Macedonia - Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Digital Media - Statistics and Analyses

Executive summary

Macedonia’s mobile market dominated by two MNOs

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (Macedonia) has been a European Union (EU) candidate country since 2005. As part of the EU pre-accession process, the country has built closer economic ties with the Union: the EU accounts for 60% of Macedonia’s exports and about half of its imports. Closer regulatory and administrative ties with European Commission (EC) institutions have done much to develop the telecom sector and prepare the market for the competitive environment encouraged in the EU.

As part of EU integration legislation has implemented the principles of the EU’s regulatory framework for communications, established an independent regulator and set out a number of provisions to provide for a competitive telecom market, including wholesale access to the incumbent’s fixed-line network. Although the fixed telephony market has been liberalised, the incumbent MakTel continues to dominate the sector. Broadband services are widely available, with effective competition between DSL and cable platforms complemented by wireless broadband and a fast developing fibre sector. Into 2016 the number of DSL subscribers has continue to fall as customers are migrated to fibre networks.

Macedonia’s mobile market is now served by only two mobile network operators, MakTel and one.Vip, the latter being formed by the merger of the local business units of Telekom Slovenije and Telekom Austria. One.Vip in May 2016 was also merged with its sister company Blizoo, and so has been able to provide a full suite of converged services. Mobile data services are becoming increasingly important following investments in LTE network rollouts and in upgrades to LTE-A technology.

Key developments:

Regulator develops market conditions to promote more MVNOs; Blizoo acquires Skopje-based cablecos; Blizoo merges with one.Vip; Makedonski Telekom completes PSTN migration to an all-IP network; MakTel signs managed services agreement with its vendor partner Ericsson; Lycamobile Macedonia launches services, gains market share; regulator auctions LTE licences in the 800MHz and 1800MHz bands; report update includes the regulator’s market data updates to Q3 2016, telcos’ operating and financial data to Q4 2016, recent market developments.

Market penetration rates in Macedonia’s telecoms sector – 2016 (e)

Subscriber penetration rate:	Penetration
Fixed-line telephony	17.6%
Fixed broadband	23%
Mobile SIM (population)	102.7%

(Source: BuddeComm)

Companies mentioned in this report:

Makedonski Telekom, ONE, Vip Operator, one.Vip, Blizoo (formerly CableTel), Telekom Slovenije, T-Mobile Macedonia.

1. Executive summary
2. Key statistics
3. Country overview
4. Telecommunications market
- 4.1 Market analysis
5. Regulatory environment
- 5.1 Regulatory authority
- 5.2 Market liberalisation
- 5.3 Privatisation
- 5.4 Interconnect
- 5.5 Access
- 5.6 Carrier Selection (CS) and Carrier PreSelection (CPS)
- 5.7 Number Portability (NP)
6. Fixed network operators
- 6.1 Makedonski Telekom
- 6.2 One.Vip
7. Telecommunications infrastructure
- 7.1 International infrastructure
8. Broadband market
- 8.1 Introduction and statistical overview
  - 8.1.1 Market analysis
  - 8.1.2 Broadband statistics
- 8.2 Forecasts – fixed broadband subscribers – 2018; 2020; 2022
  - 8.2.1 Notes on scenario forecasts
- 8.3 Hybrid Fibre Coax (HFC) networks
- 8.4 Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) networks
- 8.5 Fibre-to-the-Premises (FttP) networks
- 8.6 Other fixed-line broadband services
  - 8.6.1 Fixed wireless (WiMAX, WiBro, Wi-Fi)
9. Digital economy
10. Digital media
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Digital TV
  - 10.2.1 Digital Terrestrial TV (DTTV)
  - 10.2.2 Cable TV (CATV)
  - 10.2.3 Satellite-based digital pay TV developments
  - 10.2.4 Bundled services
- 10.3 Videostreaming
11. Mobile market
- 11.1 Market analysis
- 11.2 Mobile statistics
- 11.3 Mobile data
  - 11.3.1 Short Message Service (SMS)/Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)
- 11.4 Mobile broadband
- 11.5 Regulatory issues
  - 11.5.1 Third GSM licence
  - 11.5.2 3G licence
  - 11.5.3 LTE licence
  - 11.5.4 Mobile Number Portability (MNP)
  - 11.5.5 Mobile Termination Rates
  - 11.5.6 Roaming
- 11.6 Mobile infrastructure
  - 11.6.1 Digital networks
- 11.7 Other infrastructure developments
  - 11.7.1 Enhanced Data for GSM Evolution (EDGE)
  - 11.7.2 High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA)
- 11.8 M2M networks
- 11.9 Major mobile operators
  - 11.9.1 MakTel
  - 11.9.2 ONE
  - 11.9.3 One.Vip (Vip Operator)
  - 11.9.4 Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs)
- 11.10 Mobile content and applications
12. Related reports

Table 1 – Country statistics Macedonia – 2016 (e)
Table 2 – Telephone network statistics – 2016 (e)
Table 3 – Internet user statistics – 2016 (e)
Table 4 – Broadband subscribers – 2016 (e)
Table 5 – Mobile statistics – 2016 (e)
Table 6 – National telecommunications authority
Table 7 – CS and CPS lines –2010 - 2016
Table 8 – Fixed-lines ported –2008 - 2016
Table 9 – Fixed-line market share by key operators –2009 - 2016
Table 10 – Makedonski Telekom revenue (HUF) – 2009 - 2016
Table 11 – Historic - Makedonski Telekom financial data (MKD) – 2009 - 2012
Table 12 – Makedonski Telekom fixed-voice subscribers – 2010 - 2016
Table 13 – ONE financial data – 2010 - 2015
Table 14 – ONE mobile and broadband subscribers – 2009 - 2015
Table 15 – One.Vip fixed-line, broadband and pay TV RGUs – 2015 - 2016
Table 16 – Telephony-lines by type –2009 - 2016
Table 17 – Historic - Fixed lines in service and teledensity – 1995 - 2009
Table 18 – Fixed lines in service and teledensity – 2010 - 2018
Table 19 – Wholesale leased lines in service, by type – 2010 - 2015
Table 20 – Historic - Internet users and penetration rates – 1999 - 2009
Table 21 – Internet users and penetration rates – 2010 - 2018
Table 22 – Household internet penetration – 2011- 2016
Table 23 – Business internet penetration – 2011- 2016
Table 24 – Proportion of households with computer use – 2010 - 2015
Table 25 – Fixed broadband subscribers and penetration rate – 2005 - 2018
Table 26 – Market share of internet subscribers by operator – 2013 - 2016
Table 27 – Internet subscribers by access type: dial-up, mobile, other – 2009 - 2016
Table 28 – Fixed-line broadband connections by access speed – 2014 - 2016
Table 29 – Fixed broadband market share of subscribers by platform – 2010 - 2016
Table 30 – Forecasts – broadband subscribers – 2018; 2020; 2022
Table 31 – Cable broadband subscribers – 2008 - 2017
Table 32 – Makedonski Telekom retail and wholesale DSL subscribers – 2008 - 2016
Table 33 – DSL broadband subscribers – 2008 - 2017
Table 34 – FttP subscribers – 2009 - 2017
Table 35 – Uptake of e-government services by individuals – 2008 - 2016
Table 36 – Uptake of e-government services by businesses – 2006 - 2016
Table 37 – Proportion of business engaged in e-commerce – 2006 - 2016
Table 38 – Market share of TV subscribers by platform – 2007 - 2016
Table 39 – Market share of TV subscribers by operator – 2010 - 2016
Table 40 – Total TV subscribers – 2010 – 2016
Table 41 – DVB-T subscribers – 2010 - 2016
Table 42 – Cable TV subscribers – 2005; 2009 – 2016
Table 43 – Satellite TV subscribers – 2009 - 2016
Table 44 – Subscribers to bundled services by type – 2012 - 2016
Table 45 – Market share of double-play services by operator – 2013 - 2016
Table 46 – Market share of triple-play services by operator – 2013 - 2016
Table 47 – Makedonski Telekom IPTV subscribers – 2008 - 2016
Table 48 –IPTV subscribers – 2010 - 2016
Table 49 – Historic - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 2000 - 2009
Table 50 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 2010 - 2018
Table 51 – Mobile network operator market share by subscribers – 2007 - 2016
Table 52 – Mobile traffic – 2009 - 2016
Table 53 – Ratio of prepaid to contract subscribers – 2005 - 2016
Table 54 – MakTel prepaid subscribers – 2004 - 2016
Table 55– SMS messages sent – 2005 - 2016
Table 56 – MMS messages sent – 2009 – 2016
Table 57 – 2G, 3G and LTE mobile internet subscribers – 2012 - 2018
Table 58 – Cumulative mobile-lines ported –2008 – 2016
Table 59 – Mobile termination rates – 2015 - 2017
Table 60 – European roaming charges – 2007 – 2016
Table 61 – European roaming charges – 2014 - 2017
Table 62 – MakTel mobile subscribers – 2004 - 2016
Table 63 – MakTel minutes of use – 2004 - 2016
Table 64 – MakTel mobile ARPU (€) – 2004 - 2011
Table 65 – MakTel mobile ARPU (HUF) – 2012 - 2016
Table 66 – MakTel mobile revenue (HUF) – 2010 - 2016
Table 67 – ONE mobile subscribers – 2009 - 2015
Table 68 – one.Vip financial data – 2007 - 2016
Table 69 – one.Vip mobile subscribers – 2007 - 2016

Chart 1 – Fixed-line market share by key operators –2009 – 2016
Chart 2 – Makedonski Telekom revenue data – 2009 – 2016
Chart 3 – Telephony-lines by type –2009 – 2016
Chart 4 – Fixed lines in service and teledensity – 2005 – 2018
Chart 5 – Fixed broadband subscribers and penetration rate – 2005 – 2018
Chart 6 – Makedonski Telekom retail and wholesale DSL subscribers – 2008 – 2016
Chart 7 – Market share of TV subscribers by platform – 2007 – 2016
Chart 8 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 2003 – 2018
Chart 9 – Mobile network operator market share by subscribers – 2007 – 2016
Chart 10 – one.Vip financial data – 2007 – 2016

Exhibit 1 – EU – The New Regulatory Framework (NRF)
Exhibit 2 – Frequency bands and allocations
Exhibit 3 – Frequency bands – expressions of interest – 2007

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Last updated 20 Apr 2017
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Analyst: Henry Lancaster

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