France - Telecoms, IP Networks, Digital Media and Forecasts

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France - Telecoms, IP Networks, Digital Media and Forecasts

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MNOs prepare for LTE launches following extensive trialsBuddeComm's annual publication, France - Telecoms, IP Networks, Digital Media and Forecasts, provides a comprehensive overview of the trends and developments in the telecommunications and digital media markets in one of Europe's key markets for telecom services and innovation. The report includes the regulator's market data to the end of 2011, as well as telcos' operation and financial data to end-2011 and market developments into early 2012.

Economic background

France has the third largest telecom market in Europe, representing about 2.3% of GDP. Public finances have placed the country in a poor position in the international financial market: by early 2012 its debt was above 80% of GDP while the budget deficit had reached some 5.7% of GDP. The exposure of French banks to Greek debts prompted the government to introduce a variety of tax measures worth €12 billion for 2011-2012 in a bid to reduce the deficit to 4.5% of GDP in 2012 and to 3% in 2013. The loss of the coveted AAA status has exacerbated long-term economic concerns, which are unlikely to be addressed in the short term following the 2012 elections. The investment climate remains poor, though it has recovered from the dip in 2009, while pressure on revenue will lead to further slight falls to 2013 at least.

Broadband sector

Though the FttH sector has developed rapidly in recent years, the total number of connections remains small and is far outweighed by the number of connected households. Relatively few households have FttH delivered through network sharing agreements, though this if growing steadily. Although the government has encouraged telcos to roll out fibre, developing a sympathetic regulatory regime and injecting substantial public funds, in recent years they have scaled back on many of their projects, citing the high deployment cost and a long timeline for a return on investment.

Mobile sector

Competition resulting from Free Mobile's market entry led to reduced tariffs among all operators. By March 2012 Free Mobile had attracted at least 2.2 million subscribers. The operator has become a serious contender in the competitive quad-play market. The MVNO sector may secure 17% market share of subscribers by the end of 2012, resulting from far higher growth than that for MNOs.

Key telecom parameters – 2010; 2013

Sector | 2010 | 2013 (e) |

Subscribers to telecoms services (million): |

Fixed-line telephony | 40.2 | 37.9 |

Fixed broadband | 21.13 | 25.2 |

Mobile (SIM) | 65.0 | 75.7 |

Market penetration by sector: |

Fixed-line telephony | 58% | 54% |

Fixed broadband | 33% | 39% |

Mobile (SIM) | 101% | 114% |

(Source: BuddeComm)

Market Highlights

The market entry of Free Mobile led to an extraordinary number of portings to the new player. The licensee is required to cover at least 90% of the population by 2018.LTE in the 800MHz and 2.6GHz spectrum bands are not expected from Orange until mid-2012 and from Bouygues Telecom and SFR until early 2013.The low number of FttH subscribers, compared to the number of passed homes, remains relatively low though this will change in coming years as new services emerge requiting FttH connectivity.The market share of MVNOs is gaining ground steadily, largely on the back of regulatory measures to ensure than spectrum licensees host these players.This report is essential reading for those needing high level strategic information and objective analysis on the telecom sector in France.

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 and LTE;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.1. Key Statistics 2. Telecommunications Market2.1 Overview of France's telecom market3. Regulatory Environment3.1 History3.1.1 Revised NFR3.2 National legal framework3.3 France NumErique 20123.4 Regulatory authority3.4.1 Communications and Postal Regulatory Authority (ARCEP)3.5 Telecom sector liberalisation in France3.5.1 Privatisation of France Telecom3.5.2 Interconnect3.5.3 Access3.5.4 Number portability (NP)3.5.5 Carrier PreSelection (CPS)4. Fixed Network Market4.1 Market overview 4.2 Fixed-line statistics5. Major operators5.1 France Telecom5.1.1 Performance in 20125.1.2 Difficulties ahead5.1.3 International strategies5.1.4 2015 Action Plan5.1.5 Rebranding5.2 SFR5.2.1 Acquisition of neuf Cegetel5.2.2 Buyout of Vodafone5.3 Free (Iliad)5.4 Bouygues Telecom6. Telecommunications Infrastructure6.1 National telecom network6.2 Next Generation Networks (NGNs)6.3 International infrastructure6.3.1 Submarine cable networks6.3.2 Satellite networks6.3.3 Wholesaling7. Broadband Market7.1 Overview7.1.1 Local Loop Unbundling (LLU)7.1.2 Wholesale access7.1.3 Bitstream access7.1.4 Regulatory issues7.1.5 Leased line market7.2 Broadband statistics7.3 Cable modems7.3.1 Cable network agreements7.3.2 Cable consolidation 7.3.3 Numéricable7.4 Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)7.4.1 Providers7.4.2 ADSL2+7.4.3 READSL27.4.4 Very High Data Rate Digital Subscriber Line (VDSL)7.4.5 Symmetric Digital Subscriber Lines (SDSL)7.5 Broadband Powerline (BPL)7.6 Fibre market7.6.1 Overview7.6.2 Regulatory issues7.6.3 Regional support7.6.4 Local authorities7.7 Fibre-to-the-Home (FttH) networks7.7.1 Statistics 7.7.2 Orange7.7.3 Iliad (Free)7.7.4 SFR7.7.5 Numéricable7.7.6 Bouygues Telecom7.7.7 Municipal projects7.7.8 Fibre network sharing7.8 Wireless broadband7.8.1 Wireless Local Loop (WLL)7.8.2 WiMAX players7.8.3 WLAN/WiFi7.8.4 Free7.8.5 Public Analogue Mobile Radio (PAMR)7.8.6 Internet via satellite7.8.7 Mobile broadband8. Digital Media8.1 Overview of digital media8.2 Key general trends8.3 Business models8.3.1 Bundled services8.3.2 Numéricable8.4 Regulator issues8.4.1 VoIP8.5 Digital TV8.5.1 Overview8.5.2 Broadband TV (IPTV)8.5.3 Video-on-Demand (VoD)8.5.4 VoIP8.5.5 Interactive TV (iTV)8.5.6 Cable TV (CATV)8.5.7 Satellite-based digital pay TV developments8.5.8 Digital Terrestrial TV (DTTV)8.5.9 Free-to-Air (FTA)9. Mobile Communications9.1 Overview of France's mobile market9.1.1 Mobile statistics9.1.2 Operator market shares9.2 Regulatory issues9.2.1 Spectrum regulations and spectrum auctions9.2.2 Mobile termination rates (MTR)9.2.3 SMS interconnection9.2.4 Roaming9.2.5 Mobile Number Portability (MNP)9.2.6 Fixed-Mobile Convergence (FMC)9.3 Mobile technologies9.3.1 Digital9.3.2 Third Generation (3G) mobile9.4 Major mobile operators9.4.1 Orange9.4.2 SFR9.4.3 Free Mobile9.4.4 Bouygues Telecom9.4.5 MVNOs9.5 Mobile voice services9.5.1 Prepaid9.6 Mobile data services market9.7 Overview of France's mobile data services market9.8 Mobile technologies9.8.1 Third Generation (3G) mobile9.8.2 Spectrum allocations9.8.3 790-862MHz9.8.4 900MHz9.8.5 2.6GHz9.8.6 Network sharing9.9 Mobile Messaging9.9.1 Short Message Service (SMS)9.9.2 Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)9.10 Mobile data services9.10.1 General Packet Radio Services (GPRS)9.10.2 High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA)9.10.3 High-Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA)9.10.4 Long-term Evolution (LTE)9.10.5 iPhone9.10.6 Android9.10.7 Enhanced Data for GSM Evolution (EDGE)9.10.8 i-mode9.10.9 Vodafone 3609.10.10 Application stores9.10.11 Femtocells9.10.12 Mobile TV9.11 Mobile content and applications9.11.1 Location based services9.11.2 Near Field Communication (NFC)9.11.3 Mobile satellite services9.11.4 Mobile VoIP10. Forecasts10.1 Forecasts – broadband subscribers – 2009 - 2012; 202010.1.1 Scenario 1 – higher growth broadband subscriber growth10.1.2 Scenario 2 – lower broadband subscriber growth10.2 Forecasts – mobile ARPU – 2009-201510.3 Forecasts – UMTS subscribers to 201510.4 Forecasts – Mobile TV subscribers to 201510.5 Notes on scenario forecasts11. Glossary of AbbreviationsTable 1 – Country statistics – 2011 (e)Table 2 – Telecom revenue and investment statistics – 2011Table 3 – Telephone network statistics – 2011Table 4 – Internet user statistics – 2011Table 5 – Broadband statistics – 2011Table 6 – Mobile statistics – 2011Table 7 – National telecommunications authoritiesTable 8 – Telecom service investment – 2002 - 2012Table 9 – Telecom service investment annual change – 2003 - 2012Table 10 – Telecom service operators declared - 2010Table 11 – End-user traffic volume in minutes by sector – 2002 - 2011Table 12 – End-user traffic growth by sector – 2002 - 2011Table 13 – Average monthly bill, by service – 2007 - 2011Table 14 – Proportion of fixed lines by technology – 2004 - 2011Table 15 – Telecom end-user revenue – 2002 - 2013Table 16 – Key operator share of telecom capex – 2008 - 2011Table 17 – Proportion of telecom revenue by sector – 2002 - 2011Table 18 – End-user telecom market value by sector – 2003 - 2011Table 19 – End-user telecom market value annual change – 2003 - 2011Table 20 – Fixed lines subscriptions by type – 2003 - 2011Table 21 – Fixed-call termination charges – 2008 - 2013Table 22 – Interconnect revenue – 2007 - 2011Table 23 – Interconnect volume – 2007 - 2011Table 24 – Access lines, LLU and bitstream (regulator data) – 2007 - 2011Table 25 – Fixed numbers ported annually – 2006 - 2011Table 26 – Indirect connections – 2005 - 2011Table 27 – Annual change in carrier preselection usage – 2002 - 2011Table 28 – Fixed-line revenue (outbound) – 2004 - 2012Table 29 – Fixed-line traffic in minutes – 2004 - 2013Table 30 – France Telecom customers by sector (France) – 2006 - 2011Table 31 – France Telecom PSTN lines – 2007 - 2011Table 32 – France Telecom Group financial data by sector – 2008 - 2011Table 33 – France Telecom (domestic) financial data – 2007 - 2011Table 34 – France Telecom (domestic) telecom capex – 2008 - 2011Table 35 – France Telecom retail and wholesale lines – 2006 - 2011Table 36 – SFR subscribers – 2006 - 2011Table 37 – SFR financial data – 2005 - 2011Table 38 – SFR telecom capex – 2008 - 2011Table 39 – neuf Cegetel financial data (historic) – 2006 - 2007Table 40 – neuf Cegetel subscribers (historic) – 2006 - 2008Table 41 – Free financial data – 2006 - 2011Table 42 – Free telecom capex – 2007 - 2011Table 43 – Free DSL, LLU subscribers – 2005 - 2011Table 44 – Bouygues Telecom subscribers by sector – 2010- 2011Table 45 – Bouygues Telecom financial data – 2005 - 2011Table 46 – France Telecom wholesale broadband lines – 2005 - 2011Table 47 – Internet users and penetration rate – 1995 - 2012Table 48 – Percentage of households with Internet access – 1997 - 2012Table 49 – Access lines, LLU and bitstream (regulator data) – 2007 - 2011Table 50 – Internet revenue by access type – 1998 - 2011Table 51 – Dial-up internet subscribers – 2005 - 2013Table 52 – Dial-up internet traffic – 2005 - 2013Table 53 – Broadband subscribers by type and penetration – 2000 - 2012Table 54 – Broadband penetration – 2000 - 2013Table 55 – Broadband penetration by technology – 2007 - 2012Table 56 – Cable modem subscribers – 2000 - 2012Table 57 – Numéricable subscribers by type – 2007 - 2010Table 58 – Numéricable Completel financial data – 2008 - 2009Table 59 – DSL subscribers – 2000 - 2012Table 60 – Orange DSL subscribers – 2005 - 2011Table 61 – Free financial data and annual change – 2006 - 2011Table 62 – Free DSL subscribers – 2005 - 2011Table 63 – Free proportion unbundled subscribers – 2005 - 2011Table 64 – SFR broadband subscribers – 2004 - 2010Table 65 – SFR revenue – 2005 - 2011Table 66 – SFR broadband revenue – 2010 - 2011Table 67 – Bouygues Telecom broadband subscribers – 2010 - 2011Table 68 – FttH premises through network sharing – 2010 - 2011Table 69 – FttH/FttC subscribers – 2008 - 2011Table 70 – FttH equipped and passed buildings – 2008 - 2011Table 71 – Orange fibre subscribers – 2006 - 2011Table 72 – Free projections - Paris fibre – 2006; 2008; 2010; 2012; 2014Table 73 – Fibre network sharing subscriptions and homes passed – 2009 - 2011Table 74 – WiMAX licences by operator – 2009 - 2010Table 75 – Orange satellite broadband subscribers – 2008 - 2011Table 76 – Orange mobile broadband subscribers – 2004 - 2011Table 77 – IPTV subscribers, proportion of DSL base – 2004 - 2012Table 78 – Orange IPTV/satellite subscribers – 2005 - 2011Table 79 – Orange Cinéma Séries' and Sport subscribers – 2009 - 2011Table 80 – Free DSL subscribers – 2005 - 2011Table 81 – VoD market value – 2008 - 2012Table 82 – VoIP lines and traffic in minutes – 2004 - 2012Table 83 – VoIP traffic as proportion to all traffic – 2004 - 2012Table 84 – France Telecom VoIP and Livebox subscribers – 2005 - 2011Table 85 – Cable pay TV subscribers and penetration – 1997 - 2011; 2015Table 86 – Satellite pay TV subscribers and penetration – 1997 - 2011; 2015Table 87 – Canal+ Group revenue – 2005 - 2011Table 88 – Canal + France subscribers – 2006 - 2011Table 89 – Orange pay-TV subscribers – 2007 - 2011Table 90 – Mobile sector investment – 2007 - 2013Table 91 – Total mobile revenue by prepaid and contract sectors – 2006 - 2011Table 92 – Average monthly bill, ARPU - 2006 - 2011Table 93 – Mobile network operators, subscribers and annual change – 2011Table 94 – Mobile subscribers (national) and penetration rate – 1999 - 2013Table 95 – Mobile services revenue (voice) and traffic in minutes – 1998 - 2013Table 96 – Mobile service revenue by type; annual change – 2010 - 2011Table 97 – Data as proportion of mobile service revenue – 2004 - 2012Table 98 – Mobile voice traffic in minutes – 2006 - 2011Table 99 – Mobile operator market share – 2005 - 2010Table 100 – Mobile termination charges – 2005 - 2013Table 101 – Mobile interconnection revenue – 2003 - 2011Table 102 – European roaming charges – 2007 - 2011Table 103 – Mobile roaming in revenue and traffic in minutes – 2003 - 2011Table 104 – Annual mobile numbers ported – 2004 - 2011Table 105 – Active 3G subscribers and annual change – 2007 - 2012Table 106 – Orange mobile subscribers (France) – 2005 - 2011Table 107 – Orange voice and data ARPU (Q4) – 2005 - 2011Table 108 – Orange blended, contract, prepaid ARPU (Q4) – 2005 - 2011Table 109 – Orange mobile consumer revenue – 2005 - 2011Table 110 – Orange mobile customer churn – 2003 - 2011Table 111 – Orange mobile customer acquisition costs – 2007 - 2011Table 112 – SFR mobile annualised ARPU – 2005 - 2011Table 113 – SFR mobile revenue – 2004 - 2011Table 114 – SFR subscribers – 2006 - 2011Table 115 – Bouygues Telecom subscribers – 2005 - 2011Table 116 – Bouygues Telecom financial data – 2005 - 2011Table 117 – MNO and MVNO subscribers (metropolitan) – 2005 - 2012Table 118 – MVNO market share (metropolitan) – 2005 - 2013Table 119 – Prepaid and contract subscribers (national) – 2005 - 2011Table 120 – Percentage of prepaid versus contract subscribers – 1999 - 2011Table 121 – Data market revenue – 2002 - 2013Table 122 – Data as proportion of mobile service revenue – 2004 - 2013Table 123 – Mobile services revenues annual change – Q3 2010 - Q3 2011Table 124 – Mobile services revenues by sector – 2007 - 2011Table 125 – 3G coverage and base stations – Feb 2011Table 126 – Active 3G subscribers and annual change – 2007 - 2012Table 127 – Annual growth of active 3G subscribers – 2007 - 2013Table 128 – 2.6GHz spectrum results – Sep 2011Table 129 – SMS traffic volume (national) – 2004 - 2012Table 130 – Annual SMS volume – 2003 - 2013Table 131 – SMS user market growth (national) – 2002 - 2012Table 132 – Mobile multimedia users (metropolitan) – 2004 - 2013Table 133 – Annual MMS volume – 2000 - 2012Table 134 – Mobile data traffic – 2008 - 2013Table 135 – Orange mobile broadband subscribers – 2004 - 2011Table 136 – Orange mobile subscribers (France) – 2005 - 2011Table 137 – Orange voice and data ARPU (Q4) – 2005 - 2011Table 138 – Orange data revenue as % of total – 2005 - 2011Table 139 – Orange mobile consumer revenue – 2005 - 2011Table 140 – SFR mobile revenue – 2004 - 2011Table 141 – SFR annualised mobile ARPU – 2005 - 2011Table 142 – SFR subscribers – 2006 - 2011Table 143 – Forecast broadband subscribers – higher market growth scenario – 2007 - 2012; 2020Table 144 – Forecast broadband penetration – higher market growth scenario – 2007 - 2012; 2020Table 145 – Forecast broadband subscribers – lower market growth scenario – 2007 - 2012; 2020Table 146 – Forecast broadband penetration – lower market growth scenario – 2007 - 2012; 2020Table 147 – Forecast mobile ARPU – 2005 - 2015Table 148 – Forecast UMTS subscriber growth – 2010 - 2015Table 149 – Forecast mobile TV subscribers – 2010 - 2015Chart 1 – Telecom service investment – 2002 - 2012Chart 2 – End-user traffic volume in minutes by sector – 2002 - 2011Chart 3 – Average monthly bill, by service – 2007 - 2011Chart 4 – End-user telecom market value by sector – 2003 - 2011Chart 5 – Fixed lines subscriptions by type – 2003 - 2011Chart 6 – Indirect connections – 2006 - 2011Chart 7 – France Telecom customers by sector (France) – 2006 - 2011Chart 8 – France Telecom Group financial data – 2008 - 2011Chart 9 – France Telecom (domestic) financial data – 2007 - 2011Chart 10 – France Telecom retail and wholesale lines – 2006 - 2011Chart 11 – SFR subscribers – 2006 - 2011Chart 12 – SFR financial data – 2005 - 2011Chart 13 – Free financial data – 2006 - 2011Chart 14 – Bouygues Telecom financial data – 2005 - 2011Chart 15 – France Telecom wholesale broadband lines – 2005 - 2011Chart 16 – Internet users and penetration rate – 2000 - 2012Chart 17 – Broadband subscribers by type and penetration – 2000 - 2012Chart 18 – FttH/FttC subscribers – 2008 - 2011Chart 19 – IPTV subscribers, proportion of DSL base – 2004 - 2012Chart 20 – France Telecom VoIP and Livebox subscribers – 2005 - 2011Chart 21 – Cable pay TV subscribers and penetration – 1997 - 2011; 2015Chart 22 – Satellite pay TV subscribers and penetration – 1997 - 2011; 2015Chart 23 – Total mobile revenue by prepaid and contract sectors – 2006 - 2011Chart 24 – Average monthly bill and ARPU - 2006 - 2011Chart 25 – Mobile subscribers (national) and penetration rate – 2004 - 2013Chart 26 – Mobile services revenue (voice) and traffic in minutes – 2003 - 2013Chart 27 – Mobile voice traffic in minutes – 2006 - 2011Chart 28 – Mobile operator market share – 2005 - 2010Chart 29 – Mobile termination charges – 2005 - 2013Chart 30 – Mobile roaming in revenue and traffic in minutes – 2003 - 2011Chart 31 - Active 3G subscribers and annual change – 2007 - 2012Chart 32 – Orange mobile subscribers (France) – 2005 - 2011Chart 33 – Orange voice and data ARPU (Q4) – 2005 - 2011Chart 34 – Orange blended, contract, prepaid ARPU – 2005 - 2011Chart 35 – Orange mobile customer acquisition costs – 2007 - 2011Chart 36 – SFR revenue – 2005 - 2011Chart 37 – SFR subscribers – 2006 - 2011Chart 38 – Bouygues Telecom financial data – 2005 - 2011Chart 39 – MNO, MVNO subscribers (metropolitan) – 2005 - 2012Chart 40 – Prepaid and contract subscribers (national) – 2005 - 2011Chart 41 – Data market revenue – 2003 - 2013Chart 42 – Active 3G subscribers and annual change – 2007 - 2012Chart 43 – Quarterly SMS traffic volume; SMS/user/month (national) – 2004 - 2012Chart 44 – Mobile multimedia users (metropolitan) – 2004 - 2013Chart 45 – Orange mobile subscribers (France) – 2005 - 2011Chart 46 – Orange voice and data ARPU (Q4) – 2005 - 2012Chart 47 – SFR revenue – 2005 - 2011Chart 48 – SFR subscribers – 2006 - 2011Chart 49 – Forecast mobile TV subscribers – 2010 - 2015Exhibit 1 – EU – The New Regulatory Framework (NRF)Exhibit 2 – Access and the local loopExhibit 3 – Principal FttH and FttC (FttLA) deployments - 2012Exhibit 4 – Overview of digital mediaExhibit 5 – 3G licenseesExhibit 6 – Operating MVNOs launch dates and network provider – 2001 - 2012