Flash report on landline services – October 2020

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Published: 11 December 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, October 2020

Category Number Note
Number of switched (PSTN) voice channels [No.] 194 400 Number of voice channels within conventional, twisted copper wire networks
Number of VoIP voice channels [No.] 1 572 311 Number of voice channels within IP-based (e.g.: xDSL, leased line, Ethernet, ATM, fibre-optic) networks
Number of VoCATV voice channels [No.] 1 091 386 Number of voice channels within cable television networks
Total number of voice channels (est.) [No.] 2 990 000 Includes estimates of PSTN, VoIP and VoCATV voice channels for the total market.
Number of voice channels per 100 inhabitants [No.] 29,25 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 [%] 63,58% 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] 14 976 247 The duration of calls with carrier selection is also included.
Duration of IP-based calls placed [minute] 266 750 000 Includes the duration of calls placed within VoIP and VoCATV networks.
Duration of calls placed per voice channel [minute] 98,6 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.] 840 618 Based on data obtained from the Central Reference Database since 1 January 2004.

Number of broadband Internet subscriptions, October 2020

Category Number Note
Number of xDSL subscriptions [No.] 601 135 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.] 1 316 302 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.] 1 266 777 Number of cable modem subscriptions where the terminal equipment (modem) has been replaced.
Number of broadband subscriptions via FTTx [No.] 975 669 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.] 3 195 000 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
October November December January ('20) February March April May June July August September October
Number of PSTN voice channels [No.] 233 686 228 874 226 207 225 524 220 350 218 333 216 477 214 892 214 744 200 563 198 527 196 622 194 400
Number of VoIP voice channels [No.] 1 602 752 1 600 958 1 598 216 1 595 341 1 594 282 1 593 419 1 591 318 1 585 819 1 582 553 1 578 285 1 576 361 1 574 784 1 572 311
Number of VoCATV voice channels [No.] 1 098 039 1 100 180 1 102 528 1 107 408 1 110 626 1 113 815 1 114 264 1 113 791 1 113 339 1 110 772 1 103 300 1 097 524 1 091 386
Estimate for the entire market 3 056 594 3 051 943 3 048 754 3 050 131 3 046 991 3 047 471 3 043 811 3 035 940 3 031 913 3 009 938 3 000 224 2 988 469 2 977 184
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
October November December January ('20) February March April May June July August September October
30,03 29,99 29,95 29,97 29,94 29,94 29,91 29,83 29,79 29,57 29,48 29,36 29,25
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
October November December January ('20) February March April May June July August September October
Duration of IP-based calls placed [minute]      239 380 718         234 990 035         238 210 881         247 045 872         229 247 431         299 643 861         329 179 770         298 737 756         273 224 770         248 400 239         235 411 953         254 119 901         266 750 000   
Duration of PSTN calls placed [minute]         18 926 620            19 215 984            19 236 885            18 223 175            16 664 013            19 993 912            20 534 167            18 510 014            16 322 619            14 588 012            13 755 130            14 467 304            14 976 247   
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
October November December January ('20) February March April May June July August September October
88,0 86,8 88,0 90,6 84,1 109,3 119,7 108,9 99,5 91,0 86,5 93,6 98,6
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, October 2020

SP Share
Telekom 48,1%
DIGI group 21,9%
Vodafone 21,3%
Egyéb szolgáltatók 4,4%
Tarr 1,9%
PR-Telecom 1,5%
ViDaNet 0,7%
Parisat 0,2%
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
October November December January ('20) February March April May June July August September October
Number of xDSL lines [No.] 675 064 668 043 662 716 657 841 653 170 648 958 645 400 640 576 634 596 620 812 614 940 608 104 601 135
Number of subscriptions via cable [No.] 1 283 031 1 284 560 1 287 426 1 293 935 1 297 066 1 302 209 1 305 084 1 305 805 1 308 376 1 308 543 1 309 117 1 313 563 1 316 302
Number of subscriptions via FTTx [No.] 830 862 843 930 848 116 864 772 877 831 889 695 897 674 906 755 916 420 928 988 941 739 960 117 975 669
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
October November December January ('20) February March April May June July August September October
Proportion of high-speed (above 30 Mbit/s) Internet subscriptions 73,5% 74,0% 74,2% 74,6% 75,0% 75,3% 75,5% 75,7% 76,0% 76,5% 76,8% 77,2% 77,5%
Number of subscriptions via FTTx [No.] 830 862 843 930 848 116 864 772 877 831 889 695 897 674 906 755 916 420 928 988 941 739 960 117 975 669
Number of broadband subscriptions via Docsis 3.0 [No.] 1 219 149 1 224 191 1 228 936 1 237 115 1 242 159 1 248 341 1 252 372 1 252 495 1 256 698 1 257 851 1 258 947 1 263 436 1 266 777
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, October 2020

SP Share
Telekom 38,5%
DIGI csoport 23,0%
Vodafone 21,3%
Egyéb szolgáltatók 9,9%
Tarr 3,0%
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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