New Study: Croatia Telecommunications Report Q3 2016

We have once again revised our forecasts for the Croatian mobile market to reflect a significant loss of mobile connections in Q415 and Q116. Nevertheless, we believe that this trend was due to the deduction of inactive customers and continue to hold an upbeat view of the development of the sector. Both Tele2 and VIPNet have committed to significant network upgrades. VIPNet invested EUR18.6mn in securing two further blocks of 4G spectrum in Q415. Tele2 launched its 4G network in February 2016 boosting 4G coverage to 90% of the population. We predict that this will result in higher competition and could lead to a price war in the 4G segment. We also expect the operators will focus on migrating prepaid customers onto higher-value postpaid packages and this will be the growth area over the course of our forecast period .

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Latest Updates & Industry Developments

The mobile market experienced a net loss of 261,000 new subscribers in Q415 and a further 53,000 in Q116 to bring the total number of subscribers to 4.698mn.

Last quarter we upgraded our Croatian forecasts for the 3G/4G mobile market and we now anticipate a total of 1.77mm subscribers by the end of 2016 and 2.77mn subscribers in 2020.

Tele2 is aggressively invested in network upgrades by expanding 3G coverage to 97% of the population, expanding voice service to 99% of the country and rolling out 4G in Q1 2016. Meanwhile, VIPNet is gearing up for 4G competition as the operator spent EUR18.6mn in Q415 to strengthen its 4G capabilities by acquiring two blocks of 4G spectrum.

The Croatia Telecommunications Report features BMI Research'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.

Key Benefits
Benchmark BMI's independent telecoms industry forecasts for Croatia to test other views - a key input for successful budgeting and strategic business planning in the Croatian telecoms market.
Target business opportunities and risks in Croatia's telecoms sector through our reviews of latest industry trends, regulatory changes and major deals, projects and investments in Croatia.
Assess the activities, strategy and market position of your competitors, partners and clients via our Company Profiles (inc. SWOTs, KPIs and latest activity).

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