Portugal - Telecoms, IP Networks, Digital Media and Forecasts, New Report Launched

This report provides a comprehensive overview of trends and developments in Portugal’s telecommunications market. The report analyses the mobile, internet, broadband, digital TV and converging media sectors. Subjects include:

• Market and industry analyses, trends and developments
• Facts, figures and statistics
• Industry and regulatory issues
• Infrastructure
• Major Players, Revenues, Subscribers, ARPU, MoU
• Internet, VoIP, IPTV
• Mobile Voice and Data Markets
• Broadband (FttH, DSL, cable TV, wireless)
• Convergence and Digital Media
• 3G subscriber and mobile ARPU forecasts to 2015
• Broadband market forecasts for selective years to 2020

Key developments:

• PT eliminates special rights granted to the government’s golden shares
• AR Telecom exits residential market
• ZON Multimédia and Optimus merge
• PT starts process to merge with the Brazilian telco Oi
• PT opens Europe’s largest data centre
• Fibre sector showing strongest growth
• Accounting for 75% of all new subscribers
• Cogeco sells Cabovisão
• A quarter of households take bundled service
• PT launches quad-play service
• LTE commercial launches
• m-payment solution developments
• Orange sells its 20% stake in Optimus
• Regulator’s market data to Q3 2013
• Telcos’ operating and  financial data to Q3 2013
• Market developments to January 2014

Executive Summary

Merger activity sees creation of ZON Optimus as a full service telcoPortugal’s medium-sized telecom market has a strong mobile sector and a growing broadband customer base well served by both the cable and DSL platforms. The country’s difficult economic conditions have operators’ domestic revenue fall in recent quarters. Cogeco Cable sold the flagging Cabovisão in early 2012 for a considerable loss, while the market has also seen significant merger activity, with Sonaecom’s Optimus division being merged with ZON Multimédia in mid-2013, becoming ZON Optimus. The report introduces the major elements of the Portuguese telecom market, presenting statistics on the fixed telephony sector as well as an analysis of the major market players. Additional information is provided on the key regulatory issues, noting the status of interconnection, local loop unbundling, number portability and carrier preselection.

In the broadband sector, cable has showed strong growth in recent years. The incumbent, Portugal Telecom, and its subsidiaries control most of the DSL market, but new regulatory provisions have granted easier and cheaper access for alternative ISPs. All operators are focussing on increased broadband speeds, while the regulator has maintained the impetus for local loop unbundling. The fibre market remains underdeveloped, though regulatory measures coupled with substantial investments among operators should see significant growth in coming years.

Portugal has seen considerable development in the converged services market. The switch to digital TV broadcasting was completed in April 2012. Portugal Telecom’s quad-play service, launched in 2013, has tapped into the popularity of bundled offerings. The report assesses the major elements of the Portuguese market for converged media, presenting statistics on the cable, digital and satellite TV markets and an analysis of the major players and service offerings.

Portugal’s mobile market is served by a triopoly of MNOs, the incumbent’s TMN, Vodafone, and now ZON Optimus. Mobile penetration is above the EU average, while growth has been supported through the popular use of multiple SIM cards. All operators have invested in LTE networks in a bid to capitalise on mobile data services, and so offset declining voice revenue. The MVNO market remains undeveloped, though network operators have their own low-cost brands. The report profiles Portugal’s mobile market, providing statistics on network operators, a review of the key regulatory issues, a snapshot of the consumer market, and an analysis of mobile data services including SMS, Push-to-Talk and mobile TV.

Spanning over 81 pages, 105 Tables, 29 Charts and 1 Exhibit “Portugal - Telecoms, IP Networks, Digital Media and Forecasts” report provide Key Statistics, Telecommunications Market, Regulatory Environment, Fixed Network Operators, Telecommunications Infrastructure, Broadband Market, Digital Media, Mobile Communications, Forecasts and the report cover 7 companies - Portugal Telecom, Sonaecom, Cabovisão, Vodafone, ZON Multimedia, TMN, Optimus

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