Spain - Broadband Market - Background Report October 2010

Synopsis

Spain’s broadband penetration is on a par with the EU average, though subscribers have continued to contend with relatively high access prices and slow average data speeds. Nevertheless, the incumbent Telefónica has launched 30Mb/s services, while some cablecos provide 100Mb/s. Prompted by the EC, the regulator in April 2009 reversed its decision to protect Telefónica’s fibre network from competitor access, originally intended to safeguard the company’s investments. Access through Local Loop Unbundling is gaining pace, encouraging competition and lower prices in most regions. In this report we profile Spain’s fixed and wireless broadband markets in 2010, together with developments in related technologies such as fibre, and broadband powerline. Regularly updated data as well as forecasts for broadband take-up to 2020 is available in the Spain - Broadband Market - Statistics and Forecasts report.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. Overview
  • 2.1 Broadband statistics
  • 2.2 Government initiatives
    • 2.2.1 State government
    • 2.2.2 Regional government initiatives
• 3. Cable modems
  • 3.1 ONO
• 4. Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
  • 4.1 Telefónica
  • 4.2 Other DSL developments
  • 4.3 ADSL2+
  • 4.4 VDSL
• 5. Fibre-to-the-Home (FttH) networks
  • 5.1 Regulatory issues
  • 5.2 Fibre market – 2010
  • 5.3 Telefónica
  • 5.4 Orange
  • 5.5 Other developments
    • 5.5.1 Asturcón
    • 5.5.2 Barcelona
    • 5.5.3 Madrid
• 6. Wireless broadband
  • 6.1 Wireless Local Loop (WLL)
  • 6.2 WiFi
  • 6.3 WiMAX
  • 6.4 Internet via satellite
  • 6.5 Mobile broadband
• 7. Broadband Powerline (BPL)
• 8. Related reports

• Table 1 – Broadband revenue by technology – 2003 - 2009
• Table 2 – Broadband revenue by operator – 2005 - 2009
• Table 3 – Internet market revenue – 2006 - 2011
• Table 4 – Internet users and penetration rate – 1996 - 2011
• Table 5 – Dial-up Internet subscribers – 2005 - 2011
• Table 6 – Total broadband subscribers by access type and penetration rate – 2001 – 2010
• Table 7 – Proportion of broadband subscribers by sector – 2004 - 2010
• Table 8 – Annual growth of broadband by technology – 2004 - 2011
• Table 9 – Proportion of broadband lines by data speed and operator – 2008
• Table 10 – Proportion of broadband lines by data speed and operator – 2009
• Table 11 – Number of broadband lines by data speed – 2005 - 2009
• Table 12 – Share of broadband lines by access type – 2003 - 2009
• Table 13 – Share of broadband accesses by operator – 2003 - 2009
• Table 14 – Broadband lines and market share by operator – 2006 - 2009
• Table 15 – Broadband penetration by technology – 2004 - 2009
• Table 16 – Broadband subscribers by type – incumbent or other provider – 2006 - 2009
• Table 17 – Cable modem subscribers – 2000 - 2010
• Table 18 – Share of cable accesses – 2005 - 2009
• Table 19 – Cable subscribers by operator – 2007 - 2009
• Table 20 – Share of cable broadband revenue – 2008 – 2009
• Table 21 – ONO financial data by sector – 2006 - 2009
• Table 22 – ONO subscribers by sector– 2006 - 2009
• Table 23 – ADSL subscribers – 2000 - 2010
• Table 24 – DSL subscribers by operator – 2007 - 2009
• Table 25 – Telefónica de España Internet subscribers - 2006 - 2009
• Table 26 – Telefónica de España Internet revenue by sector - 2006 - 2009
• Table 27 – Telefónica de España wholesale broadband accesses by sector - 2006 - 2009
• Table 28 – JAZZTEL subscribers - 2009 - 2010
• Table 29 – JAZZTEL broadband subscribers - 2008 - 2010
• Table 30 – Fibre broadband subscribers - 2010
• Table 31 – WiFi/WiMAX subscribers – 2008 - 2009
• Table 32 – WiFi hotspots in operation – 2005 - 2010

• Exhibit 1 – Narrowband and broadband wireless licensees – 2000