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

Synopsis

Hungary’s dynamic mobile market is served by three mobile network operators and a small number of MVNOs. The bundled services operator Digi Telecommunications is building up a mobile network based on its 1800MHz and 3.4GHz concessions and has expanded into the fixed-line market through its May 2018 acquisition of Invitel. The company launched its DIGIMobil service in mid-2019, and although it was blocked by the regulator from participating in the forthcoming multi-spectrum auction (a decision which it is contesting in the courts) the company is expanding the reach of its LTE infrastructure using its existing spectrum concession. Vodafone has also expanded into the fixed line segment, following the acquisition of UPC Hungary (among other Liberty global assets across Central and Eastern Europe) by the parent company Vodafone Group.

Mobile penetration is relatively high for the region, and there remains considerable growth in mobile broadband services delivered via upgraded networks. Revenue growth is focused on mobile data as operators struggle with competition and regulated tariff reductions, as well as reduced MTRs.

Maygar Telekom is at the forefront of 5G developments, supported by the government, universities, other telcos and vendors forming the Hungarian 5G Coalition.

This report provides an overview of Hungary’s mobile market, covering the major players, voice and data services and regulations. It includes a wealth of statistics and offers analyses of market dynamics.

Key developments:

Regulator preps for multi-spectrum auction, disallows Digi Telecom from bidding;
DIGIMobil launches an LTE service;
Vodafone Group acquires Liberty Global assets, including UPC Hungary;
Maygar Telekom launches NB-IoT platform;
Hungarian 5G Coalition partners trial data rates at up to 22Gb/s;
Magyar Telekom and Telenor Hungary expand LTE coverage through joint network;
Report update includes the regulator's market data to June 2019, telcos' financial and operating data to Q2 2019, recent market developments.

Companies mentioned in this report:

T-Mobile Hungary, Telenor Hungary, Vodafone Hungary

Table of Contents

Market analysis
Mobile statistics

General statistics
Mobile data

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

Mobile broadband

Regulatory issues

GSM licences
3G licence awards
Multi-Spectrum auction
900MHZ Spectrum
450MHZ Spectrum
3.4GHZ
Auction – 5G
Mobile Termination Rates (MTRS)
Mobile Number Portability (MNP)
Roaming
SIM card registration

Mobile infrastructure

5G
4G (LTE)
3G
GSM
Other infrastructure developments

NB-IoT

Major mobile operators

T-Mobile Hungary (MTEL)
Telenor Hungary
Vodafone Hungary
Digi Mobile
MPVI Mobil
Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs)

Mobile content and applications

m-Commerce
m-Marketing

Appendix – Historic data
Related reports

List of Tables

Table 1 – Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration – 2009 – 2024
Table 2 – Change in the share of mobile subscribers by MNO – 2006 – 2019
Table 3 – Change in the ratio of prepaid to postpaid subscribers – 2007 – 2019
Table 4 – Change in mobile sector revenue – 2009 – 2019
Table 5 – Growth in mobile data traffic – 2014 – 2019
Table 6 – Change in the volume of SMS and MMS traffic – 2009 – 2019
Table 7 – Increase in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration – 2009 – 2024
Table 8 – Mobile broadband subscribers – 2011 – 2019
Table 9 – Increase in mobile voice traffic – 2009 – 2019
Table 10 – Increase in the number of T-Mobile Hungary’s mobile broadband subscriber base – 2008 – 2019
Table 11 – Mobile broadband revenue – 2006 – 2018
Table 12 – Growth in the number of T-Mobile Hungary’s mobile subscriber base – 2009 – 2019
Table 13 – Development of T-Mobile Hungary’s revenue – 2009 – 2019
Table 14 – T-Mobile Hungary’s quarterly revenue (HUF) by type – 2016 – 2019
Table 15 – T-Mobile blended ARPU (€) – 2004 – 2019
Table 16 – Change in T-Mobile Hungary’s mobile ARPU (HUF) – 2004 – 2019
Table 17 – Decline in Telenor Hungary’s mobile subscriber base – 2004 – 2018
Table 18 – Development of Telenor Hungary’s financial data – 2006 – 2018
Table 19 – Decline in Telenor Hungary’s monthly ARPU – 2006 – 2018
Table 20 – Decline in Telenor Hungary’s monthly ARPU – 2006 – 2018
Table 21 – Growth in the number of Vodafone Hungary’s mobile subscriber base – 2007 – 2019
Table 22 – Growth in the number of Digi Telecom’s mobile subscribers– 2016 – 2019
Table 23 – Historic - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 1998 – 2009
Table 24 – Historic – Mobile voice traffic – 2001 – 2098
Table 25 – Historic - Total SMS and MMS messages sent – 2002 – 2009

List of Charts

Chart 1 – Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration – 2009 – 2024
Chart 2 – Change in the share of mobile subscribers by MNO – 2009 – 2019
Chart 3 – Change in the ratio of prepaid to postpaid subscribers – 2007 – 2019
Chart 4 – Change in mobile sector revenue – 2009 – 2019
Chart 5 – Growth in mobile data traffic – 2014 – 2019
Chart 6 – Change in the volume of SMS traffic – 2009 – 2019
Chart 7 – Increase in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration – 2009 – 2024
Chart 8 – Increase in mobile voice traffic – 2009 – 2019
Chart 9 – Increase in the number of T-Mobile Hungary’s mobile broadband subscriber base – 2008 – 2019
Chart 10 – Growth in the number of T-Mobile Hungary’s mobile subscriber base – 2003 – 2019
Chart 11 – Development of T-Mobile Hungary’s revenue – 2009 – 2019
Chart 12 – T-Mobile Hungary’s quarterly revenue (HUF) by type – 2016 – 2019
Chart 13 – Change in T-Mobile Hungary’s mobile ARPU (HUF) – 2004 – 2019
Chart 14 – Decline in Telenor Hungary’s mobile subscriber base – 2004 – 2018
Chart 15 – Development of Telenor Hungary’s financial data – 2006 – 2018
Chart 16 – Growth in the number of Vodafone Hungary’s mobile subscriber base – 2007 – 2019

List of Exhibits

Exhibit 1 – 2G spectrum awards
Exhibit 2 – Spectrum auction results – 2014

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Number of pages 65

Status Current

Last updated 18 Oct 2019
Update History

Analyst: Henry Lancaster

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

Synopsis

Key developments:

Companies mentioned in this report:

Market analysis

Mobile statistics

Regulatory issues

Mobile infrastructure

Major mobile operators

Mobile content and applications

Appendix – Historic data

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