"Bosnia-Herzegovina Telecommunications Report Q4 2014" is now available at Fast Market Research

Bosnia is one of the more challenging markets in the Central and Eastern European (CEE) region. Although local loop unbundling (LLU) and number portability have provided some respite to the underlying decline in the wireline market, the three regional incumbents still dominate and alternative operators' customer bases appear to be shrinking. The mobile market, too, seems to be suffering from a degree of fatigue, although the arrival of MVNO Izi mobil in mid-2013 seems to have added a new competitive dynamic. Additional MVNO services were announced in Q214, but it is too soon to determine the scope of their impact. Competition will likely be price-led, although m:tel's purchases of small alternative wireline and cable TV operators suggests that innovations in the converged services arena could begin to add lustre to this small and otherwise unappealing market.

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Key Data

* The mobile market grew by 4.1% y-o-y in 2013, as penetration rose to 91.1%, indicating significant growth potential for operators over the medium term.
* Bosnia's fixed-line market grew by 1.5% y-o-y in 2013, compared to an 8.4% y-o-y decline a year earlier; we attribute this to the introduction of number portability and LLU.
* We estimate that the broadband market grew by 11.4% y-o-y in 2013, driven by rising demand for mobile data and cable broadband connections.

Key Trends & Developments

In June 2014, m:tel received approval to acquire Logosoft and Elnet Laktasi . The deals would add wireline and pay-TV operations to m:tel's mobile telephony offerings. The company is keen to counter BH Telecom's growing presence in the converged services market and to differentiate itself from MVNO Izi mobil, which launched in June 2013. Additional MVNOs were poised to enter the market in Q2/Q314, putting further pressure on m:tel.

Over the last decade, t he government of Bosnia has been mulling the privatisation of one or more of the country's inc umbent wireline operators, the f...

The Bosnia-Herzegovina Telecommunications Report features Business Monitor International (BMI)'s independent industry forecasts on the future strength of Bosnia-Herzegovina's ICT market, covering the fixed-line, mobile and internet segments and analyses latest regulatory developments and corporate news, including investment activity, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and partnerships. Leading operators and manufacturers are fully profiled, highlighting their quarterly financial performance, capital expenditure plans and latest contracts.

BMI's Bosnia-Herzegovina Telecommunications Report provides industry professionals and researchers, operators, equipment suppliers and vendors, corporate and financial services analysts and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on the telecoms industry in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

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