Flash report on landline services – May 2020

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Published: 23 July 2020

Data suppliers: Magyar Telekom Nyrt., Digi group: (Invitel Zrt., DIGI Kft.), Vodafone group: (UPC Magyarország Kft., Vodafone Magyarország Zrt.), PR-TELECOM Zrt., Tarr Kft., ViDaNet Zrt., PARISAT Kft.

Summary data of landline (fixed) voice services, May 2020

Category Number Note
Number of switched (PSTN) voice channels [No.] 214 892 Number of voice channels within conventional, twisted copper wire networks
Number of VoIP voice channels [No.] 1 585 819 Number of voice channels within IP-based (e.g.: xDSL, leased line, Ethernet, ATM, fibre-optic) networks
Number of VoCATV voice channels [No.] 1 113 791 Number of voice channels within cable television networks
Total number of voice channels (est.) [No.] 3 036 000 Includes estimates of PSTN, VoIP and VoCATV voice channels for the total market.
Number of voice channels per 100 inhabitants [No.] 29,83 As per the latest figures made available by the Central Statistical Office (KSH), Hungary has a population of 9.771.000.
Telephone penetration rate of households [%] 65,07% Percentage refers to the number of voice channels versus number of households. According to the latest figures made available by the (KSH), the number of households is 4.021.000.
Duration of PSTN calls placed [minute] 18 510 014 The duration of calls with carrier selection is also included.
Duration of IP-based calls placed [minute] 298 737 756 Includes the duration of calls placed within VoIP and VoCATV networks.
Duration of calls placed per voice channel [minute] 108,9 Figure shows the total duration of calls placed in the period under review divided by the number of voice channels connected at the end of the period.
Number geographic numbers ported at the end of the month [No.] 835 493 Based on data obtained from the Central Reference Database since 1 January 2004.

Number of broadband Internet subscriptions, May 2020

Category Number Note
Number of xDSL subscriptions [No.] 640 576 Based on data obtained from the above-mentioned market leader data suppliers, covering almost 98% of all xDSL subscriptions.
Number of subscriptions for broadband via cable [No.] 1 305 805 Based on data obtained from the above-mentioned market leader cable providers, covering 82,8% of all cable modem subscriptions.
Of which: number of broadband subscriptions via Docsis 3.0 [No.] 1 252 495 Number of cable modem subscriptions where the terminal equipment (modem) has been replaced.
Number of broadband subscriptions via FTTx [No.] 906 755 Based on data obtained from the above-mentioned service providers, covering 99% of all FTTx subscriptions.
Total number of fixed-access broadband subscriptions (est.) [No.] 3 148 000 Estimation pertaining to the total market. Includes estimates of xDSL, cable modem and FTTx subscriptions for the total market.

Number of connected voice channels

Monthly data in the last 12 month
May June July August September October November December January ('20) February March April May
Number of PSTN voice channels [No.] 249 694 248 635 247 675 242 918 239 692 233 686 228 874 226 207 225 524 220 350 218 333 216 477 214 892
Number of VoIP voice channels [No.] 1 614 014 1 612 140 1 609 960 1 608 111 1 606 645 1 602 752 1 600 958 1 598 216 1 595 341 1 594 282 1 593 419 1 591 318 1 585 819
Number of VoCATV voice channels [No.] 1 085 932 1 087 933 1 091 509 1 093 902 1 096 818 1 098 039 1 100 180 1 102 528 1 107 408 1 110 626 1 113 815 1 114 264 1 113 791
Estimate for the entire market 3 072 389 3 071 418 3 071 872 3 067 483 3 065 633 3 056 594 3 051 943 3 048 754 3 050 131 3 046 991 3 047 471 3 043 811 3 035 940
Note: based on data obtained from the above-referenced service providers, covering 96% of the landline voice market. (number of connected voice channels/number of population)*100

Number of voice channels per 100 inhabitants

Monthly data in the last 12 month
May June July August September October November December January ('20) February March April May
30,19 30,18 30,18 30,14 30,12 30,03 29,99 29,95 29,97 29,94 29,94 29,91 29,83
Note: based on data obtained from the above-referenced service providers, covering 96% of the landline voice market.

Duration of calls placed (minutes)

Monthly data in the last 12 month
May June July August September October November December January ('20) February March April May
Duration of IP-based calls placed [minute] 264 506 057 228 378 840 237 504 391 226 861 635 243 330 790 239 380 718 234 990 035 238 210 881 247 045 872 229 247 431 299 643 861 329 179 770 298 737 756
Duration of PSTN calls placed [minute] 21 791 345 20 188 510 20 458 982 19 064 368 19 465 949 18 926 620 19 215 984 19 236 885 18 223 175 16 664 013 19 993 912 20 534 167 18 510 014
Note: based on data obtained from the above-referenced service providers, covering 96% of the landline voice market.

Duration of calls per voice channel (minutes)

Monthly data in the last 12 month
May June July August September October November December January ('20) February March April May
97,1 84,3 87,5 83,5 89,3 88,0 86,8 88,0 90,6 84,1 109,3 119,7 108,9
Note: based on data obtained from the above-referenced service providers, covering 96% of the landline voice market. (duration of calls placed / number of connected voice channels)

Distribution by service providers based on voice channels, May 2020

SP Share
Telekom 47,9%
DIGI group 22,2%
Vodafone group 21,7%
Egyéb szolgáltatók 4,0%
Tarr 1,9%
PR-Telecom 1,4%
ViDaNet 0,7%
Parisat 0,1%
Note: The market shares were defined based on the total market's estimated values and technologically neutrally.

Number of fixed broadband Internet subscriptions

Monthly data in the last 12 month
May June July August September October November December January ('20) February March April May
Number of xDSL lines [No.] 705 852 702 302 697 892 690 069 683 752 675 064 668 043 662 716 657 841 653 170 648 958 645 400 640 576
Number of subscriptions via cable [No.] 1 274 019 1 274 102 1 276 086 1 278 337 1 281 852 1 283 031 1 284 560 1 287 426 1 293 935 1 297 066 1 302 209 1 305 084 1 305 805
Number of subscriptions via FTTx [No.] 773 596 781 979 795 830 804 215 817 915 830 862 843 930 848 116 864 772 877 831 889 695 897 674 906 755
Note: based on data obtained from the above-referenced service providers that cover 90% of the fixed broadband market. Other (i.e. wireless) broadband technologies are excluded.

Number of subscriptions via FTTx and Docsis 3.0 network

Monthly data in the last 12 month
May June July August September October November December January ('20) February March April May
Proportion of high-speed (above 30 Mbit/s) Internet subscriptions 71,5% 71,8% 72,2% 72,5% 72,9% 73,5% 74,0% 74,2% 74,6% 75,0% 75,3% 75,5% 75,7%
Number of subscriptions via FTTx [No.] 773 596 781 979 795 830 804 215 817 915 830 862 843 930 848 116 864 772 877 831 889 695 897 674 906 755
Number of broadband subscriptions via Docsis 3.0 [No.] 1 195 584 1 199 614 1 204 770 1 206 101 1 211 643 1 219 149 1 224 191 1 228 936 1 237 115 1 242 159 1 248 341 1 252 372 1 252 495
A Magyar Telekom Nyrt., a Digi csoport: (Invitel Zrt., DIGI Kft.), a Vodafone csoport (UPC Magyarország Kft., Vodafone Magyarország Zrt.), a PR-TELECOM Zrt., a Tarr Kft., a ViDaNet Zrt. és a PARISAT Kft. adatai alapján. Ezek a szolgáltatók lefedik a vezetékes szélessávű internet-piac 90%-át.

Distribution by service providers based on fixed broadband internet subscriptions, May 2020

SP Share
Telekom 37,8%
DIGI group 23,5%
Vodafone group 21,6%
Other service providers 9,8%
Tarr 2,9%
ViDaNet 2,3%
PR-TELECOM 1,6%
PARISAT 0,5%
Note: The market shares were defined based on the total market's estimated values and technologically neutrally.

Definition of terms used in the report:

Number of switched (PSTN) voice channels

The number of connections suitable for voice transmission at the end of the examined period, linking subscriber access points with remote subsrciber stages or local exchanges (including lines established by means of radio equipment and copper wire cables and the number of B Channel-specific ISDN main lines, but excluding connections established as part of a location-independent electronic telecommunication service, mobile telephone services, as well as voice transmission via CATV and IP-based networks). Lines used for public payphones are also considered voice channels. [number]

Number of VoIP voice channels

Number of voice channels implemented on broadband (e.g.: xDSL, leased line, Ethernet, ATM, fibre-optic) networks. Subscriptions using IP-based networks and possessing geographic numbers as per the Hungarian Plan for National Identifiers should be considered. [number]

Number of VoCATV voice channels

Number of voice channels implemented on networks with coaxial subscriber endpoints (cable television networks). [number]

Total number of connected voice channels

Aggregate number of PSTN, VoIP, and VoCATV voice channels. [number]

Duration of IP-based calls placed

Overall duration of calls placed by subscribers using the service provider's IP technologies (VoIP, VoCATV) in a given month [minutes]

Duration of PSTN calls placed

Overall duration of calls placed by subscribers of the service provider in the given month. Traffic generated with carrier selection is also shown here. [minute]

Number of residential voice channels

Based on service provider records, the number of voice channels where the subscriber is a natural person. [number]

Number of customers using carrier selection

Number of active customers making use of carrier preselection and call by call carrier selection. Customers who have used some type of carrier selection minimum once in the given month are to be considered as active ones. [number]

xDSL

Technology applied on local loops, making metallic twisted wire pairs constructed as part of the traditional fixed telephone network suitable for high-speed digital data transmission. Regarding operators’ offers, xDSL practically means ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Suscriber Line), and VDSL (Very high bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line). [number]

Cable modem

A modem, connected to networks with coaxial subscriber endpoints (coaxial HFC networks), which is able to send and receive digital signals within the CATV network. [number]

Number of broadband Internet subscriptions via Docsis 3.0

The number of subscribers in CATV networks operating under the Docsis 3.0 standard. Refers to the number of subscribers where the replacement of terminal equipment (modem) has taken place. [number]

Number of broadband Internet subscriptions via FTTx

Refers to the number of subscriptions for broadband via FTTH and FTTB. [number]

Number of broadband Internet subscriptions via FTTH

Refers to the number of subscriptions where fibre reaches actual subscriber premises (home/office). [number]

Number of broadband Internet subscriptions via FTTB

Refers to the number of subscriptions where fibre reaches the building of the subscriber, inside the building to the subscriber premises (home/office) copper cable forming a structured network. [number]

Geographic numbers

Subscriber numbers used for landline telephone services. [number]

Estimate for the entire market

Is based on expert estimation that refers to the National Media and Infocommunications Authority's other data collections and market research information concerning the market as a whole. [number]

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