Germany - Fixed Broadband Market - Statistics and Analyses

Germany has one of the largest broadband markets in Europe and also one of the more progressive in the pursuit of DOCSIS3.1 and G.fast deployments. The dominant DSL platform is led by Telekom Deutschland, which continues to invest in network upgrades with a focus on a hybrid fibre and vectoring VDSL solution. This strategy is aimed at competing with cablcos which are upgrading their networks, as also at reaching the government's target of providing a gigabit service nationally by 2025.

Faster broadband is creating demand for new bundled services while intense competition has seen prices fall dramatically. Lower charges for local loop unbundling imposed by the regulator should also help increase competition and lower prices further.

The FttP segment has been slow to develop given the emphasis on vectoring DSL, though since early 2018 Telekom has also increased its efforts to extend the reach of FttP beyond business parks and new estates. Investment in fibre backhaul has also been a consideration to support operators' 5G plans.

This report profiles Germany's fixed and wireless broadband markets, together with subscriber forecasts and an analysis of developments with related technologies such as FttP, DOCSIS3.1 and powerline broadband.

Key Developments:

Vodafone Germany to extend its 1Gb/s service to 25 million premises by 2022
NetCologne rolls out 1Gb/s service in Cologne
EWE to invest more than 1 billion in fibre-based infrastructure to 2026
Industry pressure to develop a gigabit society by 2025
Telekom Deutschland expands vectoring VDSL
Unitymedia sold to Vodafone Group

Report update includes the regulator's market data for 2018, VATM market data for 2019, telcos' operating and financial data to Q3 2019, recent market developments.

Companies mentioned in this report:

Telekom Deutschland, United Internet, Vodafone, Tiscali, Freenet, Telefónica, QSC, Kabel BW, Kabel Deutschland, Unitymedia, PrimaCom, The Cloud, Energie Baden-Wurttemberg

1 Introduction and statistical overview

1.1 Market analysis
1.2 Government support
1.3 Government Broadband Strategy

2 Hybrid Fibre Coax (HFC) networks

2.1 Cable market consolidation
2.2 Unitymedia

3 Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) networks

3.1 VDSL
3.2 Providers
3.3 G.fast

4 Fibre-to-the-Premises (FttP) networks

4.1 Telekom Deutschland
4.2 Other developments

5 Other fixed broadband services

5.1 Broadband Powerline (BPL)
5.2 Fixed wireless

6 Appendix Historic data7 Related reports

List of Tables

Table 1 Change in the number of Telekom Deutschland's direct, resale and LLU broadband lines 2006 2019
Table 2 Growth in fixed broadband traffic, by year and average per connection 2009 2019
Table 3 Change in market share of broadband subscribers by major provider 2012 2019
Table 4 Market share of broadband subscribers by minor provider 2012 2019
Table 5 Growth in the number of fixed broadband subscribers and penetration 2009 2024
Table 6 Change in market share of broadband subscribers by platform 2016 2019
Table 7 Increase in fixed broadband penetration by platform 2007 2018
Table 8 Change in the number of broadband lines by data rates 2014 2019
Table 9 Change in the proportion of fixed broadband lines by data rates 2014 2019
Table 10 Change in the share of fixed broadband lines by Telekom and altnets 2009 2018
Table 11 Growth in the number of cable broadband subscribers 2009 2019
Table 12 Growth in the number of DOCSIS3.1 cable connections 2018 2019
Table 13 Growth in the number of Unitymedia broadband and telephony subscribers 2006 2019
Table 14 Development of Unitymedia's financial data 2006 2019
Table 15 Change in the proportion of DSL connections by provider 2009 2018
Table 16 Growth in the number of DSL broadband subscribers 2009 2019
Table 17 Change in the number of DSL connections by type 2007 2019
Table 18 Growth in the number of VDSL broadband subscribers 2009 2018
Table 19 Growth in the number of Telekom Deutschland's wholesale and resale lines 2009 2019
Table 20 Development of United Internet's financial data 2007 2019
Table 21 Growth in the number of United Internet's subscribers by type 2010 2019
Table 22 Growth in the number of Vodafone Germany's fixed broadband subscribers 2010 2019
Table 23 Growth in the number of Telefónica Germany's fixed broadband subscribers 2007 2019
Table 24 QSC financial data 2006 2019
Table 25 Growth in the number of households passed with fibre 2007 2019
Table 26 Annual net additions in FttP/B households passed and connected 2011 2019
Table 27 Growth in the number of active FttP/B connections by provider 2012 2019
Table 28 Change in the share of FttP/B connections by provider 2011 2019
Table 29 Growth in the number of Telekom Deutschland's fibre subscribers 2015 2019
Table 30 Historic - Telekom Deutschland wholesale and resale lines 2004 2009
Table 31 Historic - Internet users and penetration rate 1999 2015
Table 32 Historic - Broadband lines by data rates (old format) 2005 2013
Table 33 Historic Fixed broadband traffic, by year and average per connection 2005 2009
Table 34 Historic - Cable broadband subscribers 2000 2009
Table 35 Historic - Proportion of DSL connections by provider 2001 2009
Table 36 Historic - DSL broadband subscribers 2001 2009
Table 37 Historic - Proportion of broadband lines by data rates (old format) 2005 2017
Table 38 Historic - Share of fixed broadband lines by Telekom and altnets 2003 2009
Table 39 Historic - KDG financial data 2007 2018
Table 40 Historic - KDG internet and telephony RGUs 2007 2018
Table 41 Historic - KDG blended ARPU 2007 2018
Table 42 Historic - DSL lines by data rates 2012 2016
Table 43 Historic - Proportion of DSL lines by data rates 2012 2016

List of Charts

Chart 1 Change in the number of Telekom Deutschland's direct, resale and LLU broadband lines 2006 2019
Chart 2 Growth in fixed broadband traffic, by year and average per connection 2009 2019
Chart 3 Change in market share of broadband subscribers by major provider 2012 2019
Chart 4 Growth in the number of fixed broadband subscribers and penetration 2009 2024
Chart 5 Change in market share of broadband subscribers by platform 2016 2019
Chart 6 Increase in fixed broadband penetration by platform 2007 2018
Chart 7 Change in the number of broadband lines by data rates 2014 2019
Chart 8 Change in the proportion of fixed broadband lines by data rates 2014 2019
Chart 9 Change in the share of fixed broadband lines by Telekom and altnets 2009 2018
Chart 10 Growth in the number of cable broadband subscribers 2009 2019
Chart 11 Growth in the number of Unitymedia broadband and telephony subscribers 2006 2019
Chart 12 Development of Unitymedia's financial data 2006 2019
Chart 13 Change in the proportion of DSL connections by provider 2009 2018
Chart 14 Growth in the number of DSL broadband subscribers 2009 2019
Chart 15 Change in the number of DSL connections by type 2007 2019
Chart 16 Growth in the number of Telekom Deutschland's wholesale and resale lines 2009 2019
Chart 17 Development of United Internet's financial data 2007 2019
Chart 18 Growth in the number of United Internet's subscribers by type 2010 2019
Chart 19 Growth in the number of Vodafone Germany's fixed broadband subscribers 2010 2019
Chart 20 Growth in the number of Telefónica Germany's fixed broadband subscribers 2007 2019
Chart 21 QSC financial data 2007 2019
Chart 22 Growth in the number of households passed with fibre 2007 2019
Chart 23 Growth in the number of households passed with fibre 2007 2019
Chart 24 Growth in the number of active FttP/B connections by provider 2012 2019
Chart 25 Change in the share of FttP/B connections by provider 2011 2019
Chart 26 Growth in the number of Telekom Deutschland's fibre subscribers 2015 2019

Companies Mentioned

Telekom Deutschland
United Internet
Vodafone
Tiscali
Freenet
Telefónica
QSC
Kabel BW
Kabel Deutschland
Unitymedia
PrimaCom
The Cloud
Energie Baden-Wurttemberg

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