Slovakia - Telecoms Infrastructure, Operators, Regulations - Statistics and Analyses
Synopsis Despite market liberalisation Slovakia’s incumbent telco Slovak Telekom maintains a near monopoly of the fixed-line market. The company also dominates the DSL broadband sector, though this can partly be attributed to the effects of a pricing strategy which effectively prevented competitors from making a profit through local loop unbundling. Market competition has forced a number of mergers and acquisitions in recent years, resulting in a small number of larger operators.
There is effective competition in the mobile and fixed broadband segments where most investment is being channelled. These operators have expanded into offering bundled fixed and mobile services.
This report outlines Slovakia’s fixed-line telecoms market, providing an overview of the regulatory environment, profiles of the major operators, and a range of operational and financial statistics.
Key developments:
BENESTRA and SWAN complete merger;
Slovakia connects to fibre DREAM cable;
Slovak Telekom contracts Ericsson to manage its fixed line network;
Report update includes the regulator’s market data to December 2018, telcos’ operating data to Q3 2019, Telecom Maturity Index charts and analyses, recent market developments.
Companies mentioned in this report:
Slovak Telecom, O2 Slovakia, BENESTRA (GTS Nextra)
Table of Contents
Key statistics
Regional European Market Comparison
Europe Telecom Maturity Index by tier
Market Leaders
Market Challengers
Market Emergents
TMI versus GDP
Mobile and mobile broadband penetration
Fixed versus mobile broadband penetration
Country overview
Telecommunications market
Regulatory environment
Historical overview
Electronic Communications Act 2003
Electronic Communications Act 2011
Regulatory authority
Telecom sector liberalisation
Privatisation
Interconnection
Access
Number Portability (NP)
Carrier selection and Carrier PreSelection (CPS)
Fixed network operators
Slovak Telecom
BENESTRA
Slovak Wireless Access Network (SWAN)
Telecommunications infrastructure
Overview of the national telecom network
International infrastructure
Cloud services
Digital economy
E-government
E-health
E-education
Appendix – Historic data
Related reports
List of Tables
Table 1 – Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities - Slovakia – 2019 (e) Table 2 – Development of investment in telecom market, by sector – 2005 – 2017 Table 3 – Decline in telecom market revenue – 2005 – 2017 Table 4 – Development in the number of annual fixed-number portings – 2007 – 2018 Table 5 – Decline in the number of Carrier selection and CPS lines – 2007 – 2018 Table 6 – Decline in the volume of fixed-line calls and traffic – 2006 – 2018 Table 7 – Development in Slovak Telekom’s financial results – 2009 – 2019 Table 8 – Development in Slovak Telekom’s subscriber base by type – 2009 – 2019 Table 9 – Decline in the number of residential fixed lines in service – 2010 – 2018 Table 10 – Decline in the number of fixed lines in service and teledensity – 2009 – 2024 Table 11 – Growth in the number of VoIP lines – 2007 – 2018 Table 12 – Increase in international internet bandwidth – 2009 – 2018 Table 13 – Historic - Fixed lines in service and teledensity – 2000 – 2009 Table 14 – Historic - International internet bandwidth – 2000 – 2009 List of Charts
Chart 1 – Europe Telecoms Maturity Index – Market Leaders (top tier) Chart 2 – Europe Telecoms Maturity Index – Market Challengers (middle tier) Chart 3 – Europe Telecoms Maturity Index – Market Emergents (bottom tier) Chart 4 – Overall view - Telecoms Maturity Index vs GDP per Capita Chart 5 – Europe - mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration Chart 6 – Scandinavia and Baltics: mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration Chart 7 – Northern Europe –mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration Chart 8 – Southern Europe mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration Chart 9 – Eastern Europe mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration Chart 10 – Scandinavia and Baltics fixed and mobile broadband penetration Chart 11 – Northern Europe fixed and mobile broadband penetration Chart 12 – Southern Europe fixed and mobile broadband penetration Chart 13 – Eastern Europe fixed and mobile broadband penetration Chart 14 – Development of investment in telecom market, by sector – 2005 – 2017 Chart 15 – Decline in telecom market revenue – 2005 – 2017 Chart 16 – Development in the number of annual fixed-number portings – 2007 – 2018 Chart 17 – Decline in the number of Carrier selection and CPS lines – 2007 – 2018 Chart 18 – Decline in the volume of fixed-line calls and traffic – 2006 – 2018 Chart 19 – Development in Slovak Telekom’s financial results – 2009 – 2019 Chart 20 – Development in Slovak Telekom’s subscriber base by type – 2009 – 2019 Chart 21 – Decline in the number of fixed lines in service and teledensity – 2009 – 2024 Chart 22 – Growth in the number of VoIP lines – 2007 – 2018 Chart 23 – Increase in international internet bandwidth – 2009 – 2018 List of Exhibits
Exhibit 1 – Generalised Market Characteristics by Market Segment Exhibit 2 – Access, the local loop and unbundling – an overview
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