Research and Markets: Hungary Telecommunications Report Q2 2012 - Market Leader Magyar Telekom Announced the Launch Of 4G LTE Services In Budapest in January 2012

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/c19e28c2/hungary_telecommun) has announced the addition of the "Hungary Telecommunications Report Q2 2012" report to their offering.

BMI's Q212 update to the Hungary Telecommunications report analyses the latest trends and developments, including the licensing of a fourth mobile operator and the launch of the first commercial LTE services in the country. The report also includes BMI's forecasts for Hungary's fixed-line, broadband, mobile subscriber and mobile monthly blended ARPU through to the end of 2016.

There have been two significant developments since the Q112 update to the Hungary Telecommunications Report, both of which are covered in depth later in the report. The first significant development was the February 2012 10.8MHz of spectrum in the 900MHz band, raising HUF43.9bn (US$197mn). The tender has resulted in a new licensee in the form of an operator consortium made up of state-owned electricity firm MVM, Magyar Posta and the Hungarian Development Bank (MFB). The existing operators also won spectrum, but it is the potential impact of a new entrant that is most significant for the market. With few growth opportunities left in 2012 and a possibility of macroeconomic headwinds impacting the markets development, BMI believes the operator will face serious challenges in seeking an 11% market share by 2017.

The most recent complete set of operator data relates to the period to the end of September 2011. The Hungarian mobile market experienced a mixed 9M11, with declining subscriber numbers, but an improving subscriber mix. The majority of subscriber losses occurred in the first quarter of the year, with only minor losses in Q211 and Q311. Market leader T-Mobile reported a subscriber loss of 431,000 in Q111, with the majority of the losses occurring in the postpaid segment.

Companies Mentioned

- Magyar Telekom

- Invitel Holdings

- T-Mobile Hungary

- Telenor Hungary

- Vodafone Hungary

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