Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/eb4327/slovakia_by_2014) has announced the addition of the "Slovakia: By 2014, 70% of Total Mobile Subscriber Base to Use 3G" report to their offering.
Despite relatively slow growth predicted for Slovakia's telecom market through 2014, network and handset vendors may see new business opportunities as 3G is expected to account for roughly 70 percent of all subscriptions by the end of the forecast period, according to this latest report.
Slovakia: By 2014, 70% of Total Mobile Subscriber Base to Use 3G offers a precise, incisive profile of the country's converged telecommunications, media, and technology sectors based on proprietary data from our research in the U.S. market. It provides detailed competitive analysis of both the fixed and mobile sectors, tracks the market shares of technologies and services, and monitors the introduction and spread of new technologies, such as WiMax, IPTV, and VoIP. This 29-page executive study provides a comprehensive view of the U.S. communications market by analyzing key trends, evaluating near-term opportunities, and assessing upcoming risks factors.
Hit by the global economic crisis, the Slovakian telecom market contracted by 2.5 percent in 2009, generating 1.6 billion (US$2.3 billion). "In terms of total telecom service revenue growth Slovakia is expected to show a low CAGR of 3.7 percent between 2009 and 2014, reaching over $2.7 billion in 2014", notes Stela Bokun, analyst at Pyramid Research and author of the report.
"The ongoing economic recovery, uptake of new services, such as 3G, and the influx of new access technologies will drive the growth of the Slovakian telecom market going forward," Bokun says. "Currently, 2.5G accounts for 66 percent of subscriptions; however, we forecast it to decrease to only 27 percent as 3G services are forecast to be used by almost 4.2 million subscribers, or 70 percent of the total mobile subscriber base by 2014," she explains. "The opportunity is particularly great for 3G network vendors as well as 3G-enabled handset vendors. Also, Orange Slovakia has been particularly active in the area of 3G services provision, offering 3G-enabled handsets from 1 while Telefnica is in the process of rolling out a 3G network."
Slovakia: By 2014, 70% of Total Mobile Subscriber Base to Use 3G is part of Pyramid Research's Central and Eastern Europe Country Intelligence Report Series. Pyramid Research's premium Country Intelligence Reports are the industry's best available analysis on market trends, regulatory environments and competitive dynamics for 60 countries worldwide.
Executive Summary:
The Slovakian telecom market generated 1.6bn in service revenue in 2009, contracting 2.5% annually in euro terms. The main factors that led to this decline were the unfavorable macroeconomic environment, as well as the low level of competition in the Slovakian fixed access market. As the global economy recovers, we expect the Eurozone membership to introduce more stability to the Slovakian market. The new EU telecom policies will spur market competitiveness, and the Slovakian market will recover in 2010, growing 2% year-over-year in euro terms.
The mobile voice market segment will continue to be the most sizable piece of the total market revenue pie, while VoIP, IPTV and mobile data will be the fastest growing revenue streams between 2009 and 2014. The growing variety of multiplay offerings and the expansion of new access technologies, such as FTTH and WiMAX, will drive growth in the fixed subsegment. The mobile markets revenue growth will be driven by increasing adoption of mobile data cards and operators investments into 3G+/4G technology. Telefnica's recently announced plan to test LTE in Slovakia in 2010 places this small and underdeveloped market in the company of the worlds most technologically advanced telecom nations.
Key Topics Covered:
- Executive summary
- Market and competitor overview
- Slovakia in a regional context
- Economic, demographic and political context
- Regulatory environment
- Demand profile
- Service evolution
- Competitive landscape
- Major market players
- Segment analysis
- Mobile services
- Fixed services
- Identifying opportunities
For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/eb4327/slovakia_by_2014
Source: Pyramid Research, Inc.
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