Russia - Fixed Broadband Market - Statistics and Analyses
Synopsis
Growth in the fixed-line broadband sector continues steadily and though it has slowed the country has relatively low broadband penetration for the region, and so there is considerable room for further growth. Incumbent and alternative telcos are maintaining their network upgrade programs to meet customer demand for faster services, with an emphasis on fibre broadband and DOCSIS3.1. This is stimulating the sector, particularly in the migration of connections from DSL to fibre.
On a national level, Rostelecom is the telco charged with delivering broadband with a minimum service speed to thousands of underserved settlements as part of a government funded broadband program. The company’s efforts have been focussed on fibre rather than copper.
Much of the work to develop the broadband sector is being coordinated as part of the RUB3 billion Digital Economy program, which includes a range of projects as well as a revised legal framework and the elimination of administrative barriers.
Key developments:
Akado Telecom continues DOCSIS3.1 trials;
ER-Telecom to upgrade entire network to a 1Gb/s service by 2026;
Rostelecom's fibre subscriber base accounting for 69% of company's total;
MTS and VEON invest RUB2 billion on 4,500km fibre infrastructure;
MegaFon collaborates with utility EuroSibEnergo using power lines for fibre-optic network in Siberia;
Report updates include the regulator's market data to September 2019, telcos' financial and operating data to Q3 2019, recent market developments.
Companies mentioned in this report:
Synterra Telecom, Comstar, Volga Telecom, VEON (VimpelCom), Summa Telecom, MetroMAX, Comstar, Yota, Virgin Connect, Enforta, Golden Telecom
Table of Contents
Introduction and statistical overview
Market analysis
Regulatory developments
Broadband statistics
Hybrid Fibre Coax (HFC) networks
Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) networks
Rostelecom
MTS
VEON
Other providers
Fibre-to-the-Premises (FttP)
Other fixed broadband services
Broadband Powerline (BPL)
Fixed wireless broadband
Wi-Fi
WiMAX
Internet via satellite
Appendix – Historic data
Related reports
List of Tables
Table 1 – Growth in the number of fixed broadband subscribers and penetration – 2009 – 2024
Table 2 – Development in the number of cable broadband subscribers – 2011 – 2020
Table 3 – Development in the number of DSL subscribers – 2011 – 2020
Table 4 – Change in the number of Rostelecom’s fixed broadband subscribers by platform– 2008 – 2019
Table 5 – Growth in the number of MTS’s fixed broadband subscribers – 2009 – 2019
Table 6 – Growth in the number of VEON’s fixed broadband subscribers – 2008 – 2019
Table 7 – Development of VEON’s fixed broadband revenue – 2016 – 2019
Table 8 – Development of VEON’s fixed broadband ARPU – 2016 – 2019
Table 9 – Growth in the number of Rostelecom’s fibre broadband subscribers – 2011 – 2019
Table 10 – Growth in the number of MGTS GPON subscribers – 2014 – 2019
Table 11 – Growth in the number of VEON’s FttB subscribers – 2010 – 2019
Table 12 – Development of VEON’s FttB revenue – 2010 – 2019
Table 13 – Growth in the number of fibre broadband subscribers – 2011 – 2020
