Greece - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses

Key statistics Country overview Telecommunications market Overview Regulatory environment Background Regulatory authority Telecom sector liberalisation Privatisation Interconnection Access Number Portability (NP) Carrier selection and carrier preselection Universal Service Obligation (USO) Fixed network operators Overview of operators OTE (Hellenic Telecommunications Organization, OTE) Wind Hellas Forthnet (Nova) Vodafone Greece Cyta Hellas Telecommunications infrastructure National telecom network OTE NGN Alternative operators Satellite networks Submarine cables Smart infrastructure Broadband market Introduction and statistical overview Market analysis Broadband statistics Forecasts – broadband subscribers – 2018; 2020; 2022 Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) networks Fibre-to-the-Premises (FttP) Other fixed broadband services Overview Fixed wireless (Wi-Fi and WiMAX) Videostreaming Digital economy Overview E-government Infrastructure Mobile communications Market analysis Mobile statistics General statistics Mobile infrastructure 5G 4G (LTE) 3G 2G (GSM) Other infrastructure developments Mobile data Short Messaging Service (SMS)/Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) Mobile broadband Regulatory issues Significant Market Power (SMP) Mobile Termination Rates (MTRs) Mobile Number Portability (MNP) Spectrum refarming 900MHz and 1800MHz licence renewal 1800MHz 800MHz and 2.6GHz spectrum auction 3.4GHz Network sharing Major mobile operators Wind Hellas Vodafone Greece Cosmote Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) Mobile content and applicationsList of Tables

Table 1 – Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities – Greece – 2018 (e)

Table 2 – Retail revenue from fixed-telephony and internet services – 2005 – 2016

Table 3 – Retail revenue from fixed-telephony services – 2014 - 2016

Table 4 – Telecom revenue by provider – 2004 – 2016

Table 5 – Telecom sector investments – 2004 – 2016

Table 6 – Licensed telcos’ financial performance (regulator data) – 2000 – 2016

Table 7 – Fixed-line interconnection rates by operator – 2011 – 2015

Table 8 – Fixed-line interconnection traffic by operator – 2010 – 2016

Table 9 –LLU and shared access lines – 2007 – 2016

Table 10 – Cosmote LLU lines – 2006 – 2017

Table 11 – Annual fixed number portings – 2004 – 2016

Table 12 – CPS lines – 2004 – 2013

Table 13 – WLR lines – 2009 – 2013

Table 14 – OTE share of fixed-line call traffic – 2005 – 2016

Table 15 – Fixed-line traffic – 2004 – 2016

Table 16 – OTE Group financial data – 2006 – 2018

Table 17 – Cosmote subscriber data – 2009 – 2018

Table 18 – Cosmote company financial data by sector– 2013 – 2018

Table 19 – Forthnet Group financial data – 2007 – 2018

Table 20 – Forthnet Company financial data – 2009 – 2018

Table 21 – Fixed lines in service – 2000 – 2016

Table 22 – OTE and altnet fixed lines in service – 2005 – 2016

Table 23 – OTE and altnet share of fixed lines – 2013 – 2017

Table 24 – Fixed-lines and teledensity – 2005 – 2018

Table 25 – OTE PSTN lines in service – 2005 – 2017

Table 26 – OTE market share of fixed-lines in service – 2005 – 2017

Table 27 – Next Generation Network household access penetration – 2011 – 2016

Table 28 – Historic - Internet users and penetration – 1999 – 2009

Table 29 – Internet users and penetration – 2010 – 2018

Table 30 – Market share of broadband lines by speed – 2012 – 2016

Table 31 – Average DSL broadband line data rate – 2008 – 2016

Table 32 – DSL lines by platform/provider – 2012 – 2016

Table 33 – Market share of broadband subscribers by platform/provider – 2007 – 2016

Table 34 – Market share of broadband subscribers: OTE and altnets – 2012 – 2017

Table 35 – Fixed broadband subscribers and penetration – 2003 – 2018

Table 36 – Forecast fixed broadband subscribers – 2019; 2021; 2023

Table 37 – OTE retail DSL subscribers – 2007 – 2018

Table 38 – Forthnet broadband and LLU subscribers – 2007 – 2018

Table 39 – Vodafone retail DSL subscribers – 2012 – 2018

Table 40 – OTE fibre/VDSL subscribers – 2013 – 2018

Table 41 –VDSL as proportion of all fixed broadband connections – 2013 – 2016

Table 42 – Cosmote TV subscribers – 2009- 2018

Table 43 – IPTV subscribers – 2012- 2017

Table 44 – Forthnet pay-TV subscribers – 2013 – 2018

Table 45 – Historic - Mobile subscribers (registered) and penetration – 1996 - 2009

Table 46 – Mobile subscribers (registered) and penetration – 2010 – 2018

Table 47 – Active mobile subscribers – 2003 – 2018

Table 48 – Mobile and fixed-line traffic – 2004 – 2016

Table 49 – Mobile ARPU – 2011 – 2015

Table 50 – Mobile market share of registered subscribers by operator – 2005 – 2016

Table 51 – Mobile service retail revenue and annual change – 2003 – 2016

Table 52 – Mobile revenue (retail and wholesale) – 2010 – 2016

Table 53 – Proportion of mobile revenue by service – 2015 – 2016

Table 54 – Mobile service EBITDA and annual change – 2003 – 2014

Table 55 – Mobile service capex – 2001 – 2014

Table 56 – Registered prepaid and postpaid subscribers – 2009 – 2016

Table 57 – Ratio of registered prepaid to postpaid subscribers – 2009 – 2016

Table 58 – Cosmote prepaid subscribers – 2005 – 2018

Table 59 – Vodafone proportion of prepaid subscribers – 2005 – 2018

Table 60 – Total SMS messages sent – 2006 – 2016

Table 61 – Total MMS messages sent – 2009 – 2016

Table 62 – Active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration – 2004 – 2018

Table 63 – Mobile data traffic – 2009 – 2016

Table 64 – Proportion of mobile data traffic by technology platform– 2015 – 2016

Table 65 – Mobile interconnection traffic by type – 2009 – 2016

Table 66 – Mobile Termination Rate – 2009 – 2016

Table 67 – Annual mobile number portings – 2004 – 2016

Table 68 – Vodafone subscribers – 2008 – 2018

Table 69 – Vodafone ARPU – 2008 – 2018

Table 70 – Vodafone financial data – 2008 – 2019

Table 71 – Vodafone SMS messages sent – 2014 – 2016

Table 72 – Vodafone mobile data traffic – 2014 – 2018

Table 73 – Cosmote mobile financial data – 2007 – 2018

Table 74 – Cosmote annualised ARPU – 2006 – 2018

Table 75 – Cosmote mobile data revenue – 2015 – 2017

Table 76 – Cosmote subscribers – 2006 – 2018List of Charts

Chart 1 – Telecom revenue by provider – 2004 – 2016

Chart 2 – Licensed telcos’ financial performance (regulator data) – 2000 – 2016

Chart 3 – Forthnet Group financial data – 2007 – 2018

Chart 4 – Fixed-lines and teledensity – 2005 – 2018

Chart 5 – Internet users and penetration – 2005 – 2018

Chart 6 – Market share of broadband lines by speed – 2012 – 2016

Chart 7 – Fixed broadband subscribers and penetration – 2003 – 2018

Chart 8 – Forthnet broadband and LLU subscribers – 2007 – 2018

Chart 9 – Mobile subscribers (registered) and penetration – 2005 - 2018

Chart 10 – Mobile market share of registered subscribers by operator – 2005 – 2016

Chart 11 – Registered prepaid and postpaid subscribers – 2009 – 2016

Chart 12 – Active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration – 2004 – 2018

Chart 13 – Vodafone ARPU – 2008 – 2018

Chart 14 – Vodafone financial data – 2008 – 2019

Chart 15 – Cosmote mobile financial data – 2007 – 2018List of Exhibits

Exhibit 1 – 3G auction results in Greece – 2001

Exhibit 2 – Overview of spectrum auction results

Exhibit 3 – 2G auction results – 2001

Exhibit 4 – 900MHz and 1800MHz auction spectrum – 2011

Exhibit 5 – 900MHz and 1800MHz auction results – 2011

Exhibit 6 – Spectrum auction results – 2014

Exhibit 7 – Spectrum auction results overview – 2001 – 2014

Exhibit 8 – Spectrum auction results – February 2017