Research and Markets: 3G Subscriber Forecast for Slovenia Anticipates an Annual Average Growth Rate Of 12.5% over the Five Years To 2016

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/c3da7a/slovenia_telecommu) has announced the addition of the "Slovenia Telecommunications Report 2012" report to their offering.

BMI's annual update for 2012 contains revised and extended forecasts that predict how the country's fixedline, internet, broadband and mobile telephony sectors will develop through to the end of 2016.

In the first nine months of 2011, Slovenia's mobile market grew by just 1.0%, with the number of mobile customers surpassing 2.14mn in September. By the end of 2011, BMI estimates there were 2.148mn mobile subscribers in Slovenia, representing a growth of 1.2% over the year and mobile penetration rate of 105.5%.

Mobile market leader Mobitel, which was merged with parent company Telekom Slovenije on July 1 2011, revealed that it was testing LTE mobile broadband technology in June 2011. BMI's newly extended 3G subscriber forecast for Slovenia anticipates an annual average growth rate of 12.5% over the five years to 2016, predicting almost 1.6mn 3G customers at the end of its forecast, equivalent to over 71% of the total mobile user base.

In addition to BMI's mobile and 3G subscriber forecasts, this quarter sees the introduction of a new set of forecasts for mobile ARPU levels in Slovenia. Examined as a market average, BMI calculates that the mobile ARPU rate for Slovenia increased by 6.9% in 2011 to reach EUR21.7 (US$28.5). Its calculations are based on data and reports published by Telekom Austria and Telekom Slovenije for the first three quarters of 2011.

Slovenia's fixed-line sector shrank by an estimated 1.9% in 2011, with a decline in the number of traditional fixed voice connections only partially being replaced by a growing number of VoIP lines. BMI expects this trend to continue for the duration of BMI's forecast. Meanwhile, the broadband subscriber base grew by 3.8% in 2011.

Companies Mentioned:

• Ericsson Nikola Tesla
• Telekom Slovenije
• Simobil

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