Spain - Data and Internet Services

Synopsis

Archived report: this report was archived on 5 April 2005 and has not been updated. With 41 million people, the Spanish Internet is potentially huge. However, Spaniards have not embraced the Internet with the same enthusiasm as they have the mobile phone, and Internet penetration has been below the EU average. This report presents a historical snapshot of the Spanish data and Internet market in 2004, with statistics on a range of segments, and notes Telefonica’s dominance and some reasons for the low Internet uptake. The incumbent is also shown to dominate the data market.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. Data market
  • 2.1 Data infrastructure
    • 2.1.1 Leased lines
    • 2.1.2 ISDN
    • 2.1.3 ATM
    • 2.1.4 Frame Relay
• 3. Internet market
  • 3.1 Overview of the Internet in Spain
  • 3.2 Internet statistics
  • 3.3 Regulatory issues
    • 3.3.1 Analysis - remote areas get much talk and little connectivity
    • 3.3.2 FRIACO
    • 3.3.3 Internet Quality Agency
  • 3.4 Free Internet access
  • 3.5 Internet access locations
  • 3.6 Profile of Internet users
  • 3.7 Residential market
  • 3.8 Business market
  • 3.9 SME market
  • 3.10 Root servers
  • 3.11 Spain’s ISP market
• 4. Related reports

• Table 1 –Statistical overview of the leased line market – 2000 - 2003
• Table 2 – ISDN lines – 1995 - 2003
• Table 3 – Internet users – 1996 - 2003
• Table 4 – Internet host computers – 1994 - 2003
• Table 5 – Home PCs – 1994 - 2002
• Table 6 – Snapshot of Spain’s Internet activity – May 2004
• Table 7 – Residential market share of major ISPs in Spain - 2003

• Exhibit 1 – Frame relay services