Fixed Net
The fixed net segment comprises voice telephony and the increasingly important business areas of data and IT solutions, Internet access, value-added and wholesale services.
The Telekom Austria Group is the leading telecommunications company in Austria. The product range in the fixed net segment covers the entire value chain from voice telephony to Internet access and digital television.The market approach differentiates between the residential customer, business customer and wholesale segments. Voice telephony, data and IT solutions as well as wholesale, Internet access and media, wholesale voice telephony, Internet and value-added services have been defined as operational business areas.
The fixed net segment is represented outside Austria with Czech On Line, a leading alternative Internet service provider in the Czech Republic, eTel, a European integrated operator with operations in Austria and Central-Eastern Europe and smaller subsidiaries which operate the optical fiber ring Telekom Austria JetStream.
Developments 2007
- Revenues increase slightly by 0.6% to EUR 2,133.0 million
- Increase in operating income by 30.1% to EUR 151.2 million due to lower depreciation and amortization
- Market share broadband per year-end 2007 amounts to 34.5% (market incl. mobile broadband)
- Successful start with the product bundle “KombiPaket“ slows down line loss
Fixed Net revenues increased slightly by 0.6% to EUR 2,133.0 million during 2007. Higher revenues mainly from Wholesale Voice Telephony & Internet, Data & IT solutions and Internet access & media as well as the consolidation of eTel offset lower revenues from Switched Voice.
The importance of broadband technology and the business areas that rely upon it continues to increase. The company is also pushing ahead with the development of innovative products such as aonTV in the multimedia segment and additional services such as aonAlarmServices to enhance the attractiveness of fixed access lines.
In cooperation with reliable partners, Telekom Austria is the market leader for voice over IP telephony in the business customer segment. The focus on eastern Europe has reaped success in the international wholesale business. In 2006, Croatia and Romania were connected to the Telekom Austria JetStream optical fiber ring, substantially increasing transit revenues.
