Romania - Mobile Infrastructure, Broadband, Operators - Statistics and Analyses

Last updated: 30 Oct 2019 Update History

Report Status: Archived

Report Pages: 79

Analyst: Henry Lancaster

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Synopsis

Romania’s mobile market is served by four network operators, three of which are the local subsidiaries of the major regional players Vodafone Group, Orange Group and Deutsche Telekom. Penetration rates are average for the region, though this is partly attributed to customers opting to have multiple SIM cards. Mobile broadband growth has been strong following network investments which have extended the reach of LTE services. Growth is expected to continue solidly during the next few years following the launch of commercial 5G services in late 2019. These services will be supported by the release of additional spectrum in 2020.

One of the largest broadband players, UPC Romania, was acquired by Vodafone Group in July 2019 in a development which will greatly expand the convergence ambitions of Vodafone Romania. Other MNOs which have expanded into the fixed-line market include Orange Romania through a network sharing deal with Telekom Romania. In September 2019 Orange Romania began building its own fibre infrastructure.

This report provides a concise overview of Romania’s growing mobile market, covering market developments, as well as profiling the major operators and offering a variety of financial and performance statistics. It also provides an update on spectrum auctions and regulatory developments.

Key developments:

Digi Mobil and Vodafone Romania launch 5G services;
Cost of 5G licences reduced;
Government scraps SIM card registration scheme over privacy concerns;
Vodafone Romania trials NB-IoT, completes acquisition of UPC Romania;
Orange Romania invests €500 million in its networks;
Lycamobile launches services as an MVNO;
Regulator's 4G frequency auction brings in €682 million;
Report update includes the regulator's market data to December 2018, State Statistics data for 2018, telcos' operating and financial data to Q3 2019, recent market developments.

Companies mentioned in this report:

Vodafone Romania, Orange Romania, Telekom Romania (Cosmote Romania), Digi Mobil, Telemobil

Market analysis
Mobile statistics

General statistics

Mobile infrastructure

Analogue networks
5G
4G (LTE)
3G
Other infrastructure developments

NB-IoT

Mobile voice
Mobile data

SMS and MMS

Mobile broadband
Regulatory issues

Licensing

UMTS (3G) licences
410MHz
900MHz
Multi-band auction – 2012
Multi-band auction – 2019
3400MHz-3800MHz

Mobile Number Portability (MNP)
Mobile Termination Rates (MTRs)
Roaming
Network sharing
SIM card registration
Major mobile operators

Vodafone Romania
Orange Romania
Telekom Romania Mobile (formerly Cosmote Romania)
Digi Mobil

Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs)
Mobile Virtual Network Aggregators (MVNAs)

Mobile content and applications

M-ticketing
M-banking

Appendix – Historic data

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List of Tables

Table 1 – Increase in the number of active mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 2009 – 2024
Table 2 – Development of mobile market revenue – 2013 – 2018
Table 3 – Average monthly mobile revenue by subscriber and household (fixed and mobile) – 2016 – 2018
Table 4 – Decline in the proportion of prepaid to active postpaid subscribers – 2009 – 2018
Table 5 – Decline in the number of prepaid cards in service – 2009 – 2018
Table 6 – Decline in the number of Vodafone Romania’s prepaid subscribers – 2005 – 2019
Table 7 – Decline in the number of Telekom Vodafone Romania’s prepaid subscribers – 2009 – 2019
Table 8 – Overview of provider services by technology – 2019
Table 9 – Increase in mobile network (terminated) traffic – 2009 – 2018
Table 10 – Change in the volume of MMS messages sent – 2008 – 2018
Table 11 – Change in the volume of SMS messages sent – 2008 – 2018
Table 12 –SMS messages sent per subscriber – 2004 – 2017
Table 13 – Increase in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers – 2009 – 2024
Table 14 – Mobile internet and broadband connections by technology – 2012 – 2018
Table 15 – Change in the proportion of mobile internet and broadband connections by technology – 2015 – 2018
Table 16 – Change in the number of mobile internet connections via cards/USB – 2008 – 2018
Table 17 – Mobile broadband traffic – 2011 – 2018
Table 18 – Change in mobile broadband penetration by connection type – 2010 – 2017
Table 19 – Multi-spectrum auction results – 2012
Table 20 – Multi-spectrum auction results – spectrum allocation – 2012
Table 21 – Increase in the number of annual mobile number portings – 2008 – 2019
Table 22 – Increase in international voice roaming traffic – 2012 – 2018
Table 23 – Development of Vodafone Romania’s mobile subscriber base– 2008 – 2019
Table 24 – Increase in Vodafone Romania’s mobile data traffic – 2016 – 2019
Table 25 – Drop in Vodafone Romania’s mobile ARPU – 2008 – 2019
Table 26 – Development of Vodafone Romania’s mobile service revenue – 2014 – 2020
Table 27 – Decline in Orange Romania’s mobile subscriber base – 2007 – 2019
Table 28 – Growth in Orange Romania’s revenue – 2011 – 2019
Table 29 – Change in Telekom Romania’s mobile financial data – 2006 – 2019
Table 30 – Change in Telekom Romania’s mobile financial data by quarter – 2015 – 2019
Table 31 – Decline in Telekom Romania’s mobile subscriber base – 2006 – 2019
Table 32 – Telekom Romania’s mobile ARPU – 2006 – 2019
Table 33 – Development of Digi’s subscribers by type – 2016 – 2019
Table 34 – Growth in Digi’s revenue, by type – 2016 – 2019
Table 35 – Historic – Mobile subscribers (active SIM) and penetration rate – 1997 – 2009
Table 36 – Historic - Ratio of active prepaid to active postpaid subscribers – 2000 – 2009
Table 37 – Historic - Mobile market investment – 2005 – 2012
Table 38 – Historic - Ratio of active prepaid to active postpaid subscribers – 2000 – 2009

List of Charts

Chart 1 – Increase in the number of active mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 2009 – 2024
Chart 2 – Development of mobile market revenue – 2013 – 2018
Chart 3 – Average monthly mobile revenue by subscriber and household (fixed and mobile) – 2016 – 2018
Chart 4 – Decline in the proportion of prepaid to active postpaid subscribers – 2009 – 2018
Chart 5 – Decline in the number of prepaid cards in service – 2009 – 2018
Chart 6 – Decline in the number of Vodafone Romania’s prepaid subscribers – 2005 – 2019
Chart 7 – Decline in the number of Telekom Vodafone Romania’s prepaid subscribers – 2009 – 2019
Chart 8 – Increase in mobile network (terminated) traffic – 2009 – 2018
Chart 9 – Change in the volume of MMS messages sent – 2008 – 2018
Chart 10 – Change in the volume of SMS messages sent – 2005 – 2018
Chart 11 – Increase in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers – 2009 – 2024
Chart 12 – Change in the proportion of mobile internet and broadband connections by technology – 2015 – 2018
Chart 13 – Change in the number of mobile internet connections via cards/USB – 2008 – 2018
Chart 14 – Change in mobile broadband penetration by connection type – 2010 – 2017
Chart 15 – Increase in the number of annual mobile number portings – 2008 – 2019
Chart 16 – Increase in international voice roaming traffic – 2012 – 2018
Chart 17 – Development of Vodafone Romania’s mobile subscriber base– 2008 – 2019
Chart 18 – Increase in Vodafone Romania’s mobile data traffic – 2016 – 2019
Chart 19 – Drop in Vodafone Romania’s mobile ARPU – 2008 – 2019
Chart 20 – Development of Vodafone Romania’s mobile service revenue – 2014 – 2020
Chart 21 – Decline in Orange Romania’s mobile subscriber base – 2007 – 2019
Chart 22 – Growth in Orange Romania’s revenue – 2011 – 2019
Chart 23 – Change in Telekom Romania’s mobile financial data – 2006 – 2019
Chart 24 – Change in Telekom Romania’s mobile financial data by quarter – 2015 – 2019
Chart 25 – Decline in Telekom Romania’s mobile subscriber base – 2006 – 2019
Chart 26 – Development of Digi’s subscribers by type – 2016 – 2019
Chart 27 – Growth in Digi’s revenue, by type – 2016 – 2019

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Romania - Mobile Infrastructure, Broadband, Operators - Statistics and Analyses

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Synopsis

Key developments:

Companies mentioned in this report:

Market analysis

Mobile statistics

Mobile infrastructure

Mobile voice

Mobile data

Mobile broadband

Regulatory issues

Mobile content and applications

Appendix – Historic data

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