Spain - Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Digital Media - Statistics and Analyses
Albany, New York, Feb 27, 2017
"Spain
- Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Digital Media - Statistics and
Analyses"
The Report covers current Industries Trends, Worldwide Analysis,
Global Forecast, Review, Share, Size, Growth, Effect.
Description-
In
recent years the value of Spain’s telecom market has fallen
steadily, with the sector affected by the poor economic climate which
has contributed to high unemployment and reduced disposable income
among consumers. However, a five-year recession, with tumbling GDP,
effectively ended in 2014 when the economy showed a steady return to
growth for four quarters in succession. Growing confidence among
investors was palpable starting in 2015, and the improved business
climate augurs well for the sector into 2017.
Spain
has one of the largest mobile markets in Europe, with effective
competition from four MNOs and a growing number of resellers and
MVNOs. This competition, together with regulated roaming and MTRs,
has driven down the cost of mobile calls in recent years though the
number of subscribers has fallen since 2011 as customers cancel
multiple SIM card ownership in response to the economic crisis. The
market has seen considerable changes in recent years, including the
acquisition of Yoigo by Másmóvil and the release of 900MHz
frequencies for mobile broadband use. There have also been growing
investments in network upgrades to support LTE and HSPA+
technologies, while MNOs and vendors are also investing in 5G
technologies and services. The auction of additional spectrum in 2016
is helping operators keep pace with the growth in demand for mobile
data. Both Orange Spain and Vodafone Spain have acquired fixed-line
operators in a bid to compete more effectively with Movistar in their
bundled service offerings.
Broadband penetration is on a par with the EU
average. Subscribers continue to contend with relatively high access
price, though access speeds have recently begun to improve in line
with upgraded networks. The incumbent telco Telefónica, operating
under the Movistar brand, has invested in fibre infrastructure while
cablecos now commonly provide data at up to 300Mb/s. The regulator
has in recent years promoted fibre network sharing, and has developed
a pricing structure for shared fibre infrastructure. In early 2017 it
formulated new conditions for wholesale access to Telefónica’s
fibre networks covering some 65% of the population. In the cable
sector, Vodafone Spain is in the process of delivering DOSCIS3.1
technology capable of providing data at above 1Gb/s.
The strong growth in the number of fibre broadband
connections is beginning to tell on the sector’s dynamics. Although
several operators are investing in fibre, either in their own
networks or through sharing arrangements, Telefónica is by far the
dominant player.
This report introduces the key aspects of the
Spanish telecom market, providing statistics on the fixed-network
services sector, and profiling the main players and their strategies
to meet an increasingly competitive environment. The report also
assesses the main regulatory issues, noting the status of
interconnection, local loop unbundling, number portability and
carrier preselection. In addition the report provides statistics and
market analyses on the mobile sector, including an assessment of
regulatory issues, a profile of the major providers, and an analysis
of mobile data services such as SMS, MMS, i-mode, HSPA, LTE, 5G and
mobile TV. The report also covers the fixed and wireless broadband
markets, together with developments in related technologies such as
fibre and broadband powerline. It includes broadband subscriber
forecasts to 2021.
– Key developments:
- Telefónica prepares to sell Telxius infrastructure business;
- Oran-Valencia (Orval) submarine cable expected to be ready for service in June 2017;
- Vodafone Spain launches Spain’s first NB-IoT network;
- Vodafone and Orange launch VoLTE and VoWi-Fi services;
- Orange planning to provide 95% population coverage with LTE by 2017;
- Telia sells its stake in Yoigo to Másmóvil;
- Vodafone Spain contracts Huawei to upgrade its HFC network with DOCSIS3.1;
- Movistar boosts fibre to 300Mb/s;
- Report update includes the regulator’s market data updates to November 2016, telcos’ operating and financial data to Q4 2016, recent market developments.
– Companies mentioned in this report:
Orange Spain, Telefónica, Jazztel, Ono, Movistar,
Vodafone Spain, Lebara, Lycamobile, Másmóvil, YouMobile, Canal+,
Prisa.
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