France Telecoms Market Report 2024, Featuring Orange, Iliad (Free, Free Mobile), Altice, Bouygues Telecom, Virgin Mobile and Omea Telecom
Dublin, June 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "France Telecoms Market Report - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
Supported by a population of more than 65 million, France's telecom market is one of the largest in Europe. Telecom revenue, at about 30 billion annually, has declined in recent years and came under particular pressure during 2020 when a sequence of local and national lockdowns, as well as restrictions on international travel, resulted in a sharp drop in revenue from roaming and device sales. This was partly offset by growth in data traffic and the migration of subscribers to faster fixed-line broadband packages, mostly based on fibre.
The incumbent telco Orange Group is one of the world's major players, with interests in markets across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The company has embarked on a new multi-year Engage 2025 plan which is focused on growth in the developing markets, and on the greater use of artificial intelligence and data. Despite market liberalisation, Orange still dominates all sectors, though increasing competition from a number of major players has gradually eroded this lead.
The mobile phone market, worth about 13 billion annually, is dominated by Orange, SFR Group (owned by Altice Group), Bouygues Telecom, and Free Mobile (Iliad). There are many MVNOs in the market, though their share of subscribers fell at the end of 2020 when one of the largest of them was acquired by its host network operator. LTE networks provide near universal coverage, and carry about 95% of mobile data traffic. Operators have launched 5G services, and these have been supported by the late-2020 auction of spectrum in the 3.5GHz range.
France's fixed broadband market is increasingly focussed on fibre, which accounted for 71% of all fixed lines at the beginning of 2021. Growth in the fibre sector has been stimulated by households securing faster data packages during the pandemic. The number of DSL lines has fallen sharply as customers migrate to fibre infrastructure.
Key Developments:
ARCEP assumes responsibility for press distribution, introduces measures to encourage the switch from copper to fibre infrastructure;
SpaceX's Starlink providing satellite broadband connectivity across France;
Orange Group sets up Orange Concessions to coordinate fibre rollouts with local authorities;
Iliad sells its French tower portfolio to help fund 5G rollout;
Orange aiming to start closing down the PSTN from 2023;
Regulator approves 5G trial licences in the 26GHz band;
Companies Featured
Orange
Iliad (Free, Free Mobile)
Altice (SFR Group)
Bouygues Telecom
Virgin Mobile
Omea Telecom
Key Topics Covered:
Key statistics
Regional European Market Comparison
Europe Telecom Maturity Index by tier
Market Leaders
Market Challengers
Market Emergents
TMI versus GDP
Mobile and mobile broadband penetration
Fixed versus mobile broadband penetration
COVID-19 and its impact on the telecom sector
Economic considerations and responses
Subscribers
Infrastructure
Telecommunications market
Market analysis
Regulatory environment
Historical overview
Regulatory authority
Communications and Postal Regulatory Authority (ARCEP)
Fixed-line developments
National legal framework
France NumErique 2012
Privatisation of Orange Group
Interconnect
Access
Number Portability (NP)
Carrier PreSelection (CPS)
European Electronic Communications Code
Mobile network developments
Spectrum regulations and spectrum auctions
Network sharing
Mobile termination rate (MTR)
Roaming
Mobile Number Portability (MNP)
Mobile market
Market analysis
Mobile statistics
General statistics
Mobile infrastructure
5G
4G (LTE)
3G
GSM
Machine-to-Machine (M2M)
Mobile voice
Voice-over-LTE (VoLTE)
Mobile data
Short Message Service (SMS)
Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)
Mobile broadband
Major mobile operators
Orange
Altice France
Free Mobile
Bouygues Telecom
MVNOs
Mobile content and applications
m-payments
m-banking
Fixed-line broadband market
Introduction and statistical overview
Market analysis
Broadband statistics
Regulatory issues
Hybrid Fibre Coax (HFC) networks
Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) networks
Fibre-to-the-Premises (FttP) networks
Statistics
Orange
Iliad (Free)
SFR
Bouygues Telecom
SNCF
Altitude Infra
Municipal projects
Fibre network sharing
Other fixed broadband services
Broadband Powerline (BPL)
Fixed wireless (Wi-Fi and WiMAX)
Fixed network operators
Orange Group
Essentials 2020
Engage 2025
Altice France
Free (Iliad)
Bouygues Telecom
Telecommunications infrastructure
National telecom network
International infrastructure
Submarine cable networks
SEA-ME-WE 5
Africa Coast to Europe (ACE)
Asia-Africa-Europe-1 (AAE-1)
Ireland-France Cable-1 (IFC-1)
Pakistan and East Africa Connecting Europe (PEACE)
AmitiA
Dunant
CrossChannel Fibre
2Africa submarine cable
Satellite networks
Cloud services
Smart infrastructure
Internet of Things (IoT)
Smart Cities
Appendix - Historic data
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