Telecommunications market in Poland 2008

DESCRIPTION

Telecommunications market in Poland 2008 analyses the current situation and discusses the trends and development directions on the Polish telecommunications market in the years ahead.

Each chapter contains the most up-to-date information on individual segments of the market and presents profiles of the largest players in the industry. The report forecasts the development of the key market indicators and looks at the growth opportunities in each segment for the years to come. In addition, current trends in technology (broadband internet and 3G Telephony) and business (new operators and legal regulations) are analysed in detail, and findings of a targeted PMR survey conducted especially for this report are revealed. This report covers market news, analysis and forecasts completely and insightfully, functioning as a solid base from which companies, consultants and investors can evaluate the
market and make informed business decisions.

The report is based on analysis of data from the following sources:

• PMR own data, analyses and forecasts
• sources in the public domain: professional press and specialist internet services, general press, reports
   on the telecoms markets in Poland and Europe,
  
• financial reports of operators, and their owners, documents published by brokerage houses,
   investment funds and public institutions, as well as available on the internet
  
• interviews with experts on the telecommunications market
  
• survey conducted among telecommunications companies specially for the purposes of the report.

• detailed analysis of the fixed-line and mobile telephony markets
• description of the current situation on the ISP market in Poland
• accurate and reliable forecasts and growth prospects for 2008-2012
• findings of the survey conducted among the largest telecommunications companies in Poland.

• the report, describes:
• the overall market situation and possible effects of emergence of new players
• the consequences of implementation of the new regulatory changes
• broadband internet access (including access based on DSL, CaTV and other technologies)
• 3G telephony
• virtual operators’ market development (MVNOs and FVNOs).

• size of the market as a whole
• size of individual segments (fixed-line telephony, mobile telephony, internet access, data transmission)
• penetration rates of fixed-line and mobile telephony
• penetration rate of internet access and number of broadband users (by type of access).

• current situation on the market, including the barriers and development opportunities
• assessment of the steps taken by the Office of Electronic Communications
• telecommunication technologies and services that are most likely to succeed on the Polish market
• 3G telephony market
• long-term forecast for penetration rates of the mobile telephony market (3G included) and fixed-line telephony market.

• management staff and marketing departments of companies either already active or considering launching of operations on the telecommunications market in Poland
• consulting, research and analytical firms
• government institutions, embassies and sector organisations
• financial institutions, including banks, brokerage houses and investment funds.

TABLE OF CONTENT

Methodology of the report 9
Executive summary 13
An overview of the telecommunications market
in Poland 21

• Value and growth rate of the telecommunications market in Poland 25
• Current situation, events and trends on the market 27
  • Current situation 27
  • Key events on the market 29
  • Key trends in the market 31
• Polish telecommunications market in comparison with other European markets 37
• Forecasts for the telecommunications market in Poland 41
  • Market development forecasts 2008-2012 41
  • Key trends on the Polish market in the coming years 45
• Legislation and the institutional environment of the telecommunications market 47
  • The Telecommunications Law 47
  • Regulatory authorities and sector institutions 47
  • Important legal changes to be introduced shortly 49
• Extra: Main capital groups on the Polish
• telecommunications market 52

Results of the survey of the 100 largest
telecommunications companies in Poland 57

• Calculation of the PMR Telecommunications Climate Indicator 58
• Assessment of the situation in the Polish
• telecommunications market and forecasts for the nearest future 59
• Barriers to and stimuli for the growth of the Polish telecommunications market 65
• Growth prospects for the Polish telecommunications market 70

Mobile telephony market 83

• Value and the growth rate of the market 83
• Number of users and mobile penetration 86
• Mobile market structure 90
• Market trends and developments 93
• Players on the mobile market 99
  • PTK Centertel 99
  • Polkomtel 100
  • PTC 101
  • P4 102
• Forecasts for the mobile market in Poland 104
• Extra: MVNO market in Poland 108
• Extra: Mobile handset market in Poland 112
• Extra: 3G in Poland 114

Fixed-line telephony market 117

• Value and the growth rate of the market 117
• Number of fixed-line subscribers
• and penetration rate 119
• Business market 121
• Market trends and developments 122
• Structure of the fixed-line market 127
  • Local connections market 128
  • Domestic long distance connections market 131
  • International connections market 135
  • Fixed-to-mobile connections market 138
• Key players on the fixed-line market 141
  • Telekomunikacja Polska (TP SA) 141
  • Netia 143
  • Telefonia Dialog 144
  • Multimedia Polska 145
  • Other operators 146
• Forecasts for the fixed-line market in Poland 148
• The data transmission, line rental and ISP market 151
• Value and the growth rate of the market 151
• Structure of the DLISP market 153
  • Data transmission market 153
  • Line rental market 155
  • Internet access market 157
• Key players on the DLISP market 167
  • TP SA 168
  • Netia 169
  • Exatel 171
  • GTS Energis 171
  • Telekomunikacja Kolejowa 172
  • Telefonia Dialog 172
  • Crowley Data Poland 173
  • NASK 173
  • Cable television operators 173
• Forecasts for the DLISP market in Poland 177

List of graphs 185
List of tables 193
About PMR 195
Contact PMR 196

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