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Austria - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and AnalysesLONDON, Nov. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Austria's telcos looking forward to major spectrum auctions for 5G Austria's telecom market is dominated by the incumbent Telekom Austria and the cableco UPC Austria, though there has been greater competitive pressure in the fixed-line broadband and mobile sectors in recent years. The Austrian fixed-line broadband market is dominated by the DSL sector, while the cable broadband sector has held a steady share of about a third of connections. The fibre sector was slow to develop, but in recent years there has been greater effort among telcos to develop infrastructure and promote the take-up of bundled services. UPC Austria continues to invest in DOCSIS3.1 technology, while Telekom Austria has invested in G.fast technology to improve connectivity in areas where it has not prioritised fibre. Although fibre penetration remains low, with the platform having less than 2% market share of subscribers, there is considerable vigour among operators to build out network infrastructure: Telekom Austria is in the process of extending its fibre infrastructure to additional 300,000 premises, affecting some 500 towns. Ongoing investment in the sector suggests stronger growth in coming years, and as a result the number of DSL lines is expected to fall as customers are migrated to fibre. This report presents key aspects of the Austrian telecom and ICT markets, including statistical data on the country, the fixed network services sector and telecom infrastructure. It presents an overview of recent regulatory developments affecting broadband access and mobile spectrum. Key developments: Telekom Austria launches 100Gb/s network across the CEE region, switches domestic fixed-line traffic to VoIP; Regulator making progress with 3.4-3.6GHz auction for 5G services; T-Mobile Austria expands Narrowband IoT capabilities, trials 5G in Innsbruck, launches VoLTE service, acquires UPC Austria; ZTE and 3 Austria set up Innovation Lab to trial 5G; MVNOs secure 6.7% market share of subscribers; 700MHz spectrum to be assigned for 5G use from 2020; Telekom Austria adds M2M platforms; T-Mobile Austria acquires UPC Austria; Telekom Austria trials XG-Fast technology providing data at over 11Gb/s, prepares to expand fibre infrastructure to an additional 300,000 premises; Regulator proposes framework to expand broadband services nationally; Government pledges €1 billion to upgrade national broadband availability; Xlink launches 1Gb/s FttP broadband offer; Report update includes the regulator's market data to Q4 2017, telcos' financial and operating data to Q2 2018, recent market developments Report update includes the regulator's market data to Q4 2017, telcos' financial and operating data to Q2 2018, recent market developments. Companies mentioned in this report: Telekom Austria (A1), Tele2, tele.ring, UPC Austria, 3 Austria, T-Mobile Austria, Orange Austria, Mundio, Lycamobile, Yesss!, M:Tel Austria, Hofer Telekom, Xlink. Download the full report: https://www.reportbuyer.com/product/5480319 About Reportbuyer Reportbuyer is a leading industry intelligence solution that provides all market research reports from top publishers For more information: Sarah Smith Research Advisor at Reportbuyer.com Email: [email protected] Tel: +1 (718) 213 4904 Website: www.reportbuyer.com View original content:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/austria---telecoms-mobile-and-broadband---statistics-and-analyses-300751723.html SOURCE ReportBuyer |