Austria Mobile Broadband Approaching Two-Thirds of All Broadband Connections, New Report Launched

Austria's telecom market is dominated by the incumbent Telekom Austria and the cableco UPC. Nevertheless, there has been considerable competitive pressure in the fixed-line and mobile sectors in recent years. The regulator has also encouraged local loop unbundling to improve competition in the broadband market, and has introduced 'virtual' unbundling in the fibre sector.

The broadband market is dominated by the DSL platform, with Telekom Austria retaining a market lead, while cable is the principal alternative technology. Telekom Austria has invested in vectoring VDSL and G.fast technologies in a bid to deliver fast broadband services in urban areas with less investment than is required via FttP. For its part, UPC Austria has invested in DOCSIS3.o technology, and by delivering services at 120MB/s the has managed to retain customers and indeed attract new subscribers from DSL.

Austria's market for converged media benefits from these excellent upgraded broadband networks. The strong TV market is served by mature the cable and satellite sectors as well as a fast developing DTTV infrastructure. Digital services have been available since 2006, with three multiplexes assigned to national and regional services and a fourth reserved for mobile broadcasting. This report profiles media convergence in Austria, including developments in the digital broadcast market, IPTV and VoD, as well as regulatory measures on the switch to digital TV.

The mobile market has undergone considerable changes in recent months. 3 Austria acquired the network and assets of Orange, so consolidating the market to three network operators, while the number of MVNOs and resellers is growing steadily. Part of this growth is due to regulatory concessions by which 3 Austria, as part of its Orange take-over, must provide 30% of network capacity to support up to 16 MVNOs. The competitive environment has led to relatively low ARPU for operators, as well as some of the region's lowest tariffs for consumers. The 3G networks have seen impressive growth in subscriber uptake, largely at the expense of existing GSM offerings, while mobile broadband, based on HSPA and LTE technologies, has similarly shown extraordinary growth. LTE can be accessed by about half of the population. The late-2013 auction of spectrum in several bands will go far to expand mobile broadband in rural areas and improve capacity nationally.

Spanning over 93 pages, 97 tables, 23 charts, 13 exhibits “Austria - Telecoms, IP Networks, Digital Media and Forecasts” report covering the Key Statistics, Telecommunications Market, Regulatory Environment, Fixed Network Operators, Telecommunications Infrastructure, Broadband Market, Digital Media, Mobile Communications, Forecasts. The report covered 13 companies - 3 Austria, A1, Tele2, UPC Austria, Telekom Austria, ORF, Xlink, Orange Austria, T-Mobile Austria, Telekom Austria, Tele2, tele.ring, eTel Austria.

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