Spain - Broadband Market - Overview, Statistics & Forecasts

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 data speeds. 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 2009, together with developments in related technologies such as fibre, and broadband powerline. We also provide forecasts for broadband take-up to 2019.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
  
• 2. Overview
  
  • 2.1 Broadband statistics
    
  • 2.2 Forecasts – broadband subscribers to 2019
    
    • 2.2.1 Scenario 1 – stronger broadband subscriber growth
      
    • 2.2.2 Scenario 2 – lower broadband subscriber growth
      
  • 2.3 Government initiatives
    
    • 2.3.1 State government
      
    • 2.3.2 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+
    
• 5. Fibre-to-the-Home (FttH) networks
  
  • 5.1 Regulatory issues
    
  • 5.2 Telefónica
    
  • 5.3 Other developments
    
    • 5.3.1 Asturcón
      
    • 5.3.2 Barcelona
      
    • 5.3.3 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. Notes on scenario forecasts
  
• 9. Related reports
  

• Table 1 – Broadband revenue by technology – 2003 - 2008
• Table 2 – Broadband revenue by operator – 2005 - 2008
• Table 3 – Internet market revenue – 2006 - 2008
• Table 4 – Internet users and penetration rate – 1996 - 2009
• Table 5 – Dial-up Internet subscribers – 2005 - 2009
• Table 6 – Total broadband subscribers by access type and penetration rate – 2001 - 2009
• Table 7 – Proportion of broadband subscribers by sector – 2004 - 2008
• Table 8 – Annual growth of broadband by technology – 2004 - 2009
• Table 9 – Proportion of broadband lines by data speed and operator – 2008
• Table 10 – Number of broadband lines by data speed – 2005 - 2008
• Table 11 – Share of broadband lines by access type – 2003 - 2008
• Table 12 – Share of broadband accesses by operator – 2003 - 2008
• Table 13 – Broadband lines and market share by operator – 2006 - 2008
• Table 14 – Broadband penetration by technology – 2004 - 2008
• Table 15 – Broadband subscribers by type – incumbent or other provider – 2006 - 2009
• Table 16 – Forecast broadband subscribers – higher market growth scenario – 2008 - 2013; 2019
• Table 17 – Forecast broadband subscribers – lower market growth scenario – 2008 - 2013; 2019
• Table 18 – Cable modem subscribers – 2000 - 2009
• Table 19 – Share of cable accesses – 2005 - 2008
• Table 20 – Cable subscribers by operator – 2007 - 2008
• Table 21 – Share of broadband revenue – 2008
• Table 22 – ONO financial data by sector – 2006 - 2009
• Table 23 – ONO subscribers by sector– 2006 - 2009
• Table 24 – ONO broadband monthly ARPU – 2006 - 2009
• Table 25 – ADSL subscribers – 2000 - 2009
• Table 26 – DSL subscribers by operator – 2007 - 2008
• Table 27 – Telefónica de España Internet subscribers - 2006 - 2009
• Table 28 – Telefónica de España Internet revenue by sector - 2006 - 2009
• Table 29 – Telefónica de España wholesale broadband accesses by sector - 2006 - 2009
• Table 30 – WiFi hotspots in operation – 2005 - 2008

• Exhibit 1 – Narrowband and broadband wireless licensees – 2000