Czech Republic - Mobile Infrastructure, Operators and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses

Last updated: 29 Jan 2020 Update History

Report Status: Archived

Report Pages: 71

Analyst: Henry Lancaster

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Synopsis

The Czech mobile market is dominated by three operators, of which two are the local units of the major pan-European players Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone Group. O2 Czech Republic was sold by Telefónica to an investment firm, the PPF Group, and has been split into a network management business and a separate retail business, while the mobile services provider U:fon was acquired by Nordic Investors and now trades as Nordic Telecom.

Although the government in 2017 amended the Telecommunications Act to improve pricing for end-users the market remains relatively uncompetitive. To address this the regulator planned to attract a new market player when it auctions 5G-suitable spectrum at the end of 2019.

All telcos have focused on growing revenue by marketing mobile broadband and other value-added services such as mobile content and applications. To this end they have invested in LTE infrastructure and technologies. LTE coverage reaches about 98% of the population, while technologies including LTE-A and tri-band carrier aggregation are being widely deployed. T-Mobile and O2 are both active in developing services and applications based on 5G.

This report covers the Czech Republic’s mobile market, providing an overview of the network operators Vodafone, T-Mobile, O2 and Nordic Telekom, as well as developments in technologies and regulatory affairs. A range of market and company statistics provide an insight into the state of both the mobile voice and data markets, as well as the performance and strategies of the key network players.

Key developments:

Regulator delays 700MHz and 3.4GHz spectrum auction for 5G to mid-2020;
Antitrust regulators rule against T-Mobile CR network sharing deal with O2 CR;
Regulator assigns 3.6GHz spectrum blocks to licensees;
T-Mobile switches on LTE in the 2600MHz band, adding to services in the 800MHz and 1800MHz bands;
MNOs promote m-payment services;
T-Mobile to close 3G services by 2020;
Report update includes the regulator’s annual reports and market reports to December 2018; telcos’ operating and financial data to Q4 2019; recent market developments.

Companies mentioned in this report:

O2 Czech Republic, T-Mobile Czech Republic, Vodafone Czech Republic, Nordic Telecom (MobilKom, U:fon).

Market analysis
Mobile statistics

General statistics

Mobile infrastructure

5G
4G (LTE)
3G
GSM
Analogue networks
Other infrastructure developments

Mobile voice
Mobile data

SMS and MMS

Mobile broadband

Regulatory issues

Significant market power (SMP) obligations
Roaming tariffs
Mobile Termination Rates (MTR)
2G licences
3G licences
Mobile Number Portability (MNP)
Network sharing
Spectrum auctions

3.6-3.8GHz
700MHz
Spectrum allocations

Major mobile operators

O2 Czech Republic
T-Mobile Czech Republic
Vodafone Czech Republic
Nordic Telecom (MobilKom/U:fon)
Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs)

Mobile content and applications

Location-based services
Mobile advertising
M-commerce
M-payments

Appendix – Historic data
Related reports

List of Tables

Table 1 – Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 2009 – 2024
Table 2 – Change in the ratio of prepaid to postpaid subscribers – 2001 – 2017
Table 3 – Change in the number and proportion of T-Mobile CR’s prepaid subscribers – 2009 – 2019
Table 4 – Change in the number and proportion of O2 CR’ prepaid subscribers – 2009 – 2019
Table 5 – Change in the number and proportion of Vodafone CR’ prepaid subscribers – 2009 – 2019
Table 6 – Growth in the number of M2M connections – 2012 – 2017
Table 7 – Growth in mobile voice traffic – 2009 – 2017
Table 8 – Growth in average mobile broadband data use per subscriber – 2011 – 2017
Table 9 – Decline in the number of SMS messages sent – 2009 – 2020
Table 10 – Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration – 2009 – 2024
Table 11 – Growth in the number of dedicated mobile broadband subscribers by type – 2007 – 2017
Table 12 – Change in the number of O2 CR subscribers – 2006 – 2019
Table 13 – Development of O2 CR’s mobile service revenue (CZK) – 2012 – 2019
Table 14 – Development of O2 CR’s mobile ARPU (CZK) – 2012 – 2018
Table 15 – Growth in the number of T-Mobile CR’s mobile subscribers – 2006 – 2019
Table 16 – Growth in T-Mobile CR’ mobile service revenue – 2009 – 2019
Table 17 – Development of T-Mobile CR’s blended mobile ARPU – 2004 – 2019
Table 18 – Change in the number of Vodafone CR’s mobile subscribers – 2008 – 2019
Table 19 – Historic – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 1995 – 2009
Table 20 – Historic - Annual mobile number portings – 2006 – 2016
Table 21 – Historic - SMS messages sent – 2003 – 2009
Table 22 – Historic – Ration of prepaid to contract subscribers – 2001 – 2009
Table 23 – Historic - T-Mobile CR prepaid subscribers – 2005 – 2009
Table 24 – Historic - O2 CR prepaid subscribers – 2004 – 2009
Table 25 – Historic - O2 CR prepaid subscribers – 2004 – 2009
Table 26 – Vodafone CR prepaid subscribers – 2005 – 2009
Table 27 – Historic - O2 CR mobile service revenue (€) – 2006 – 2013
Table 28 – Historic - O2 CR ARPU (€) – 2006 – 2013

List of Charts

Chart 1 – Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 2009 – 2024
Chart 2 – Change in the ratio of prepaid to postpaid subscribers – 2001 – 2017
Chart 3 – Change in the number and proportion of T-Mobile CR’s prepaid subscribers – 2009 – 2019
Chart 4 – Change in the number and proportion of O2 CR’s prepaid subscribers – 2009 – 2019
Chart 5 – Change in the number and proportion of Vodafone CR’ prepaid subscribers – 2009 – 2019
Chart 6 – Growth in the number of M2M connections – 2012 – 2017
Chart 7 – Growth in mobile voice traffic – 2009 – 2017
Chart 8 – Growth in average mobile broadband data use per subscriber – 2011 – 2017
Chart 9 – Decline in the number of SMS messages sent – 2009 – 2020
Chart 10 – Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration – 2009 – 2024
Chart 11 – Growth in the number of dedicated mobile broadband subscribers by type – 2007 – 2017
Chart 12 – Change in the number of O2 CR mobile subscribers – 2006 – 2019
Chart 13 – Development of O2 CR’s mobile service revenue (CZK) – 2012 – 2019
Chart 14 – Development of O2 CR’s mobile ARPU (CZK) – 2012 – 2018
Chart 15 – Growth in the number of T-Mobile CR’s mobile subscribers – 2006 – 2019
Chart 16 – Development of T-Mobile CR mobile service revenue – 2009 – 2019
Chart 17 – Decline in T-Mobile CR blended ARPU – 2004 – 2019
Chart 18 – Vodafone CR subscribers – 2008 – 2019

List of Exhibits

Exhibit 1 – 2G spectrum – 1999
Exhibit 2 – Multi-spectrum auction – 2013

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Czech Republic - Mobile Infrastructure, Operators and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses

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Synopsis

Key developments:

Companies mentioned in this report:

Market analysis

Mobile statistics

Mobile infrastructure

Regulatory issues

Major mobile operators

Mobile content and applications

Appendix – Historic data

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