Slovakia - Mobile Market Insights, Statistics and Forecasts

Synopsis

Slovakia’s mobile market, serviced by three mobile network operators having pan-European reach, has relatively high penetration levels resulting from multiple SIM card ownership. The introduction of mobile number portability has increased competition between players which have focused on improving ARPU levels by encouraging existing prepaid users to migrate to postpaid plans, as well as by offering mobile broadband access and content services. These are becoming increasingly popular among consumers in the wake of deployments of 3G/HSPA networks. This report offers insight into Slovakia’s mobile market, in 2011, providing a variety of statistics as well as profiles of mobile network operators, and covering regulatory issues and market developments.

Key developments:

MNOs begin LTE trials in the 2.6GHz band; revenue slides in wake of regulatory measures and falling number of contract customers; regulator to auction additional spectrum in the 800MHz and 2600MHz bands in the first quarter of 2012, expanding rural broadband coverage; government upholds regulator’s licence renewal charges on Orange Slovensko and T-Mobile; Orange upgrades base stations for HSPA+ and successfully tests a 42Mb/s service; Telefonica Slovakia launches commercial 3G services; operator data to June 2011.

Companies covered in this report include:

T-Mobile Slovensko, Orange Slovensko, Telefónica O2.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. Mobile communications
  • 2.1 Overview of Slovakia’s mobile market
    • 2.1.1 Mobile statistics
  • 2.2 Regulatory issues
    • 2.2.1 GSM licences
    • 2.2.2 UMTS licences and third GSM licence
    • 2.2.3 Fourth mobile network operator licence
    • 2.2.4 Mobile Number Portability (MNP)
    • 2.2.5 Mobile Termination Rates (MTR)
    • 2.2.6 Spectrum auctions
  • 2.3 Mobile technologies
    • 2.3.1 Digital
    • 2.3.2 Third Generation (3G) mobile
  • 2.4 Major mobile operators
    • 2.4.1 T-Mobile Slovensko
    • 2.4.2 Orange Slovensko
    • 2.4.3 Telefónica 02
  • 2.5 Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs)
  • 2.6 Mobile voice services
    • 2.6.1 Prepaid
  • 2.7 Mobile data services
    • 2.7.1 Enhanced Data for GSM Evolution (EDGE)
    • 2.7.2 Evolved High Seed Packet Access (HSPA+)
    • 2.7.3 Long-term Evolution (LTE)
    • 2.7.4 Mobile TV
    • 2.7.5 Mobile broadband forecast
  • 2.8 Mobile content and applications
• 3. Related reports

• Table 1 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 1998 - 2012
• Table 2 – T-Mobile subscribers – 2006 - 2011
• Table 3 – T-Mobile mobile financial data – 2004 - 2011
• Table 4 – T-Mobile mobile ARPU – 2004 - 2011
• Table 5 – Orange subscribers – 2007 - 2011
• Table 6 – Orange revenue – 2003 - 2011
• Table 7 – Orange data ARPU proportion – 2008 - 2011
• Table 8 – Telefónica O2 subscribers – 2007 - 2011
• Table 9 – Ratio of prepaid to postpaid subscribers – 2000 - 2012
• Table 10 – T-Mobile Slovensko prepaid users – 2004 - 2011
• Table 11 – Telefónica 02 prepaid users – 2007 - 2011
• Table 12 – Total SMS messages sent – 2003 - 2012
• Table 13 – Mobile broadband subscriber forecasts and penetration rate – 2006 - 2012

• Chart 1 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 2000 – 2012
• Chart 2 – T-Mobile mobile financial data – 2004 – 2011
• Chart 3 – Orange subscribers – 2007 – 2011

• Exhibit 1 – 2G spectrum awarded in Slovakia