Romania – Convergence, Broadband & Internet Market – Overview, Statistics & Forecasts

Romania’s Internet and broadband market is experiencing strong growth, despite the country’s low fixed-line penetration rate. Broadband services are widely available from the cable operators as well as the fixed-line incumbent, RomTelecom, which has made up for belatedly launched ADSL services through aggressively pricing its services. LAN-based broadband services are also popular. Triple play services have been launched by the cable operators, which pose a significant threat to RomTelecom given the reach of their networks. A number of satellite-based digital pay TV platforms were launched during 2005, with one operator expanding services internationally. Digital terrestrial TV services are still in development although an analogue switch-off date has been approved and developments are continuing. This report provides an insight into the country’s burgeoning Internet, broadband and convergence market, covering the technologies, the major players and market developments, in addition to a variety of statistics and forecasts on the future broadband penetration. More Details