Belgium - Mobile Market - Overview, Statistics & Forecasts

Synopsis

Belgium’s mobile market is served by three main operators and a growing number of MVNOs. Two operators, Proximus and Mobistar, have extensive 3G networks which have been upgraded with HSPA technology. Mobile TV offerings are available but have yet to make an impression on consumers. In this report we profile Belgian’s mobile market in 2010, providing the latest statistics on the main players, as well as the most recent developments on HSPA roll-outs, emerging data markets and data services such as SMS, i-mode and mobile TV. ARPU and 3G forecasts to 2015 are also provided.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
  
• 2. Overview of Belgium’s mobile market
  
  • 2.1 Mobile statistics
    
  • 2.2 Operator market shares
    
• 3. Regulatory issues
  
  • 3.1 Spectrum regulations and spectrum auctions
    
    • 3.1.1 GSM
      
    • 3.1.2 Third Generation (3G) mobile
      
    • 3.1.3 Network sharing
      
  • 3.2 Roaming
    
  • 3.3 Mobile termination rates
    
  • 3.4 Number portability (NP)
    
• 4. Mobile technologies
  
  • 4.1 Digital
    
  • 4.2 Third Generation (3G) mobile
    
• 5. Major mobile operators
  
  • 5.1 Proximus
    
  • 5.2 Mobistar
    
  • 5.3 BASE
    
  • 5.4 Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs)
    
• 6. Mobile voice services
  
  • 6.1 Prepaid cards
    
• 7. Mobile Messaging
  
  • 7.1 Short Message Service (SMS)
    
  • 7.2 SMS over fixed networks
    
  • 7.3 Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)
    
• 8. Mobile data services
  
  • 8.1 General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)
    
  • 8.2 Enhanced Data for GSM Evolution (EDGE)
    
  • 8.3 High-Speed Packet Access (HSDA)
    
  • 8.4 High-Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA)
    
  • 8.5 i-mode
    
  • 8.6 BlackBerry
    
  • 8.7 iPhone
    
  • 8.8 Mobile TV
    
• 9. Mobile applications
  
  • 9.1 Location-based services
    
• 10. Forecasts
  
  • 10.1 Forecast – UMTS subscribers to 2015
    
  • 10.2 Forecast – mobile ARPU to 2015
    
  • 10.3 Notes on scenario forecasts
    
• 11. Related reports
  

• Table 1 – Mobile service revenue – 2004 - 2010
• Table 2 – Mobile operators, subscribers and annual change – 2009
• Table 3 – Mobile /SIM card subscribers and teledensity – 1995; 1997; 1999 - 2010
• Table 4 – Market share by operator – 2002 - 2008
• Table 6 – Roaming calls revenue – 2001 - 2008
• Table 7 – Mobile termination tariffs – 2006 - 2008
• Table 8 – Proposed mobile termination tariffs – 2009 - 2013
• Table 9 – Annual mobile numbers ported – 2002 - 2005; 2008
• Table 10 – Cumulative mobile numbers ported (EC data) – 2005 - 2008
• Table 11 – Proximus revenue by sector (CBU) – 2004 - 2009
• Table 12 – Proximus subscribers and prepaid proportion – 2004 - 2009
• Table 13 – Proximus CBU subscribers – 2007 - 2009
• Table 14 – Proximus net ARPU (CBU) by sector – 2007 - 2009
• Table 15 – Mobistar subscribers and prepaid proportion – 2003 - 2009
• Table 16 – Mobistar data ARPU as proportion total mobile ARPU – 2007 - 2009
• Table 17 – Mobistar mobile and fixed-services revenue – 2008 - 2009
• Table 18 – Mobistar Group financial data and annualised ARPU – 2005 - 2009
• Table 19 – BASE financial data – 2005 - 2009
• Table 20 – BASE subscribers, prepaid proportion and ARPU by contract type – 2004 - 2009
• Table 21 – Mobile voice service revenue – 2001 - 2008
• Table 22 – Proportion of prepaid subscribers by operator – 2004 - 2009
• Table 23 – Prepaid and contract subscribers; proportion prepaid – 2001 - 2008
• Table 24 – Proximus SMS messages (CBU) – 2007 - 2008
• Table 25 – Premium SMS market overview
• Table 26 – Forecast UMTS subscribers – 2009 – 2012; 2015
• Table 27 – Forecast mobile ARPU - 2005 - 2010; 2015