Estonia - Mobile Infrastructure, Broadband, Operators - Statistics and Analyses

Estonia - Mobile Infrastructure, Broadband, Operators - Statistics and Analyses

Estonia has one of the most advanced mobile markets in Europe, having benefitted from considerable investment from the mobile network operators Telia, Elisa and Tele2. The market enjoys effective competition, although the MVNO sector remains underdeveloped. Operator investment in HSPA and LTE technologies has underscored the growing mobile broadband sector. The launch of LTE-A services has also provided far higher data rates, bringing the county to the forefront of such developments in the region and supporting a range of mobile data services and applications. Operators are engaged in 5G trials, which will further underpin revenue growth in coming years once services become commercially available from about 2020.

This report provides a concise overview of Estonia's mobile market as players further develop the data sector. It covers the major players, regulatory developments, services offered and a variety of financial and operating statistics.

Key developments:

Telia Estonia and Tele2 Estonia trial 5G services; Tele2 rolls out CA LTE-A services in major cities; Elisa providing 99% population coverage with LTE, trials LTE-A technology; Tele2 launches platform to manage M2M connections; Telia Estonia partners with Sigfox to develop its LPWA platform; report update includes operator data to Q4 2016, Statistics Estonia data to December 2015, the regulator's market data updates and 2015 annual report, recent market developments.

Companies mentioned in this report:

Telia Estonia, Tele2 Estonia, Elisa.