Czech Republic - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses

Publication Overview

This report provides a comprehensive overview of trends and developments in the Czech Republic’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 2018 (17th Edition)

Executive Summary

Czech regulator preps for 5G-suitable spectrum auction in early 2019

The Czech Republic has a sophisticated telecom market which over the years has attracted investment from a number of major European telcos. The incumbent telco O2 Czech Republic remains the dominant player though alternative operators are gaining market share, partly through organic growth and partly though merger and acquisition activity. The company has secured marginal revenue growth in recent years despite the gradual customer migration from fixed-line to mobile networks for voice and data services. The company has transitioned itself to face these market challenges, having split into separate divisions and created the CETIN unit to manage the fixed and mobile networks while also operating as a wholesale network provider.

The mobile market is showing steady growth though there remain concerns that the market is insufficiently competitive. The government in 2017 amended the Telecommunications Act to improve pricing for end-users which market competition could improve from 2019 if the regulator succeeds in attracting a new market player when it auctions 5G-suitable spectrum.

All MNOs telcos have focused on growing revenue by marketing mobile broadband and other value-added services such as mobile content and applications. To this end they have invested in LTE infrastructure and technologies, while T-Mobile and O2 in particular are active in developing services and applications based on 5G.

Covering developments in the market and regulatory environment, this report provides insights into the evolving fixed-line telecoms and IT markets of the Czech Republic, offering statistics, profiles of the major operators and an assessment of infrastructure deployed. The report also covers the mobile market, providing an overview of the MNOs as well as developments in technologies and regulatory affairs. A range of market and company statistics provide an insight into the state of both the mobile voice and data markets, as well as the performance and strategies of the key network players. In addition the report reviews the fixed and fixed-wireless broadband sectors, profiling the key players, assessing access platforms and market trends, and providing broadband subscriber forecasts.

Key developments:

O2 expecting half of its broadband services to be delivered by fixed wireless by 2020;
Vodafone acquires UPC Hungary from Liberty Global;
Regulator preps for 700MHz auction in 2019 for 5G services;
Wireless broadband remaining popular;
Broadband subscriber base shows steady growth;
T-Mobile CR launches home LTE broadband service;
T-Mobile to close 3G services by 2020;
Report update includes the regulator's annual report and market reports to March 2018; telcos' operating and financial data to Q2 2018; recent market developments

Companies mentioned in this report:

T-Mobile Czech Republic, GTS Czech, Èeské Radiokomunikace, MobilKom, BT, ÈD-Telematika, ÈEZ ICT Services, UPC Èeská Republika, O2 Czech Republic, Vodafone Czech Republic, Nej TV, RIO Media, Nordic Telecom (MobilKom, U:fon).

Henry Lancaster
September 2018

Table of Contents

Key statistics

Country overview

Telecommunications market

Overview
Government support

Regulatory environment

Background
Regulatory authority
Telecom sector liberalisation
Privatisation

Ceske Radiokomunikace
O2 Czech Republic

Interconnect
Carrier selection and carrier preselection
Number Portability (NP)
Access

Fixed network operators

Overview of operators
O2 Czech Republic

Sale to PPF Group
Company separation

Ceske Radiokomunikace (CRa)
GTS Czech
CD-Telematika (CD-T)
VOLNÝ

Telecommunications infrastructure

Overview
O2 CR
Alternative operators
Telecoms & IT
Wholesale
Smart infrastructure

Internet of Things (IoT)

Broadband market

Introduction and statistical overview

Broadband statistics

Forecasts – broadband subscribers – 2019; 2021; 2023
Hybrid Fibre Coax (HFC) networks
Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) networks
Fibre-to-the-Premises (FttP) networks
Other fixed broadband services

Broadband over Powerline (BPL)
Fixed wireless broadband

Mobile communications

Market analysis
Mobile statistics

General statistics

Mobile infrastructure

Other infrastructure developments
Mobile voice
Mobile data
Mobile broadband statistics

Regulatory issues

Significant market power (SMP) obligations
Roaming tariffs
Mobile Termination Rates (MTR)
GSM licences
UMTS licences
Mobile Number Portability (MNP)
Network sharing
Spectrum auctions

Major mobile operators
Mobile content and applications

Location-based services
Mobile advertising
M-commerce
M-payments

List of Tables

Table 1 – Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities – Czech Republic – 2018 (e)
Table 2 – Telecom sector investment – 2009 – 2015
Table 3 – Telecom sector revenue – 2009 – 2015
Table 4 – Fixed-line ported numbers – 2003 – 2016
Table 5 – Fixed-line traffic– 2009 – 2016
Table 6 – PSTN and mobile traffic– 2004 – 2014
Table 7 – Fixed-line call minutes– 2014 – 2016
Table 8 – O2 CR financial data (€) – 2006 – 2013
Table 9 – O2 CR financial data (€) – 2006 – 2013
Table 10 – O2 CR financial data (CZK) – 2012 – 2018
Table 11 – O2 CR revenue by sector (CZK) – 2015 – 2018
Table 13 – GTS Czech financial data (€) – 2010 – 2015
Table 14 – GTS Czech fixed-line subscribers – 2013 – 2015
Table 15 – Historic - Fixed lines and tele-density – 1995 – 2009
Table 16 – Fixed-lines and tele-density – 2005 – 2018
Table 17 – Fixed voice revenue – 20l1 – 2015
Table 18 – O2 CR naked DSL lines – 2009 – 2014
Table 19 – Broadband access revenue – 2011 – 2015
Table 20 – Historic - Internet users, subscribers and penetration rate – 1998 – 2009
Table 21 – Internet users, subscribers and penetration rate – 2010 – 2018
Table 22 – Fixed-line broadband subscribers by access type – 2008 – 2018
Table 23 – Household use of broadband by access type – 2005 – 2017
Table 24 – Market share of broadband subscribers by fixed access type – 2010 – 2015
Table 25 – Market share of broadband subscribers by wireless access type – 2010 – 2015
Table 26 – Fixed broadband penetration by type – 2011 – 2017
Table 27 – Proportion of broadband connections by data rate – 2011 – 2014
Table 28 – Forecast broadband subscribers – 2019;2021;2023
Table 29 – Cable broadband subscribers (regulator data) – 2010 – 2018
Table 30 – UPC broadband subscribers – 2003 – 2018
Table 31 – T-Mobile broadband subscribers – 2011 – 2018
Table 32 – O2 CR broadband subscribers by access type – 2006 – 2018
Table 33 – O2 CR DSL and VDSL subscribers – 2014 – 2017
Table 34 – DSL LLU lines– 2009 – 2015
Table 35 – DSL subscribers by type (regulator data) – 2009 – 2018
Table 36 – FttX subscribers (regulator data) – 2009- 2018
Table 37 – Wi-Fi / FWA connections – 2009 – 2016
Table 38 – Historic - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 1995 - 2009
Table 39 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 2010 – 2018
Table 40 – Market share of subscribers by operator – 2010 – 2015
Table 41 – Mobile market revenue – 2011 – 2015
Table 42 – Mobile market investment – 2009 – 2015
Table 43 – Ratio of prepaid to postpaid subscribers – 2001 – 2016
Table 44 – T-Mobile CR prepaid subscribers – 2005 – 2018
Table 45 – O2 CR prepaid subscribers – 2004 – 2018
Table 46 – Vodafone CR prepaid subscribers – 2005 – 2018
Table 47 – M2M connections – 2012 – 2016
Table 48 – Mobile voice traffic – 2009 – 2016
Table 49 – Average broadband data use per subscriber – 2011 – 2016
Table 50 – Mobile internet ARPU – 2011 – 2015
Table 51 – Total SMS messages sent – 2003 – 2016
Table 52 – O2 CR SMS messages sent – 2014 – 2018
Table 53 – Total MMS messages sent – 2009 – 2016
Table 54 – Active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration – 2009 – 2018
Table 55 – Dedicated mobile broadband subscribers and penetration – 2007 – 2016
Table 56 – European roaming charges – 2007 – 2016
Table 57 – European data roaming charges – 2014 – 2017
Table 58 – SMS roaming charges by operator– 2010 – 2015
Table 59 – Data roaming charges by operator– 2012 – 2015
Table 60 – Annual mobile number portings – 2006 – 2016
Table 61 – O2 CR subscribers – 2006 – 2018
Table 62 – O2 CR mobile service revenue (€) – 2006 – 2013
Table 63 – O2 CR mobile service revenue (CZK) – 2012 – 2018
Table 64 – O2 CR mobile service revenue (CZK) – 2012 – 2018
Table 65 – O2 CR ARPU (€) – 2006 – 2013
Table 66 – O2 CR ARPU (CZK) – 2012 – 2018
Table 67– T-Mobile CR subscribers – 2006 – 2018
Table 68 – T-Mobile CR mobile service revenue – 2009 – 2018
Table 69 – T-Mobile CR blended ARPU – 2004 – 2018
Table 70 – Vodafone CR subscribers – 2008 – 2018

List of Charts

Chart 1 – Fixed-line traffic– 2009 – 2016
Chart 2 – O2 CR financial data (CZK) – 2012 – 2018
Chart 3 – O2 CR revenue by sector (CZK) – 2015 – 2018
Chart 4 – Fixed lines in service and tele-density – 2005 – 2018
Chart 5 – Internet users, subscribers and penetration rate – 2005 – 2018
Chart 6 – DSL subscribers by type (regulator data) – 2009 – 2018
Chart 7 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 2005 – 2018
Chart 8 – O2 CR ARPU (CZK) – 2012 – 2018

List of Exhibits

Exhibit 1 – Access, the local loop and unbundling – an overview
Exhibit 2 – 2G spectrum – 1999
Exhibit 3 – Multi-spectrum auction – 2013

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Last updated 11 Sep 2018
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Analyst: Henry Lancaster

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