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Debitel plans 1,000 job cut (Germany)

  • November 22nd, 2008
  • 6:00 am

With the integration of Debitel into Freenet, Debitel intends to cut 1,000 jobs. The job will be mostly cut at Debitel’s and Freenet’s head offices. Freenet is planning to focus on mobile internet and content services and is presently in negotiations with several parties to sell its DSL division.

   

France to earn Europe’s highest ARPU of US$ 50.12/month in 2010 (France)

  • August 29th, 2008
  • 1:58 pm

The mobile market is dominated by a triopoly of providers with relatively low MVNO competition. The number of mobile subscribers, in Q2′08, in France rose by 303,300 to 56.034 million at the end of June. The postpaid subscribers added 607,000, while the  prepaid base fell by 303,700. At the end of June, a decline was seen in MVNOs, as their market share went down to 4.67%. 88% of the french population owns a mobile phone now, up from 83.2%. The calling hours rose by 5.2%, to 35.419 billion minutes. The total revenues generated, by the mobile sector were of EUR 5.318 billion during the quarter, up from EUR 5.261 billion a year ago.
Orange France is making efforts in enhancing its profile in the country’s IPTV market, introducing five new free TV channels, as well as a number of additional pay-TV options.

Bouygues posted a 15% rise in first-half sales to $22.93 billion. The telco reported a 5.5% in network revenues and said its mobile subscriber base reached 9.318 million, of which 74.7% were on post-paid contacts.

Tele2 Mobile, French MVNO, reported that it is close to the 500,000 subscriber mark. In Q2′08 Tele2 Mobile posted a turnover of EUR1 billion (USD1.55 billion) and net income of EUR12 million. It is the second largest MVNO in France after Virgin  Mobile, with 465,000 registered subscribers at the end of June.

Mobile Operator                               Subscribers
* Bouygues Télécom                          9.318 million
* SFR (Vivendi and Vodafone)             18.8  million
* Orange (France Telecom)                 24.226million

Mobile Virtual Network Operators

* Darty                                               * A Mobile (Auchan Telecom)
* Télé2 mobile (Tele2)                           * Carrefour mobile (Carrefour)
* Ten                                                  * Breizh mobile
* NRJ mobile                                        * M6 mobile
* Débitel                                             * Universal Music Mobile
* Virgin mobile                                     * TF1 mobile
* Neuf mobile

Notable highlights of the France Mobile Forecast include:

  • Although it is still relatively low compared to other European countries, the wireless penetration level in France is increasing. The wireless penetration levels will reach 96% in 2010. Its is forecasted that total subscribers in France will increase from 57.4 million to 60.3 million between 2008 and 2010.
  • Market shares (by subscribers) of major operators will remain roughly the same over the next several years in France. In 2010, the largest operator will continue to be Orange with a forecasted 43.5% of total subscribers, followed by SFR (Vodafone) with 32.6% and Bouygues with 16.9%.
  • In 2010, SFR will be enjoying the largest EBITDA margin in France at 38.1%. On the other hand, Bouygues will have the lowest EBITDA margin at 28.4%.
  • The operator with the highest ARPU in 2010 will be SFR at US$ 58.48 per month while Orange will receive the lowest ARPU of US$ 48.30 per month. The average ARPU in the country of US$ 50.12 per month in 2010 will be one of the highest in Europe.

   

Telekom Slovenije loses marketshare (Slovenia)

  • July 10th, 2008
  • 2:26 pm

Telekom Slovenije has registered a lower market share in the first quarter in fixed and mobile telephony, as well as in broadband internet access market, according to Slovenia’s Agency for Post and Electronic Communications (APEK).

In the broadband internet access market, Telekom’s share fell 4%, year-on-year, to 49.2%. Second place T-2 increased its market share to 16.8%, followed by Amis (8.8%), UPC Telemach (8.3%) and Tus Telekom (3.2%).

On the mobile front, Telekom Slovenije’s Mobitel is still market leader with 63.8%, although it lost 5% share. Simobil was second with 26.2% (up 24.1%), followed by MVNOs Debitel (5.4%), Izimobil (2.5%) and Tusmobil (1.5%).

Telekom Slovenije remained the leader in VoIP with a 47.9% share.

In fixed telephony, IP telephony doubled its market share to 17.3% on the year.

In the IPTV market, Telekom Slovenije gained a 60.4% market share, down by over 3% on the year, followed by T-2 (36.3%), Amis (2.4%) and Tus Telekom (1%).

   

 
 

Dutch MVNOs takes 17.7% market share in Q3 (Netherlands)

  • December 18th, 2007
  • 2:20 pm

The mobile virtual network operator business model has proven popular in the Netherlands, attracting 3.34 million customers as of the end of September 2007, up from 2.69 million a year earlier. According to the latest research report from Telecompaper, the number of customers using MVNOs has increased 24 percent since September 2006. In total, VOs and resellers account for 17.7 percent of the SIMs in the Dutch market. In September 2007, over 40 Virtual Operators (VOs) were active in the Dutch market. While new VOs such as Esprit Telecom, Simple Mobiel, My Dads Phone Company and Miles2Call have entered the market in the last six months, the overall number of operators has declined due to consolidation, such as the merger of Tele2 Mobiel and Versatel. Over the next 12 months, Telecompaper expects the number of VOs to stabilise, as the number of newcomers is offset by VOs leaving the market and consolidation.

The report shows that the two market leaders Debitel and Tele2 have lost market share over the past year, while a number of newcomers like Lebara Mobile, Ortel Mobile and Lycamobile have done well. With slightly less than 1 million customers, Debitel is by far the largest player on the Dutch VO market. Tele2 Mobiel (including the former Versatel) is the second-largest player, with an estimated 599,000 customers at the end of September 2007. Lebara is number three, closely followed by Ortel Mobile.

The Dutch MVNO market is set to keep on growing, according to Telecompaper research director and report co-author Wilma Bekx. “New MVNEs, and a more aggressive attitude by Vodafone to win its fair share of the market, will offer existing and new MVNOs more options to choose their network partners,” she said. “This will also put pressure on the wholesale price a mobile network operator can ask MVNE/MVNOs.”

   

Debitel to replace CEO on 1 December (Germany)

  • October 31st, 2007
  • 2:28 pm

Germany-based European telecom service provider debitel has appointed current marketing director Oliver Steil as its new CEO per 1 December. The current CEO Axel Rueckert will leave the company, which decided to focus on Germany under his direction. All foreign operations except those in the Netherlands were sold and German mobile service provider Talkline and German telecom retailer Dug telecom were acquired under Rueckert’s direction. Rueckert will return to France, where he lives with his family and is expected to find a new job over there. The supervisory board of Debitel said that the replacement is part of a long-term plan under which Rueckert would only temporarily have the helm at Debitel.

   

TeliaSonera cuts savings targets, plans extra dividend (Sweden)

  • October 26th, 2007
  • 1:58 pm

TeliaSonera has revised its targets for 2007-8 and announced plans to pay around SEK 10 billion in an extraordinary dividend to shareholders this year. Annual cost savings at its Nordic operations have been cut to SEK 1.5 billion by 2008, from a previous estimate of SEK 2.3 billion, while associated costs are put at SEK 1 billion. More restructuring measures however will be unveiled in February 2008. The operator forecast net profit this year “somewhat higher” than in 2006, and sales of over SEK 100 billion. TeliaSonera also announced plans to target over the long term a credit rating of A- to BBB, allowing it to leverage its balance sheet more in order to pursue acquisitions and organic growth opportunities. At the same time it will return excess cash to shareholders. In the third quarter, the company posted sales up 7.1 percent from a year earlier to SEK 24.798 billion, helped by its takeover of Debitel in Denmark and continued growth at the Eurasia mobile operations. EBITDA fell to SEK 8.714 billion from SEK 8.756 billion, amid spending on new services such as Yoigo in Spain and IPTV in Sweden. Net profit was up at SEK 5.399 billion versus SEK 5.053 billion a year earlier. TeliaSonera generated free cash flow of SEK 5.078 billion and spent SEK 3.339 billion on capital equipment in the quarter.

   

Debitel closes Talkline buy, might hold on to Dutch ops

  • August 2nd, 2007
  • 2:10 pm

The acquisition of German mobile service provider Talkline by German mobile service debitel has been closed, after receiving approval from the European Commission and other regulatory institutions. During the coming weeks the future of the debitel group will be decided as part of the integration of Talkline. Talking to Dow Jones Newswires, debitel CEO Axel Rueckert said that they might refrain from selling its Dutch operations, although debitel already sold its Danish, French and Slovenian operations as part of its strategy to focus on the German home market. Rueckert also said that Debitel is not interested in acquiring internet and mobile services provider Freenet, which recently said it is open for a possible takeover by peers.

   

Tommy Telecom launches mobile VoIP service

  • June 8th, 2007
  • 7:36 am

Dutch MVNO Tommy Telecom is planning to launch a mobile VoIP service, offering customers low-cost international calls on their mobile phone from a home zone. The service Tommy Mobiel Thuis will initially go through a friendly user test ahead of a commercial launch expected later this year, a spokesman told Telecompaper. The company already offers customers unlimited calls to other Tommy subscribers for EUR 15 per month. The new service will cost EUR 29.50 per month on a SIM-only basis and include unlimited international calls to fixed lines. A dual-mode handset is also available for another EUR 12.50 per month on a two-year subscription. Customers need to have an existing broadband subscription at home with Wi-Fi. A wireless modem is available from Tommy for EUR 7.50 per month on a two-year subscription. Tommy Telecom uses the KPN (Telfort) network. The service is the latest in fixed mobile converged offers on the Dutch market, with Orange and debitel offering similar packages.

   

Conglomerate takes control of Slovenia’s Debitel

  • February 9th, 2007
  • 3:02 pm

Telegeography writes…Slovenian conglomerate ACH, formerly known as Autocommerce, has signed an agreement with Germany’s Debitel Konzernfinanzierungs to acquire 52% of shares in Slovenian MVNO Debitel Telekomunikacije, increasing its stake in the company from 36% to 88%. Under a previous shareholder agreement between the German company and Autocommerce, ACH had a pre-emptive right to the majority stake, which was put up for sale in November. Debitel has some 95,000 mobile subscribers in Slovenia, and uses the GSM infrastructure of the market leader, Mobitel. In 2005 Debitel generated revenues of EUR23 million. ‘We are convinced that Debitel Telekomunikacije has a bright future under the wing of ACH,’ said Debitel Konzerfinanzierungs chairman Axel Rueckert.

   

 

Debitel inks MVNO deal with Orange

  • January 15th, 2007
  • 1:12 pm

Telegeography writes…According to Telecompaper, Debitel Netherlands has signed a network leasing agreement with Orange enabling it to offer mobile virtual network operator (MNVO) services over Orange’s infrastructure. The pair are reported to have signed a five-year deal for network capacity. Debitel Netherlands already operates in the Dutch mobile segment through network agreements with KPN, Vodafone and Telfort , which also handle marketing, sales, customer service and billing. However, the Orange deal will be different in that for the first time, Debitel will be responsible for managing its own network infrastructure.