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1 Internet access services Leased line and data transmission services - statistical data report - (updated based upon the statistical data corresponding to 1 July 31 December 2011 reporting period) ANCOM/Regulation Executive Division/Economic Regulation Division/Market Studies and Analyses Unit sasp@ancom.org.ro Web:

2 Contents Introduction and methodology 3 Internet access services 4 1. Overview of the market structure and dynamics number of providers, service categories 4 2. Broadband Internet access connections provided at fixed locations 8 3. Broadband Internet access connections provided at fixed locations by means of FTTx technologies Active Internet access connections provided at mobile locations 16 Leased line and data transmission services 19 ANCOM Services of Internet access, leased lines, data transmission in the second half of

3 Introduction and methodology Periodically (every semester), ANCOM publishes - on its website - reports on the Romanian electronic communications sector. These reports aim at showing both the global trends in the electronic communications sector and the trends of each category of electronic communications services. The report on the Internet access services, leased line services and data transmission services, updated according to the statistical data for the 1 July 30 December 2011 timeframe, as well as on their evolution, has been elaborated based upon the statistical data reported half-yearly, respectively annually, by the providers who have the obligation to send ANCOM the figures corresponding to the indicators of service categories according to the ANCOM President s Decision no. 1167/2011 1, as follows: - until the 31 st of May, for the reporting period spanning from January 1 st through December 31 st, as far as the statistical data on revenues and investments provided for in Annexes 1-14 are concerned; - until the 10 th of August, for the reporting period spanning from January 1 st through June 30 th, respectively until the 10 th of February, for the reporting period spanning from July 1 st through December 31 st, in the case of the other statistical data specified in Annexes 1-14, respectively in Annex 15. As for the data processing, analysis and presentation, the dynamics of the indicators are highlighted half-yearly and, in the case of the providers who sent rectifications to the statistical data reported to the Authority for the previous periods, the report includes the correspondingly updated/corrected indicators. ANCOM hereby expresses its gratitude to the providers of Internet access services, leased line services and data transmission services who reported statistical data to the Authority, thus contributing to the elaboration of this report, and invites the interested persons to submit comments on any aspect that could improve the accuracy of the collected information or the data processing, analysis or presentation process, by , to sasp@ancom.org.ro. 1 The ANCOM President s Decision no. 1167/2011 on the reporting of statistical data by the providers of electronic communications networks and services, published in the Romanian Official Journal, Part I, no. 321 of 10 May 2011; ANCOM Services of Internet access, leased lines, data transmission in the second half of

4 Internet access services 1. Overview of the market structure and dynamics number of providers, service categories Table 1.1. Number of active Internet access providers, itemised by access means. Evolution between and Indicator Total no. of active providers 2, of which: 1,035 1,066 1, , fixed broadband access services 3, of which: 1,033 1,064 1, , a) coaxial cable access, of which: a1) exclusively on coaxial cable n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a a2) FTTB+coaxial cable n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 3 5 a3) FTTC+coaxial cable n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 6 7 a4) FTTN+coaxial cable n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a b) fiber optic access (FTTH) c) radio access, of which: c1) exclusively on radio n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a c2) FTTB+radio n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 8 8 c3) FTTC+radio n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 7 7 c4) FTTN+radio n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a d) xdsl access, of which: d1) exclusively on xdsl n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a The total no. of providers includes the fixed Internet dedicated access providers and, respectively, the mobile Internet access providers; 3 Certain fixed broadband Internet access providers offer services on several support types; ANCOM Services of Internet access, leased lines, data transmission in the second half of

5 d2) FTTB+xDSL n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1 1 d3) FTTC+xDSL n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1 1 d4) FTTN+xDSL n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 0 0 e) UTP/FTP cable access, of which: e1) exclusively on UTP / FTP cable n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a e2) FTTB+UTP / FTP cable n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a e3) FTTC+UTP / FTP cable n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a e4) FTTN+UTP / FTP cable n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a mobile access services (via HSCSD, GPRS, EDGE, CDMA/EVDO, 3G technology) Exhibit 1.1. Evolution of the number of active Internet access providers: ,200 1,000 1,033 1,064 1, , No. of fixed broadband Internet access services a) access on coaxial cable b) access on fibre optic c) radio access d) xdsl access e) access on UTP / FTP cable ANCOM Services of Internet access, leased lines, data transmission in the second half of

6 Table 1.2. Dynamics of the number of Internet access connections, by connection modality: Indicator FIXED CONNECTIONS Fixed broadband Internet access connections ACTIVE MOBILE CONNECTIONS HSCSD, GPRS, EDGE, CDMA, EVDO, 3G 5 active connections, of which: - EDGE, CDMA, EV-DO, 3G active broadband connections Exhibit 1.2. Evolution of the no. of broadband Internet access connections, by connection modality: fixed broadband connections mobile broadband connections - prepaid cards mobile broadband connections - subscriptions 4 Paid fixed Internet access connections, corresponding to the no. of Internet service subscriptions, are included; 5 Including the paid mobile Internet access connections, corresponding to the no. of Internet service subscriptions, to the no. of mobile telephony users who had a paid data extra-option activated, to the no. of prepaid cards for exclusive Internet access and, respectively, to the no. of mobile telephony users with subscription/prepaid cards who had achieved chargeable data traffic/had accessed at least once, for a charge, the Internet access services during the reporting period, in case of activating the data option free of charge, automatically or upon request; ANCOM Services of Internet access, leased lines, data transmission in the second half of

7 Exhibit 1.3. Concentration level of the market for Internet access services 6, according to the market shares calculated based on the total number of broadband Internet access connections: ,000 4,213 4,262 4,536 4,146 4,000 3,000 2,770 2,770 2,866 2,906 2,000 1, HHI - fixed broadband Internet access connections HHI - mobile broadband Internet access connections Table 1.3. Internet access services provided in hotspot locations Indicator No. of hotspot locations with Wi-Fi Internet access () The market concentration level has been calculated based on the Herfindahl Hirschman index (HHI) and represents the sum of the square of the providers market shares (based on the number of Internet access connections). If HHI<1,000, the market concentration level is low; if 1,000<HHI<1,800, the market concentration level is average; if HHI>1,800, the market concentration level is high; if HHI=10,000 there is a monopoly; ANCOM Services of Internet access, leased lines, data transmission in the second half of

8 2. Broadband Internet access connections provided at fixed locations Table 2.1. Structure of the total no. of fixed broadband Internet access connections, by support: Indicator Total no. of fixed broadband Internet access connections, of which: % % % % % % a) coaxial cable, of which: FTTx + coaxial cable n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a b) FTTH c) radio FTTx + radio n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a d) xdsl FTTx + xdsl n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a e) UTP/FTP cable FTTx + UTP/FTP n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a f) other means Fixed SYMMETRICAL broadband Internet access connections FTTx (FTTH/B/C/N) fixed broadband Internet access connections n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a Download and upload traffic (TB) n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a n/a 1.84 n/a 7 For the period, the fiber optic connections reported under this indicator are mostly FTTH connections; the FTTN/FTTC/FTTB connections are reflected in the reportings made per each type of support which ensures the access to the end-user, respectively by means of the coaxial cable, UTP/FTP cable, radio, xdsl or other means; 8 The indicator encompasses the no. of connections using, as support, other access technologies: satellite etc.; ANCOM Services of Internet access, leased lines, data transmission in the second half of

9 Exhibit 2.1. Structure of the total no. of fixed broadband Internet access connections, by support. Evolution during (Exhibit a) and share as of (Exhibit b). a) b) m illion radio, coaxial satellite cable 1% 12% FTTH 2% UTP/FTP cable 55% xdsl 30% UTP / FTP cable xdsl coaxial cable FTTH, radio, satellite Exhibit 2.2. Structure of the fixed broadband Internet access connections, by use of the FTTx technology, as of UTP/FTP cable xdsl coaxial cable FTTH 0.08 radio, satellite exclusively FTTx +. ANCOM Services of Internet access, leased lines, data transmission in the second half of

10 Table 2.2. Dynamics of the no. of fixed broadband Internet access connections, by support: Indicator Total no. of fixed broadband Internet access connections, of which: a) coaxial cable b) FTTH c) radio, satellite d) xdsl (twisted metallic wires, other supports) e) UTP/FTP cable Table 2.3. Evolution of the penetration rate of fixed broadband Internet access connections: Indicator Total no. of fixed broadband Internet access connections () Penetration rate per 100 inhabitants No. of fixed broadband Internet access connections provided to residential customers () Penetration rate per 100 households The fiber optic connections reported under this indicator are mostly FTTH connections; the FTTN/FTTC/FTTB connections are reflected in the reportings made per each type of support ensuring the access to the end-user, respectively by means of the coaxial cable, UTP/FTP cable, radio, xdsl or other means; 10 Penetration rate of dedicated broadband Internet access connections per 100 inhabitants = no. of dedicated broadband Internet access connections /Romania s population*100; population = 19,599,951 as of 30 June 2009, 19,459,188 as of 31 December 2009, 19,319,436 as of 30 June 2010, 19,180,688 as of 31 December 2010, 19,042,936 as of 30 June 2011, respectively 19,042,936 as of 31 December 2011 (Source: INS, ANCOM estimates); 11 Penetration rate of dedicated broadband Internet access connections per 100 households = no. of dedicated broadband Internet access connections corresponding to the residential endusers/no. of households in Romania*100; no. of households = 7,137,950 as of 30 June 2009, 7,125,107 as of 31 December 2009, 7,112,288 as of 30 June 2010, 7,099,491 as of 31 December 2010, 7,086,717 as of 30 June 2011, respectiv 7,086,717 as of 31 December 2011 (Source: INS, ANCOM estimates); ANCOM Services of Internet access, leased lines, data transmission in the second half of

11 Exhibit 2.3. Evolution of the penetration rate of fixed broadband Internet access connections: % 40.00% 35.00% 32.91% 35.10% 36.69% 37.97% 39.95% 41.60% 30.00% 25.00% 20.00% 15.00% 10.00% 13.51% 14.48% 15.19% 15.64% 16.45% 17.12% 5.00% 0.00% Penetration rate per 100 inhabitants Penetration rate per 100 households Table 2.4. Structure of the total no. of fixed broadband Internet access connections, by customer category. Evolution during Indicator Total no. of fixed broadband Internet access connections (), of which: a) residential subscribers () b) business subscribers () Total no. of fixed SYMMETRICAL broadband Internet access n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a n/a connections (), of which: a) residential subscribers () n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 0,005 n/a b) business subscribers () n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 0,056 n/a ANCOM Services of Internet access, leased lines, data transmission in the second half of

12 Exhibit 2.4. Structure of the total no. of fixed broadband Internet access connections, by customer category and access support as of Table 2.5. Structure of the total no. of fixed broadband Internet access connections, by customer category and urban/rural area, itemized by best-effort 12 speed, as of Total fixed Internet access connections >144kbps <2Mbps 2Mbps <10Mbps 10Mbps <30Mbps 30Mbps <100Mbps 100Mbps total total evolution residential users business users total urban rural total The maximum speed that may be reached at a given time, specified in the contracts concluded with the end-users; namely, the operators reported the connections for which the channel bandwidth is not guaranteed, but varies due to endogeneous or exogeneous factors (number of users, traffic achieved, atmospherical conditions etc.); where the contracts concluded with the end-users for the symmetrical band connections specify only the guaranteed speed, the respective connections were reported depending upon it. ANCOM Services of Internet access, leased lines, data transmission in the second half of

13 Exhibit 2.5. Structure of the total no. of fixed broadband Internet access connections, by customer category (Exhibit a)) and urban/rural area (Exhibit b)), itemized by best-effort speed, as of a) b) % % % % 80% 15% 85% 17% 83% 2% 98% >144kbps <2Mbps 2Mbps <10Mbps 10Mbps <30Mbps 30Mbps <100Mbps residential customers business customers 1% 99% 100Mbps total % 43% 4% 21% 62% 57% 96% 79% >144kbps <2Mbps 2Mbps <10Mbps 10Mbps <30Mbps 30Mbps <100Mbps urban rural 2% 98% 100Mbps 79% total Exhibit 2.6. Evolution of the no. of fixed broadband Internet access connections, itemized by best-effort speed: >144kbps <2Mbps 2Mbps <10Mbps 10Mbps <30Mbps 30Mbps <100Mbps 100Mbps 30 June December June December 2011 ANCOM Services of Internet access, leased lines, data transmission in the second half of

14 3. Broadband Internet access connections provided at fixed locations by means of FTTx technologies 13 Share of FTTx connections within the total connections: : 88% / : 89% Table 3.1. Structure of the total number of broadband Internet access connections provided at fixed locations by means of FTTx technologies, itemised by technology and best-effort speed 14, as of FTTx >144kbps <2Mbps 2Mbps <10Mbps 10Mbps <30Mbps 30Mbps <100Mbps 100Mbps FTTH FTTB FTTC FTTN total FTTx connections total broadband connections Table 3.2. Structure of the total number of broadband Internet access connections provided at fixed locations by means of FTTx technologies, by technology and customer category, as of FTTx residential connections business connections total connections FTTH FTTB FTTC FTTN total FTTx connections total broadband connections total total evolution 13 The FTTx technologies refer to FTTH/FTTB/FTTC/FTTN, depending on the proximity of the fiber optic to the end-user s location, as follows: FTTH (Fiber to the Home) = when the fiber optic segment reaches the end-user s dwelling/location (fiber optic is at least 2 metres away from the end-user s dwelling/location); FTTB (Fiber to the Building) = when the fiber optic segment reaches the end-user s building/boundary of the building, with the access being ensured via coaxial cable, UTP/FTP cable, radio, pairs of twisted metallic wires (e.g. VDSL) or via other means; FTTC (Fiber to the Cabinet/Curb) = when the fiber optic segment reaches the street cabinet - fiber optic is at less than 300 m away from the end-user s premises, with the final connection being ensured via coaxial cable, UTP/FTP cable, radio, pairs of twisted metallic wires (e.g. VDSL) or via other means; FTTN (Fibre to the Node) = when the fiber optic segment reaches the street cabinet - fiber optic is at more than 300 m away from the end-user s premises, with the final connection being ensured via coaxial cable, UTP/FTP cable, radio, pairs of twisted metallic wires (e.g. VDSL) or via other means. 14 The maximum speed that may be reached at a given time, specified in the contracts concluded with the end-users; namely, the operators reported the connections for which the channel bandwidth is not guaranteed, but varies due to endogeneous or exogeneous factors (number of users, traffic achieved, atmospherical conditions etc.); where the contracts concluded with the end-users for the symmetrical band connections specify only the guaranteed speed, the respective connections were reported depending upon it. ANCOM Services of Internet access, leased lines, data transmission in the second half of

15 Exhibit 3.1. Structure of the total number of broadband Internet access connections () provided at fixed locations by means of FTTx technologies, by technology type, as of FTTB 1.58; 48.49% exclusively xdsl ; 0.01% exclusively radio, satellite 0.02; 0.60% exclusively UTP/FTP 0.09; 2.72% exclusively coaxial cable 0.25; 7.70% FTTx 2.90; 88.96% FTTH 0.08; 2.41% FTTN 0.10; 3.04% FTTC 1.14; 35.01% ANCOM Services of Internet access, leased lines, data transmission in the second half of

16 4. Active mobile Internet access connections Table 4.1. No. of active mobile Internet access providers, by technology. Evolution during Indicator No. of mobile Internet access providers, by technology, of which: a) HSCSD access b) GPRS access c) EDGE access d) CDMA/EVDO access e) 3G access Table 4.2 No. of active mobile Internet access connections, by connection modality and type of service. Evolution during Indicator Active connections for mobile access via HSCSD, GPRS, EDGE, CDMA, EVDO, 3G mobile Internet access subscriptions and mobile telephony users with Internet access subscription, of which: - broadband connections (via EDGE, CDMA, EV-DO, 3G), of which: a) on the mobile telephone, of which: n.a. n.a. n.a. 1,18 n/a subscription/(extra)options dedicated for Internet access n.a. n.a. n.a n/a against payment per consumption unit n.a. n.a. n.a n/a b) by means of modems/cards/usb n.a. n.a. n.a n/a Active connections for mobile access via HSCSD, GPRS, EDGE, CDMA, EVDO, 3G prepaid cards for Internet access and mobile telephony users holding prepaid cards with Internet access, of which: broadband connections (via EV-DO, EDGE, 3G), of which: a) on the mobile telephone, of which: n.a. n.a. n.a n/a subscription/(extra)options dedicated for Internet access n.a. n.a. n.a n/a against payment per consumption unit n.a. n.a. n.a n/a b) by means of modems/cards/usb n.a. n.a. n.a n/a ANCOM Services of Internet access, leased lines, data transmission in the second half of

17 Table 4.3 Traffic of the no. of active mobile Internet access connections, by connection modality Indicator Active connections for mobile access via HSCSD, GPRS, EDGE, CDMA, EVDO, 3G mobile Internet access subscriptions and mobile telephony users with Internet access subscription / prepaid cards for Internet access and mobile telephony users holding prepaid cards with Internet access, of which: Subscription-based users Residential -- Business Prepaid cardbased users -- Traffic - terabytes- Average traffic per user -gigabytes per user per month- H H H H a) on the mobile telephone, of which: subscription/(extra)options dedicated for Internet access against payment per consumption unit b) by means of modems/cards/usb Exhibit 4.1. Structure of the active mobile broadband Internet access connections as of broadband connections on modems/cards/usb 27% broadband connections on mobile phone against subscription/(extra)op tions dedicated for Internet access 36% broadband connections on mobile phone paid per "consumption unit" 37% ANCOM Services of Internet access, leased lines, data transmission in the second half of

18 Table 4.4 Number of terminals/sim cards allowing access, respectively number of active mobile Internet access connections, by means of 3G and superior to 3G technologies, by connection modality and type of service, G and/or 3G+ and/or EV-DO Total terminals/sim cards allowing Internet access at mobile locations Subscription-based users Residential -- Business -- Prepaid cardbased users -- Total -- total evolution Total active connections, of which: a) on the mobile telephone, of which: subscription/(extra)options dedicated for Internet access against payment per consumption unit b) by means of modems/cards/usb Exhibit 4.2. Evolution of the penetration rate per 100 inhabitants 15 of the active mobile Internet access connections: Penetration rate of mobile Internet access connections per 100 inhabitants = no. of mobile Internet access connections/ Romania s population*100; population = 19,599,951 as of 30 June 2009, 19,459,188 as of 31 December 2009, 19,319,436 as of 30 June 2010, 19,180,688 as of 31 December 2010, 19,042,936 as of 30 June 2011, respectively 19,042,936 as of 31 December 2011 (Source: INS, ANCOM estimates); ANCOM Services of Internet access, leased lines, data transmission in the second half of

19 Leased line and data transmission services Table 1. No. of active providers 16 of leased line/data transmission services: Active providers, of which: leased line services - wholesale market leased line services - retail market data transmission services - wholesale market data transmission services - retail market Table 2. Structure of the leased line market, by customer category (end-users/other providers) and, respectively, by the type of leased lines provided and market where these are supplied. Evolution: Indicator No. of national leased lines - retail market No. of national leased lines - wholesale market Half-yearly evolution a) leased lines - terminating segments b) leased lines - trunk segments No. of international leased lines - retail market No. of international leased lines - wholesale market n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a a) leased lines - terminating segments 17 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a b) leased lines - trunk segments 17 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a The providers that reported statistical data to ANCOM 17 In the calculation of the number of leased lines - terminating segments and, respectively, -trunk segments, ANCOM considered also the terminating segments and, respectively, the trunk segments corresponding to the number of leased lines - total circuits. Thus, for each leased line - total circuit sold at the wholesale level, one circuit - trunk segment and two circuits - terminating segments were considered. ANCOM Services of Internet access, leased lines, data transmission in the second half of

20 Table 3. Structure of the leased line market, by capacity and, respectively, by type of leased lines provided analogue lines digital lines < 2Mbps digital lines = 2Mbps digital lines >2Mbps total No. of leased lines retail market No. of leased lines wholesale market 17 - terminating segments No. of leased lines wholesale market 17 - trunk segments total evolution Table 4. Dynamics of the no. of connections to data transmission services, by type and market where these are provided: Indicator No. of data transmission connections retail market , a) X n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a b) Frame Relay c) ATM d) TCP/IP of which: d1) IP VPN e) other technologies/communication protocols (telex, mail, VSAT etc.) No. of data transmission connections wholesale market ANCOM Services of Internet access, leased lines, data transmission in the second half of