2007 Eastern Europe - Internet, Broadband and Convergence (tables only)

Publication Overview

This report provides 222 statistical tables relating to the Internet, broadband and convergence markets of 22 Eastern European countries, and is extracted from the full annual market reports. For a full description, commentary, analysis and forecasting, see the original reports.

Researcher:- Paul Kwon

Current publication date:- December 2007 (6^th Edition)

Next publication date:- December 2008

Executive Summary

Although broadband has been available for some time in Eastern Europe, the advent of full scale fixed-line competition has boosted subscriber levels as incumbents in liberalised markets execute survival strategies centred on offering broadband and convergence services. The results are now being witnessed as convergence services are rolled out. The need for more broadband speed has driven deployment of new high-speed broadband networks centred on ADSL2+ and FttH while wireless has been utilised to rapidly deploy alternative networks and extend connectivity into remote areas. ADSL2+ and FttH deployments will continue in 2008 as triple play services grow in popularity. Other factors also driving broadband uptake include public and private sector network deployment initiatives and an accommodating regulatory environment designed to encourage last mile access and promote competition.

A wide variety of technical solutions are available for accessing broadband Internet. DSL is dominant in most markets, followed by cable. Other technologies include Broadband Powerlines (BPL), fibre, dedicated lines and Wireless Local Loop (WLL).

Countries with the highest penetration have stimulated competition from a number of sources while those with poor broadband take-up are characterised by higher incumbent market shares and insufficient competition. Take up in EU countries is generally higher than non-EU countries due to implemented regulatory regimes designed to promote competition by improving access to incumbent last mile networks as the alternative of duplicating last mile fixed-line access networks in many cases does not create a viable business model for offering broadband.

This report provides 222 statistical tables relating to the Internet, broadband and convergence markets of 22 Eastern European countries, and is extracted from the full annual market reports. For a full description, commentary, analysis and forecasting, see the original reports.

Data in this report is the latest available at the time of preparation and may not be for the current year.

Table of Contents

• 1. EAstern European overview
• 2. Albania
  • 2.1 Internet
• 3. Belarus
  • 3.1 Internet
  • 3.2 Broadband
• 4. Bosnia-Herzegovina
  • 4.1 Internet
  • 4.2 Broadband
  • 4.3 Convergence
• 5. Bulgaria
  • 5.1 Internet
  • 5.2 Broadband
  • 5.3 Convergence
• 6. Croatia
  • 6.1 Internet
  • 6.2 Broadband
  • 6.3 Convergence
• 7. Cyprus
  • 7.1 Internet
  • 7.2 Broadband
  • 7.3 Convergence
• 8. Czech Republic
  • 8.1 Internet
  • 8.2 Broadband
  • 8.3 Convergence
• 9. Estonia
  • 9.1 Internet
  • 9.2 Broadband
  • 9.3 Convergence
• 10. Greece
  • 10.1 Internet
  • 10.2 Broadband
  • 10.3 Convergence
• 11. Hungary
  • 11.1 Internet
  • 11.2 Broadband
  • 11.3 Convergence
• 12. Latvia
  • 12.1 Internet
  • 12.2 Broadband
  • 12.3 Convergence
• 13. Lithuania
  • 13.1 Internet
  • 13.2 Broadband
  • 13.3 Convergence
• 14. Macedonia (FYROM)
  • 14.1 Internet
  • 14.2 Broadband
• 15. Moldova
  • 15.1 Internet
  • 15.2 Broadband
  • 15.3 Convergence
• 16. Montenegro
  • 16.1 Internet
  • 16.2 Broadband
• 17. Poland
  • 17.1 Internet
  • 17.2 Broadband
  • 17.3 Convergence
• 18. Romania
  • 18.1 Internet
  • 18.2 Broadband
  • 18.3 Convergence
• 19. Russia
  • 19.1 Internet
  • 19.2 Broadband
• 20. Serbia
  • 20.1 Internet
  • 20.2 Broadband
  • 20.3 Convergence
• 21. Slovakia
  • 21.1 Internet
  • 21.2 Broadband
  • 21.3 Convergence
• 22. Slovenia
  • 22.1 Internet
  • 22.2 Broadband
  • 22.3 Convergence
• 23. Ukraine
  • 23.1 Internet
  • 23.2 Convergence
  • Table 1 – Eastern Europe - broadband subscribers & penetration in selected countries – July 2007
  • Table 2 – Eastern Europe - ADSL subscriptions by supplier type in selected countries – July 2007
  • Table 3 – Eastern Europe - FttX subscribers in selected countries – July 2007
  • Table 4 – Eastern Europe - cable broadband subscribers in selected countries – July 2007
  • Table 5 – Albania - Internet user statistics – 2006
  • Table 6 – Internet users and penetration – 1995 – 2006 *
  • Table 7 – Belarus - Internet and broadband key statistics – 2006
  • Table 8 – Belarus - Internet users, subscribers and penetration – 1995 - 2006
  • Table 9 – Belarus - broadband subscribers and penetration – 2003 - 2006
  • Table 10 – Belarus - e-commerce sites by services provided – October 2006
  • Table 11 – Bosnia - Internet and broadband key statistics – 2006
  • Table 12 – Bosnia - Internet users, subscribers and penetration – 1999 - 2007
  • Table 13 – Bosnia - Internet subscribers by access type – 2004 - 2005
  • Table 14 – Bosnia - dial-up Internet subscribers by fixed-line incumbent ISP – 2000 - 2007
  • Table 15 – Bosnia - broadband subscribers and penetration – 2002 - 2006
  • Table 16 – Bosnia - ISDN subscribers by fixed-line incumbent – 2000 - 2007
  • Table 17 – Bosnia - cable and ADSL subscribers – 2004 - 2006
  • Table 18 – Bulgaria – Internet and broadband key statistics – 2006
  • Table 19 – Bulgaria – Internet users, subscribers and penetration – 1995 - 2006
  • Table 20 – Bulgaria – household narrowband vs broadband penetration – 2005 - 2006
  • Table 21 – Bulgaria – Internet access by location – 2004; 2006
  • Table 22 – Bulgaria – take up of online services – 2004; 2006
  • Table 23 – Bulgaria – broadband subscribers by access technology – 2006 - 2007
  • Table 24 – Bulgaria – household widescreen and standard TV penetration – 2006
  • Table 25 – Bulgaria – TV content reception method and penetration – 2006
  • Table 26 – Croatia - Internet and broadband key statistics – 2006
  • Table 27 – Croatia - Internet users, subscribers and penetration – 1995 - 2006
  • Table 28 – Croatia - household narrowband and broadband penetration – 2005 - 2006
  • Table 29 – Croatia - T-HT dial-up subscribers – 2003 - 2006
  • Table 30 – Croatia - T-HT total Internet subscribers by access type – 2005 - 2006
  • Table 31 – Croatia - broadband subscribers and penetration – 2003 - 2007
  • Table 32 – Croatia - T-HT ADSL subscribers: residential and business – 2002 - 2006
  • Table 33 – Croatia - forecast broadband subscribers – 2007 - 2011; 2017
  • Table 34 – Croatia - audience share by broadcaster – 2004 - 2007
  • Table 35 – Croatia - household widescreen and standard TV penetration – 2006
  • Table 36 – Croatia - TV content reception method – 2006
  • Table 37 – Cyprus - Internet and broadband key statistics – 2006
  • Table 38 – Cyprus - Internet users, subscribers and penetration – 1995 - 2006
  • Table 39 – Cyprus - Internet access by location – 2004 - 2006
  • Table 40 – Cyprus - household narrowband and broadband penetration – 2005 - 2006
  • Table 41 – Cyprus - market share of dial-up competitors – 2006
  • Table 42 – Cyprus - broadband subscribers and penetration – 2001 - 2007
  • Table 43 – Cyprus - broadband subscribers by access technology – March 2007
  • Table 44 – Cyprus - forecast broadband subscribers – 2007 - 2011; 2017
  • Table 45 – Cyprus - TV content reception method and household penetration – 2006
  • Table 46 – Cyprus - household widescreen and standard TV penetration – 2006
  • Table 47 – Cyprus - take up of online services – 2004 - 2006
  • Table 48 – Czech Republic - Internet and broadband key statistics – 2006
  • Table 49 – Czech Republic - Internet users, subscribers and penetration – 1998 - 2006
  • Table 50 – Czech Republic - take up of online services – 2005 - 2006
  • Table 51 – Czech Republic - Telefónica O2 Internet subscribers by access – 2006 - 2007
  • Table 52 – Czech Republic - VOLNÝ Internet subscribers – 2004 - 2006
  • Table 53 – Czech Republic - broadband subscribers by access technology – March 2007
  • Table 54 – Czech Republic - broadband penetration – 2001 - 2007
  • Table 55 – Czech Republic - Telefónica O2 CR ADSL subscribers – 2003 - 2007
  • Table 56 – Czech Republic - forecast broadband subscribers – 2007 - 2011; 2017
  • Table 57 – Czech Republic - household widescreen and standard TV penetration – 2006
  • Table 58 – Czech Republic - TV content reception method – 2006
  • Table 59 – Czech Republic - audience share by broadcaster – 2005 - 2007
  • Table 60 – Czech Republic - UPC operational data – 2003 - 2007
  • Table 61 – Estonia - Internet and broadband key statistics – 2006
  • Table 62 – Estonia - Internet users, subscribers and penetration – 1998 - 2006
  • Table 63 – Estonia - Internet access by location – 2004 – 2006
  • Table 64 – Estonia - broadband subscribers and penetration – 2001 - 2007
  • Table 65 – Estonia - broadband subscribers by access technology – March 2007
  • Table 66 – Estonia - Elion broadband subscribers – 2003 - 2006
  • Table 67 – Estonia - forecast broadband subscribers – 2007 - 2011; 2017
  • Table 68 – Estonia - take up of online services – 2005 - 2006
  • Table 69 – Estonia - daily audience share by broadcaster – September 2007
  • Table 70 – Estonia - TV content reception method – 2006
  • Table 71 – Estonia - household widescreen and standard TV penetration – 2006
  • Table 72 – Estonia - Starman financial data – 2005 - 2006
  • Table 73 – Estonia - Starman operational data – 2005 - 2007
  • Table 74 – Greece – Internet and broadband key statistics – 2006
  • Table 75 – Greece – Internet user, subscribers and penetration – 1995 - 2006
  • Table 76 – Greece – Internet access by location – 2004 - 2006
  • Table 77 – Greece – Internet market revenue – 2000 - 2006
  • Table 78 – Greece – broadband subscribers and penetration – 2003 - 2007
  • Table 79 – Greece – broadband subscribers by access technology – March 2007
  • Table 80 – Greece – OTE retail and wholesale ADSL subscribers – 2005 - 2007
  • Table 81 – Greece – forecast broadband subscribers – 2007 - 2011; 2017
  • Table 82 – Greece – take up of online services – 2005 - 2006
  • Table 83 – Greece – household widescreen and standard TV penetration – 2006
  • Table 84 – Greece – TV content reception method – 2006
  • Table 85 – Hungary - Internet and broadband key statistics – July 2007
  • Table 86 – Hungary - Internet users, subscribers and penetrations – 1995 - 2006
  • Table 87 – Hungary - Internet access by location – 2004 - 2006
  • Table 88 – Hungary - T-Online Internet and dial-up subscribers – 2000 - 2007
  • Table 89 – Hungary - broadband subscribers and penetration – 2000 - 2007
  • Table 90 – Hungary - broadband subscriptions by access technology used – 2001 - 2007
  • Table 91 – Hungary - net income from broadband subscriptions by access type – 2004 - 2007
  • Table 92 – Hungary - Magyar Telekom ADSL subscribers – 2001 - 2007
  • Table 93 – Hungary - Forecast broadband subscribers – 2007 - 2011; 2017
  • Table 94 – Hungary - household penetration by TV types and access – 2006
  • Table 95 – Hungary - UPC home and subscriber data – 2003 - 2007
  • Table 96 – Hungary - T-Kabel cable subscribers – 2002 - 2006
  • Table 97 – Latvia - Internet and broadband key statistics – 2006
  • Table 98 – Latvia - Internet users, subscribers and penetration – 1996 - 2006
  • Table 99 – Latvia - Internet access by location – 2004 - 2006
  • Table 100 – Latvia - broadband subscribers and penetration – 2001 - 2007
  • Table 101 – Latvia - broadband subscribers by access technology – March 2007
  • Table 102 – Latvia - Lattelecom broadband subscribers – 2002 - 2007
  • Table 103 – Latvia - Lattelecom ADSL subscribers – 2001 - 2007
  • Table 104 – Latvia - forecast broadband subscribers – 2007 - 2011; 2017
  • Table 105 – Latvia - take up of online services – 2005 - 2006
  • Table 106 – Latvia - household widescreen and standard TV penetration – 2006
  • Table 107 – Latvia - TV content reception method – 2006
  • Table 108 – Lithuania - Internet and broadband key statistics – 2006
  • Table 109 – Lithuania - Internet users and penetration – 1996 - 2006
  • Table 110 – Lithuania - Internet access by location – 2004 - 2006
  • Table 111 – Lithuania - Internet subscribers by access type and market shares – 2006
  • Table 112 – Lithuania - ISP market share by subscribers and revenue – 2006
  • Table 113 – Lithuania - total Internet market revenue & Internet subscribers – 2003 - 2006
  • Table 114 – Lithuania - broadband subscribers and penetration – 2001 - 2007
  • Table 115 – Lithuania - broadband subscribers by access technology – March 2007
  • Table 116 – Lithuania - cost of unlimited broadband connection by speed – 2005 - 2006
  • Table 117 – Lithuania - TEO broadband subscribers – 2003 - 2007
  • Table 118 – Lithuania - forecast broadband subscribers – 2007 - 2011; 2017
  • Table 119 – Lithuania - cable TV and MMDS subscribers – 1997 - 2006
  • Table 120 – Lithuania - TV content reception method – household penetration – 2006
  • Table 121 – Lithuania - household widescreen and standard TV – household penetration – 2006
  • Table 122 – Lithuania - market share of cable TV and MMDS operator – 2006
  • Table 123 – Lithuania - take up of online services – 2005 - 2006
  • Table 124 – Macedonia – Internet and broadband key statistics – 2006
  • Table 125 – Macedonia - Internet users, subscribers and penetration – 1995 - 2006
  • Table 126 – Macedonia – Makedonski Telekomunikacii Internet subscribers – 2004 - 2007
  • Table 127 – Macedonia – broadband subscribers and penetration – 2005 - 2006
  • Table 128 – Macedonia – MakTel ADSL and leased line subscribers – 2005 - 2007
  • Table 129 – Moldova - Internet and broadband key statistics – 2006
  • Table 130 – Moldova - Internet users, subscribers and penetration – 1995 - 2006
  • Table 131 – Moldova - ISP and data market revenue by service provider – 2006
  • Table 132 – Moldova - broadband subscribers and penetration – 2001 - 2006
  • Table 133 – Moldova - broadband subscribers by access type – 2005 - 2006
  • Table 134 – Moldova - broadcasting sector revenue and investment – 2004 - 2006
  • Table 135 – Montenegro - Internet key statistics – 2006
  • Table 136 – Montenegro - Internet users, penetration and subscribers – 2001 - 2007
  • Table 137 – Montenegro - T-Com dial-up subscribers – 2005 - 2007
  • Table 138 – Montenegro - T-Com Internet ADSL and leased line subscribers – 2005 - 2007
  • Table 139 – Poland - Internet and broadband key statistics – 2006
  • Table 140 – Poland - Internet users, subscribers and penetration – 1996 - 2006
  • Table 141 – Poland - Internet access by location – 2004 - 2006
  • Table 142 – Poland - take up of online services – 2005 - 2006
  • Table 143 – Poland - value of ISP market – 2004 - 2006
  • Table 144 – Poland - market share by revenue of dial-up ISPs – 2006
  • Table 145 – Poland - broadband subscribers and penetration – 2001 - 2006
  • Table 146 – Poland - broadband subscribers by access – March 2007
  • Table 147 – Poland - market share of cable broadband ISPs – 2006
  • Table 148 – Poland - Netia broadband subscribers by access method – 2006 - 2007
  • Table 149 – Poland - TPSA ADSL subscribers – 2003 - 2007
  • Table 150 – Poland - forecast broadband subscribers – 2007 - 2010; 2017
  • Table 151 – Poland - household TV penetration by type and reception method - 2006
  • Table 152 – Poland - nationwide all-day audience share by broadcaster – 2002 - 2006
  • Table 153 – Poland - UPC operational data – 2003 - 2007
  • Table 154 – Poland - Multimedia Polska financial data – 2006 - 2007
  • Table 155 – Romania - Internet and broadband key statistics – 2006
  • Table 156 – Romania - Internet users, subscribers and penetration – 1995 - 2006
  • Table 157 – Romania - total dial-up traffic – 2004 - 2006
  • Table 158 – Romania - active ISPs by service offered – 2003 - 2006
  • Table 159 – Romania - broadband subscribers and penetration – 2001 - 2007
  • Table 160 – Romania - broadband subscribers by access technology – 2007
  • Table 161 – Romania - forecast broadband subscribers – 2007 - 2011; 2017
  • Table 162 – Romania - take up of online services – 2004; 2006
  • Table 163 – Romania - VoIP subscribers – 2004 - 2006
  • Table 164 – Romania - household widescreen and standard TV penetration – 2006
  • Table 165 – Romania - TV content reception method – 2006
  • Table 166 – Romania - DTH subscribers by platform – October 2006
  • Table 167 – Romania - all day audience share by broadcaster – 2004 - 2007
  • Table 168 – Romania - UPC operational data: home and subscriber statistics – 2006 - 2007
  • Table 169 – Romania - DigiTV subscribers by country – April 2007
  • Table 170 – Russia - Internet and broadband key statistics – 2006
  • Table 171 – Russia - Internet users and penetration – 1998 - 2010
  • Table 172 – Russia - percentage of population using the Internet by location – 2001 - 2007
  • Table 173 – Russia - registered number of domains – 2004 - 2007
  • Table 174 – Russia - PC penetration – 2001 - 2006
  • Table 175 – Russia - notebook sales by brand and market share – 2005 - 2006
  • Table 176 – Russia - corporate VAS market revenue – 2003 - 2005
  • Table 177 – Russia - Svyazinvest Internet revenue by service – 2006
  • Table 178 – Russia - RTComm financial data – 2001 - 2006
  • Table 179 – Russia - Comstar-Direct Dial-up, broadband and IPTV subscribers – 2003 - 2006
  • Table 180 – Russia - broadband subscribers and penetration – 2002 - 2006
  • Table 181 – Russia - top 10 broadband ISPs subscribers – 2006
  • Table 182 – Russia - market share of Moscow fixed-line broadband market – June 2006
  • Table 183 – Russia - broadband subscribers of Svyazinvest operators and ISP ranking – 2006
  • Table 184 – Serbia - Internet and broadband key statistics – 2006
  • Table 185 – Serbia - Internet users and penetration – 1998 - 2006
  • Table 186 – Serbia - dial-up subscribers – 2004 - 2005
  • Table 187 – Serbia - broadband subscriptions by connection type – 2004 – 2006
  • Table 188 – Serbia - cable TV subscribers and penetration – 2004 - 2006
  • Table 189 – Serbia - cable TV revenue breakdown by service – 2004 - 2005
  • Table 190 – Serbia - cable TV cost breakdown by cost type – 2004 - 2005
  • Table 191 – Slovakia - Internet and broadband key statistics – 2006
  • Table 192 – Slovakia - Internet users, subscribers and penetration – 1995 - 2006
  • Table 193 – Slovakia - take up of online services – 2004 - 2006
  • Table 194 – Slovakia - Internet access by location – 2004 - 2006
  • Table 195 – Slovakia - broadband subscribers and penetration – 2002 - 2007
  • Table 196 – Slovakia - broadband subscribers by access – March 2007
  • Table 197 – Slovakia - Slovak Telekom retail and wholesale ADSL lines – 2005 - 2006
  • Table 198 – Slovakia - Forecast broadband subscribers – 2007 - 2011; 2017
  • Table 199 – Slovakia - audience share by broadcaster – all day – 2005 - 2007
  • Table 200 – Slovakia - cable TV subscribers – 2001 - 2005
  • Table 201 – Slovakia - household widescreen and standard TV penetration – 2006
  • Table 202 – Slovakia - UPC operational data: home and subscriber statistics – 2003 - 2007
  • Table 203 – Slovenia - Internet and broadband key statistics – 2006
  • Table 204 – Slovenia - Internet users, subscribers and penetration – 1998 - 2006
  • Table 205 – Slovenia - Internet access by location – 2004 - 2006
  • Table 206 – Slovenia - take up of online services in Slovenia – 2004 - 2006
  • Table 207 – Slovenia - e-shopping and e-banking usage among Internet users – 2001 - 2005
  • Table 208 – Slovenia - SiOL financial data – 2005 - 2006
  • Table 209 – Slovenia - broadband subscribers and penetration – 2001 - 2007
  • Table 210 – Slovenia - broadband subscribers by access technology – March 2007
  • Table 211 – Slovenia - Telekom Slovenije ADSL subscribers – 2001 - 2006
  • Table 212 – Slovenia - forecast broadband subscribers – 2007 - 2011; 2017
  • Table 213 – Slovenia - audience share by broadcaster – 2005 - 2007
  • Table 214 – Slovenia - household TV penetration by TV type and access– 2006
  • Table 215 – Slovenia - residential and business market VoIP connections – 2005 - 2006
  • Table 216 – Slovenia - UPC operational data: home and subscriber statistics – 2005 - 2007
  • Table 217 – Ukraine - Internet and broadband key statistics – 2006
  • Table 218 – Ukraine - Internet users and penetration – 1995 - 2006
  • Table 219 – Ukraine - PC penetration – 2000 - 2006
  • Table 220 – Ukraine - prime time audience share by broadcaster – 2004 - 2007
  • Table 221 – Ukraine - all day audience share by broadcaster – 2004 - 2007
  • Table 222 – Ukraine - Volia subscribers by service – June 2007