Update on Germany‘s
Telecoms-Market
Q2/2016
DSP-Partners I Darmstadt I September 2016
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Mobile
 In Q2/2016, the German SIM-card grew at an accelerated pace again, it
increased by 0,8 mil vs previous Quarter and by 2,4 mil vs previous Year,
reaching a total of nearly 115 mil. SIMs
 Deutsche Telekom still leads growth with 495,000 new SIMs
 Vodafone lost 64,000 SIM-cards vs Q1/2016
 O2/ePlus achieved an increase of 406,000 SIM-cards vs Q1/2016
Fixed-line Broadband
 Deutsche Telekom grew by only 0,5% this quarter, with 64,000 new DSL-
subscribers, but remained market leader with 12,8 mil. customers
 Kabel Deutschland/Vodafone grew by +1.9% vs Q1 or 61,000 new subscribers
 United Internet remains no. 3 in the market with 4,4 mil. DSL-lines, up 30,000
 Telefonica increased its customers base slightly by +3,000 vs Q1/2016
German Telecoms Market Update Q2/2016 at a Glance
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Germany: Number of Mobile Customers
[Q2/2016 in 1,000]
Source: Company Reports, DSP-Partners Market Model 3
30,270
41,138
43,417

Germany: Change in Mobile Customers
[Q2/2016 vs Q1/2016 in 1,000]
Source: Company Reports, DSP-Partners Market Model 4
-64
495
409

2,104
3,207
4,390
5,933
12,770
Germany: Number of Fixnet Broadband Customers
[Q2/2016 in 1,000]
Source: Company Reports, DSP-Partners Market Model
DSL
DSL
DSL
Cable
DSL + Cable
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Germany: Change in Fixnet Broadband Customers
[Q2/2016 vs Q1/2016 in 1,000]
Source: Company Reports, DSP-Partners Market Model 6
3
61
30
108
64

Contact
Stefan Behrendt
Founder I Managing Partner
DSP-Partners
www.twitter.com/stbe
www.dsp-partners.com
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