http://www.telecompaper.com/reports/ Business information about the telecom industry, an extensive overview of telecom-related articles 600 http://www.telecompaper.com/images/Logos/logotph40w225.gif http://www.telecompaper.com/ http://www.telecompaper.com/reports/reportdetails.aspx?cid=R722883 This chart shows the average monthly costs of Dutch consumers for their fixed telephony subscriptions during the last six months. The costs include monthly subscription fee and call charges. The chart also shows the monthly costs per provider. Those respondents who don't know their monthly cost for fixed telephony have been excluded. ]]> Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:42:00 +0100 http://www.telecompaper.com/reports/reportdetails.aspx?cid=R722030 Telecompaper has compared the prices and conditions of postpaid iPhone packages across Western Europe. Despite Apple's continuously increasing the number of operators who offer the iPhone, still seven out of the seventeen countries in Western Europe have only one operator who is allowed to sell the iPhone. The results show that there are enormous differences between the countries both in prices and the minutes/SMS/MBs included, as well as other conditions such as the subscription length and handset subsidies provided by the operators. The most expensive plan in Austria, which has the cheapest packages of all the countries in Western Europe, has nearly the same level of pricing as the starting prices in some other countries. Due to strong demand, very few operators are promoting the iPhone by offering reduced fees or by including extras]]> Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:24:00 +0100 http://www.telecompaper.com/reports/reportdetails.aspx?cid=R722022 This report consists of an Excel sheet which includes the following information for 17 countries in Western Europe : name of operator, name of the iPhone proposition, length of contract, price of plan, price of iPhones offered, included minutes/SMS and MBs, as well as any information on promotions.]]> Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:12:00 +0100 http://www.telecompaper.com/reports/reportdetails.aspx?cid=R720826 This research brief focuses on mobile promotions and usage by operator in the Netherlands and is based on findings from Telecompaper's Mobile Promotions Database and Consumer Panel. ]]> Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:41:00 +0100 http://www.telecompaper.com/reports/reportdetails.aspx?cid=R719974 Dutch Media Spending - Mobile edition is a monthly report, giving insight in the monthy media spending on television, radio, magazine, newspapers, outdoor & internet by mobile operators, retailers and mobile handset manufacturers. See Table of Content for more information]]> Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:44:00 +0100 http://www.telecompaper.com/reports/reportdetails.aspx?cid=R719750 This research brief focuses on mobile phone brands promotions and usage in the Netherlands and is based on findings from Telecompaper's Mobile Promotions Database and Consumer Panel. In the past year, Nokia and Samsung have been the most used and promoted handset brands in the Dutch mobile market. Nevertheless, it is clear that Nokia in particular is losing ground to competitors such as LG, Samsung and dedicated smart phone players such as Apple, HTC and Blackberry, despite being one of the most heavily promoted brands. ]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:24:00 +0100 http://www.telecompaper.com/reports/reportdetails.aspx?cid=R719525 TV operators have several options for differentiation. In this brief, we focus on differentiation based on the content portfolio. Over-the-top (OTT) is explored as a content source. True integration of broadcast and broadband content could be a logical next step for OTT to evolve towards, which would be of interest to the incumbents on the broadcast market. OTT content is offered through an evolved media player device, which may ultimately become the central home Media Gateway, as a hub between multiple content sources on the one hand, and a variety of screens on the other. OTT is primarily a threat to incumbent broadcast operators, as it migrates viewers away from broadcast TV and at the same time facilitates newcomers to enter the video market. While the threat does not appear massive in the short term, the new generation of internet-enabled boxes does address many of the issues that rendered older versions a typical 'geek' product. Since OTT box manufacturers experience certain difficulties in establishing a strong market foothold, there is an opportunity for them to team up with platform operators. In exchange for a revenue share (or service fee), CATV and IPTV operators could become hardware distribution partners. In our research brief 'Connected TV allows operators to benefit from OTT content' (November 2009) we first explored over-the-top (OTT) content and the consequences it has for TV operators. In this brief we look at the issue from a different angle. We propose a scenario for operators, CATV and IPTV alike, enabling them to benefit from OTT.]]> Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:58:00 +0100 http://www.telecompaper.com/reports/reportdetails.aspx?cid=R718161 Mobile broadband services, used for notebook-based mobile internet connectivity, are still growing in popularity in Western Europe, as more and more operators continue to promote, launch new packages and increase their network capabilities. TeliaSonera for example has already started offering 4G mobile broadband services in the capitals of Norway and Sweden at affordable prices. Nevertheless, the levels of subscription prices continue to vary significantly across Western Europe. Looking at operators' mobile broadband offerings in Q1 vs Q4 2009, several trends can be observed such as growth in the number of offerings (particularly prepaid) although the majority remains postpaid and more unlimited postpaid packages often with a specified fair use policy. It is also clear that operators in the Netherlands (after France) continue to charge on average the highest price for volume-based postpaid packages compared to the other operators in Western Europe. In contrast operators in Sweden and Austria charge the least with more data allowance. This research brief focuses on the notebook/ netbook-based mobile broadband subscription packages in the 16 countries of Western Europe and is based on findings from Telecompaper's Western European Mobile Broadband Pricing Q4 2009 report. ]]> Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:48:00 +0100 http://www.telecompaper.com/reports/reportdetails.aspx?cid=R717055 This chart shows the current and preferred length of mobile subscriptions by Dutch consumers for the main providers. The respondents were asked about the length of their current subscriptions. Those, who responded that they were likely or certain to change their subscription in the coming 6 months, were then asked which length of subscription they preferred for their subsequent subscription. Period of research was October - December 2009.]]> Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:28:00 +0100 http://www.telecompaper.com/reports/reportdetails.aspx?cid=R661501 Dutch cable operators Casema, Multikabel and Essent Kabelcom have merged into Ziggo, which was launched in April 2008. Ziggo provides analogue & digital TV, broadband and telephony services to 3.2 million households and is owned by private equity investors Cinven and Warburg Pincus. In May 2009, Ziggo officially opened its new headquarters in Utrecht. During 2009, Ziggo introduced very high speed broadband services based on the Eurodocsis 3.0 standard and interactive TV services including video on demand. The operator is the largest cable operator of the Netherlands with more than 4 million homes passed and 3.2 million analogue TV customers. On the broadband and VoIP markets, Ziggo is number two behind former incumbent KPN.]]> Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:10:00 +0100