Europe - Mobile Communications - Market Overview

Synopsis

Archived report: this report was archived on 19 October 2005 and has not been updated. The report provides statistics and analysis on the mobile phone market in Europe to mid-2005. Individual countries are considered in the context of subscriber numbers, mobile penetration, and market growth, though the focus is on issues that are common to all countries in the region. The report introduces the key legal issues relating to roaming and interconnection, together with the status of analogue and digital technologies. The key mobile operators across Europe are profiled, including statistics on their customer base, financial results and strategies for 2006.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. Mobile communications in Europe
  • 2.1 Market overview
  • 2.2 Leading European nations by subscribers
  • 2.3 Leading European nations by penetration
  • 2.4 Leading European nations by growth
• 3. Regulatory environment
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Roaming pricing
  • 3.3 Fixed-to-mobile call termination charges
• 4. Mobile technologies
  • 4.1 Analogue networks
  • 4.2 Digital networks
  • 4.3 Third Generation (3G)
  • 4.4 Mobile handsets
• 5. Mobile prepaid market
  • 5.1 Prepaid services
• 6. Major mobile operators
  • 6.1 Market overview
  • 6.2 O2
  • 6.3 Orange
  • 6.4 Telefónica
  • 6.5 Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM)
  • 6.6 T-Mobile
  • 6.7 Vodafone
  • 6.8 Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs)
• 7. Mobile alliances
  • 7.1 Group of four - FreeMove
  • 7.2 Group of eleven - Starmap
• 8. Related reports

• Table 1 –European mobile subscribers – 1997 - 2005
• Table 2 – Top 20 European nations by subscribers – March 2005
• Table 3 – Top 10 European nations by subscribers – 2001 - 2005
• Table 4 – Top 10 European nations by penetration – 2003 - 2005
• Table 5 – Fastest mobile growth by nation – 2003 - 2005
• Table 6 – GSM subscribers – 1997 - 2005
• Table 7 – UMTS and GSM900/1800 operators – October 2005
• Table 8 – Market shares and operating margins of handset makers – 2003 - 2005
• Table 9 –Europe handset shipments – 2002 - 2004
• Table 10 –Europe prepaid market – 1999 - 2003
• Table 11 – Prepaid share of subscribers – select operators – 2004 - 2005
• Table 12 – ARPU and proportion of data to total revenue – 2004 - 2005
• Table 13 – Top 15 European mobile operators by subscribers and country – March 2005

• Exhibit 1 – Sample MVNOs and resellers in Europe – August 2005