Armenia Telecoms Market Report

Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses

Publication Date: December 2023

Report Pages: 129

Analyst: Sebastien De Rosbo

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Summary
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Military conflict and the global pandemic present dual crises for Armenia’s telecom sector

Armenia had to battle through 2020 on two fronts: the Covid-19 pandemic that effectively shut down the economy, and a brief but brutal war with neighbouring Azerbaijan over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. The country has struggled to build economic momentum and independence since breaking away from the Soviet Union in 1991, and these two events have only served to further delay Armenia’s prospects for economic recovery in the short to medium term.

Despite the woes besetting the country on the larger scale, Armenia’s telecom sector was still able to post modest gains — at least in the mobile and broadband segments. Its fixed-line penetration continues to slide downwards, only buttressed by the rollout of fibre networks which have encouraged the take up of bundled services. Even so, the fixed broadband market remains undeveloped, being somewhat hamstrung by the lack of underlying infrastructure outside the main cities.

In general, Armenia’s small population and low GDP per capita means that the country presents limited opportunities for growth. The one bright spot for the sector is mobile broadband, which is expected reach 130% penetration rate by 2026, at a CAGR of more than 8.6%. However, this is subject to the country managing to avoid conflict.

Key developments:

Telecom Armenia was sold by its owner VEON to Team LLC, a new business started by two former executives and co-founders of Telecom Armenia’s closest competitor Ucom.
Beeline contracted with Nokia to deploy the latter’s GPON infrastructure throughout the country.
Ucom started trialling a 1Gb/s fibre service packaged with TV and fixed-voice telephony.
This report includes the regulator's market data to Q1 2021, telcos' financial and operating data updates to June 2021, Telecom Maturity Index charts and analyses, assessment of the global impact of Covid-19 on the telecoms sector, and other recent market developments.

Companies mentioned in this report

Telecom Armenia (ArmenTel, Beeline), Ucom, VivaCell-MTS

Key statistics
Regional Asian market comparison
Country overview
Covid-19 and its impact on the telecom sector

Economic considerations and responses
Subscribers
Infrastructure

Telecommunications market
Regulatory environment

Regulatory authorities
Fixed-line developments
Mobile network developments

Mobile Number Portability (MNP)
Spectrum

Mobile market

Mobile statistics
Mobile infrastructure

5G
4G (LTE)
Mobile broadband

Major mobile operators

Telecom Armenia (Beeline)
VivaCell-MTS
Ucom

Fixed-line broadband market

Broadband statistics
Fixed-line broadband technologies

Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) networks
Fibre-to-the-Premises (FttP) networks
Fixed wireless broadband

Fixed broadband service providers

Telecom Armenia
Ucom
GNC-ALFA
Armenian Datacom Company (ADC)

Fixed network operators

Telecom Armenia
Ucom
Cornet-AM
GNC-ALFA

Telecommunications infrastructure

Overview of the national telecom network
Nagorno-Karabakh
International infrastructure

Appendix – Historic data
Glossary of abbreviations
Related Reports

List of Tables

Table 1 – Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities - Armenia – 2021 (e)
Table 2 – Change in the number of mobile numbers ported – 2014 – 2019
Table 3 – Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration – 2011 – 2026
Table 4 – Percentage of the population covered by mobile networks – 2011 – 2020
Table 5 – Growth in the number of mobile broadband subscribers and penetration – 2011 – 2026
Table 6 – Change in the number of Beeline’s mobile broadband subscribers – 2010 – 2021
Table 9 – Market share of mobile subscribers by operator – 2021 (Mar)
Table 10 – Change in the number of Beeline’s mobile subscribers – 2011 – 2021
Table 11 – Change in the number of Beeline’s mobile subscribers by type – 2010 – 2021
Table 12 – Development of Beeline’s mobile ARPU (AMD/month) – 2010 – 2021
Table 13 – Change in Beeline’s average mobile voice traffic (minutes / user / month) – 2010 – 2021
Table 14 – Change in Beeline’s average mobile data traffic– 2010 – 2021
Table 15 – Growth in the number of VivaCell-MTS’s mobile subscribers – 2011 – 2021
Table 16 – Change in the number of VivaCell-MTS’s mobile subscribers by type – 2011 – 2021
Table 17 – Change in VivaCell-MTS’s mobile voice and data traffic – 2011 – 2021
Table 18 – Development of VivaCell-MTS’s financial data (AMD billion) – 2010 – 2021
Table 19 – Development of VivaCell-MTS’s financial data (RUB billion) – 2010 – 2021
Table 20 – Development of VivaCell-MTS’s mobile ARPU (AMD/month) – 2011 – 2021
Table 21 – Change in the number of Ucom’s mobile subscribers – 2010 – 2021
Table 22 – Development of Ucom’s mobile ARPU (AMD/month) – 2011 – 2021
Table 23 – Growth in Ucom’s mobile broadband traffic – 2011 – 2021
Table 24 – Change in Ucom’s mobile voice traffic (minutes / user / month) – 2011 – 2021
Table 25 – Growth in the number of fixed broadband subscribers and penetration – 2011 – 2026
Table 26 – Increase in the number of internet users and penetration – 2011 – 2019
Table 27 – Change in the number of DSL subscribers – 2010 – 2020
Table 28 – Growth in the number of fibre broadband subscribers – 2010 – 2020
Table 29 – Growth in the number of Beeline’s fixed broadband subscribers – 2012 – 2021
Table 30 – Development of Beeline’s fixed broadband ARPU – 2012 – 2021
Table 31 – Growth in the number of Ucom’s fixed broadband subscribers – 2012 – 2021
Table 33 – Development of Telecom Armenia’s financial data (AMD billion) – 2012 – 2021
Table 34 – Change in Telecom Armenia’s fixed line traffic – 2012 – 2021
Table 36 – Development of Ucom’s financial data (AMD billion) – 2011 – 2021
Table 37 – Development of Ucom’s fixed ARPU (AMD/month) – 2012 – 2021
Table 38 – Change in Ucom’s fixed-line traffic – 2012 – 2021
Table 39 – Decline in the number of fixed lines and teledensity – 2011 – 2026
Table 40 – Increase in international internet bandwidth – 2011 – 2020
Table 41 – Lit/Equipped international bandwidth capacity – 2013 – 2018
Table 42 – Historic - Mobile subscribers – 1996 – 2010
Table 43 – Historic - Internet users – 1994; 2000 – 2010
Table 44 – Historic - International internet bandwidth – 2001 – 2010
Table 45 – Historic - Fixed broadband subscribers – 2003 – 2010
Table 46 – Historic - Fixed Line Subscriptions and Penetration – 1995 – 2010
Table 47 – Historic - ArmenTel (Beeline) - mobile subscribers – 2007 – 2010
Table 48 – Historic - VivaCell-MTS - mobile subscribers – 2007 – 2010

List of Charts

Chart 1 – Asian Telecoms Maturity Index by Market Category
Chart 2 – Asian Telecoms Maturity Index vs GDP per Capita
Chart 3 –Telecoms Maturity Index – Central Asia
Chart 4 – Change in the number of mobile numbers ported – 2014 – 2019
Chart 5 – Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration – 2011 – 2026
Chart 6 – Growth in the number of mobile broadband subscribers and penetration – 2011 – 2026
Chart 7 – Change in the number of Beeline’s mobile broadband subscribers – 2010 – 2021
Chart 8 – Change in the number of VivaCell-MTS’s mobile broadband subscribers – 2011 – 2021
Chart 9 – Change in the number of Ucom’s mobile broadband subscribers – 2010 – 2021
Chart 10 – Change in the number of Beeline’s mobile subscribers – 2011 – 2021
Chart 11 – Change in the number of Beeline’s mobile subscribers by type – 2010 – 2021
Chart 12 – Development of Beeline’s mobile ARPU – 2010 – 2021
Chart 13 – Change in Beeline’s average mobile voice traffic (minutes / user / month) – 2010 – 2021
Chart 14 – Growth in the number of VivaCell-MTS’s mobile subscribers – 2011 – 2021
Chart 15 – Change in the number of VivaCell-MTS’s mobile subscribers by type – 2011 – 2021
Chart 16 – Change in VivaCell-MTS’s mobile voice and data traffic – 2011 – 2021
Chart 17 – Development of VivaCell-MTS’s financial data (AMD) – 2010 – 2021
Chart 18 – Development of VivaCell-MTS’s financial data (RUB) – 2010 – 2021
Chart 19 – Development of VivaCell-MTS’s mobile ARPU (AMD/month) – 2011 – 2021
Chart 20 – Change in the number of Ucom’s mobile subscribers – 2010 – 2021
Chart 21 – Development of Ucom’s mobile ARPU (AMD/month) – 2011 – 2021
Chart 22 – Growth in Ucom’s mobile broadband traffic – 2011 – 2021
Chart 23 – Change in Ucom’s mobile voice traffic – 2011 – 2021
Chart 24 – Growth in the number of fixed broadband subscribers and penetration – 2011 – 2026
Chart 25 – Change in the number of DSL subscribers – 2010 – 2020
Chart 26 – Growth in the number of fibre broadband subscribers – 2010 – 2020
Chart 27 – Growth in the number of Beeline’s fixed broadband subscribers – 2012 – 2021
Chart 28 – Development of Beeline’s fixed broadband ARPU – 2012 – 2021
Chart 29 – Growth in the number of Ucom’s fixed broadband subscribers – 2012 – 2021
Chart 30 – Development of Telecom Armenia’s fixed voice subscribers and ARPU– 2012 – 2021
Chart 31 – Development of Telecom Armenia’s financial data (AMD billion) – 2012 – 2021
Chart 32 – Growth in the number of Ucom’s fixed-line subscribers – 2012 – 2021
Chart 33 – Development of Ucom’s financial data (AMD billion) – 2011 – 2021
Chart 34 – Development of Ucom’s fixed ARPU (AMD/month) – 2012 – 2021
Chart 35 – Change in Ucom’s fixed-line traffic – 2012 – 2021
Chart 36 – Decline in the number of fixed lines and teledensity – 2011 – 2026

List of Exhibits

Exhibit 1 – Key Market Characteristics by Market Segment
Exhibit 2 – Central Asia - Key Characteristics of Telecoms Markets by Country
Exhibit 3 – Mobile operators and systems

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Armenia Telecoms Market Report

Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses

Purchase this Report

Military conflict and the global pandemic present dual crises for Armenia’s telecom sector

Key developments:

Companies mentioned in this report

Key statistics

Regional Asian market comparison

Country overview

Covid-19 and its impact on the telecom sector

Telecommunications market

Regulatory environment

Mobile market

Fixed-line broadband market

Fixed network operators

Telecommunications infrastructure

Appendix – Historic data

Glossary of abbreviations

Related Reports

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TMT Intelligence

A platform to scale your intelligence tasks

Research Methodology

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