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 2009, 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 2013 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
      
  • 3.2 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 data services
  
  • 7.1 Short Message Service (SMS)
    
  • 7.2 SMS over fixed networks
    
  • 7.3 Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)
    
  • 7.4 General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)
    
  • 7.5 Enhanced Data for GSM Evolution (EDGE)
    
  • 7.6 High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA)
    
  • 7.7 High-Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA)
    
  • 7.8 i-mode
    
  • 7.9 BlackBerry
    
  • 7.10 Mobile TV
    
• 8. Mobile applications
  
  • 8.1 Location-based services
    
• 9. Forecasts
  
  • 9.1 Forecast – UMTS subscribers to 2013
    
  • 9.2 Forecast – mobile ARPU to 2013
    
  • 9.3 Notes on scenario forecasts
    
• 10. Related reports
  

• Table 1 – Mobile service revenue – 2004 - 2007; 2010
• Table 2 – Mobile operators, subscribers and annual change – June 2009
• Table 3 – Mobile subscribers and teledensity – 1995; 1997; 1999 - 2009
• Table 4 – Market share by operator – 2002 - 2008
• Table 5 – Market share of net adds by operator – 2005 - 2008
• Table 6 – Maximum mobile roaming charges – 2007 - 2009
• Table 7 – Mobile termination tariffs – 2006 - 2008
• Table 8 – Annual mobile numbers ported – 2002 - 2005; 2008
• Table 9 – Cumulative mobile numbers ported (EC data) – 2005 - 2008
• Table 10 – Proximus revenue by sector (CBU) – 2004 - 2009
• Table 11 – Proximus subscribers and prepaid proportion – 2004 - 2009
• Table 12 – Proximus CBU subscribers – 2007 - 2009
• Table 13 – Proximus ARPU (consumer) by sector – 2007 - 2009
• Table 14 – Mobistar subscribers and prepaid proportion – 2003 - 2009
• Table 15 – Mobistar Group financial data and annualised ARPU – 2005 - 2009
• Table 16 – BASE financial data – 2005 - 2009
• Table 17 – BASE subscribers, prepaid proportion and ARPU by contract type – 2004 - 2009
• Table 18 – Proportion of prepaid subscribers by operator – 2004 - 2009
• Table 19 – Proximus SMS messages (CBU) – 2007 - 2008
• Table 20 – Premium SMS market overview
• Table 21 – Forecast UMTS subscribers – 2006 - 2013
• Table 22 – Forecast mobile ARPU - 2005 - 2010; 2013