DSP-Partner's quarterly update on Germany‘s Telecoms-Market Q4-2013

DSP-Partners' quarterly analysis of the German Fixedline and Mobile communications market.

Mobile

• 115 million Mobile Subscribers/SIMs on the German market per Q4/2013, up 2 million since Q4/2012
• This accounts for 1,4 SIMs per person in Q4/2013
• European Commission‘s merger-decision Telefonica-O2/ePlus expected 6/2014
• Pending Telefonica-O2/ePlus-Merger would create
  - a clear #1 with 44 million customers,
  - followed by Deutsche Telekom with 39 million
  - and Vodafone with 32 million customers Fixedline Broadband

Fixedline Broadband

• Deutsche Telekom clear market-leader with 12,4 million DSL-lines
• Kabel Deutschland takeover by Vodafone (approved 9/2013) created a clear #2 with 5 million broadband lines (3m DSL, 2m cable broadband lines)
• United Internet #3 with 3,5 million DSL-lines Summary: Telecoms Market Update Q4/2013 at a Glance