Belgium - Fixed Broadband Market - Statistics and Analyses

Synopsis

There is effective competition in Belgium between the DSL and cable platforms, while in recent years government support has also encouraged investment in fibre networks. Telenet, supported by its parent Liberty Global, has extended the reach of services based on the DOCSIS3.1 standard, which is capable of providing data at 1Gb/s and higher, while the incumbent telco Proximus (formerly Belgacom), also has extensive fibre/VDSL and FttP deployments.

In a bid to encourage investment in underserved areas, the regulator in 2018 amended the conditions by which market players grant wholesale access to copper and fibre infrastructure. In May 2019 it opened a further consultation on cost models for access to the networks of cablecos and those of Proximus’s fibre infrastructure.

This report profiles Belgium’s fixed and wireless broadband markets, providing broadband forecasts and assessing developments in related technologies such as FWA, WLAN and Wi-Fi.

Key developments:

Proximus engaged in €3 billion 'Fibre for Belgium' investment program to 2027;
Regulator approves amended wholesale access conditions;
Networks on track to reach national 30Mb/s connectivity by 2020;
Report includes the regulator's market data update for 2017, annual report for 2018, telco's financial and operating data to Q1 2019, recent market developments.

Companies mentioned in this report:

Proximus (Belgacom), Telenet, Versatel, Interkabel.

Table of Contents

Introduction and statistical overview

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

Hybrid Fibre Coax (HFC) networks

Introduction
Telenet
Interkabel
SFR (Numéricable)

Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) Networks

Proximus
Versatel/Tele2 Belgium
Orange Belgium (Mobistar)
Other DSL developments

SDSL
VDSL
G.SHDSL

Fibre-to-the-Premises (FttP) networks

Introduction
Government support
Digital Metropolis Antwerp
Proximus

Other fixed broadband services

Broadband Powerline (BPL)
Fixed Wireless Access (FWA)
WLAN/Wi-Fi
WiMAX

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List of Tables

Table 1 – Broadband fixed-line subscribers by technology – 2010 – 2019
Table 2 – Broadband subscription net additions per year – 2005 – 2019
Table 3 – Residential broadband revenue – 2014 – 2017
Table 4 – Residential broadband ARPU – 2013 – 2017
Table 5 – Fixed-line broadband penetration by service – 2007 – 2018
Table 6 – Proportion of fixed-broadband lines by speed – 2010 – 2017
Table 7 – Fixed-broadband lines by speed – 2012 – 2017
Table 8 – Forecast broadband subscribers – 2019; 2021; 2023
Table 9 – Telenet broadband subscribers – 2006 – 2019
Table 10 – Proximus fixed broadband subscribers – 2010 – 2019
Table 11 – Orange Belgium broadband subscribers – 2008 – 2018
Table 12 – Orange Belgium TV subscribers – 2016 – 2018
Table 13 – VDSL subscribers – 2012 – 2017
Table 14 – FttP/B subscribers – 2012 – 2017

List of Charts

Chart 1 – Broadband subscribers by technology – 2005 – 2019
Chart 2 – Proportion of fixed-broadband lines by speed – 2010 – 2017

List of Exhibits

Exhibit 1 – Main DSL service providers
Exhibit 2 – WiMAX spectrum licenses – 2001 – 2005

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Number of pages 41

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Last updated 11 Jun 2019
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Analyst: Henry Lancaster

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