Germany - Major Telecom Players

Synopsis

Germany has Europe’s largest telecom market, supported by a large and affluent population receptive to emerging technologies. Internet use is higher that the EU average, though broadband lags behind. Strong growth in the mobile sector since 2006 has pushed mobile penetration to 112%, catching up with the EU average. The fixed network and broadband markets in Germany are dominated by Deutsche Telekom, though notable players including freenet/debitel, O2 (Telefónica ), E-Plus (KPN) and Arcor (Vodafone) have gained market share as the incumbent has struggled with poor recent performance. This report presents operator statistics, and market analyses on emerging trends in 2008.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
  
• 2. Operating environment
  
  • 2.1 Regulatory environment
    
  • 2.2 German fixed-line operations
    
    • 2.2.1 Fixed line infrastructure
      
    • 2.2.2 Broadband access
      
• 3. German mobile operations
  
• 4. Deutsche Telekom
  
  • 4.1 DT year 2007 financial results
    
  • 4.2 DT company analysis – update May 2008
    
    • 4.2.1 Out of the fire?
      
    • 4.2.2 Structural review in 2007
      
    • 4.2.3 2008 strategy
      
  • 4.3 Company structure
    
    • 4.3.1 Mobile operations
      
    • 4.3.2 Broadband/Fixed network businesses
      
    • 4.3.3 Sales and acquisitions
      
• 5. E-plus
  
• 6. Freenet, trading as mobilcom - freenet
  
• 7. debitel
  
• 8. O2
  
• 9. Vodafone
  
  • 9.1 Arcor (73.7% owned)
    
  • Table 1 – Alternative operator share of call market (traffic) – 2005 - 2007
  • Table 2 – Fixed lines in service and teledensity – 1991 - 2007
  • Table 3 – Mobile operators, technology, subscribers and annual growth – 2007
  • Table 4 – Mobile subscribers and penetration – 1995 - 2008
  • Table 5 – Mobile revenue by operator – 2003 - 2007
  • Table 6 – Mobile market share by operator – 2003 - 2007
  • Table 7 – Mobile ARPU by operator – 2003 - 2007
  • Table 8 – DT key financial data – 1998 - 2007
  • Table 9 – DT revenue and proportion by segment – 2006 - 2007
  • Table 10 – DT revenue by region – 2005 – 2007
  • Table 11 – Major subsidiaries and affiliates – May 2008
  • Table 12 – T-Mobile subscribers by country – 2002 – 2007
  • Table 13 – T-Mobile revenue and ARPU by market – 2007
  • Table 14 – T-Mobile operating data and ARPU – 2002 - 2007
  • Table 15 – Broadband and narrowband access lines by market - 2005 - 2007
  • Table 16 – Fixed/Broadband revenue by sector - 2005 - 2007
  • Table 17 – Number of Internet subscribers – 1995 - 2007
  • Table 18 – E-Plus mobile statistics: ARPU, revenue, traffic – 2004 - 2007
  • Table 19 – E-Plus prepaid and contract subscribers – 1998 - 2007
  • Table 20 – mobilcom - freenet fixed network subscribers – 2006 – 2007
  • Table 21 – mobilcom - freenet revenue by segment – 2006 – 2007
  • Table 22 – debitel operating statistics – 2004 – 2005; 2007
  • Table 23 – O2 - prepaid and postpaid subscribes – 2005 – 2007
  • Table 24 – O2 revenue and ARPU – 2006 – 2007
  • Table 25 – Vodafone Germany mobile subscriber statistics – 2002 - 2007
  • Table 26 – Vodafone Germany financial statistics – 2003 - 2007
  • Table 27 – Arcor financial statistics – 2005 - 2007
  • Table 28 – Arcor subscribers – 2006
  • Exhibit 1 – Key historical events – 1989 - 2008