Research and Markets: Estonia - Telecoms, IP Networks, Digital Media and Forecasts 2011

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/648db9/estonia_telecoms) has announced the addition of the "Estonia - Telecoms, IP Networks, Digital Media and Forecasts" report to their offering.

“Estonia - Telecoms, IP Networks, Digital Media and Forecasts”

This report provides a comprehensive overview of trends and developments in Estonia's telecommunications market. The report analyses the mobile, internet, broadband, digital TV and converging media sectors. Subjects include:

• Market and industry analyses, trends and developments;
• Facts, figures and statistics;
• Industry and regulatory issues;
• Infrastructure;
• Major players, revenues, subscribers, ARPU, MoU;
• Internet, VoIP, IPTV;
• Mobile voice and data markets;
• Broadband (FttH, DSL, cable TV, wireless);
• Convergence and digital media;
• 3G subscriber and mobile ARPU forecasts to 2015;
• Broadband market forecasts for selective years to 2020.

Market highlights:

• The number of PSTN lines, and traffic, are expected to continue to fall during the next few years as consumers migrate to VoIP and mobile solutions. Recognising growth opportunities from the broadband market as well as the growing market demand for access to information, services and entertainment, the incumbent Eesti Telekom has shifted its focus to selling broadband subscriptions and providing IT infrastructure on which these other services can develop.
• Despite regulated measures to increase competition in the fixed-line broadband market through local loop unbundling, the facility has a poor uptake, with only a few alternative operators using unbundled loops to offer services - most have opted to deploy proprietary infrastructure. By early 2011 there remained fewer than 10,000 fully unbundled lines.
• The three 3G licences awarded in 2003 were complemented by a fourth in late 2006. The recipient, Bravocom Mobiil, is 25% owned by ZTE which has the financial and technological clout to build an effective competing network nationally. The company's involvement, as also the backing of Tele2 and Elisa for two of the three mobile network operators, will help secure HSA and LTE networks across Estonia during the next few years.
• FttH networks have thus far been focused on greenfield sites or apartment complexes due to the cost of installing new cable. Elion's network is being extended across major cities. The government's support of a nationwide FttX network, providing 100Mb/s broadband access for 90% of the population by 2012 and 100% by 2015, is being developed by an independent entity comprised of all major telcos. The State's EEK1 billion contribution to the project in rural and underserved areas is among the more ambitious, proportionately, in the EU.

This report is essential reading for those needing high level strategic information and objective analysis on the telecom sector in Estonia. It provides further information on:

Market liberalisation and regulatory issues;

• The impact of the global economic crisis;
• Telecoms operators - privatisation, acquisitions, new licences;
• Mobile data market developments in coming years in light of spectrum auctions and new license awards;
• 3G developments, regulatory issues and technologies including HSPA;
• Broadband migration to an FttH architecture;
• Historical and current subscriber statistics and forecasts;
• ARPU statistics and forecasts.

Data in this report is the latest available at the time of preparation and may not be for the current year.

Key Topics Covered:

1. Key Statistics

2. Telecommunications Market 2.1 Overview of Estonia's telecom market

3. Regulatory Environment 3.1 Background 3.2 Regulatory authority 3.3 Telecoms sector liberalisation in Estonia

4. Fixed Network Operators 4.1 Overview of operators 4.2 Eesti Telekom (Elion)

5. Telecommunications Infrastructure 5.1 National telecom network 5.2 Telecoms and IT 5.3 Wholesaling

6. Internet Market 6.1 Estonia's emerging internet society

7. Broadband Market 7.1 Overview 7.2 Cable modems 7.3 Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) 7.4 Fibre-to-the-Home (FttH) networks 7.5 Wireless broadband

8. Digital Media 8.1 Overview of digital broadcasting market 8.2 Digital TV

9. Mobile Communications 9.1 Overview of Estonia's mobile market 9.2 Regulatory issues 9.3 Mobile technologies 9.4 Major mobile operators 9.5 Mobile voice services 9.6 Mobile data services 9.7 Mobile content and applications

10. Forecasts 10.1 Forecasts - broadband subscribers 2010 - 2013; 2020

11. Glossary of Abbreviations

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