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

Synopsis

France has the third largest telecoms market in Europe, worth about €31 billion annually. The incumbent telco Orange Group is one of the world’s major players with interests in markets across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The company is embarked on its five-year ‘Essentials 2020’ program focussed on emerging markets as well as on investments in super-fast broadband and LTE infrastructure within its European footprint.

Despite market liberalisation, the company still dominates all sectors though increasing competition from a number of major players (notably Altice and Iliad) has gradually eroded this lead, prompting it to respond with a range of innovative offers and wide-ranging strategies to meet future customer needs. It is also investing in a national fibre network, largely in response to the activities of smaller players.

The mobile sector is dominated by four providers, complemented by an increasing number of MVNOs which together have a market share of around 11% of subscribers. The vibrant broadband market has seen strong growth as a result of regulatory measures promoting competitor access to exchanges through local loop unbundling, as well as to fibre infrastructure and ducts.

This report introduces the key aspects of France’s telecom market, providing updated statistics on the country’s fixed network, an analysis of operator strategies, and a review of the key regulatory issues including the status of number portability, wholesaling and carrier preselection.

Key developments:

Orange stops promoting PSTN products;
Bouygues Telecom sets up Objenious subsidiary dedicated to the Internet of Things;
ACE submarine cable connecting France with African markets extended;
Orange opens its first 400Gb/s per wavelength cable;
Orange sets up Orange Horizons subsidiary to exploit potential in new markets;
Report update includes the regulator's market data updates to June 2018, operator data to Q3 2018, recent market developments.

Companies mentioned in this report:

Orange, Iliad (Free), Altice, SFR, Numéricable

Table of Contents

Key statistics
Country overview
Telecommunications market

Market analysis

Regulatory environment

History
National legal framework
France NumErique 2012
Regulatory authority

Communications and Postal Regulatory Authority (ARCEP)

Telecom sector liberalisation

Privatisation of Orange Group
Interconnect
Access
Number Portability (NP)
Carrier PreSelection (CPS)

Fixed network operators

Orange Group

Essentials 2020

Altice France
Free (Iliad)
Bouygues Telecom

Telecommunications infrastructure

National telecom network
International infrastructure

Submarine cable networks
Satellite networks
Cloud services

Smart infrastructure

Internet of Things (IoT)
Smart Cities

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List of Tables

Table 1 – Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities - France – 2018 (e)
Table 2 – Telecom service investment – 2002 – 2017
Table 3 – End-user traffic volume in minutes by sector – 2002 – 2018
Table 4 – End-user traffic growth by sector – 2002 – 2017
Table 5 – Telecom market revenue by sector – 2008 – 2018
Table 6 – End-user fixed-line market value – 2003 – 2018
Table 7 – Proportion of telecom revenue by sector – 2009 – 2018
Table 8 – End-user telecom market value annual change – 2004 – 2017
Table 9 – Telecom market revenue by sector – 2008 – 2018
Table 10 – End-user monthly bill by service – 2010 – 2017
Table 11 – Fixed lines subscriptions by type – 2003 – 2018
Table 12 – Interconnect revenue – 2007 – 2016
Table 13 – Interconnect traffic – 2007 – 2016
Table 14 – Unbundled and bitstream lines – 2002 – 2018
Table 15 – Orange wholesale broadband lines – 2006 – 2018
Table 16 – Fixed numbers ported annually – 2005 – 2018
Table 17 – Indirect connections – 2006 – 2016
Table 18 – Orange customers by sector (France) – 2006 – 2018
Table 19 – Orange retail voice lines – 2007 – 2018
Table 20 – Orange Group financial data by sector – 2008 – 2018
Table 21 – Orange (domestic) financial data – 2007 – 2018
Table 22 – Orange (domestic) telecom capex – 2008 – 2018
Table 23 – Orange retail and wholesale lines – 2006 – 2018
Table 24 – SFR Group subscribers – 2006 – 2018
Table 25 –SFR Group financial data – 2005 – 2018
Table 26 – SFR Group telecom capex – 2008 – 2018
Table 27 – Free revenue by business line – 2006 – 2018
Table 28 – Free DSL, LLU subscribers – 2005 – 2014
Table 29 – Free subscribers by sector – 2009 – 2018
Table 30 – Bouygues Telecom subscribers by sector – 2005 – 2018
Table 31 – Bouygues Telecom financial data – 2005 – 2018
Table 32 – Fixed-lines in service – 2011 – 2018
Table 33 – Proportion of fixed lines by technology – 2004 – 2017
Table 34 – International internet bandwidth – 2000 – 2016

List of Charts

Chart 1 – Telecom service investment – 2002 – 2017
Chart 2 – End-user traffic volume in minutes by sector – 2002 – 2018
Chart 3 – Telecom market revenue by sector – 2008 – 2018
Chart 4 – Fixed lines subscriptions by type – 2003 – 2018
Chart 5 – Orange wholesale broadband lines – 2006 – 2018
Chart 6 – Orange customers by sector (France) – 2006 – 2018
Chart 7 – Orange Group financial data – 2008 – 2018
Chart 8 – Orange (domestic) financial data – 2007 – 2018
Chart 9 – Orange retail and wholesale lines – 2006 – 2018
Chart 10 – SFR Group subscribers – 2006 – 2018
Chart 11 – SFR Group financial data – 2005 – 2018
Chart 12 – Free revenue by segment – 2006 – 2018
Chart 13 – Free subscribers by sector – 2009 – 2018
Chart 14 – Bouygues Telecom financial data – 2005 – 2018

List of Exhibits

Exhibit 1 – Access and the local loop

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Number of pages 68

Status Current

Last updated 21 Nov 2018
Update History

Analyst: Henry Lancaster

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

Synopsis

Key developments:

Companies mentioned in this report:

Key statistics

Country overview

Telecommunications market

Regulatory environment

Fixed network operators

Telecommunications infrastructure

Smart infrastructure

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