Research and Markets: Spain's Telecoms, IP Networks & Digital Media Markets - 2010 Report with Future Forecasts

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2df505/spain_telecoms) has announced the addition of the "Spain - Telecoms, IP Networks, Digital Media and Forecasts" report to their offering.

This annual report provides a comprehensive overview of trends and developments in Spain's telecommunications market. The report analyses trends and developments in telecommunications, mobile, Internet, broadband, digital TV and converging media including VoIP, VoD and IPTV developments.

Subjects include:

• Key statistics;
• Market and industry overviews;
• Industry and regulatory issues;
• Major players (fixed, mobile and broadband);
• Mobile voice and data markets;
• Internet and broadband development;
• Convergence (voice/data, fixed/wireless/mobile);
• Telecom market forecasts for selective years to 2015 or 2019.

This annual publication, Spain - Telecoms, IP Networks, Digital Media and Forecasts, provides a comprehensive overview of the trends and developments in the telecommunications and digital media markets in Spain.

Spain's telecom market is one of the largest in Europe, accounting for around 4% of the country's GDP. The markets value fell by about 5.4% in 2009, to some 41.7 billion, largely due to the continuing economic crisis which has severely dampened consumer spend in all sectors. It is unlikely to show real growth until 2011. Sector investment has also hit hard: the crisis of liquidity reduced investment by 15% in 2008, while a continuing lack of confidence in the markets reduced it by a further 17% in 2009. This has had knock-on effects on many levels, leading to operators being unable to fulfill their network upgrade commitments and to downsize their targets.

Market Highlights:

• IPTV has become increasingly popular in Spain, either as a standalone service or, more normally, as part of a bundled offer. IPTV really began to take off in 2006 when network upgrades in both the cable and DSL sectors allowed high-bandwidth applications to reach a good proportion of the population, and as providers started to offer numerous channels to attract and retain customer interest. By early 2010, IPTV had reached about 21% of homes, and Spain had the second highest take-up of IPTV in Europe, after France. Nevertheless, the market is dominated by Telefnica, which stands to gain in coming years from the failure of its main competitor, Jazztelia.
• Although the government prepared a legal framework for mobile TV services through DVB-H, and allowed for a digital mux to supply 20 mobile TV channels simultaneously, the service has been put on hold through lack of consumer demand and the absence of viable business models from operators. As a result, in 2011 the frequencies assigned to mobile TV may be allocated to other services.
• Telefnica and Jazztel operate the country's most advanced NGNs, which should serve up to half of the country's households with FttH by 2023. Regulations mean that Telefnica must provide duct access to alternative operators at the same price it charges its own FttH operations. Most smaller towns will be served by Telefnica and at least one alternative operator, providing realistic competition. The estimated payback time for alternative operators in the major cities would be between 9 and 12 years, increasing to 13 to 14 years for towns and cities with a population between 5,000 and 50,000.
• Intense competition in the mobile market has led to lower prices for consumers and more generous data offers from providers. Regulations simplifying mobile number portability led to the transfer of 4.5 ported numbers in 2009 alone. As a result, the TeliaSonera-owned Yoigo, having experienced a tortuous inception in this market, has captured a 6% share of the mobile market by subscribers.
• Mobile broadband is among the telecoms sectors strongest cards, with the number of subscribers to mobile datacards growing 65% in 2009. Datacard penetration should reach about 15% of all mobile phone users by 2011, placing additional pressure on the ability of HSPA and future LTE networks to cope with traffic demand.

For those needing high level strategic information and objective analysis on the telecommunications sector in Spain, this report is essential reading and gives further information on:

• Developments in the digital broadcast market, IPTV and VoD;
• Market liberalisation and regulatory issues;
• The impact of the global economic crisis;
• Telecoms operators privatisation, acquisitions, new licences;
• Internet and broadband development and growth;
• VoIP, IPTV, VoD, digital TV and DTTV;
• Historical and current subscriber statistics;
• Average Revenue per User (ARPU) statistics and forecasts.

Key Topics Covered:

1. Key Statistics

2. Telecommunications Market

3. Regulatory Environment

4. Fixed Network Market

5. Telecommunications Infrastructure

6. Broadband Market

7. Digital Media

8. Mobile Communications

9. Forecasts

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2df505/spain_telecoms.

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KEYWORDS:   Europe  Spain

INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:   Technology  Internet  Networks  Audio/Video  Telecommunications  Mobile/Wireless  VoIP  Professional Services  Other Professional Services

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