Europe - Germany and Austria Market Overview and Analysis 2003

Synopsis

Germany is the largest telecom market in Europe and Austria is heavily influenced by it in many ways. However, in some areas the smaller country has exceeded the giant. For example, Austria has higher penetration levels of broadband services and mobile phones, and it successfully met the EU’s New Regulatory Framework implementation deadline when Germany did not. Nonetheless, the sheer size of Germany’s market sets it apart from other countries in Europe. This report compares and contrasts the two nations.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. Key highlights
• 3. Overview of the German and Austrian telecom markets
• 4. Regulatory environment
• 5. Fixed network operators
• 6. Telecommunications infrastructure
• 7. Overview of the Internet in Germany and Austria
• 8. Broadband in Germany and Austria
• 9. Content and e-services
• 10. Overview of the German and Austrian mobile markets
• 11. Germany and Austria’s broadcasting markets
• 12. Related reports

• Table 1 – Estimated value of total telecom market – 2002
• Table 2 – Internet user statistics – 2002
• Table 3 – German and Austrian broadband markets statistics – 2002
• Table 4 – Share of population that has shopped online – 2002
• Table 5 – German and Austrian mobile markets statistics – June 2003
• Table 6 – Mobile market share by operator – June 2003
• Table 7 – Broadcasting statistics - 2002

• Exhibit 1 – Major fixed network operators – 2002