Austria - Telecoms Infrastructure, Operators, Regulations - Statistics and Analyses

Synopsis

Austria’s telecom market is dominated by the incumbent Telekom Austria and the cableco UPC Austria, though there has been greater competitive pressure in the fixed-line broadband and mobile sectors in recent years. In common with operators elsewhere in Europe, those in Austria are focussed on the provision of bundled services as a measure to attract and retain customers. To compete more effectively with Telekom Austria, by far the main player in this segment, T-Mobile Austria in late 2017 acquired UPC Austria. The deal was approved by competition authorities in July 2018, on the basis that their service offerings are complementary.

This report presents key aspects of the Austrian telecom and ICT markets, including statistical data on the country, the fixed network services sector and telecom infrastructure. It presents an overview of recent regulatory developments, including broadband access and carrier preselection. The major fixed network operators are also profiled, together with the most recent performance data and an analysis on market strategies.

Key developments:

Telekom Austria sets up A1 Digital International subsidiary focussed on digital businesses and technologies;
Mobile sector revenue accounting for two-thirds of total telecom revenue;
KPN and Telekom Austria create joint wholesale fibre network;
Telekom Austria launches 100Gb/s network across the CEE region, switches domestic fixed-line traffic to VoIP;
Report update includes the regulator’s market data to Q4 2017, telcos’ financial and operating data to Q2 2018, recent market developments.

Companies mentioned in this report:

Telekom Austria, Tele2, tele.ring, UPC Austria.

Table of Contents

Key statistics
Telecommunications market

Market analysis

Regulatory environment

Historical overview
Regulatory authorities

Austrian Regulatory Authority for Broadcasting and Telecommunications
Telekom Control Commission
Austrian Communications Authority (KommAustria)

Privatisation of Telekom Austria
Interconnect
Access

Fibre access

Number Portability (NP)
Carrier PreSelection (CPS)

Fixed network operators

Introduction
Telekom Austria

Consolidating European markets

Tele2
tele.ring
UPC Austria
eTel Austria

Telecommunications infrastructure

Overview of the national telecom network
Next Generation Network (NGN)
Structural separation
International infrastructure

Submarine cable networks
Satellite networks

Smart infrastructure
Wholesaling

Related reports

List of Tables

Table 1 – Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities- Austria – 2017
Table 2 – Telecom revenue by sector – 2003 – 2018
Table 3 – Telecoms revenue: wholesale and retail – 2015 – 2017
Table 4 – Telecoms sector investment by type – 2006 – 2017
Table 5 – Telecom traffic by sector – 2005 – 2017
Table 6 – Average fixed-line residential subscriber use of services – 2014 – 2016
Table 7 – Accumulated ported geographic numbers – 2007 – 2014
Table 8 – CPS and CbC lines – 2004 – 2017
Table 9 – Telekom Austria Group financial data – 2001 – 2018
Table 10 – Telekom Austria financial data – 2009 – 2018
Table 11 – Telekom Austria: PSTN and ISDN access lines – 2005 - 2017
Table 12 – Telekom Austria traffic statistics in minutes – 2007 – 2015
Table 13 – Telekom Austria traffic statistics, annual change – 2010 – 2015
Table 14 – Telekom Austria financial data by sector – 2009 – 2018
Table 15 – Tele2 financial data by sector – 2007 – 2017
Table 16 – Tele2 subscribers – 2007 – 2017
Table 17 – UPC Austria revenue – 2005 – 2018
Table 18 – UPC Austria subscribers – 2006 – 2018
Table 19 – Fixed lines in service by type – 2013- 2017
Table 20 – Historic - Fixed lines in service and household teledensity – 1999 – 2009
Table 21 – Fixed lines in service and household teledensity – 2010 – 2018

List of Charts

Chart 1 – Telecom revenue by sector – 2003 – 2018
Chart 2 – Telecom traffic by sector – 2005 – 2017
Chart 3 – CPS and CbC lines – 2004 – 2017
Chart 4 – Telekom Austria Group financial data – 2001 – 2018
Chart 5 – Telekom Austria financial data – 2009 – 2018
Chart 6 – Telekom Austria traffic statistics in minutes – 2007 – 2015
Chart 7 – Telekom Austria financial data by sector – 2009 – 2018
Chart 8 – Tele2 financial data by sector – 2007 – 2017
Chart 9– Tele2 subscribers – 2007 – 2017
Chart 10 – UPC Austria subscribers – 2006 – 2018
Chart 11 – Fixed lines in service and teledensity – 2005 – 2018

List of Exhibits

Exhibit 1 – Access and the local loop

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Telecoms Infrastructure

Number of pages 59

Status Current

Last updated 23 Jul 2018
Update History

Analyst: Henry Lancaster

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