Research and Markets: Czech Republic Mobile Operator Forecast, 2009 - 2013: Total Wireless Subscribers in Czech Republic to Reach 14.7 Million in 2013

Total wireless subscribers in Czech Republic to reach 14.7 million in 2013 with TMobile's market share declining to 40.5%.

Mobile Operator Forecast on Czech Republic provides over 50 operational and financial metrics for Czech Republic's wireless market and is one of the best forecasts in the industry. We provide five-year forecasts at the operator level going out to 2013. We also provide quarterly historical and forecast data starting in 1Q2003 and ending in 1Q2011. Operators covered for Czech Republic include: Telefonica O2 Czech Republic, T-Mobile International AG, and Vodafone Group Plc. Our Mobile Operator Forecasts are updated quarterly and are available for one-time delivery or through regular updates.

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Telecommunication Infrastructure

Wireless Telephone Industry
Poor telecommuications infrastructure throughout the former Soviet block have caused businesses and consumers to become increasingly interested in wireless telephone services. One reason for this is that it is easier and much less expensive to install equipment for mobile phone service than to upgrade the existing terrestrial infrastructure. Countries like Hungary, which had a waiting list of 10-15 years for a new phone line are considering bypassing the terrestrial lines altogether. The Czech Republic's terrestrial infrastructure is good enough to upgrade, but nonetheless, the demand for mobile telephone service has been rising.

The Czech Republic's central location in Europe has also been cited as a reason for foreign investors to focus on the moblie telecommunications industry. Two companies were granted GSM licenses to provide mobile voice services. Eurotel is a joint venture with SPT Telecom and US West-Bell Atlantic. RadioMobil was formed according to an agreement with Ceske Radiokomunickace and Tmobile, a consortim of German DeTeMobil, Italian STET, and three local companies. It is expected that by the year 2000 1 million people will use their services. The Czech government is considering a third license which will be decided by early 1999.

In addition to traditional mobile services which must eventually pass through the terrestrial network, RadioMobil has recently begun offering mobile services through the Internet, bypassing SPT's monopoly on international calls. While the quality of the lines is slightly inferior, the cost is half that of terrestrial phone calls. A call to New York is $.62 US vs. the usual $1.10 US. Calls go to cellular base stations, are routed to RadioMobil's central office and are then converted into digital packets. These are sent to a GlobalOne central data router and on to Deutsche Telecom's Internet gateway in Germany. RadioMobil has been able to offer this service despite protests of SPT Telecom no specific laws prohibit this activity.

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Vodafone Czech launches mobile email

Visto Corporation, a global provider of secure push email, today announced that Vodafone Czech Republic will use Visto Mobile with ConstantSync technology to drive its newly-launched, branded mobile email offering, Business Email Plus. The Visto Mobile platform is designed for a network operator to offer a self-branded solution for subscribers to send and receive email, contact and calendar updates in real-time, using the device of their choice. Visto Mobile supports all popular business handsets and platforms, and all leading email systems, including Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Domino and Internet-based POP3 and IMAP4 mail. Data is encrypted end-to-end, and there is no requirement for the customer to make changes to their existing security settings. Vodafone is marketing the Visto solution in the Czech Republic under the Business Email Plus brand. The service is immediately available to Vodafone Czech Republic subscribers Visto’s customer list includes Cingular, Elisa, KPN, Lenovo Group Ltd, SmarTone, SFR, Sprint-Nextel, TELUS, Turkcell and the Vodafone Group.

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