speeds are rounded to the nearest 0.5 or whole number.]]> Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:10:00 +0100 http://www.telecompaper.com/reports/reportdetails.aspx?cid=R628292 The Dutch telecom retail landscape has undergone a hectic period over the last year, with the introduction of new formats, test shops and more shop-in-shops, as well as some shops closing down and expansion in online sales. The Phone House acquired three online shops on the expectation of strong growth in web sales. Telfort agrees that online sales are the future, but the mobile operator is still investing in new retail outlets as well. BelCompany bought 29 former Orange shops and launched a new format called Telefoonkopen.nl, while t for telecom opened more than 110 shop-in-shops in Dixons stores. KPN is reshaping the Primafoon chain and has opened six outlets in a new range of shops called KPN Store. Debitel closed all its shops recently, and the brothers Atom and Steve Zhou went to court over the rights to the names GSM-Shop and GSMShop. The total number of shops in The Netherlands is little changed, at over 1,500 outlets. The number of independent shops increased, mainly due to the introduction of shop-in-shops in Dixons by t for telecom. The Research Brief contains a full overview of the number of Dutch retail shops, for the periods December 2006, September 2007 and July 2008.]]> Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:46:00 +0100 http://www.telecompaper.com/reports/reportdetails.aspx?cid=R626682 This research brief compares the average monthly fees for the first quarter of 2007 with prices for the first quarter of 2008 as reported in Telecompaper's quarterly Western European Broadband Pricing Updates. These updates are Excel sheets containing an overview of almost 1,000 consumer and business broadband services offered in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The average monthly fees mentioned in this report are calculated by taking the average of all consumer broadband monthly fees in the updates in separate speed segments.]]> Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:56:00 +0100 http://www.telecompaper.com/reports/reportdetails.aspx?cid=R626502 The Dutch and German markets are two distinct mobile markets, particularly in terms of size; in other areas as maturity they are quite comparable. The most striking difference is that the German market is at least three times larger with a value of almost EUR 4.9 billion (in the first quarter of 2008) but with a blended ARPU of almost EUR 10 lower than in the Netherlands. In terms of similarities both countries are experiencing a mature market environment where mobile penetration has increased to 120 percent. Incumbents continued to lead in market share, although they have lost some to others. Voice revenue continues to experience considerable pressure in both markets with non-voice revenues compensating for the decline in voice and becoming a main contributor to the overall service revenues. This research brief focuses on the main differences between the German and Dutch mobile markets. ]]> Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:35:00 +0100 http://www.telecompaper.com/reports/reportdetails.aspx?cid=R626023 This report is intended for the entire mobile payments industry, including merchants, financial institutions, mobile network operators, handset manufacturers, scheme organisations and policy makers. The report consists of two parts. Part 1 elaborates on the recent trends and developments in the field of mobile payments. Part 2 provides an overview of the most relevant mobile payment initiatives from around the world. This report is written and published by Telecompaper in cooperation with Innopay. The aim of this report is to contribute to the further structuring of this subject, allowing decision-makers to better find their way in this apparently complex matter, and assisting in some way in the development of this market. The report will be updated annually on the basis of the most recent insights and developments. Introduction prices apply until the end of this month. ]]> Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:57:00 +0100 http://www.telecompaper.com/reports/reportdetails.aspx?cid=R625088 At the end of March 2008, around 3.49 million customers used a VO to connect to a mobile network. Compared with the end of September 2007, the number of MVNO customers grew by 4.7 percent, up from 3.34 million. VOs share of the larger Dutch mobile market was stable over the period. In March 2008, VOs had a market share in number of SIMs of 17.8 percent, which was almost the same as in September 2007. The growth of 4.7 percent in the last six months is only slightly more than the growth of the total mobile market, which grew at a rate of 4.4 percent. The two VO market leaders, debitel and Tele2, lost market share, while Ortel Mobile and Lycamobile did very well. VOs that entered the mobile market over the period October 2007 to March 2008 include BEN, Easytel Mobile and Vectone. With some players leaving the market and new entrants coming in, the number of MVNOs was stable over the period. At the end of March 2008, 44 virtual operators were active in the Dutch market. Telecompaper expects the number of VO subscribers to stabilise, although the number of operators will further increase this year, helped by the MVNEs such as Aspider and Teleena which are able to offer all the services needed for launch, from "order to cash". The report "Dutch Mobile Virtual Operators - Market overview first quarter 2008" provides a detailed analysis of the MVNO market. It looks at the target markets, propositions and performance in the market. The report focuses on the mobile VOs with activities in the Dutch market and outlines the most important business issues and strengths and weaknesses per operator.]]> Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:40:00 +0100 http://www.telecompaper.com/reports/reportdetails.aspx?cid=R625935 On 9 June, Apple unveiled the second version of its iPhone including HDSPA capabilities. The 3G iPhone will be commercially launched on 11 July 2008 in 22 countries including the Netherlands, where T-Mobile has won an exclusive contract. T-Mobile Netherlands unveiled its pricing on 1 July, offering a 3G iPhone 8GB for EUR 79.95 in combination with a subscription costing EUR 29.95 per month including unlimited mobile internet access. This pricing is competitive in comparison with similar smartphones with similar subscriptions offered by T-Mobile Netherlands, being almost EUR 200 lower, when calculating the total costs including 24 months of use.]]> Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:06:00 +0100 http://www.telecompaper.com/reports/reportdetails.aspx?cid=R624304 This brief offfers a short overview of Ziggo's image campaign, which ended with the Dutch consumer union setting up a special service desk for complaining Ziggo customers and the possible consequences for Ziggo.]]> Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:49:00 +0100