Slovenia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband

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Slovenia's telcos consider closure of 3G networks

Slovenia's mobile market enjoys effective competition from four MNOs and several MVNOs and resellers. In common with other countries in Europe, Slovenia's MNOs are migrating from legacy networks to 5G and upgraded LTE infrastructure.

Telekom Slovenije planned to shut down its 3G services by September 2022, and to refarm spectrum and physical assets for LTE/5G to support growing mobile data traffic. About 99% of subscribers' mobile data is carried via LTE and 5G, and given that most subscribers already use LTE-enabled smartphones the termination of 3G services will be of limited inconvenience. Those few subscribers with older phones will be switched to GSM in the short term. GSM will be retained for a few years yet, since it also supports low-data applications including M2M and smart meters.

The adoption of 5G by Telekom Slovenije will also make the company more attractive to international investors. According to 2001 legislation, the company was to privatised within a year, though this plan was dropped following the economic fallout of the dotcom bubble.

Renewed privatisation efforts in mid-2005 resulted in only a 10% state equity in the telco being sold, while a proposal to sell an additional 25% stake in 2007 was put on hold before being rekindled in May 2013 when the government announced that it would privatise the telco along with 14 other companies in a bid to reduce debt and so avoid a European Union bailout. This was again scuppered following elections held in July 2014.

However, the government has recently again returned to the idea of selling part or all of its remaining 62.5% interest in Telekom Slovenije. Including those stakes held by state-owned investment funds and by the Treasury, about 73.3% of the company's shares are directly or indirectly held by the state.

1 Key statistics

2 Regional Europe Market Comparison

2.1 Market characteristics
2.2 Market Leaders
2.3 Market Challengers
2.4 Market Emergents
2.5 TMI versus GDP
2.6 Mobile and mobile broadband penetration
2.7 Fixed versus mobile broadband penetration

3 Country overview

4 Telecommunications market

4.1 Market analysis

5 Regulatory environment

5.1 Historic overview
5.2 Regulatory authority
5.3 Fixed-line developments
5.4 Mobile market developments

6 Mobile market

6.1 Market analysis
6.2 Mobile statistics
6.3 Major mobile operators
6.4 Mobile content and applications

7 Fixed-line broadband market

7.1 Introduction and statistical overview
7.2 Hybrid Fibre Coax (HFC) networks
7.3 Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) networks
7.4 Fibre-to-the-Premises (FttP) networks
7.5 Other fixed broadband services

8 Digital economy

8.1 E-government
8.2 E-health
8.3 E-commerce

9 Fixed network operators

9.1 Introduction
9.2 Telekom Slovenije
9.3 A1 Slovenia
9.4 T-2

10 Telecommunications infrastructure

10.1 Telekom Slovenije
10.2 Alternative operators
10.3 Wholesaling

11 Appendix Historic data

12 Glossary of abbreviations

13 Related reports

Table 1 Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities - Slovenia 2022 (e)
Table 2 Growth in telecom revenue by sector ( million) 2012 2020
Table 3 Growth in telecom investment 2012 2020
Table 4 Change in the number of network investment projects 2013 2020
Table 5 Change in fixed-line and mobile voice traffic (billion minutes) 2012 2022
Table 6 Fixed-line number portings 2012 2022
Table 7 Change in the number of mobile number portings 2012 2022
Table 8 Mobile Termination Rate 2007 2022
Table 9 Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration 2012 2027
Table 10 Operator market share by active mobile subscribers 2012 2022
Table 11 Ratio of prepaid to postpaid subscribers 2012 2022
Table 12 Change in the number of A1 Slovenia's prepaid subscribers 2012 2020
Table 13 Development of mobile voice traffic 2012 2022
Table 14 Change in SMS message traffic 2012 2022
Table 15 Change in the number of MMS messages sent 2012 2022
Table 16 Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration 2012 2027
Table 17 Share of mobile broadband subscribers by operator 2012 2022
Table 18 Growth in mobile broadband traffic 2014 2022
Table 19 A1 Slovenia's mobile broadband subscribers 2012 2021
Table 20 Change in the number of Telekom Slovenije's mobile subscribers 2012 2022
Table 21 Decline in A1 Slovenia's prepaid, postpaid, and blended monthly ARPU (/month) 2012 2021
Table 22 Change in A1 Slovenia's annualised Minutes of Use (MOU) 2015 2020
Table 23 Change in the number of A1 Slovenia's mobile subscribers by type 2012 2021
Table 24 Increase in the number of Telemach's mobile subscribers 2015 2022
Table 25 Increase in the number of T-2's mobile subscriber base 2013 2022
Table 26 Internet users and penetration rates 2012 2020
Table 27 Change in fixed broadband market share by access type 2012 2022
Table 28 Change in the number of fixed broadband subscribers by platform 2012 2022
Table 29 Growth in the number of fixed broadband subscribers and penetration 2012 2027
Table 30 Change in the market share of fixed broadband subscribers by operator 2012 2022
Table 31 Change in the proportion of fixed broadband accesses by data rates 2012 2022
Table 32 VDSL share of fixed broadband subscribers 2012 2022
Table 33 Change in the number of Telekom Slovenije's broadband subscribers 2012 2022
Table 34 Change in the number of A1 Slovenia's fixed broadband subscribers 2015 2022
Table 35 Market share of DSL subscribers by operator 2012 2022
Table 36 Increase in FttP household penetration 2015 2022
Table 37 Change in market share of FttP subscribers by operator 2012 2022
Table 38 Change in market share of fixed lines by main operator 2014 2018
Table 39 Decline in Telekom Slovenije's market share of telecom services 2012 2022
Table 40 Change in Telekom Slovenije Group's financial data ( million) 2012 2022
Table 41 Telekom Slovenije's subscribers by type (Slovenia) (thousand) 2012 2022
Table 42 Telekom Slovenije Group's subscribers by type (thousand) 2012 2022
Table 43 Development of A1 Slovenia's financial data ( million) 2012 2022
Table 44 Change in the market share of market share of PSTN, ISDN and VoIP lines 2012 2022
Table 45 Change in market share of VoIP lines by main operator 2012 2022
Table 46 Growth in the number of VoIP connections 2012 2022
Table 47 Decline in the number of PSTN lines 2012 2022
Table 48 Decline in the number of fixed lines in service and teledensity 2012 2027
Table 49 International internet bandwidth 2012 2020
Table 50 Historic - Fixed lines in service and teledensity 1995 2010
Table 51 Historic - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate 1997 2011
Table 52 Historic - Internet users and penetration rates 1998 2011
Table 53 Historic - Change in fixed-line and mobile voice traffic (billion minutes) 2005 2011
Table 54 Historic - Fixed-line number portings 2006 2011
Table 55 Historic - Change in Telekom Slovenije Group financial data ( million) 2007 2011
Table 56 Historic - Growth in the number of VoIP connections 2007 2011
Table 57 Historic - Decline in the number of PSTN lines 2007 2011
Table 58 Historic - Change in fixed broadband market share by access type 2007 2011
Table 59 Historic - Change in fixed broadband subscribers by access type 2007 2011
Table 60 Historic - Change in mobile voice traffic 2005 2011
Table 61 Historic - Change in the number of MMS messages sent 2007 2011
Table 62 Historic - Change in the number of mobile number portings 2006 2011
Table 63 Historic - A1 Slovenia subscribers 2007 2011
Table 64 Historic - Growth in the number of fixed broadband subscribers and penetration 2009 2011
Chart 1 Europe Telecoms Maturity Index Market Leaders
Chart 2 Europe Telecoms Maturity Index Market Challengers
Chart 3 Europe Telecoms Maturity Index Market Emergents
Chart 4 Europe - Telecoms Maturity Index vs GDP per capita
Chart 5 Europe Mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration
Chart 6 Scandinavia/Baltics fixed and mobile broadband penetration
Chart 7 Northern Europe fixed and mobile broadband penetration
Chart 8 Eastern Europe fixed and mobile broadband penetration
Chart 9 Southern Europe fixed and mobile broadband penetration
Chart 10 Growth in telecom revenue by sector 2012 2020
Chart 11 Growth in telecom investment 2012 2020
Chart 12 Change in the number of network investment projects 2013 2020
Chart 13 Change in fixed-line and mobile voice traffic 2012 2022
Chart 14 Fixed-line number portings 2012 2022
Chart 15 Change in the number of mobile number portings 2012 2022
Chart 16 Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration 2012 2027
Chart 17 Operator market share by active mobile subscribers 2012 2022
Chart 18 Ratio of prepaid to postpaid subscribers 2012 2022
Chart 19 Change in the number of A1 Slovenia's prepaid subscribers 2012 2020
Chart 20 Development of mobile voice traffic 2012 2022
Chart 21 Change in SMS message traffic 2012 2022
Chart 22 Change in the number of MMS messages sent 2012 2022
Chart 23 Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration 2012 2027
Chart 24 Share of mobile broadband subscribers by operator 2012 2022
Chart 25 Growth in mobile broadband traffic 2014 2022
Chart 26 A1 Slovenia's mobile broadband subscribers 2012 2021
Chart 27 Change in the number of Telekom Slovenije's mobile subscribers 2012 2022
Chart 28 Decline in A1 Slovenia's prepaid, postpaid, and blended monthly ARPU 2012 2021
Chart 29 Change in A1 Slovenia's annualised Minutes of Use (MOU) 2015 2020
Chart 30 Change in the number of A1 Slovenia's mobile subscribers by type 2012 2021
Chart 31 Increase in the number of Telemach's mobile subscribers 2015 2022
Chart 32 Increase in the number of T-2's mobile subscriber base 2013 2022
Chart 33 Internet users and penetration rates 2012 2020
Chart 34 Change in fixed broadband market share by access type 2012 2022
Chart 35 Change in the number of fixed broadband subscribers by platform 2012 2022
Chart 36 Growth in the number of fixed broadband subscribers and penetration 2012 2027
Chart 37 Change in the market share of fixed broadband subscribers by operator 2012 2022
Chart 38 Change in the proportion of fixed broadband accesses by data rates 2012 2022
Chart 39 Change in the number of Telekom Slovenije's broadband subscribers 2012 2022
Chart 40 Change in the number of A1 Slovenia's fixed broadband subscribers 2015 2022
Chart 41 Market share of DSL subscribers by operator 2012 2022
Chart 42 Increase in FttP household penetration 2015 2022
Chart 43 Change in market share of FttP subscribers by operator 2012 2022
Chart 44 Change in market share of fixed lines by main operator 2014 2018
Chart 45 Decline in Telekom Slovenije's market share of telecom services 2012 2022
Chart 46 Change in Telekom Slovenije Group's financial data 2012 2022
Chart 47 Telekom Slovenije's subscribers by type (Slovenia) 2012 2022
Chart 48 Telekom Slovenije Group's subscribers by type 2012 2022
Chart 49 Development of A1 Slovenia's financial data 2012 2022
Chart 50 Change in the market share of market share of PSTN, ISDN and VoIP lines 2012 2022
Chart 51 Change in market share of VoIP lines by main operator 2012 2022
Chart 52 Growth in the number of VoIP connections 2012 2022
Chart 53 Decline in the number of PSTN lines 2012 2022
Chart 54 Decline in the number of fixed lines in service and teledensity 2012 2027
Chart 55 International internet bandwidth 2012 2020
Exhibit 1 Map of Telecom Maturity Index global ranking among countries in Europe
Exhibit 2 Generalised Market Characteristics by Market Segment
Exhibit 3 Europe Market Leaders and market developments
Exhibit 4 Europe Market Challengers and market developments
Exhibit 5 Europe Market Emergents and market developments
Exhibit 6 Access, the local loop and unbundling an overview
Exhibit 7 2G spectrum awarded in Slovenia
Exhibit 8 4G spectrum results 2014

Slovenia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses