1、Telecoms: Report ItalyREPORT PRINTED ON 03 JANUARY 2011SectionSummaryCountryClick here to view Historical Data for this country.StatisticsEquipmentClick here for information on major infrastructure contracts within this country.RegulatoryThe Italian telecoms market has been fully li
2、beralised since January 1998, in accordance withEnvironmentEuropean Union (EU) directives.Fixed-LineMarketSize/Penetration: Italy had about 19.9 million physical access lines in operation atNetworks&end-2009, down 4.93% year-on-year (y/y).Services:VoiceCompetition: Telecom Italia Domes
3、tic Wireline is the dominant player in the Italian fixed-linemarket. Its principal rivals are the Wind group (owned by Weather Investment, a consortiumled by Naguib Sawiris, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Egyptian player Orascom Telecom)Swisscom-owned FastWeb and Vodafone Italia
4、(through its acquisition of Tele2's Italianoperations).Outlook: Telecom Italia has coped with competition in its domestic fixed-line voice marketbetter than some of its Western European peers, but is likely to come under renewedpressure from Wind, FastWeb and Vodafone's Casa brand.Fixe
5、d-LineMarketSize/Penetration: The number of broadband lines increased by 4.6% during 2009,Networks&boosting the fixed broadband Internet penetration to 19.7% at the end of 2009; however, thisServices:remains well below than the EU average of 24.8%.InternetMobile broadband continues to
6、grow. At the end of 2008, there were almost 29 millionsubscribers (18% more than a year before).Competition: Fierce competition exists in the Italian Internet sector. The market leader isAlice, Telecom Italia's domestic ISP. FastWeb, Wind's Libero and Tiscali are also majorplayers. LLU
7、-based broadband services accounted for about 34% of national DSL lines atyear-end 2008.Outlook: With widespread broadband availability, the key players are shifting their focus toservices over broadband, including IP TV. Fibre and mobile broadband will remain the keyissues in the It
