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

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Report Status: Archived

Report Pages: 112

Analyst: Henry Lancaster

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Publication Overview

This report provides a comprehensive overview of trends and developments in Slovenia’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:- September 2019 (18th Edition)

Executive Summary

Slovenia sees steady rise in telecom investment

Slovenia’s fixed-line telecom market remains dominated by Telekom Slovenije though regulatory efforts to develop competition in the sector are having an effect. The Group suffered from declining revenue following the financial crisis of 2008 and 2009, and only showed growth again in 2017. To diversify its business interests and lessen the reliance pure telecom services the company has expanded into the electricity and insurance sectors, capitalising on its extensive customer base. In response to competition the telco has also followed the path of many European incumbents and developed an international presence, focused predominantly on the Balkans region where it is becoming a regional provider of IT and multimedia services.

Slovenia’s competitive mobile market has four mobile network operators and a small number of mobile virtual network operators, operating in a country with a potential market of just over two million people. The regulator in recent years has addressed the need of mobile operators for more spectrum, conducting a series of auctions. Mobile spectrum licenses have stipulated population coverage and data rate targets.

The broadband market continues to be dominated by a small number of players, including the incumbent telco as well as Telemach and T-2. DSL remains the most popular platform though its market share is being eroded by the steady development of fibre-based networks, as well as by upgraded cable networks.

This report offers a variety of statistics and an overview of Slovenia’s fixed-line telecoms market, covering the major players, regulatory measures and developments in fixed-line infrastructure. In addition, the report covers the mobile voice and data sectors, including updates on operators and regulatory developments. The report also reviews the fixed-line broadband market, highlighting major players and industry developments and including subscriber forecasts.

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:

Regulator and Ministry of Public Administration initiate trials for 5G technologies;
Sharp rise in VoIP connections as PSTN declines;
Telecoms sector investment recovers from economic downturn;
Proportion of access lines on NGNs continues to grow;
Regulator opens consultation into auction of spectrum in the 3.5GHz, 10GHz and 12GHz bands;
Government funding extends broadband to more municipalities;
Government broadband program targets extending FttP to 90% of the population by 2020;
Report update includes the regulator’s market report to March 2019, telcos’ financial and operating data to Q2 2019, assessment of the global impact of COVID-19 on the telecoms sector, recent market developments.

Companies mentioned in this report:

A1 Slovenia (Si.mobil), Mobitel, Telemach (Tušmobil), T-2, Debitel, Telekom Slovenije, Telemach, Amis Telekom, Serbia Broadband, Tuštelekom

Henry Lancaster
September 2019

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

Economic considerations and responses
Mobile devices
Subscribers
Infrastructure

Telecommunications market

Market analysis

Regulatory environment

Historic overview
Regulatory authority

Telecom sector liberalisation
Privatisation of Telekom Slovenije
Interconnect
Access
Number Portability (NP)
Carrier Selection (CS) and Carrier PreSelection (CPS)

Fixed network operators

Introduction
Telekom Slovenije
A1 Slovenia (Amis Telekom)
T-2

Telecommunications infrastructure

Telekom Slovenije
Alternative operators
Wholesaling

Broadband market

Introduction and statistical overview

Market analysis
Government strategy
Broadband statistics

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

Wireless broadband
Satellite broadband

Digital economy

E-government

Infrastructure

E-health
E-commerce

Mobile communications

Market analysis
Mobile statistics

General statistics
Mobile voice services
Mobile data services
Mobile broadband

Regulatory issues

Licensing
Mobile Number Portability (MNP)
Mobile Termination Rates (MTRs)
Roaming
Mobile infrastructure
Other infrastructure developments

Major mobile operators

Telekom Solvenia
A1 Slovenia
Telemach Mobil
T-2
Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs)

Mobile content and applications

Appendix – Historic data
Glossary of abbreviations
Related reports

List of Tables

Table 1 – Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities - Slovenia – 2019 (e)
Table 2 – VDSL share of fixed broadband subscribers – 2015 – 2018
Table 3 – Mobile Termination Rates – 2007 – 2010; 2017
Table 4 – Historic - Fixed lines in service and teledensity – 1995 – 2009
Table 5 – Historic - Internet users and penetration rates – 1998 - 2015
Table 6 – Historic - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 1997 – 2009

List of Charts

Chart 1 – Change in network operator and telco investment – 2013 – 2019
Chart 2 – Change in fixed-line and mobile voice traffic – 2005 – 2019
Chart 3 – Fixed-line number portings – 2006 – 2018
Chart 4 – Change in market share of fixed-lines by main operator – 2014 – 2018
Chart 5 – Decline in Telekom Slovenije’s market share of telecom services– 2010 – 2018
Chart 6 – Change in Telekom Slovenije Group financial data – 2007 – 2018
Chart 7 – Telekom Slovenije subscribers by type (Slovenia) – 2009 – 2018
Chart 8 – Telekom Slovenije Group subscribers by type – 2009 – 2018
Chart 9 – A1 Slovenia financial data – 2009 – 2019
Chart 10 – Change in market share of market share of PSTN, ISDN and VoIP lines – 2010 – 2019
Chart 11 – Change in market share of VoIP lines by main operator – 2012 – 2019
Chart 12 – Growth in the number of VoIP connections – 2007 – 2019
Chart 13 – Decline in the number of PSTN lines – 2007 - 2019
Chart 14 – Decline in the number of fixed lines in service and teledensity – 2009 – 2024
Chart 15 – Change in fixed broadband market share by access type – 2010 – 2019
Chart 16 – Change in fixed broadband subscribers by access type – 2007 – 2019
Chart 17 – Growth in the number of fixed broadband subscribers and penetration – 2009 – 2024
Chart 18 – Market share of fixed broadband subscribers by operator – 2010 – 2018
Chart 19 – Proportion of fixed broadband accesses by data rates – 2010 – 2018
Chart 20 – Change in the number of Telekom Slovenije broadband subscribers – 2009 – 2018
Chart 21 – Change in the number of A1 Slovenia’s fixed broadband subscribers – 2016 - 2019
Chart 22 – Market share of DSL subscribers by operator – 2010 – 2018
Chart 23 – Increase in FttP household penetration – 2014 – 2019
Chart 24 – Change in market share of FttP subscribers by operator – 2010 – 2018
Chart 25 – Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 2009 – 2024
Chart 26 – Operator market share by active subscribers – 2009 – 2019
Chart 27 – Ratio of prepaid to postpaid subscribers – 2009 – 2019
Chart 28 – A1 Slovenia prepaid subscribers – 2009 – 2019
Chart 29 – Change in mobile voice traffic – 2005 – 2019
Chart 30 – Change in SMS message traffic – 2009 – 2019
Chart 31 – Change in the number of MMS messages sent – 2007 – 2019
Chart 32 – Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration – 2009 – 2024
Chart 33 – Share of mobile broadband subscribers by operator – 2012 – 2019
Chart 34 – Growth in mobile broadband traffic – 2014 – 2019
Chart 35 – A1 Slovenia mobile broadband subscribers – 2009 – 2019
Chart 36 – Change in the number of mobile number portings – 2006 – 2018
Chart 37 – Change in the number of Telekom Slovenia mobile subscribers – 2008 – 2018
Chart 38 – Decline in A1 Slovenia’s prepaid, postpaid and blended monthly ARPU – 2009 – 2019
Chart 39 – A1 Slovenia Minutes of Use (MOU) – 2007 – 2019
Chart 40 – A1 Slovenia subscribers – 2007 – 2019
Chart 41 – Increase in Telemach’s mobile subscriber base – 2015 – 2019
Chart 42 – Increase in T-2’s mobile subscriber base – 2015 – 2019

List of Exhibits

Exhibit 1 – Access, the local loop and unbundling – an overview
Exhibit 2 – 2G spectrum awarded in Slovenia
Exhibit 3 – 4G spectrum results – 2014

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

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Slovenia sees steady rise in telecom investment

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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Research Methodology

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