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

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Report Pages: 196

Analyst: Henry Lancaster

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Publication Overview

This report provides a comprehensive overview of trends and developments in Hungary’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:- May 2014 (13th Edition)

Researcher:- Henry Lancaster
Current publication date:- October 2019 (18th Edition)

Executive Summary

Hungary’s MNOs prepare for imminent multi-spectrum auction for 5G services

As in many other markets in the region, in Hungary the number of fixed-lines, as also fixed-line revenue, has been affected by the changing consumer use of such services and by the trend for fixed-to-mobile substitution. Operators have thus looked to bundled services to boost revenue, a strategy which encouraged Vodafone Group to acquire UPC Hungary in mid-2019.

Hungary benefits from one of the most developed telecom infrastructures in the region. Services based on 5G are anticipated shortly after the multi-spectrum auction to be held in November 2019, while the incumbent telco Maygar Telecom, which already provides a gigabit service to over a third of premises, is fast replacing its legacy copper networks with fibre.

The broadband market has effective infrastructure-based competition, with an extensive cable network competing against DSL services and a vibrant and rapidly expanding fibre sector. The regulator has also introduced a number of measures aimed at promoting market competition, which is pushing the drive for higher speed platforms and encouraging operators to invest in technology upgrades with a focus on fibre deployments. As a result, Hungary now has the highest fixed broadband penetration in Eastern Europe, and by mid-2019 superfast networks accounted for about 72% of all fixed broadband connections.

The dynamic mobile market is served by three mobile network operators and a small number of MVNOs. Mobile penetration is relatively high for the region, and there remains considerable growth in mobile broadband services delivered via upgraded networks. Revenue growth is focused on mobile data as operators struggle with competition and regulated tariff reductions, as well as reduced MTRs.

Maygar Telekom is at the forefront of 5G developments, supported by the government, universities, other telcos and vendors forming the Hungarian 5G Coalition. 5G services from all three network operators are expected in 2020.

This report provides an overview of Hungary’s telecoms market, highlighting regulatory developments, the major operators, fixed-line network infrastructure and a range of statistics. The report also covers the mobile voice and data sectors, including a review of regulations and operator strategies for adopting new technologies. In addition, the report reviews the fixed and wireless broadband market, including market analyses, statistics and subscriber forecasts to 2024.

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:

Vodafone Group acquires UPC Hungary from Liberty Global;
Telcos strike deal with the government to extend broadband to underserved areas;
Utility Tax amendments favouring superfast broadband network roll-outs;
FttX subscriber base reaches 800,000;
Maygar Telecom steps up e-health initiatives;
Regulator preps for multi-spectrum auction, disallows Digi Telecom from bidding;
DIGIMobil launches an LTE service;
Amended access regulations incorporate fibre and cable infrastructure sharing;
Maygar Telekom launches NB-IoT platform;
Magyar Telekom and Telenor Hungary expand LTE coverage through joint network;
Report update includes the regulator's market data to June 2019, telcos' financial and operating data to Q2 2019, Telecom Maturity Index charts and analyses, assessment of the global impact of COVID-19 on the telecoms sector, recent market developments.

Companies mentioned in this report:

Maygar Telecom, UPC Hungary, Vodafone Hungary, Hungarotel, GTS Datanet, B2B Europe, T-Mobile Hungary, Telenor Hungary, Invitel, Antenna Hungaria

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

Economic considerations and responses
Mobile devices
Subscribers
Infrastructure

Telecommunications market

Telecom tax
Internet tax
Utility Tax
Regional European market comparison

Europe Telecom Maturity Index by tier
TMI versus GDP
Mobile and mobile broadband penetration
Fixed versus mobile broadband penetration

Regulatory environment

Historical overview
Unified Telecommunications Act 2001
Electronic Communications Act 2003
Regulatory authority

Telecom sector liberalisation
Privatisation
Interconnect
Access
Number Portability (NP)
Carrier selection (CS) and carrier preselection (CPS)

Fixed network operators

Introduction
Magyar Telekom

International expansion

Digi Telecom/Invitel
Monor
B2B Europe
Antenna Hungária

Telecommunications infrastructure

National telecom network

Magyar Telekom
Alternative operators

International infrastructure
Wholesaling

Broadband market

Introduction and statistical overview

Market analysis
Broadband statistics

Hybrid Fibre Coax (HFC) Networks
Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) Networks
Fibre-To-The-Premises (FTTP)
Other fixed broadband services

Wi-Fi
Satellite broadband

Digital economy

e-Government

Infrastructure

e-health
e-commerce
e-education

Mobile communications

Market analysis
Mobile statistics

Mobile data
Mobile broadband

Regulatory issues

GSM licences
3G licence awards
Multi-Spectrum auction
900MHZ Spectrum
450MHZ Spectrum
3.4GHZ
Auction – 5G
Mobile Termination Rates (MTRS)
Mobile Number Portability (MNP)
Roaming
SIM card registration

Mobile infrastructure

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

Major mobile operators

T-Mobile Hungary (MTEL)
Telenor Hungary
Vodafone Hungary
Digi Mobile
MPVI Mobil
Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs)

Mobile content and applications

m-Commerce
m-Marketing

Appendix – Historic data
Glossary of abbreviations
Related reports

List of Tables

Table 1 – Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities - Hungary – 2019 (e)
Table 2 – Change in telecom services revenue by sector – 2009 – 2019
Table 3 – Maygar Telecom’s telecom tax contributions – 2010 – 2019
Table 4 – Change in the number of fixed-numbers ported – 2009 – 2019
Table 5 – Fixed-voice market share of subscribers by major operator – 2011 - 2019
Table 6 – Fixed-voice market share by minor operator – 2011 – 2019
Table 7 – Change in the market share of fixed telephony connections: PSTN, VoIP, VoCATV – 2012 – 2019
Table 8 – Development of Magyar Telekom Group’s revenue by sector – 2006 – 2019
Table 9 – Development of Magyar Telekom’s financial data – 2010 – 2019
Table 10 – Change in the number of Magyar Telekom’s wireline subscriber base by sector – 2008 – 2019
Table 11 – Change in Digi Telecom’s subscriber base by type – 2016 – 2019
Table 12 – Change in Digi Telecom’s financial data – 2016 – 2019
Table 13 – Change in the number of fixed lines in service and teledensity – 2009 – 2024
Table 14 – Decline in fixed-line voice traffic – 2009 – 2019
Table 15 – Development of international internet bandwidth – 2009 – 2016
Table 16 – Change in fixed broadband revenue by platform – 2009 – 2019
Table 17 – Internet access revenue by wireless and wired platform – 2009 – 2019
Table 18 – Growth in fixed-line broadband traffic – 2015 – 2019
Table 19 – Growth in the number of fixed broadband subscribers and penetration – 2009 – 2024
Table 20 – Fixed broadband market share of subscribers by major operator – 2011 – 2019
Table 21 – Fixed broadband market share of subscribers by minor operator – 2011 – 2019
Table 22 – Fixed broadband lines above 30Mb/s, by platform – 2011 – 2019
Table 23 – Proportion of household internet connections by type – 2006 – 2018
Table 24 – Change in the proportion of fixed broadband subscriptions by data rate – 2015 – 2019
Table 25 – Increase in the number of cable broadband subscribers – 2009 – 2019
Table 26 – Growth in the number of UPC Hungary’s cable broadband subscriber base – 2003 – 2019
Table 27 – Increase in the number of Magyar Telekom’s cable broadband subscribers – 2004 – 2019
Table 28 – Decline in the number of DSL broadband subscribers – 2009 – 2019
Table 29 – Decline in the number of Magyar Telekom’ retail DSL subscribers – 2004 – 2019
Table 30 – Growth in the number of FttX broadband subscribers – 2010 – 2019
Table 31 – Growth in the number of Magyar Telekom’s FttX subscribers – 2010 – 2019
Table 32 – Growth in the number of wireless broadband subscribers – 2009 – 2019
Table 33 – Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration – 2009 – 2024
Table 34 – Change in the share of mobile subscribers by MNO – 2006 – 2019
Table 35 – Change in the ratio of prepaid to postpaid subscribers – 2007 – 2019
Table 36 – Change in mobile sector revenue – 2009 – 2019
Table 37 – Growth in mobile data traffic – 2014 – 2019
Table 38 – Change in the volume of SMS and MMS traffic – 2009 – 2019
Table 39 – Increase in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration – 2009 – 2024
Table 40 – Mobile broadband subscribers – 2011 – 2019
Table 41 – Increase in mobile voice traffic – 2009 – 2019
Table 42 – Increase in the number of T-Mobile Hungary’s mobile broadband subscriber base – 2008 – 2019
Table 43 – Mobile broadband revenue – 2006 – 2018
Table 44 – Growth in the number of T-Mobile Hungary’s mobile subscriber base – 2009 – 2019
Table 45 – Development of T-Mobile Hungary’s revenue – 2009 – 2019
Table 46 – T-Mobile Hungary’s quarterly revenue (HUF) by type – 2016 – 2019
Table 47 – T-Mobile blended ARPU (€) – 2004 – 2019
Table 48 – Change in T-Mobile Hungary’s mobile ARPU (HUF) – 2004 – 2019
Table 49 – Decline in Telenor Hungary’s mobile subscriber base – 2004 – 2018
Table 50 – Development of Telenor Hungary’s financial data – 2006 – 2018
Table 51 – Decline in Telenor Hungary’s monthly ARPU – 2006 – 2018
Table 52 – Decline in Telenor Hungary’s monthly ARPU – 2006 – 2018
Table 53 – Growth in the number of Vodafone Hungary’s mobile subscriber base – 2007 – 2019
Table 54 – Growth in the number of Digi Telecom’s mobile subscribers– 2016 – 2019
Table 55 – Historic - Fixed lines in service and teledensity – 2000 – 2009
Table 56 – Historic - Fixed-line voice traffic – 2002 – 2009
Table 57 – Historic - Development of international internet bandwidth – 2000 – 2009
Table 58 – Historic - Fixed broadband subscribers and penetration rate – 2000 – 2009
Table 59 – Historic - Internet access revenue by platform – 2002 – 2009
Table 60 – Historic - Dial-up internet traffic – 2002 – 2015
Table 61 – Historic - Cable broadband subscribers – 2009 – 2009
Table 62 – Historic - DSL broadband subscribers – 2003 – 2009
Table 63 – Historic - Wireless broadband subscribers – 2003 – 2009
Table 64 – Historic - Use of e-government services (proportion of internet users) – 2010 – 2017
Table 65 – Historic - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 1998 – 2009
Table 66 – Historic – Mobile voice traffic – 2001 – 2098
Table 67 – Historic - Total SMS and MMS messages sent – 2002 – 2009

List of Charts

Chart 1 – Change in telecom services revenue by sector – 2009 – 2019
Chart 2 – Maygar Telecom’s telecom tax contributions – 2010 – 2019
Chart 3 – Europe Telecoms Maturity Index – Market Leaders (top tier)
Chart 4 – Europe Telecoms Maturity Index – Market Challengers (middle tier)
Chart 5 – Europe Telecoms Maturity Index – Market Emergents (bottom tier)
Chart 6 – Overall view - Telecoms Maturity Index vs GDP per Capita
Chart 7 – Europe - mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration
Chart 8 – Scandinavia and Baltics: mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration
Chart 9 – Northern Europe –mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration
Chart 10 – Southern Europe mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration
Chart 11 – Eastern Europe mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration
Chart 12 – Scandinavia and Baltics fixed and mobile broadband penetration
Chart 13 – Northern Europe fixed and mobile broadband penetration
Chart 14 – Southern Europe fixed and mobile broadband penetration
Chart 15 – Eastern Europe fixed and mobile broadband penetration
Chart 16 – Change in the number of fixed-numbers ported – 2009 – 2019
Chart 17 – Change in the market share of fixed telephony connections: PSTN, VoIP, VoCATV – 2012 – 2019
Chart 18 – Development of Magyar Telekom Group’s revenue by sector – 2006 – 2019
Chart 19 – Development of Magyar Telekom’s domestic revenue by type – 2010 – 2019
Chart 20 – Change in the number of Magyar Telekom’s wireline subscriber base by sector – 2008 – 2019
Chart 21 – Change in Digi Telecom’s subscriber base by type – 2016 – 2019
Chart 22 – Change in Digi Telecom’s financial data – 2016 – 2019
Chart 23 – Change in the number of fixed lines in service and teledensity – 2009 – 2024
Chart 24 – Decline in fixed-line voice traffic – 2009 – 2019
Chart 25 – Development of international internet bandwidth – 2000 – 2016
Chart 26 – Change in fixed broadband revenue by platform – 2009 – 2019
Chart 27 – Internet access revenue by wireless and wired platform – 2009 – 2019
Chart 28 – Growth in fixed-line broadband traffic – 2015 – 2019
Chart 29 – Growth in the number of fixed broadband subscribers and penetration – 2009 – 2024
Chart 30 – Fixed broadband lines above 30Mb/s, by platform – 2011 – 2019
Chart 31 – Change in the proportion of fixed broadband subscriptions by data rate – 2015 – 2019
Chart 32 – Increase in the number of cable broadband subscribers – 2009 – 2019
Chart 33 – Growth in the number of UPC Hungary’s cable broadband subscriber base – 2003 – 2019
Chart 34 – Increase in the number of Magyar Telekom’s cable broadband subscribers – 2004 – 2019
Chart 35 – Decline in the number of DSL broadband subscribers – 2009 – 2019
Chart 36 – Decline in the number of Magyar Telekom’ retail DSL subscribers – 2004 – 2019
Chart 37 – Growth in the number of FttX broadband subscribers – 2010 – 2019
Chart 38 – Growth in the number of Magyar Telekom’s FttX subscribers – 2010 – 2019
Chart 39 – Growth in the number of wireless broadband subscribers – 2009 – 2019
Chart 40 – Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration – 2009 – 2024
Chart 41 – Change in the share of mobile subscribers by MNO – 2009 – 2019
Chart 42 – Change in the ratio of prepaid to postpaid subscribers – 2007 – 2019
Chart 43 – Change in mobile sector revenue – 2009 – 2019
Chart 44 – Growth in mobile data traffic – 2014 – 2019
Chart 45 – Change in the volume of SMS traffic – 2009 – 2019
Chart 46 – Increase in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration – 2009 – 2024
Chart 47 – Increase in mobile voice traffic – 2009 – 2019
Chart 48 – Increase in the number of T-Mobile Hungary’s mobile broadband subscriber base – 2008 – 2019
Chart 49 – Growth in the number of T-Mobile Hungary’s mobile subscriber base – 2003 – 2019
Chart 50 – Development of T-Mobile Hungary’s revenue – 2009 – 2019
Chart 51 – T-Mobile Hungary’s quarterly revenue (HUF) by type – 2016 – 2019
Chart 52 – Change in T-Mobile Hungary’s mobile ARPU (HUF) – 2004 – 2019
Chart 53 – Decline in Telenor Hungary’s mobile subscriber base – 2004 – 2018
Chart 54 – Development of Telenor Hungary’s financial data – 2006 – 2018
Chart 55 – Growth in the number of Vodafone Hungary’s mobile subscriber base – 2007 – 2019

List of Exhibits

Exhibit 1 – Generalised Market Characteristics by Market Segment
Exhibit 2– Access, the local loop and unbundling – an overview
Exhibit 3 – Number portability defined
Exhibit 4 – Carrier selection and carrier preselection overview
Exhibit 5 – 2G spectrum awards
Exhibit 6 – Spectrum auction results – 2014

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

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Hungary’s MNOs prepare for imminent multi-spectrum auction for 5G services

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

Appendix – Historic data

Glossary of abbreviations

Related reports

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