2019 Estonia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses

Last updated: 23 Apr 2020 Update History

Report Status: Archived

Report Pages: 133

Analyst: Henry Lancaster

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Publication Overview

This report provides a comprehensive overview of trends and developments in Estonia’s telecommunications market. The report analyses the fixed-line, mobile and broadband sectors. Subjects include:

Market and industry analyses, trends and developments;
Facts, figures and statistics;
Industry and regulatory issues;
Infrastructure developments;
Major Players, Revenues, Subscribers, ARPU, MoU;
Mobile Voice and Data Markets;
Broadband (FttP, DSL, cable, wireless);
Mobile subscribers and ARPU;
Broadband market forecasts;
Government policies affecting the telecoms industry;
Market liberalisation and industry issues;
Telecoms operators – privatisation, IPOs, acquisitions, new licences;
Mobile technologies (GSM; 3G, HSPA, LTE, 5G).

Researcher:- Henry Lancaster

Current publication date:- February 2019 (18th Edition)

Executive Summary

Estonia’s telcos extend NB-IoT nationally

Estonia’s telecom market continues to benefit from a range of regulatory measures which have encouraged competition, enabling alternative operators to chip away at the fixed-line market share of the incumbent Telia. Fixed-line infrastructure upgrades have been geared to supporting bundled offerings, and this process has prompted Telia to stop services based on DSL by the end of 2020 and instead rely on infrastructure geared to VDSL, fibre and G.fast, supplemented by LTE in rural areas.

The country has one of the most advanced mobile markets in Europe, the result of considerable investment from the mobile network operators Telia, Elisa and Tele2. The market enjoys effective competition between these MNOs, although the MVNO sector remains underdeveloped. Operator investment in new technologies has supported the fast developing mobile broadband sector. Telia and its vendor partners launched a 5G testbed in January 2019 and the sector is expected to underpin revenue growth in coming years once services become commercially available from about 2020.

Progressive government policies on broadband infrastructure and an active regulatory regime have also contributed to Estonia having one of the highest broadband penetration rates in Europe. Broadband is available via a range of fixed-line and wireless technologies, with ADSL2+, FttP, cable, Wi-Fi, WiMAX and HSPA/LTE platforms widely available. Elisa’s consolidation with the principal cableco Starman in April 2017 has enabled the operator to offer a more comprehensive suite of bundled services, and so compete more effectively with Telia.

This report provides an overview of Estonia’s telecom market, the performance of the key operators, recent regulatory developments, and the status of fixed-line networks and the NGN. It also includes a range of operating and financial data. In addition the report reviews developments in the fixed and fixed-wireless broadband sectors, as also the mobile voice and data sectors including regulatory measures and operator strategies relating to 5G.

BuddeComm notes that the outbreak of the Coronavirus in 2020 is having a significant impact on production and supply chains globally. During the coming year the telecoms sector to various degrees is likely to experience a downturn in mobile device production, while it may also be difficult for network operators to manage workflows when maintaining and upgrading existing infrastructure. Overall progress towards 5G may be postponed or slowed down in some countries.

On the consumer side, spending on telecoms services and devices is under pressure from the financial effect of large-scale job losses and the consequent restriction on disposable incomes. However, the crucial nature of telecom services, both for general communication as well as a tool for home-working, will offset such pressures. In many markets the net effect should be a steady though reduced increased in subscriber growth.

Although it is challenging to predict and interpret the long-term impacts of the crisis as it develops, these have been acknowledged in the industry forecasts contained in this report.

The report also covers the responses of the telecom operators as well as government agencies and regulators as they react to the crisis to ensure that citizens can continue to make optimum use of telecom services. This can be reflected in subsidy schemes and the promotion of tele-health and tele-education, among other solutions.

Key developments:

Telia Estonia, TalTech University and Ericsson launch testbed 5G network;
Regulator auctions spectrum in the 2.6GHz band for LTE and 5G services;
Elisa extending LTE-A services;
Tele2 launches platform to manage M2M connections;
Telia Estonia’s Narrowband-IoT network providing national coverage;
Government commits €20 million to rural broadband program;
Telia Estonia planning to close DSL-based services by end-2020;
Report update includes operator data to Q4 2018, Statistics Estonia data to June 2018, the regulator's market data updates and 2017 annual report, recent market developments.

Companies mentioned in this report:

Telia Estonia, Tele2 Estonia, Elisa Telia Estonia, Elisa, Starman, STV, Viasat, Levira, Baltic Broadband

Henry Lancaster
February 2019

Key statistics
Country overview
COVID-19 and its impact on the telecom sector

Economic considerations and responses
Mobile devices
Subscribers
Infrastructure

Telecommunications market

Historical overview

Regulatory environment

Historical overview
Regulatory authorities
Telecoms sector liberalisation
Privatisation
Interconnect
Access
Carrier Selection and Carrier PreSelection (CPS)
Number Portability (NP)

Fixed network operators

Overview of operators
Telia Estonia
Tele2 Estonia
Elisa

Telecommunications infrastructure

Overview of the national telecom network

Telia Estonia
Alternative operators
International networks

Smart infrastructure

Internet of Things (IoT)

Wholesale

Broadband market

Introduction and statistical overview

Market analysis
Broadband statistics
Forecasts – broadband subscribers - 2019; 2021; 2023

Hybrid Fibre Coax (HFC) networks
Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) networks
Fibre-to-the-Premises (FttP) networks
Other fixed broadband services

Wi-Fi
Li-Fi
WiMAX

Digital economy

Estonian Information Society Strategy
Legislation
E-government

Infrastructure
eID card
E-Residency
EEBone

E-commerce
E-education
E-health

Mobile communications

Market analysis
Mobile statistics

General statistics

Mobile infrastructure

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

Mobile voice
Mobile data

Short Message Service (SMS)
Multimedia Message Service (MMS)

Mobile broadband
Regulatory issues

Licensing
Mobile Number Portability (MNP)
Mobile Termination Rates (MRTs)
Roaming
Coordination with Latvia

Major mobile operators

Telia Estonia (Eesti Mobiltelefon, EMT)
Elisa
Tele2 Estonia
Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs)

Mobile content and applications

Location-based services
M-commerce
Machine-to-Machine (M2M)

Glossary of abbreviations
Related reports

List of Tables

Table 2 – Telecom licenses by service – 2012 – 2016
Table 3 – Telecoms sector revenue (kroons and €) – 2008 – 2016
Table 4 – ICT financial statistics – 2009 – 2018
Table 5 – Telecoms sector revenue ($) – 2000 – 2016
Table 6 – Share of voice calls: mobile and fixed networks – 2008 – 2016
Table 7 – Unbundled Local Loops – 2006 – 2014
Table 8 – Fixed number portings – 2005 – 2016
Table 9 – Fixed-line subscribers by operator (TRA data) – 2009 – 2016
Table 10 – Fixed-lines in service by operator – 2011 – 2016
Table 11 – Fixed-line voice traffic – 2011 – 2016
Table 12 – Telia Estonia revenue by service – 2005 – 2018
Table 13 – Telia Estonia financial data – 2014 – 2018
Table 14 – Telia Estonia subscribers by sector – 2009 – 2018
Table 15 – Tele2 financial data – 2008 – 2018
Table 16 – Tele2 Estonia financial data by sector – 2007 – 2018
Table 17 – Tele2 Estonia financial data – 2007 – 2018
Table 18 – Tele2 Estonia subscribers by sector – 2007 – 2018
Table 19 – Elisa subscribers by sector – 2016 – 2018
Table 20 – Historic - Fixed lines in service and teledensity – 1995 – 2009
Table 21 – Fixed lines in service and teledensity – 2010 – 2018
Table 22 – Fixed line voice subscribers – 2011 – 2018
Table 23 – Fixed line voice subscribers by operator – 2011 – 2016
Table 24 – Fixed line voice revenue – 2011 – 2016
Table 25 –Telia PSTN/ISDN subscribers – 2002 – 2016
Table 26 –International bandwidth – 2000 – 2016
Table 27 – Historic - Internet users and penetration rate – 1998 – 2009
Table 28 – Internet users and penetration rate – 2010 – 2018
Table 29 – Fixed-broadband lines and penetration – 2004 – 2018
Table 30 – Fixed-broadband subscribers by operator – 2011 – 2016
Table 31 – Dial-up internet subscribers – 2011 – 2016
Table 33 – Telia fixed-broadband subscribers – 2006 – 2018
Table 34 – Telia fixed-broadband ARPU – 2006 – 2018
Table 35 – Revenue from fixed and mobile broadband services – 2011 – 2016
Table 36 – Forecast broadband subscribers – 2019; 2021; 2023
Table 37 – Cable broadband subscribers – 2003 – 2018
Table 38 – Elisa cable broadband subscribers – 2011 – 2018
Table 39 – DSL subscribers – 2003 – 2018
Table 40 – STV broadband subscribers – 2011 – 2016
Table 41 – FttX broadband subscribers – 2007 – 2018
Table 42 – Fixed-wireless broadband subscribers – 2011 – 2018
Table 43 – Historic - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 1998 – 2009
Table 44 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 2010 – 2018
Table 45 – Active prepaid and contract subscribers – 2010 – 2016
Table 46 – Ratio of prepaid to postpaid subscribers – 2000 - 2016
Table 47 – Telia prepaid subscribers – 2002 – 2018
Table 48 – Mobile services revenue by type – 2011 – 2016
Table 49 – Mobile revenue (subscription, data) – 2014 – 2016
Table 50 – M2M connections – 2011 – 2018
Table 51 – Mobile voice traffic – 2010 – 2018
Table 52 – Mobile data traffic – 2011 – 2018
Table 53 – Total SMS messages sent – 2004 – 2018
Table 54 – Total MMS messages sent – 2005 – 2018
Table 55 – Mobile broadband subscribers by type – 2006 – 2016
Table 56 – Active mobile broadband subscribers – 2010 – 2018
Table 57 – Proportion of mobile broadband connections by data speed – 2013 – 2016
Table 58 – Mobile data revenue – 2011 – 2016
Table 59 – Mobile number portings – 2005 – 2016
Table 60 – Telia subscribers – 2005 – 2018
Table 61 – Telia blended ARPU – 2005 – 2018
Table 62 – Telia mobile financial data – 2009 – 2018
Table 63 – Elisa financial data – 2008 – 2018
Table 64 – Elisa mobile subscribers – 2008 – 2018
Table 65 – Elisa mobile blended ARPU – 2016 – 2018
Table 66 – Tele2 mobile subscribers – 2007 – 2018
Table 67 – Telia M2M connections – 2014 – 2018

List of Charts

Chart 1 – Telia Estonia revenue by service – 2005 – 2018
Chart 2 – Telia Estonia subscribers by sector – 2009 – 2018
Chart 3 –Tele2 financial data – 2008 – 2018
Chart 4 – Fixed lines in service and teledensity – 2005 – 2018
Chart 5 – Fixed-broadband subscribers and penetration – 2004 – 2018
Chart 7 – Revenue from fixed and mobile broadband services – 2011 – 2016
Chart 8 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 2005 – 2018
Chart 9 – Mobile services revenue by type – 2011 – 2016
Chart 10 – Active mobile broadband subscribers – 2010 – 2018
Chart 11 – Proportion of mobile broadband connections by data speed – 2013 – 2016
Chart 12 – Elisa financial data – 2008 – 2018
Chart 13 – Elisa mobile subscribers – 2008 – 2018

List of Exhibits

Exhibit 1 – Access, the local loop and unbundling – an overview

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2019 Estonia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses

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Estonia’s telcos extend NB-IoT nationally

Key developments:

Companies mentioned in this report:

Key statistics

Country overview

COVID-19 and its impact on the telecom sector

Telecommunications market

Regulatory environment

Fixed network operators

Telecommunications infrastructure

Broadband market

Digital economy

Mobile communications

Glossary of abbreviations

Related reports

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