Research and Markets: France Telecommunications Report Q3 2011 - Report Available Now

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/58411e/france_telecommuni) has announced the addition of the "France Telecommunications Report Q3 2011" report to their offering.

Business Monitor International's France Telecommunications Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, telecommunication associations, government departments and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on France's telecommunications industry.

The French telecommunications services market continues to grow at a steady pace and within BMI's expectations. That said, the mobile market was buoyed considerably during 2010/early 2011 by mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) finding considerable success in addressing niche and low-cost markets traditionally passed over by network operators. The MVNOs' success helped the mobile market grow much faster in 2010 than had been expected, and the network operators' decision to focus on mobile broadband meant that the 3G and broadband sectors also grew faster than expected, though not by much. The fixed-line sector, by contrast, continued its downward trend.

There were 64.192mn mobile subscribers in France at the end of Q111, a modest quarterly increase as the considerable customer gains made by Bouygues Telecom and the MVNOs were partially offset by shrinkage at market leader Orange and its close rival SFR. The latter two companies continue to shed inactive customers while migrating some prepaid customers to higher-value postpaid offerings, frequently using their quad-play service packages and heavily subsidised devices such as smartphones as lures. As newcomer Free Mobile is unlikely to launch this year, BMI posits nominal growth for 2011, picking up slightly from 2012 before easing off towards the end of our five-year forecast period. By then, the country's first 4G services ought to have been launched.

Read more inside France Telecommunications Report Q3 2011

Companies Mentioned:

• France Tlcom
• Orange
• SFR
• Bouygues Telecom

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