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This Report Gives a Comprehensive Overview of the Most Recent Situation in the Croatian Fixed and Mobile Internet Markets in Q2 2008

Posted on: Tuesday, 24 June 2008, 06:02 CDT

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/bf881c/croatia_internet) has announced the addition of the "Croatia - Internet & Broadband Market Report, Q2 2008, Including 5-year Forecasts" report to their offering.

Croatia has been lagging behind the EU in the usage of Internet and outspread of broadband access. Along with the further liberalization of the fixed market and adoption of new Electronic Communications Act, Croatia is on its way to reduce this gap. During 2007 alternative operators have started to erode incumbent's dominance in the Internet market, increasing the number of customers connected over unbundled local loops. Simultaneously the consolidation among alternative operators is ongoing, as the market is entering into more mature competition phase. On the other hand as the mobile operators have considerably developed their 3G infrastructures, the mobile Internet market has experienced the increase in the number of broadband users, although current levels of usage are significantly lower in comparison to fixed networks.

This report gives a comprehensive overview of the most recent situation in Croatian fixed and mobile Internet markets in Q2 2008. In the report, supplemented with numerous graphs and tables, the most influential Internet market indicators are presented, together with major operators data and market shares. Furthermore, the report also gives forecasts for the development of basic Internet market indicators till 2012.

Executive Summary:

In the beginning of 2008 the Croatian Internet market was still lagging behind the EU Internet market, considering the basic penetration indicators. The fixed Internet market segment has been highly dominated by the incumbent T HT. Considering the adoption of new Electronic Communications Act by the end of Q2 2008, it is expected for Internet market to become even more regulated by NRA (HAT), increasing the overall competitiveness in the market, especially in the broadband segment.

The penetration of Internet usage in Croatian population reached 44.9% by the end of 2007, while the broadband penetration in population reached 9.7% by the end of Q1 2008, both of which are less than average EU levels in the same time. During 2007, the number of broadband lines exceeded the number of active dial up accounts for the first time, reflecting the migration of users towards broadband access. The ADSL has continued to be the dominant broadband technology in fixed networks, counting 93% of all broadband lines at the end of Q1 2008. In the same time, the incumbent retained its market leadership, including both revenue and customer shares. The shares of alternative operators are expected to increase significantly during 2008 and 2009, as the process of local loop unbundling and utilization of incumbent's wholesale bitstream offer become more prevailing.

During 2007, the level of mobile Internet usage was still far lower than for fixed Internet services. Leading mobile operators in the market (T Mobile and Vipnet) have both made significant investments into 3G infrastructure, with UMTS/HSDPA coverage reaching 40% of population by the end of 2007. However, the number of mobile broadband users amounted to only 1% of total number of mobile customers in the same time.

Key Topics Covered:

Executive Summary

Croatia - General Data

Demographics

Governmental and Administration Constitution

Basic Economic Indicators

A. Telecom market developments

B. Fixed Internet Market Analysis

C. Mobile Internet Market Analysis

D. Market Forecast

Methodology

Abbreviations

Companies Mentioned:

-- T-HT

-- T-Com Croatia

-- T-Mobile Croatia

-- Vipnet Croatia

-- Tele2 Croatia

-- Optima telekom

-- B.net Croatia

-- Metronet

-- Amis telekom Croatia

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/bf881c/croatia_internet.

Source: Business Wire

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