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The Greek telecommunications sector appears poised for a significant overhaul as Vodafone sees an opportunity to intensify its competitive assault on the dominant provider OTE . OTE has taken steps to fend off the rising competition making an acquisition bid for wireline operator Forthnet's pay-TV business in July 2014 only to see tradi tional rivals WIND and Vodafone pool their minority shares together adding up to nearly 40% in order to thwart OTE's plans. In the meantime Vodafone is also said to be preparing to buy out its partners in another wireline operator Hellas Online .Vodafone's transformation into a converged services provider has long been expected in Greece and with OTE preparing a comeback with an expanded wireline portfolio Vodafone must act swiftly . Greece certainly needs a compelling alternative to OTE and we believe Vodafone has the scale and the expertise to create such a player. The economic outlook remains bleak and consumer spending will remain depressed in 2014 however so Vodafone will have to be prepared for a long term commitment to the Greek telecoms market to see a return on its investment.
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Key Data
* Mobile subscription addition rates were weaker in Q114 than had been expected possibly due to the discounting of inactive subscriptions. Subscriptions declined by 0.2% q-o-q to 15.501mn.
* Operators may yet be holding onto a large number of technically inactive mobile subscriptions and it is likely future quarters will see similar slumps in the total number of registered subscriptions as inactive accounts are closed.
* The inclusion of inactive or rarely-used subscriptions weighs on ARPU figures disclosed by operators. Cosmote continued to outpace Vodafone in blended ARPU in Q114 with the latter recording ARPU erosion linked to termination rate reductions as well as a winnowing of its subscription records. BMI forecasts ARPUs to continue declining from 2014 to 2018.
Key Trends...
The Greece Telecommunications Report features Business Monitor International (BMI)'s independent industry forecasts on the future strength of Greece'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 Greece 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 Greece.
Key Benefits
* Benchmark BMI's independent telecoms industry forecasts for Greece to test other views - a key input for successful budgeting and strategic business planning in the Greek telecoms market.
* Target business opportunities and risks in Greece's telecoms sector through our reviews of latest industry trends regulatory changes and major deals projects and investments in Greece.
* Assess the activities strategy and market position of your competitors partners and clients via our Company Profiles (inc. SWOTs KPIs and latest activity).
Coverage
BMI Industry View
Summary of BMI's key industry forecasts and views covering the ICT fixed-line mobile (including 3G) internet and broadband markets.
Industry SWOT Analysis
Analysis of the major Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities and Threats within the wireline and wireless sectors and within the broader political economic and business environment.
Business Environment Rankings
BMI's Telecommunications Business Environment Rankings provides a country-comparative Risk-Reward Rankings index aimed at investors (vendors operators and suppliers) in the regional telecoms market.
The rankings methodology makes sophisticated use of more than 40 industry economic and demographic data points.
BMI Industry Forecast Scenario
Historic data series and forecasts to end-2018 for all key industry indicators (see list below) supported by explicit assumptions plus analysis of key downside risks to the main forecast.
* Fixed-Line Telephony - Telephone lines ('000); telephone lines/100 inhabitants.
* Cellular Telephony - Mobile phone subscribers ('000); mobile phone subscribers/100 inhabitants; mobile phone subscribers/100 fixed line subscribers.
* Internet Markets - Internet users ('000); internet users/100 inhabitants; broadband internet subscribers ('000); broadband internet subscribers/100 inhabitants.
Market Data Analysis
Detailed market analysis of the mobile mobile content fixed line and internet segments broken down into:
* Market Data - Analysis of market size operator shares dominant trends competitive landscape and key quarterly data.
* Technology/Service Rollout - Analysis of rollout/adoption of new technology such as 3G WiMAX IPTV pay-TV LTE and value-added handset services (gaming music video apps etc.).
* Mobile Content - The latest trends in content and services available and being introduced by mobile operators. Including a timeline of all the latest major mobile content developments.
* Company Database - A comprehensive breakdown of KPIs of the leading mobile operators including subscriber figures by type (pre-paid and post-paid); 3G subscriber figures; net additions; market share; ARPU; churn rates; minutes of use; voice and non-voice revenue; financial figures (including operating revenues net profits and EBITDA).
Regulatory Environment
Details of the regulatory bodies and their responsibilities as well as a special focus on the rules surrounding competition and interconnection. The latest updates in the market's development and regulatory rulings.
Company Profiles
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