Lithuania - Digital Economy and Broadband Market - Overview, Statistics and Forecasts

Synopsis

Lithuania has a small but sophisticated broadband market. FttX has overtaken ADSL to become the most popular fixed-broadband access platform, a testament to the country’s investment in telecom infrastructure in recent years. ISPs have shifted their focus to internet-based convergence services and bundled offers. Widespread internet usage has also resulted in a fast-emerging internet society, with a range of ICT services improving social and economic development, and with various e-commerce, e-government, e-education and e-health services increasingly available and used.

A burgeoning digital TV market is evident as a consequence of the transition to digital-only broadcasting. The incumbent operator, TEO, is well positioned to develop the sector due to its involvement in both IPTV and digital terrestrial TV.

This report offers a wide range of statistical data on Lithuania’s fixed and wireless broadband markets, including forecasts to 2013 and for 2020, as well as an overview of the digital TV sector.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. Fixed broadband market
  • 2.1 Overview
    • 2.1.1 Fixed broadband statistics
  • 2.2 Cable modems
  • 2.3 Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
  • 2.4 Fibre-to-the-Home (FttH) networks
  • 2.5 Wireless broadband
    • 2.5.1 Market overview
    • 2.5.2 WiFi
    • 2.5.3 WiMAX
    • 2.5.4 Mobile broadband
• 3. Digital media
  • 3.1 Business models
    • 3.1.1 Bundled services
  • 3.2 Overview of media convergence
  • 3.3 Overview of broadcasting market
  • 3.4 Digital TV
    • 3.4.1 Broadband TV (IPTV)
    • 3.4.2 Cable TV (CATV)
    • 3.4.3 Satellite-based digital pay TV developments
    • 3.4.4 Digital Terrestrial TV (DTTV)
• 4. Digital Economy
  • 4.1 Lithuania’s emerging internet society
  • 4.2 E-government
    • 4.2.1 Overview
    • 4.2.2 Infrastructure
  • 4.3 E-health
• 5. Forecasts
  • 5.1 Broadband subscribers – 2010 - 2013; 2020
    • 5.1.1 Scenario 1 – higher broadband subscriber growth
    • 5.1.2 Scenario 2 – lower broadband subscriber growth
    • 5.1.3 Notes on scenario forecasts
• 6. Related reports

• Table 1 – Internet users and penetration rates – 1999 - 2012
• Table 2 – Proportion of fixed-line broadband connections by access type – 2009 - 2010
• Table 3 – ISP market share by subscribers – 2009 - 2010
• Table 4 – Internet access market revenue – 2006 - 2012
• Table 5 – Internet access market share by access type – 2006 - 2010
• Table 6 – Fixed broadband subscribers and penetration rate – 2001 - 2012
• Table 7 – Fixed broadband subscriber additions – 2004 - 2010
• Table 8 – Total broadband subscribers – 2006 - 2012
• Table 9 – Internet ARPU – 2006 - 2010
• Table 10 – Broadband data rates as proportion of subscribers – 2009 - 2010
• Table 11 – Cable broadband subscribers – 2005 - 2012
• Table 12 – TEO fixed broadband subscribers – 2005 - 2011
• Table 13 – ADSL subscribers – 2006 - 2012
• Table 14 – FttH/FttB subscribers – 2008 - 2012
• Table 15 – TEO FttX subscribers – 2006 - 2011
• Table 16 – TEO WiFi subscribers – 2007 - 2011
• Table 17 – Mobile broadband subscribers and penetration rate – 2006 - 2010
• Table 18 – Subscribers to bundled services, by offer – 2008 - 2010
• Table 19 – Broadcasting revenue – 2005 - 2010
• Table 20 – Pay TV subscribers – 2008 - 2010
• Table 21 – Digital TV subscribers by access method – 2009 - 2010
• Table 22 – Digital TV market share by access method – 2008 - 2010
• Table 23 – TEO IPTV subscribers – 2006 - 2010
• Table 24 – Cable TV revenue – 2009 - 2010
• Table 25 – Cable TV and MMDS subscribers – 1997 - 2010
• Table 26 – Viasat subscribers (Lithuania) – 2009 - 2010
• Table 27 – TEO DTTV subscribers – 2008 - 2010
• Table 28 – E-education usage by individuals – 2007 - 2011
• Table 29 – E-education usage by businesses – 2008 - 2011
• Table 30 – Proportion of population making online purchases – 2005 - 2012
• Table 31 – Electronic sales as percentage of total non-VAT turnover for non-financial sector businesses with 10 or more employees – 2009
• Table 32 – Uptake of e-government services by businesses – 2004 - 2011
• Table 33 – Uptake of e-government services by individuals – 2004 - 2011
• Table 34 – Forecast fixed broadband subscribers – higher growth scenario – 2010 - 2013; 2020
• Table 35 – Forecast fixed broadband subscribers – lower growth scenario – 2010 - 2013; 2020

• Chart 1 – Internet users and penetration rates – 1999 - 2012
• Chart 2 – Internet access market revenue – 2006 - 2012
• Chart 3 – Internet access market share by access type – 2006 - 2010
• Chart 4 – Fixed broadband subscribers and penetration rate – 2001 - 2012
• Chart 5 – Fixed broadband subscriber additions – 2004 - 2010
• Chart 6 – Total broadband subscribers – 2001 - 2012
• Chart 7 – Internet ARPU – 2006 - 2010
• Chart 8 – Cable broadband subscribers – 2005 - 2012
• Chart 9 – TEO fixed broadband subscribers, total and DSL – 2005 - 2011
• Chart 10 – ADSL subscribers – 2006 - 2012
• Chart 11 – FttH/FttB subscribers – 2008 – 2012
• Chart 12 – TEO FttX subscribers; annual growth – 2006 - 2011
• Chart 13 – Mobile broadband subscribers and penetration rate – 2006 - 2010
• Chart 14 – Subscribers to bundled services, by offer – 2008 - 2010
• Chart 15 – Broadcasting revenue – 2005 - 2010
• Chart 16 – Pay TV subscribers – 2008 - 2010
• Chart 17 – TEO IPTV subscribers – 2006 - 2010
• Chart 18 – Cable TV and MMDS subscribers – 2002 – 2010

• Exhibit 1 – The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) annual E-readiness criteria