Cyprus - Digital Media and Broadband Markets - Insights, Statistics and Forecasts

Synopsis

The broadband market in Cyprus remains undeveloped by the standards of leading European countries. DSL is the most popular access platform, with cable broadband restricted to a single operator with a network concentrated in a few key towns. Ongoing investment in DOCSIS3.0 technology may encourage churn from DSL networks in the cable footprint areas, given the relatively slow speed of current DSL options.

Alternative DSL operators have taken advantage of regulated wholesale network access, resulting in a steady fall in the incumbent’s broadband market share. Growing broadband usage, supported by government policy, is shaping Cyprus’s emerging internet society.

The broadcasting market has also evolved through the increased availability of pay-TV and IPTV services. This report provides a concise overview of Cyprus’s broadband and broadcasting market, detailing industry developments, key statistics and scenario-based fixed broadband market forecasts to 2020. The information contained in this report relates to the Greek Cypriot area.

Key developments:

PrimeTel contracts SmartLabs for IPTV delivery platform, regulator market data to June 2012; operators’ statistical updates to September 2012; market developments to early 2013.

Companies covered in this report include:

CyTA. PrimeTel, Multichoice.

1. Synopsis
2. Cyprus’s internet economy
- 2.1 Overview
- 2.2 E-government
- 2.3 E-commerce
3. Broadband market
- 3.1 Overview
- 3.2 Broadband statistics
- 3.3 Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
- 3.4 Cable broadband
- 3.5 Fibre-to-the-Home (FttH)
- 3.6 Wireless broadband
4. Digital media and broadcasting market
- 4.1 Overview
  - 4.1.1 Business models – bundled services
- 4.2 Digital TV
  - 4.2.1 Broadband TV (IPTV)
  - 4.2.2 Cable TV
  - 4.2.3 Satellite-based digital pay TV developments
  - 4.2.4 Digital Terrestrial TV (DTTV)
5. Forecasts
- 5.1 Fixed broadband forecasts – 2010 - 2013; 2020
  - 5.1.1 Scenario 1 – stronger broadband subscriber growth
  - 5.1.2 Scenario 2 – slower broadband subscriber growth
  - 5.1.3 Notes on scenario forecasts
6. Related reports

Table 1 – Online purchases by individuals – 2005 - 2013
Table 2 – Internet users and penetration rate – 1999 - 2013
Table 3 – Fixed-line broadband subscribers and penetration rate – 2003 - 2013
Table 4 – Fixed broadband market share by data speed – 2009 - 2012
Table 5 – Broadband market share by operator – 2008 - 2012
Table 6 – Broadband retail market share by operator – 2009 - 2012
Table 7 – Cable TV/broadband/IPTV market share – 2008 - 2012
Table 8 – Cable TV/broadband/IPTV/fixed telephony market share – 2008 - 2012
Table 9 – IPTV market share by operator – 2009 - 2012
Table 10 – Forecast fixed broadband subscribers – higher growth scenario – 2010 - 2013; 2020
Table 11 – Forecast fixed broadband subscribers – lower growth scenario – 2010 - 2013; 2020