Spain's telcos continue merger activity to gain scale and reduce costs
Spain has been one of the most heavily impacted by the pandemic in all Europe. GDP dropped by 10.8% in 2020, while telecom revenue reversed the previous five years positive results by falling 5.3%. There has been some recovery since 2021, though telcos still feel considerable pressure.One bright spot in an otherwise grey landscape has been broadband both fixed and mobile. Spain's fixed-line broadband market, in particular, managed to extend its decade-long pattern of steady growth into 2022, with a slight increase in demand caused by the need for fast internet access to support working and learning from home.
Key Developments:
- Telefónica sets up BlueVia Fibra as a subsidiary to develop FttP services in rural areas;
- Orange and Másmóvil agree to merge their businesses in Spain;
- Vodafone, Orange, and Movistar each secure 2x10MHz spectrum in the long-delayed 700MHz auction;
- Spectrum licence periods are to be doubled to 40 years in future spectrum auctions;
- 100Tb/s 5,900km EllaLink submarine cable connecting Madrid, Lisbon, and São Paulo, with branch lines to Fortaleza (Brazil), Madeira, the Canary Islands, and the Cape Verde islands comes on-line;
- Vodafone and Canalink to build an extension of the 2Africa submarine cable to connect the Canary Islands with Spain;
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Table of Contents
- Key statistics
- Regional Europe Market Comparison
- Market characteristics
- Market Leaders
- Market Challengers
- Market Emergents
- TMI versus GDP
- Mobile and mobile broadband penetration
- Fixed versus mobile broadband penetration
- Country overview
- Telecommunications market
- Regulatory environment
- Historical overview
- Regulatory authority
- Fixed-line developments
- General Telecommunications Act
- Telecom sector liberalisation
- Interconnect
- Access
- Number Portability (NP)
- Carrier PreSelection (CPS)
- Wholesale Line Rental (WLR)
- European Electronic Communications Code
- Mobile network developments
- Spectrum regulations and spectrum auctions
- Roaming
- Mobile Number Portability (MNP)
- Mobile Termination Rate (MTR)
- Mobile market
- Operator market shares
- Mobile infrastructure
- 5G
- 4G (LTE)
- 3G
- Other infrastructure developments
- Mobile voice
- Mobile data
- Mobile broadband
- Major mobile operators
- Movistar
- Vodafone Spain
- Orange Spain
- Másmóvil
- MVNOs
- Mobile content and applications
- M-commerce
- Fixed-line broadband market
- Government initiatives
- Spain Digital 2025
- Regional government initiatives
- Regulatory changes
- Hybrid Fibre Coax (HFC) networks
- Euskaltel Group
- Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) networks
- Movistar
- ADSL2+
- Fibre-to-the-Premises (FttP) networks
- Regulatory initiatives
- Movistar
- Vodafone Spain
- Orange Spain
- Másmóvil
- Other developments
- Other fixed broadband services
- Wireless Local Loop (WLL)
- Wi-Fi
- WiMAX
- Satellite broadband
- Broadband Powerline (BPL)
- Fixed network operators
- Telefonica
- Orange Spain
- Jazztel
- Vodafone Spain
- Ono
- Másmóvil
- Telecommunications infrastructure
- National telecom network
- Next Generation Networks (NGN)
- International infrastructure
- Satellite networks
- Submarine cable
- Smart Infrastructure
- e-health
- Appendix - Historic data
- Mobile
- Broadband
- Fixed
- Companies
- Related reports
List of Tables
List of Charts
List of Exhibits
Companies Mentioned
- Telefonica
- Orange Spain
- Vodafone Spain
- Movistar (Telefonica Móviles)
- Masmóvil
- Euskaltel
- Jazztel
- Ono
- Yoigo