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03/15/2012 |
TelecoWorld: United Kingdom
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| The figure in the following presents the evolution of the number of fixed and mobile phones in the United Kingdom. (Source:UIT and OFCOM). |
Thousands |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
∆Year |
| Mobile Accesses | 61,091 |
69,657 |
71,993 |
75,565 |
74,849 |
73,904 |
(1.3%) |
| Fixed Telephones | 33,700 |
26,657 |
32,981 |
33,209 |
33,615 |
33,320 |
(0.9%) |
| Broadband | 9,894 |
12,995 |
15,606 |
17,276 |
18,354 |
19,468 |
6.1% |
| Pay TV * | - |
- |
11,775 |
12,859 |
13,451 |
- |
- |
Source: Ofcom / *Cable + Satellite |
Densities |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
| Mobile Accesses/100 inhab. | 102.8 |
118.4 |
118.5 |
123.8 |
130.5 |
118.5 |
| Fixed Tel./100 inhab. | 56.7 |
45.3 |
54.3 |
54.4 |
54.6 |
53.4 |
| Broadband/100 inhab. | 16.6 |
22.1 |
25.7 |
28.3 |
29.8 |
31.2 |
| Pay TV | - |
- |
19.4 |
21.1 |
21.8 |
- |
Mobile Operators
Mobile Acceses (thousands) |
1Q10 | 2Q10 |
3Q10 | 4Q10 | 1Q11 | 2Q11 | 3Q11 | 4Q11 | ∆Qter |
∆Year |
- |
27,931 |
27,896 |
27,984 |
27,729 |
27,541 |
27,493 |
27,563 |
0.2% |
(1.5%) |
|
| Vodafone | 19,017 |
18,854 |
18,976 |
19,171 |
19,145 |
19,006 |
19,331 |
19,330 |
0.0% |
0.8% |
| O2 (Telefonica) |
21,356 |
21,606 |
21,957 |
22,212 |
22,286 |
22,143 |
22,214 |
22,168 |
(0.2%) |
(0.2%) |
| H3G ** | 6,261 |
6,271 |
6,271 |
7,889 |
7,889 |
8,253 |
8,253 |
- |
4.6%** |
31.6% |
Total |
- |
74,662 |
75,100 |
77,256 |
77,049 |
76,943 |
77,291 |
- |
0.5% |
2.9% |
*In 4Q09 T-Mobile and Orange unified their operations the United Kingdom through the brand Everything Everywhere
** including Irland.
Mobile Acceses (thousands) |
2006 |
2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | ∆Year |
|
16,905 |
17,311 |
16,786 |
28,175 |
27,984 |
27,563 | (1.5%) |
|
16,939 |
18,447 |
19,166 |
19,017 |
19,171 |
19,330 | 0.8% |
|
17,630 |
18,382 |
20,275 |
21,356 |
22,212 |
22,168 | (0.2%) |
|
3,876 |
4,300 |
5,381 |
6,261 |
7,889 |
- | 26.0% |
|
Total |
69,657 |
71,993 |
75,565 |
74,849 |
77,256 |
- | 3.2% |
*In 4Q09 T-Mobile and Orange unified their operations the United Kingdom through the brand Everything Everywhere
** including Irland.
GSM is the technology used for all operators.
Fixed Telephony Operators
Thousands |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
∆Year |
| BT | 25,874 |
23,522 |
22,245 |
20,567 |
18,222 |
17,023 |
(6.6%) |
| M. Share BT | 75.9% |
70.0% |
68.0% |
61.9% |
56.7% |
51.1% |
- |
| Virgin Media | 4,472 |
4,375 |
4,524 |
4,605 |
4,638 |
4,940 |
6.5% |
| Other | 3,772 |
5,707 |
6,934 |
8,064 |
9,258 |
11,357 |
22.7% |
| Total | 34,118 |
33,604 |
33,703 |
33,236 |
32,118 |
33,320 |
3.7% |
Source: OFCOM |
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BT: www.bt.com Virgin Media: www.virginmedia.com |
Broadband Operators
| Annual Performance |
Thousands |
2007 |
2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
∆Year |
| BT (retail DSL) | 4,139 |
4,545 |
4,876 |
5,387 |
10.5% |
| Other DSL | 4,290 |
3,509 |
3,132 |
2,547 |
(18.7%) |
| Virgin Media Cable | 3,414 |
3,683 |
3,845 |
4,028 |
4.8% |
| Others | 3,764 |
5,539 |
6,381 |
7,507 |
17.6% |
| Total | 15,606 |
17,276 |
18,233 |
19,468 |
6.8% |
| Pay TV |
| Quarterly Performance |
Thousands |
1Q09 |
2Q09 |
3Q09 |
4Q09 |
1Q10 |
∆Qter |
∆Year |
| Cable | 9,318 |
9,442 |
9,536 |
9,708 |
9,770 |
0.6% |
4.9% |
| Satellite | 3,652 |
3,623 |
3,660 |
3,694 |
3,730 |
1.0% |
2.1% |
| Annual Performance |
Thousands |
2007 |
2008 | 2009 | ∆Year |
| Cable | 8,297 |
9,238 |
9,708 |
5.1% |
| Satellite | 3,478 |
3,621 |
3,743 |
3.4% |





