Abstract
This report covers France and Switzerland, both key telecom markets in the forefront of emerging technologies and deployments, and closely involved with developing telecom markets in Eastern Europe. Trends and developments in telecommunications, mobile, Internet, broadband, digital TV and converging media including VoIP, VoD and IPTV developments are covered.
Subjects include:
- Market and industry analyses, trends and developments;
- Facts, figures and statistics;
- Industry and regulatory issues;
- Research, Marketing, Benchmarking;
- Major Players, Revenues, Subscribers, Prepaid;
- VoIP, IPTV, VoD, digital TV and DTTV;
- Converged media.
Table of Contents
1. FRANCE
- 1.1 Key statistics
- 1.2 Telecommunications market
- 1.2.1 Overview of France' s telecom market
- 1.3 Regulatory environment
- 1.3.1 History
- 1.3.2 Regulatory authority
- 1.3.3 Telecom sector liberalisation in France
- 1.4 Fixed network operators in France
- 1.4.1 France Telecom
- 1.4.2 neuf Cegetel
- 1.4.3 Tele 2
- 1.4.4 Other developments
- 1.5 Telecommunications infrastructure
- 1.5.1 National telecom network
- 1.5.2 International infrastructure
- 1.6 Broadband market
- 1.6.1 Overview
- 1.6.2 Internet market
- 1.6.3 Cable modems
- 1.6.4 Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
- 1.6.5 Other DSL developments (xDSL)
- 1.6.6 Fibre-to-the-Home (FttH) networks
- 1.6.7 Broadband Powerline (BPL)
- 1.6.8 Wireless broadband
- 1.6.9 Broadband forecasts to 2017
- 1.7 Convergence
- 1.7.1 Overview of media convergence
- 1.7.2 Key general trends
- 1.7.3 Digital dividend
- 1.7.4 Triple play models
- 1.7.5 Quadruple play models
- 1.7.6 Regulator issues
- 1.8 Digital TV
- 1.8.1 Overview
- 1.8.2 Digital Terrestrial TV (DTTV)
- 1.8.3 Free-to-Air (FTA)
- 1.8.4 TV-over-DSL (IPTV)
- 1.8.5 Video-on-Demand (VoD)
- 1.8.6 VoIP
- 1.8.7 Interactive TV (iTV)
- 1.8.8 Cable TV (CATV)
- 1.8.9 Satellite-based digital pay TV developments
- 1.9 Mobile communications
- 1.9.1 Overview of France' s mobile market
- 1.9.2 Regulatory issues
- 1.9.3 Mobile technologies
- 1.9.4 Major mobile operators
- 1.9.5 Mobile voice services
- 1.9.6 Mobile data services
- 1.9.7 Mobile content and applications
2. SWITZERLAND
- 2.1 Key statistics
- 2.2 Telecommunications market
- 2.2.1 Overview of Switzerland' s telecom market
- 2.3 Regulatory environment
- 2.3.1 History
- 2.3.2 Regulatory authorities
- 2.3.3 Telecom sector liberalisation in Switzerland
- 2.3.4 Privatisation of Swisscom
- 2.3.5 Interconnect
- 2.3.6 Access
- 2.3.7 Number portability
- 2.3.8 Carrier PreSelection (CPS)
- 2.3.9 Universal service
- 2.4 Fixed network operators in Switzerland
- 2.4.1 Market overview
- 2.4.2 Swisscom
- 2.4.3 TDC Switzerland (Sunrise)
- 2.4.4 Cablecom
- 2.5 Telecommunications infrastructure
- 2.5.1 National telecom network
- 2.6 Broadband market
- 2.6.1 Overview
- 2.6.2 Cable modems
- 2.6.3 Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
- 2.6.4 Fibre-to-the-Home (FttH) networks
- 2.6.5 Broadband forecasts to 2017
- 2.7 Convergence
- 2.7.1 Overview of media convergence
- 2.7.2 Key general trends
- 2.7.3 Triple play models
- 2.7.4 VoIP
- 2.7.5 Regulatory issues
- 2.7.6 Digital TV (DTV)
- 2.8 Mobile communications
- 2.8.1 Overview of Switzerland' s mobile market
- 2.8.2 Regulatory issues
- 2.8.3 Mobile technologies
- 2.8.4 Major mobile operators
- 2.8.5 Mobile voice services
- 2.8.6 Mobile data services
- 2.8.7 Mobile applications
3. GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS
- Exhibit 1 - Orange and SFR WiFi plans compared
- Exhibit 2 - 3G beauty contest winners
- Exhibit 3 - Operators GPRS and GPRS - WiFi launch dates
- Table 1 - Country statistics France - 2007
- Table 2 - Telecom revenue and investment statistics - 2006
- Table 3 - Telephone network statistics - June 2007
- Table 4 - Internet user statistics - June 2007
- Table 5 - Broadband statistics - Sept 2007
- Table 6 - Mobile statistics - June 2007
- Table 7 - National telecommunications authorities
- Table 8 - End-user telecom market value - 2002 - 2006
- Table 9 - End-user telecom market growth - 2002 - 2006
- Table 10 - Fixed-line market statistics, value, lines and annual change - 2006
- Table 11 - ARPU by sector and annual change - 2005 - 2006
- Table 12 - Proportion of telecom market value by sector - 2006
- Table 13 - Mobile market value, volume, ARPU and annual change - 2006
- Table 14 - Internet market statistics and annual change - 2006
- Table 15 - End user traffic volume by sector - 2002 - 2006
- Table 16 - End user traffic growth by sector - 2002 - 2006
- Table 17 - Telecom market revenues by sector and annual change - 2005 - 2006
- Table 18 - Telecom market traffic volume and annual change - 2005 - 2006
- Table 19 - Number of fixed lines and annual change - 2004 - 2006
- Table 20 - ARPU by sector and annual change - 2005 - 2006
- Table 21 - Interconnect charges - 2005 - 2006
- Table 22 - Interconnect revenue and annual change - 2005 - 2006
- Table 23 - Interconnect volume and annual change - 2005 - 2006
- Table 24 - France Telecom wholesale broadband offers by type - 2005 - 2007
- Table 25 - Unbundled lines and annual change (regulator data) - 2005 - 2006
- Table 26 - LLU, shared access price - connection, monthly rental - 2004 - 2006
- Table 27 - Unbundled loops and access lines - 2004 - 2007
- Table 28 - Access lines, LLU and bitstream (regulator data) - 2006 - 2007
- Table 29 - Fixed numbers ported - 2003 - 2006
- Table 30 - Fixed numbers ported (regulator data) - 2006 - 2007
- Table 31 - Indirect connections and annual change - 2006 - 2007
- Table 32 - Growth in carrier preselection - 2002 - 2006
- Table 33 - Fixed-line subscriptions by type 2002 - 2006
- Table 34 - France Telecom fixed-line, LLU, DSL subscribers 2005 - 2007
- Table 35 - France Telecom financials and al change - Q3 2007
- Table 36 - neuf Cegetel financial statistics, annual change - 2005 - 2006
- Table 37 - France Telecom wholesale DSL, naked ADSL, WLR - 2006 - 2007
- Table 38 - Internet user ARPU - 2004 - 2006
- Table 39 - Internet users and penetration - 1995 - 2007
- Table 40 - Percentage of households with Internet access - 1997 - 2007
- Table 41 - Access lines, LLU and bitstream (regulator data) - 2006 - 2007
- Table 42 - Average monthly broadband and dial-up subscription cost - 2006
- Table 43 - Internet revenue by access type - 1998 - 2006
- Table 44 - Dial-up Internet and broadband revenue and annual change - 2005 - 2006
- Table 45 - Internet subscribers by type and annual change (regulator data) - 2005 - 2006
- Table 46 - Broadband subscribers by type and penetration - 2000 - 2007
- Table 47 - Broadband subscribers by type - incumbent or other provider - 2006 - 2007
- Table 48 - Broadband subscribers, share of Internet subscribers (regulator data) - 2000 - 2007
- Table 49 - Broadband market share by provider - 2005 - 2006
- Table 50 - Narrowband Internet subscriptions and annual change - 2005 - 2006
- Table 51 - Narrowband Internet revenue and annual change - 2005 - 2006
- Table 52 - Cable modem subscribers - 2000 - 2007
- Table 53 - Numericable TV, Internet and telephony subscribers - June 2007
- Table 54 - UPC France cable, Internet and telephony subscriber statistics - 2005
- Table 55 - ADSL subscribers - 2000 - 2007
- Table 56 - Principal broadband providers - subscribers and market share - 2006
- Table 57 - France Telecom broadband subscribers - 2003 - 2007
- Table 58 - Free revenue, EBITDA, profit and annual change - 2005 - 2006
- Table 59 - Free broadband and telephony revenue and annual change - Q1 2006 - Q1 2007
- Table 60 - Free DSL, LLU subscribers - 2005 - 2007
- Table 61 - Liberty Surf DSL and narrowband subscribers - 2006 - 2007
- Table 62 - neuf Cegetel broadband subscribers - 2007
- Table 63 - Free market projections - Paris fibre - 2006; 2008; 2010; 2012; 2014
- Table 64 - Forecast broadband subscriber growth - stronger market growth scenario - 2007 - 2011; 2017
- Table 65 - Forecast broadband subscriber growth - weaker market growth scenario - 2007 - 2011; 2017
- Table 66 - DTV audience share by broadcaster - Q1 2007
- Table 67 - IPTV subscribers - 2005 - 2006
- Table 68 - France Telecom IPTV subscribers - 2005 - 2007
- Table 69 - Free broadband subscribers - 2006 - 2007
- Table 70 - Free revenue, EBITDA, profit and annual change - 2005 - 2006
- Table 71 - VoIP traffic as proportion to all traffic - 2005 - 2006
- Table 72 - VoIP lines and annual change - 2005 - 2006
- Table 73 - Cable pay TV subscribers and penetration - 1997 - 2007
- Table 74 - Satellite pay TV subscribers and penetration - 1997 - 2007
- Table 75 - Canal+ revenue - 2006 - 2007
- Table 76 - Canal Group subscribers - 2005 - 2007
- Table 77 - Mobile revenue by prepaid and contract sectors - 2006 - 2007
- Table 78 - Average mobile ARPU - 2006 - 2007
- Table 79 - Mobile operators, technology, subscribers and annual growth - June 2007
- Table 80 - Mobile subscribers and teledensity - 1996 - 2007
- Table 81 - Mobile services revenues and traffic - 1998 - 2007
- Table 82 - Mobile voice traffic and annual change - 2005 - 2006
- Table 83 - Mobile operator market share - 2005 - 2007
- Table 84 - Mobile operator share of net adds - 2005 - 2007
- Table 85 - Mobile termination charges - 2005 - 2008
- Table 86 - Total mobile numbers ported - 2005 - 2007
- Table 87 - Orange mobile subscribers (France) - 2005 - 2007
- Table 88 - Orange contract, prepaid, voice and data ARPU - 2005 - 2006
- Table 89 - Orange network ARPU - 2005 - 2007
- Table 90 - Orange financial statistics - 2005 - 2007
- Table 91 - SFR revenue - 2004 - 2007
- Table 92 - SFR ARPU - 2005 - 2007
- Table 93 - SFR subscribers and annual change - 2006 - 2007
- Table 94 - Bouygues Telecom subscribers - 2005 - 2007
- Table 95 - Bouygues Telecom net profit, revenue, EBITDA and operating profit - 2005 - 2006
- Table 96 - Bouygues Telecom net profit, revenue, EBITDA and operating profit and annual change - Q1 2007
- Table 97 - MNO, MVNO growth and MVNO market share - 2005 - 2007
- Table 98 - Prepaid and contract subscribers and annual change (national) - 2005 - 2007
- Table 99 - Mobile data revenue - 2002 - 2006
- Table 100 - Mobile services revenues by sector and annual change - 2005 - 2006
- Table 101 - Orange data revenue as % of total - 2005 - 2006
- Table 102 - Data market revenue- 2002 - 2006
- Table 103 - Subscriber monthly consumption of applications and annual change - June 2006
- Table 104 - SMS traffic volume (national) - 2004 - 2007
- Table 105 - SMS messages / month / user - 2004 - 2007
- Table 106 - SMS user market growth - 2002 - 2007
- Table 107 - Premium SMS market overview - 2007
- Table 108 - SFR SMS and MMS usage and annual change - 2006
- Table 109 - Mobile multimedia users and annual growth (metropolitan) - 2004 - 2006
- Table 110 - MMS messages sent - 2005 - 2006
- Table 111 - Country statistics Switzerland - 2007
- Table 112 - Telecom revenue and investment statistics - 2006
- Table 113 - Telephone network statistics - 2005
- Table 114 - Internet user statistics - June 2007
- Table 115 - Broadband statistics - 2007
- Table 116 - Mobile statistics - June 2007
- Table 117 - National telecommunications authorities
- Table 118 - Fixed telephony connections - 2000 - 2004
- Table 119 - Telecom sector revenue, profit and investment - 2000 - 2004
- Table 120 - Swisscom net revenue, EBITDA and net income - 2004 - 2007
- Table 121 - Swisscom financial statistics by sector - 2006 - 2007
- Table 122 - Swisscom fixed revenue by segment - 2006 - 2007
- Table 123 - Swisscom market share by sector - 2000 - 2004
- Table 124 - Swisscom subscribers by sector - 2006 - 2007
- Table 125 - TDC Switzerland financial statistics - 2006 - 2007
- Table 126 - TDC Switzerland subscriber statistics - 2005 - 2007
- Table 127 - Cablecom revenue, operating cash and annual change - 2005 - 2006
- Table 128 - Cablecom operational data: home and subscriber statistics - 2005 - 2007
- Table 129 - Fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1996 - 2005
- Table 130 - ISDN subscribers - 1995 - 2007
- Table 131 - Swisscom network infrastructure - 2004 - 2006
- Table 132 - Internet users and penetration - 1996 - 2007
- Table 133 - Total broadband subscribers and penetration - 2000 - 2007
- Table 134 - Broadband penetration by technology - 2004 - 2006
- Table 135 - Cablecom operational data: home and subscriber statistics - 2006 - 2007
- Table 136 - Swisscom ADSL subscribers - 2003 - 2007
- Table 137 - Swisscom dial-up subscribers - 2003 - 2007
- Table 138 - TDC Switzerland Internet subscribers - 2006 - 2007
- Table 139 - Broadband powerline connections - 2003 - 2004
- Table 140 - Broadband satellite connections - 2003 - 2004
- Table 141 - Forecast broadband subscriber growth - stronger market growth scenario - 2007 - 2011; 2017
- Table 142 - Forecast broadband subscriber growth - weaker market growth scenario - 2007 - 2011; 2017
- Table 143 - Broadcasting statistics - June 2007
- Table 144 - Mobile operators, technology, subscribers and annual change - June 2007
- Table 145 - Share of net adds by operator - 2005 - 2007
- Table 146 - Share of subscribers by operator - 2005 - 2007
- Table 147 - Mobile subscribers and penetration - 1995 - 2007
- Table 148 - Mobile number portability - 2000 - 2004
- Table 149 - Mobile termination charges - 2006; 2009
- Table 150 - Swisscom Mobile ARPU and AMPU - 2006 - 2007
- Table 151 - Swisscom Mobile revenue and EBITDA - 2003 - 2007
- Table 152 - TDC Sunrise subscribers - 2004 - 2007
- Table 153 - TDC Sunrise revenue; annual change - 2006 - 2007
- Table 154 - Orange mobile subscribers, revenue - 2000 - 2007
- Table 155 - Orange ARPU and network ARPU - 2003 - 2007
- Table 156 - Orange data as % of revenue - 2003 - 2007
- Table 157 - Swisscom mobile prepaid, postpaid subscribers - 2006 - 2007
- Table 158 - Swisscom prepaid share of subscribers - 1998 - 2006
- Table 159 - Swisscom Mobile SMS and MMS traffic - 2006 - 2007
- Table 160 - MMS and premium MMS traffic (historic) - 2003 - 2004
















