For Consumer Product Strategy Professionals (Length: 14 pages)

January 8, 2008

Politics Threaten Germany's Broadband Potential

It's Historical Lack Of Competition Is Improving, But It Is Still Not Resolved

This is the third document in the "Western European Broadband Forecast" series.

by Pete Nuthall

with Michelle de Lussanet, Lizet Menke , Ashara Giordanelli, Alexander Hesse


Executive Summary (This is a document excerpt)

By the end of 2007, there were 16 million German broadband households — more than in any other Western European country — but this equated to only 43% of German households. Forrester predicts a further 11 million households will have broadband access by the end of 2013, many of which have dial-up connections today. Competition is becoming increasingly aggressive — with 2.5 million households switching provider in 2007 — and is set to increase over the next five years. The biggest issue in the German market today is the political row between incumbent Deutsche Telekom, the national regulator (Bundesnetzagentur), and the EU regarding wholesale access to future network upgrades.

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NOTES & RESOURCES

itemGermany Had The Largest Number Of Broadband Households In Europe In 2007

itemGerman Uptake Of New Broadband Technologies Fits Its Middle-Of-The-Road Label

itemGerman Broadband Consumers Are Active Social Computing Users

itemDeutsche Telekom Strongly Influences The German Broadband Market

itemGermany's Broadband Penetration Will Soar To 72% Of Households In 2013

itemSupplemental Material

This country breakdown is part of a series of documents on Western European broadband, for which we interviewed 15 ISPs, three vendors, and one regulator across the region.

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Industry: Consumer Electronics, Consumer Telecommunications
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