Croatia - Telecoms Infrastructure, Operators, Regulations - Statistics and Analyses
The telecoms market in Croatia has been shaped by the country having joined the European Union in 2013, a process which resulted in market liberalisation and the creation of a regulatory environment conducive to competition. Alternative operators have entered the market and there is effective competition in the in the fixed-line, broadband and mobile markets.
Alternative operators as well as the incumbent telco Hrvatski Telekom are investing in network infrastructure to support bandwidth-intensive services. In common with developments elsewhere in Europe, investment is being earmarked for fibre and mobile infrastructure while the fixed-voice market continues to dwindle.
This report provides a concise overview of Croatia's fixed-line market, covering regulatory developments, fixed-line infrastructure and the financial and operating performance of the main operators.
Key developments:
Amendments to the Electronic Communications Act come into force;
VIPnet and B.net rebranded as A1 Croatia;
Optima Telekom reports 27.7% increase in revenue for the first half of 2018;
Regulator sets out amended wholesale access tariffs;
HT extends management of Optima Telekom to mid-2021, invests HRK210 million in major IT projects;
Report update includes the regulator's market data to June 2018, telcos' operating and financial data to Q2 2018, recent market developments.
Companies mentioned in this report:
Hrvatski Telekom (HT), Optima Telekom, Metronet, A1 Croatia (VIPnet).
- 1. Synopsis
- 2. Key statistics
- 3. Country overview
- 4. Telecommunications market
- 4.1 Historical overview
- 4.2 Market analysis
- 5. Regulatory environment
- 5.1 Historical overview
- 5.2 Regulatory authority
- 5.3 Telecom sector liberalisation
- 5.4 Privatisation
- 5.5 Interconnect
- 5.6 Access
- 5.7 Number Portability (NP)
- 5.8 Carrier PreSelection (CPS)
- 6. Fixed network operators
- 6.1 Hrvatski Telekom (HT)
- 6.2 A1 Croatia
- 6.3 Optima Telekom
- 6.4 Metronet
- 7. Telecommunications infrastructure
- 7.1 Overview of the national telecom network
- 7.2 International infrastructure
- 7.3 Cloud computing
- 8. Wholesale
- 9. Related reports
- Table 1 Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities - Croatia 2018 (e)
- Table 2 Telecom services revenue by sector 2012 - 2018
- Table 3 Telecom services revenue by sector, annual change 2013 - 2018
- Table 4 Mobile and fixed-line network traffic 2010 - 2015
- Table 5 Accumulated fixed number portings 2005 - 2018
- Table 6 CPS lines 2008 - 2018
- Table 7 Fixed-line market share by operator 2008 - 2017
- Table 8 Hrvatski Telekom financial data 2008 - 2018
- Table 9 Hrvatski Telekom wholesale, IP, data revenue 2010 - 2015
- Table 10 Hrvatski Telekom fixed and mobile revenue 2010 - 2018
- Table 11 Hrvatski Telekom retail fixed lines by type 2005 - 2018
- Table 12 HT voice ARPU 2004 - 2018
- Table 13 A1 Croatia financial data 2004 - 2018
- Table 14 A1 Croatia fixed-lines 2012 - 2018
- Table 15 Optima Telekom financial data by sector 2010 - 2018
- Table 16 Optima Telekom operational data 2010 - 2018
- Table 17 Historic - Fixed lines in service and teledensity 2000 - 2009
- Table 18 Fixed lines in service and teledensity 2010 - 2018
- Table 19 International internet bandwidth 2001 - 2016
- Chart 1 Telecom services revenue by sector 2012 2018
- Chart 2 Fixed-line market share by operator 2008 - 2017
- Chart 3 Hrvatski Telekom financial data 2008 - 2018
- Chart 4 A1 Croatia financial data 2004 - 2018
- Chart 5 Optima Telekom financial data by sector 2010 2018
- Chart 6 Optima Telekom operational data 2010 2018
- Chart 7 Fixed lines in service and teledensity 2010 2018
- Exhibit 1 Access and the local loop
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