Market figures for the first quarter of 2011: television, fixed telephony and broadband

In its Structural Monitoring Markets, OPTA has published figures for the first quarter of 2011 on the situation in the communication markets, namely television, fixed telephony and broadband. The following is a brief summary.

Television: the trend towards digitisation is continuing

In the first quarter of 2011, the number of television subscriptions increased slightly (1 percentage point). The trend towards digitisation is continuing: more than 70% of television subscribers in the Netherlands has a subscription to digital television. Ziggo remains the largest player in the Netherlands, followed by UPC and KPN. UPC is losing market share. KPN and smaller (new) players, such as Tele2, are increasing their grip on the market.

Fixed telephony: a slight fall in the number of connections

The total number of fixed telephony connections fell compared to the previous quarter (from 7,138,000 to 7,232,000). KPN is losing market share, both with regard to low-capacity connections (one or two telephone lines per connections) and high-capacity connections (three or more telephone lines per connection). KPN’s market share in the low-capacity segment fell from between 60% and 65% to between 55% and 60% and in the high-capacity segment from between 70% and 75% to between 65% and 70%. Tele2 is gaining market share on both markets.

Broadband

The number of cable connections is growing at the expense of DSL. The growth in fibre-optic connections is also continuing. The market shares of the various providers have remained fairly stable. KPN is the largest player, followed by Ziggo and UPC.