France - Mobile Market - Overview, Statistics & Forecasts

Synopsis

The French mobile phone market is one of the largest in Europe, worth some €18.5 billion in 2008. Three network operators offer the full range of telephony and data services, while a growing number of MVNOs provide competition in the low-cost sector. France Telecom’s Orange and the Vodafone-Vivendi owned SFR dominate the market, while the third player Bouygues Telecom has won an increasing share of new subscribers since 2005, and has recently signed a number of prominent MVNO deals. All three network operators offer 3G services, which have become popular following the introduction of unlimited data offerings Their investment in HSDPA upgrades has also spurred the development of the mobile broadband sector. A fourth 3G licence, to be awarded in mid-2010, will provide greater competition. This report provides key statistics on the French mobile market in 2010, including spectrum licensing and regulatory issues, as well as a profile of major players and their strategies in an increasingly fierce competitive market. It also provides ARPU forecasts to 2015.

1. Synopsis
2. Overview of France’s mobile market
- 2.1 Mobile statistics
- 2.2 Operator market shares
3. Regulatory issues
- 3.1 Spectrum regulations and spectrum auctions
  - 3.1.1 GSM
  - 3.1.2 3G Licensing – round one
  - 3.1.3 3G Licensing – round two
  - 3.1.4 3G Licensing – round three
  - 3.1.5 900 and 1800MHz frequencies
  - 3.1.6 Public Analogue Mobile Radio (PAMR)
  - 3.1.7 2.6GHz
- 3.2 Mobile termination rates (MTR)
- 3.3 SMS interconnection
- 3.4 Roaming
- 3.5 Mobile Number Portability (MNP)
- 3.6 Fixed-Mobile Convergence (FMC)
4. Mobile technologies
- 4.1 Digital
- 4.2 Third Generation (3G) mobile
- 4.3 Mobile handsets
5. Major mobile operators
- 5.1 Orange
- 5.2 SFR
  - 5.2.1 Network contracts
- 5.3 Bouygues Telecom
- 5.4 MVNOs
6. Mobile voice services
- 6.1 Prepaid
7. Forecasts
- 7.1 Forecasts – mobile ARPU – 2009 - 2015
- 7.2 Notes on scenario forecasts
8. Related reports

Table 1 – Total mobile revenue by prepaid and contract sectors – 2006 - 2008
Table 2 – Average mobile monthly ARPU - 2006 - 2008
Table 3 – Mobile operators, subscribers and annual change – June 2009
Table 4 – Mobile subscribers (national) and penetration rate – 1999 - 2009
Table 5 – Mobile services revenue (voice) and traffic in minutes – 1998 - 2008
Table 6 – Data as proportion of mobile service revenue – 2004 - 2008
Table 7 – Mobile voice traffic in minutes – 2005 - 2008
Table 8 – Mobile operator market share – 2005 - 2009
Table 9 – Mobile operator share of net adds – 2005 - 2008
Table 10 – Mobile termination charges – 2005 - 2010
Table 11 – Mobile interconnection revenue – 2003 - 2008
Table 12 – European roaming charges – 2007 - 2011
Table 13 – Mobile roaming revenue and traffic in minutes – 2003 - 2008
Table 14 - Cumulative mobile numbers ported – 2004 - 2009
Table 15 - Active 3G subscribers and annual change – 2007 - 2008
Table 16 – Orange mobile subscribers (France) – 2005 - 2009
Table 99 – Orange annualised ARPU – 2005 - 2009
Table 100 – Orange mobile consumer revenue – 2005 - 2009
Table 101 – SFR mobile revenue and ARPU – 2004 - 2009
Table 20 – SFR subscribers – 2006 - 2009
Table 21 – Bouygues Telecom subscribers – 2005 - 2009
Table 22 – Bouygues Telecom financial data – 2005 - 2009
Table 23 – MNO, MVNO subscribers and MVNO market share (metropolitan) – 2005 - 2009
Table 24 – Prepaid and contract subscribers (national) – 2005 - 2009
Table 25 – Percentage of prepaid versus contract subscribers – 1999 - 2009
Table 26 – Forecast mobile ARPU – 2005 - 2015