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:

Regulator market data to June 2011; operator statistical data updates.

Companies covered in this report include:

CyTA. PrimeTel, Multichoice.

Table of Contents

• 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 – Workplace network usage by network type – 2006 - 2011
• Table 2 – E -education usage by individuals – 2007 - 2011
• Table 3 – E-education usage by businesses – 2009 - 2011
• Table 4 – Uptake of e-government services by businesses – 2004 - 2011
• Table 5 – Uptake up of e-government services by individuals – 2004 - 2011
• Table 6 – Online purchases by individuals – 2005 - 2011
• Table 7 – Internet users and penetration rate – 1999 - 2013
• Table 8 – Broadband subscribers and penetration rate – 2003 - 2013
• Table 9 – Fixed broadband market share by data speed – 2009 - 2011
• Table 10 – Broadband market share by operator – 2008 - 2011
• Table 11 – Broadband retail market share by operator – 2009 - 2011
• Table 12 – Cable TV/broadband/IPTV market share – 2009 - 2011
• Table 13 – Cable TV/broadband/IPTV/fixed telephony market share – 2009 - 2011
• Table 14 – IPTV market share by operator – 2009 - 2011
• Table 15 – Forecast fixed broadband subscribers – higher growth scenario – 2010 - 2013; 2020
• Table 16 – Forecast fixed broadband subscribers – lower growth scenario – 2010 - 2013; 2020

• Chart 1 – Broadband subscribers and penetration rate – 2003 – 2013
• Chart 2 – Broadband market share by operator – 2008 – 2011