France - Mobile Infrastructure, Broadband, Operators - Statistics and Analyses

• Market analysis

• Mobile statistics

• General statistics

• Mobile infrastructure

• 5G
• 4G (LTE)
• Bouygues Telecom
• SFR
• Orange
• Free Mobile
• 3G
• GSM

• Machine-to-Machine (M2M)

• Mobile voice

• Voice-over-LTE (VoLTE)

• Mobile data

• Short Message Service (SMS)
• Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)

• Mobile broadband

• Regulatory issues

• Spectrum regulations and spectrum auctions
• GSM
• 3G Licensing – round one
• 700MHz
• 800MHz
• 2.6GHz
• 900MHz
• 1800MHz
• 1.5GHz
• 2.3GHz shared spectrum
• 2.1GHz
• 3.5Hz
• Spectrum reassignment – November 2018
• Network sharing
• Mobile termination rates (MTRs)
• Roaming
• Mobile Number Portability (MNP)

• Major mobile operators

• Orange
• Altice France
• Free Mobile
• Bouygues Telecom
• MVNOs

• Mobile content and applications

• m-payments
• m-banking

• Appendix – Historic data

• Related reports

List of Tables

• Table 1 – Developments in mobile retail revenue and network investment – 2009 – 2019
• Table 2 – Development of investment in 3G and LTE infrastructure – 2013 – 2018
• Table 3 – Decline in average monthly bill, ARPU - 2006 – 2019
• Table 4 – Increase in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 2019 – 2024
• Table 5 – Increase in the number of active mobile subscribers – 2009 – 2019
• Table 6 – Change in mobile market share of subscribers by MNO – 2016 – 2019
• Table 7 – Change in the number of prepaid and contract subscribers (national, excl. M2M) – 2011 – 2019
• Table 8 – Change in the proportion of prepaid versus contract subscribers – 2009 – 2019
• Table 9 – Change in the number of active 3G and LTE subscribers – 2007 – 2019
• Table 10 – Increase in the number of Free Mobile’s LTE subscribers – 2014 – 2019
• Table 11 – Free Mobile average LTE data use – 2015 – 2019
• Table 12 – 3G base stations in service by operator – October 2019
• Table 13 – 2G base stations in service by operator – October 2019
• Table 14 – Increase in the number of M2M cards in use – 2011 – 2019
• Table 15 – Development of revenue from M2M cards – 2009 – 2019
• Table 16 – Growth in mobile voice traffic – 2009 – 2019
• Table 17 – Growth in mobile voice traffic in minutes by type (quarterly) – 2006 – 2019
• Table 18 – Growth in annual mobile voice traffic by type – 2008 – 2019
• Table 19 – Growth in mobile data traffic – 2008 – 2019
• Table 20 – Growth in average mobile data traffic per LTE subscriber – 2011 – 2019
• Table 21 – Increase in average mobile data traffic per mobile subscriber – 2011 – 2019
• Table 22 – Change in SMS traffic volume (national) – 2004 – 2019
• Table 23 – Decline in annual SMS traffic – 2003 – 2019
• Table 24 – Growth in annual MMS traffic – 2003 – 2019
• Table 25 – Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration – 2009 – 2024
• Table 26 – Change in the number of dedicated mobile broadband subscribers – 2007 – 2019
• Table 27 – 2.6GHz spectrum results – Sep 2011
• Table 28 – Growth in mobile roaming out voice traffic – 2009 – 2019
• Table 29 – Change in the number of annual mobile numbers ported – 2009 – 2019
• Table 30 – Change in the number of Orange’s mobile subscribers – 2009 – 2019
• Table 31 – Decline in Orange’s ARPU and ARPO – 2009 – 2019
• Table 32 – Change in Orange’s mobile-only revenue (new style) – 2016 – 2019
• Table 33 – Change in Orange’s mobile customer churn – 2009 – 2019
• Table 34 – Change in SFR’s mobile revenue (under Altice) – 2015 – 2019
• Table 35 – Development of SFR’s subscriber base by type – 2006 – 2019
• Table 36 – Growth in Free Mobile’s mobile subscriber base – 2012 – 2019
• Table 37 – Growth in Free Mobile’s mobile revenue – 2012 – 2019
• Table 38 – Growth in Bouygues Telecom’s mobile subscriber base – 2005 – 2019
• Table 39 – Decline in Bouygues Telecom’s mobile ARPU – 2007 – 2019
• Table 40 – Development of Bouygues Telecom’s financial data by type – 2005 – 2019
• Table 41 – Orange MVNO subscribers – 2009 – 2019
• Table 42 – Increase in the number of MNO and MVNO subscribers (metropolitan) – 2005 – 2019
• Table 43 – Change in MVNO market share of subscribers (metropolitan) – 2005 – 2019
• Table 44 – Data market revenue by type (historic) – 2002 – 2012
• Table 45 – Historic - Mobile retail revenue – 1998 – 2009
• Table 46 – Historic - Mobile subscribers (national, old format incl. M2M) and penetration rate – 1999 – 2014
• Table 47 – Historic - Annual mobile numbers ported – 2004 – 2009
• Table 48 – Prepaid and contract subscribers (old format national, incl. M2M) – 2005 – 2014
• Table 49 – Growth in Mobile voice traffic – 1998 – 2019
• Table 50 – Historic - Mobile market share of subscribers by operator – 2005 – 2015
• Table 51 – Historic - Proportion of prepaid versus contract subscribers – 1999 – 2009
• Table 52 – Historic - Mobile interconnection revenue – 2003 – 2017
• Table 53 – Historic - Mobile roaming out voice traffic – 2003 – 2009
• Table 54 – Historic - Orange mobile revenue by type – 2011 – 2017

List of Charts

• Chart 1 – Developments in mobile retail revenue and network investment – 2009 – 2019
• Chart 2 – Development of investment in 3G and LTE infrastructure – 2013 – 2018
• Chart 3 – Decline in average monthly bill, ARPU - 2006 – 2019
• Chart 4 – Increase in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 2019 – 2024
• Chart 5 – Change in mobile market share of subscribers by MNO – 2016 – 2019
• Chart 6 – Change in the number of prepaid and contract subscribers (national, excl. M2M) – 2011 – 2019
• Chart 7 – Change in the proportion of prepaid versus contract subscribers – 2009 – 2019
• Chart 8 – Change in the number of active 3G and LTE subscribers – 2007 – 2019
• Chart 9 – Increase in the number of Free Mobile’s LTE subscribers – 2014 – 2019
• Chart 10 – Increase in the number of M2M cards in use – 2011 – 2019
• Chart 11 – Development of revenue from M2M cards – 2009 – 2019
• Chart 12 – Growth in mobile voice traffic – 2009 – 2019
• Chart 13 – Growth in annual mobile voice traffic by type – 2008 – 2019
• Chart 14 – Growth in mobile data traffic – 2008 – 2019
• Chart 15 – Growth in average mobile data traffic per LTE subscriber – 2011 – 2019
• Chart 16 – Increase in average mobile data traffic per mobile subscriber – 2011 – 2019
• Chart 17 – Change in SMS traffic volume (national) – 2004 – 2019
• Chart 18 – Decline in annual SMS traffic – 2003 – 2019
• Chart 19 – Growth in annual MMS traffic – 2003 – 2019
• Chart 20 – Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration – 2009 – 2024
• Chart 21 – Change in the number of dedicated mobile broadband subscribers – 2007 – 2019
• Chart 22 – Growth in mobile roaming out voice traffic – 2009 – 2019
• Chart 23 – Change in the number of annual mobile numbers ported – 2009 – 2019
• Chart 24 – Change in the number of Orange’s mobile subscribers (France) – 2009 – 2019
• Chart 25 – Decline in Orange’s ARPU and ARPO – 2009 – 2019
• Chart 26 – Change in Orange’s mobile-only revenue (new style) – 2016 – 2019
• Chart 27 – Change in Orange’s mobile customer churn – 2009 – 2019
• Chart 28 – Change in SFR’s mobile revenue (under Altice) – 2015 – 2019
• Chart 29 – Development of SFR’s subscriber base by type – 2006 – 2019
• Chart 30 – Growth in Free Mobile’s mobile subscriber base – 2012 – 2019
• Chart 31 – Growth in Free Mobile’s mobile revenue – 2012 – 2019
• Chart 32 – Growth in Bouygues Telecom’s mobile subscriber base – 2005 – 2019
• Chart 33 – Decline in Bouygues Telecom’s mobile ARPU – 2007 – 2019
• Chart 34 – Development of Bouygues Telecom’s financial data by type – 2005 – 2019
• Chart 35 – Increase in the number of MNO and MVNO subscribers (metropolitan) – 2005 – 2019
• Chart 36 – Change in MVNO market share of subscribers (metropolitan) – 2005 – 2019

List of Exhibits

• Exhibit 1 – 3G licensees
• Exhibit 2 – Reassigned multi-spectrum holdings (900MHz) – 2021 – 2025
• Exhibit 3 – Operating MVNOs and network provider