Croatia Telecommunications Report Q1 2015 - New Market Report

The Croatian telecoms market is well developed in terms of services, with marked improvements in network coverage and capacity in recent years, but operator performance has been squeezed by a challenging economic environment and mobile market trends such as MTR cuts and price erosion. Meanwhile, mobile and mobile internet providers are still heavily affected by seasonality as the influx of tourists during the summer season will see subscriber numbers and usage grow significantly. Despite this seasonal opportunity, due to a high market concentration m obile virtual network operators have found it difficult to establish meaningful competition to the main three network operators . BMI also believes that there will be a significant dip in operator profitability over the nex t couple of years as the Croatian telecommunications regulator has decided to triple the network fees to plug holes in public finances.

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Key Data


* Total mobile subscriptions continue to decline in Croatia, with the total down 2.9% y-o-y to Q314 as the penetration rate declined 2.7pps to 117.3%.
* We downgraded the outlook for the Croatian fixed-line subscription base in the Q1 2015 update as a result of the continued strength of the fixed-to-mobile substitution trend in 2014.
* One market segment still registering growth is the broadband market, with fixed subscriptions increasing 3% y-o-y to Q214 and dedicated mobile broadband subscriptions up by 7.1% over the same period, as total broadband penetration increased to 32.3% at the end of June 2014.

Key Developments


We believe that data from the Croatian mobile market indicate it passed through the period of peak SMS in late 2013. Regulatory data from HAKOM show SMS volumes increased steadily, both in terms of total volume and SMS per subscription, to mid-2013 - but since then there has been a decline in volumes. BMI believes the slowdown in 2013, and the decline in volume Q413 to Q314, represents the...

The Croatia Telecommunications Report features Business Monitor International (BMI)'s independent industry forecasts on the future strength of Croatia's ICT market, covering the fixed-line, mobile and internet segments and analyses latest regulatory developments and corporate news, including investment activity, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and partnerships. Leading operators and manufacturers are fully profiled, highlighting their quarterly financial performance, capital expenditure plans and latest contracts.

BMI's Croatia Telecommunications Report provides industry professionals and researchers, operators, equipment suppliers and vendors, corporate and financial services analysts and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on the telecoms industry in Croatia.

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