Telecompaper Press Releases

Over half Dutch consumers use smartphones

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 17:00:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) More than half (52%) of Dutch consumers were using a smartphone in the fourth quarter of 2011, an increase of 53 percent compared to the last quarter of 2010, when 34 percent of consumers used smartphones. Smartphone users were most often customers of Vodafone and T-Mobile, followed at a distance by KPN and Hi...

Dutch VoIP market grows to 4.33 million lines, driven by cable

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) The Dutch fixed telephony market grew by 31,000 connections during the fourth quarter of 2011 to 5.99 million. While there was a 5.4 percent drop in PSTN/ISDN connections to 1.38 million, the number of Dutch consumer VoIP subscriptions grew 2.6 percent during the quarter, to 4.33 million at the end of 2011...

Dutch digital TV connections grow to more than 6 million

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 13:00:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) The number of digital TV connections in the Netherlands grew by 2.7 percent during the fourth quarter of 2011 to 6.05 million on 31 December 2011, according to Telecompaper's quarterly Dutch Television Subscribers report. The total includes 3.42 million cable TV subscribers who have an analogue TV...

Dutch mobile market contracts 3.8% to EUR 6.1 billion in revenues in 2011

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 13:35:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) The Dutch mobile industry achieved EUR 6.07 billion in service revenues for the full year 2011, down 3.8 percent compared to 2010. The drop in revenues accelerated from an annual decline of 0.4 percent in 2010 (versus 2009). According to Telecompaper's quarterly mobile market monitor, the main...

Dutch broadband market grows 1.1% in Q4 2011, driven by cable, fibre

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:30:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) The Dutch broadband market grew by slightly more than 67,000 connections or 1.1 percent during the fourth quarter of 2011, to a total 6.37 million lines. A 1.5 percent quarterly decrease in DSL connections to 3.24 million on 31 December 2011 was offset by 2.5 percent growth in cable broadband connections during the quarter, to 2.78 million at year-end...

Average Dutch download speed improves to 16 Mbps

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 09:00:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Dutch broadband users achieved an average download speed of 16.0Mbps in the third quarter of 2011, up from 14.2Mbps a year earlier, according to Telecompaper's Dutch Broadband Speeds Q3 2011 report. Over the same period the average download speed offered by Dutch ISPs improved from 24.5 Mbps to 27.5 Mbps. As a result, broadband users received an average 58 percent of the speed advertised by ISPs...

Samsung becomes most used handset brand in Netherlands

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:30:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Samsung became the most used handset brand in the Netherlands in Q3 2011, growing its market share at the expense of Nokia. Samsung had 30 percent of the market, according to research by Telecompaper. The report 'Dutch Mobile Consumer' also found that Blackberry and Apple gained market share. In the postpaid market, Nokia was still the most used handset, with 30 percent of customers...

More mobile connections sold in stores compared to half year ago

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:07:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Even though a large number of mobile lines are sold online, more consumers bought their mobile phone in a store in Q3 2011 compared to six months earlier, according to market research by Telecompaper. The report 'Dutch Mobile Consumer' found that 43 percent of Dutch consumers bought their connection – whether postpaid or prepaid – in a store...

Dutch mobile virtual operators market grows to 7.3 million lines; Operator-owned brands account for over half of VO customers

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:30:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) The number of customers at virtual operators in the Netherlands increased 1.9 percent in the six months to September 2011, to a total 7.3 million or 34.5 percent of the total Dutch mobile market. Of the total, 57.6 percent or just under 4.2 million used operator-owned virtual (co-)brands. MVNOs...

Belgian mobile virtual operators market accounts for 1.97 million SIMs in Q3 2011

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:07:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) In Q3 2011 the number of virtually enabled customers stood at 1.97 million in Belgium, or 15 percent of the total Belgian mobile market. The market is dominated by co-marketing partnerships. The top ten virtual operators account for 94 percent of the market, leaving 33 companies vying for the remaining 6 percent of customers...

Dutch VoIP market grows to 4.23 million lines, driven by cable

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:00:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) The Dutch fixed telephony market grew by almost 34,700 connections during the third quarter of 2011 to 5.99 million. While there was a 4.7 percent drop in PSTN/ISDN connections to 1.45 million, the number of Dutch consumer VoIP subscriptions grew 2.7 percent during the third quarter, to 4.23 million on 30 September...

Three quarters of Dutch TV connections are digital

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:00:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) The number of digital TV connections in the Netherlands grew by 4.2 percent during the third quarter of 2011 to 5.97 million on 30 September 2011, according to Telecompaper's quarterly Dutch Television Subscribers report.

Dutch mobile market revenues down 2.9% in Q3

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:00:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) The Dutch mobile industry generated EUR 1.52 billion in service revenue in the third quarter of 2011, showing a decrease of 2.9 percent compared to the same quarter last year and a slight drop of 0.3 percent compared to the second quarter of 2011. According to Telecompaper's quarterly mobile...

Dutch broadband market growth driven by FTTH, cable in Q3

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 08:30:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) The number of broadband connections in the Netherlands grew 0.9 percent during the third quarter to 6.33 million on 30 September 2011, according to Telecompaper's quarterly Dutch Broadband report. Growth was driven by a 1.8 percent increase in cable broadband subscribers and 13.3 percent growth in FTTH/B broadband subscribers, offsetting a 1.2 percent drop in DSL connections...

Dutch consumer interest in 50+ Mbps broadband is growing

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:00:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Almost a quarter of Dutch consumers thinks they will need a 50+ Mbps broadband connection in the (near) future. Last year this was one in five consumers and in 2009 it was 15 percent. However, the proportion that is uncertain whether they will ever need 50+ Mbps grew from 30 percent to 37 percent....

Dutch digital TV market growth continues

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 09:00:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) The number of digital TV connections in the Netherlands grew by 2.9 percent during the second quarter of 2011 to 5.73 million on 30 June 2011, according to Telecompaper's quarterly Dutch Television Subscribers report.

Dutch broadband market grows 0.7% in Q2 to 6.29 mln connections

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 09:00:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) The Dutch broadband market grew by 0.7 percent during the second quarter of 2011, to reach 6.29 million connections on 30 June 2011 according to Telecompaper's quarterly update on the Dutch broadband market. During the quarter, almost 41,000 net additions were recorded, more than 10,000 less than during the first quarter of 2011...

Dutch mobile market revenues drop 4.5% in Q2 2011

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 09:00:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) The Dutch mobile industry generated EUR 1.53 billion in revenue in the second quarter of 2011, showing a decrease of 4.5 percent compared to the same quarter last year and an increase of 3.7 percent compared to the first quarter of 2011. According to Telecompaper's quarterly mobile market monitor,...

Smartphone usage grows over 30% in last year

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:30:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) More than four out of ten (42%) Dutch consumers were using a smartphone in the second quarter of 2011, an increase of more than 30 percent compared to the third quarter of 2010 when less than a third of consumers used smartphones (30%). Similar to a half year ago, smartphone users are most often customers of T-Mobile and Vodafone, followed at a distance by Hi and KPN...

Dutch mobile virtual operators market grows slightly to 6.6 million in Q1 2011, of which 2.8 million independent mobile virtual brands

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:00:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) The number of virtual-enabled customers increased slightly (0.4%) to a total of 6.6 million, or 32.8 percent of the total Dutch mobile market. Of the total virtual customers, 56.4 percent or 3.7 million are operator-owned virtual (co-)brands. Excluding this segment and the resellers (0.1 million),...