Netherlands - Mobile Infrastructure, Broadband, Operators - Statistics and Analyses

Last updated: 6 Nov 2019 Update History

Report Status: Archived

Report Pages: 79

Analyst: Henry Lancaster

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Synopsis

Growth in the number of mobile subscribers in the Dutch market faltered between 2011 and 2017 as customers responded to more generous service plans by dispensing with secondary SIM cards from competing network providers. There has been some solid recovering since 2018, supported by mobile broadband, high smartphone penetration and competitive pricing for mobile data bundles. While operators are concentrating investment on 5G some, including KPN, have begun the process of closing 3G infrastructure with a view to refarming spectrum and other assets for LTE and 5G services. In some rural areas with poor fixed-line broadband coverage MNOS offer LTE services as a fixed broadband replacement and this trend will gain pace once 5G becomes widely available from about 2022.

Market revenue has been affected in recent quarters as a result of competition and regulatory measures on termination rates and roaming tariffs, as well as by consumer adoption of alternative messaging services, which has reduced the volume of SMS traffic.

The mobile market is fairly concentrated though the triopoly of T-Mobile Netherlands, KPN and VodafoneZiggo is supplemented by a good number of MVNOs and resellers. Additional pressure on MNOs is coming from new regulations which ended the restriction by which SIM cards were owned only by MNOs, essentially paving the way for private network operators to develop M2M and other services.

This report provides statistics and analyses on the Dutch mobile market, including a review of the key operators and regulatory issues, an assessment of emerging mobile data services and details of technologies based on LTE-B, LTB-M and 5G.

Key developments:

Regulator to issue guidelines on infrastructure sharing to promote 5G rollouts, aims to recall unused mobile numbers;
T-Mobile Netherlands trials 5G using spectrum in the 700MHz band;
KPN preps for 5G trials, plans 3G network shutdown in 2022, closes down four sub-brands;
VodafoneZiggo and KPN extend LTE-M network roll outs;
MNOs refarm 3G spectrum in the 2100MHz and 2600MHz bands for LTE;
MNOs join with banks to launch m-payments system;
T-Mobile Netherlands and Tele2 Netherlands complete merger;
Report update includes the regulator's market data for Q4 2018, telcos' operating and financial data to Q3 2019, recent market developments.

Companies mentioned in this report:

KPN, Orange Netherlands, Tele2, Versatel, Vodafone Netherlands, Ziggo, T-Mobile Netherlands

Market analysis
Mobile statistics

General statistics

Mobile infrastructure

Digital networks

5G
4G (LTE)
3G

Internet of Things (IoT)

Machine-to-Machine (M2M)

Mobile voice
Mobile data

Multimedia Messaging Services (MMS)

Mobile broadband
Regulatory issues

Spectrum regulations and spectrum auctions

2.6GHzc
3.5GHz
Spectrum auction – 2012
Spectrum auction -2020
Spectrum refarming

Mobile Termination Rates (MTRs)
Mobile Number Portability (MNP)
Roaming
Network sharing

Major mobile operators

KPN
VodafoneZiggo
T-Mobile Netherlands
Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs)

Mobile content and applications

M-payments
Satellite mobile

Appendix – Historic data
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List of Tables

Table 1 – Decline in mobile retail and wholesale revenue – 2013 – 2018
Table 2 – Change in mobile services revenue by sector– 2008 – 2018
Table 3 – Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 2009 – 2024
Table 4 – Change in mobile subscriber market share of subscribers by operator – 2006 – 2018
Table 5 – Change in prepaid and contract subscribers by market share (MNOS) – 2008 – 2018
Table 6 – Change in the number of prepaid and contract subscribers (retail, MNOs) – 2007 – 2018
Table 7 – Growth in the number of mobile antennae in service by technology – 2014 – 2019
Table 8 – Investment in mobile infrastructure – 2012 – 2018
Table 9 – Increase in the number of M2M connections – 2010 – 2018
Table 10 – Growth in mobile voice traffic – 2007 – 2018
Table 11 – Growth in mobile data traffic – 2008 – 2018
Table 12 – Growth in mobile data traffic, quarterly change – 2016 – 2018
Table 13 – Decline in SMS traffic – 2008 – 2018
Table 14 – Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration – 2009 – 2024
Table 15 – Change in the number of mobile broadband subscribers by type – 2009 – 2018
Table 16 – 3G licence awards (spectrum, spectrum fees and admin fees) – July 2000
Table 17 – Decline in wholesale termination revenue – 2007 – 2018
Table 18 – Increase in wholesale terminated traffic – 2010 – 2018
Table 19 – Change in the number of KPN Mobile’s consumer retail and wholesale subscribers – 2006 – 2019
Table 20 – Development of KPN Mobile’s revenue by type – 2015 – 2019
Table 21 – KPN Mobile revenue by quarter – 2015 – 2019
Table 22 – KPN mobile monthly ARPU – 2006 – 2019
Table 23 – Development of VodafoneZiggo’s mobile revenue – 2016 – 2019
Table 24 – Change in the number of VodafoneZiggo mobile subscribers – 2009 – 2019
Table 25 – VodafoneZiggo ARPU – 2009 – 2019
Table 26 – Change in the number of T-Mobile Netherlands’ subscribers by type– 2006 – 2019
Table 27 – Development of T-Mobile Netherlands’ financial data – 2006 – 2019
Table 28 – Growth in the number of MVNO subscribers and market share – 2005 – 2018
Table 29 – Historic - Mobile (SIM) subscribers and penetration rate (regulator data) – 1999 – 2009
Table 30 – Historic - Vodafone Netherlands financial data – 2007 – 2017
Table 31 – Historic - VodafoneZiggo mobile subscribers – 2004 – 2019
Table 32 – Historic - T-Mobile Netherlands mobile service revenue – 2007 – 2016
Table 33 – Historic - T-Mobile Netherlands blended ARPU – 2006 – 2016
Table 34 – Historic - Mobile services market revenue (MNOs) – 2006 – 2015
Table 35 – Historic - KPN LTE subscribers – 2013 – 2015
Table 36 – Historic - Cumulative mobile numbers ported – 2003 – 2009
Table 37 – Historic - Vodafone Netherlands ARPU – 2004 – 2009
Table 38 – Historic - Vodafone Netherlands voice traffic – 2004 – 2016
Table 39 – Historic - Tele2 mobile subscribers – 2007 – 2018
Table 40 – Historic - Tele2 mobile revenue – 2012 – 2018

List of Charts

Chart 1 – Decline in mobile retail and wholesale revenue – 2013 – 2018
Chart 2 – Change in mobile services revenue by sector– 2008 – 2018
Chart 3 – Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 2009 – 2024
Chart 4 – Change in mobile subscriber market share of subscribers by operator – 2006 – 2018
Chart 5 – Change in prepaid and contract subscribers by market share (MNOS) – 2008 – 2018
Chart 6 – Change in the number of prepaid and contract subscribers – 2007 – 2018
Chart 7 – Growth in the number of mobile antennae in service by technology – 2014 – 2019
Chart 8 – Investment in mobile infrastructure – 2012 – 2018
Chart 9 – Increase in the number of M2M connections – 2010 – 2018
Chart 10 – Growth in mobile voice traffic – 2007 – 2018
Chart 11 – Growth in mobile data traffic – 2008 – 2018
Chart 12 – Growth in mobile data traffic, quarterly change – 2016 – 2018
Chart 13 – Decline in SMS traffic – 2008 – 2018
Chart 14 – Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration – 2009 – 2024
Chart 15 – Change in the number of mobile broadband subscribers by type – 2009 – 2018
Chart 16 – Decline in wholesale termination revenue – 2007 – 2018
Chart 17 – Increase in wholesale terminated traffic – 2010 – 2018
Chart 18 – Change in the number of KPN Mobile’s consumer retail and wholesale subscribers – 2006 – 2019
Chart 19 – Development of KPN Mobile’s revenue by type – 2015 – 2019
Chart 20 – KPN Mobile revenue by quarter – 2015 – 2019
Chart 21 – Development of VodafoneZiggo’s mobile revenue – 2016 – 2019
Chart 22 – Change in the number of VodafoneZiggo mobile subscribers – 2009 – 2019
Chart 23 – Change in the number of T-Mobile Netherlands’ subscribers by type– 2009 – 2019
Chart 24 – Development of T-Mobile Netherlands’ financial data – 2006 – 2019
Chart 25 – Growth in the number of MVNO subscribers and market share – 2005 – 2019

List of Exhibits

Exhibit 1 – 2.6GHz spectrum auction – April 2010
Exhibit 2 – Spectrum auction – October 2012

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Key developments:

Companies mentioned in this report:

Market analysis

Mobile statistics

Mobile infrastructure

Internet of Things (IoT)

Mobile voice

Mobile data

Mobile broadband

Regulatory issues

Major mobile operators

Mobile content and applications

Appendix – Historic data

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