6th Market Analysis: Gigabit Connections 2024 (VATM / DIALOG CONSULT)

Summary

• Of 37.5 million broadband connections in use, DSL accounts for 24.3 million (64.8 %), only about one third being gigabit-capable.p.5
• 80.0 % of gigabit-capable homes passed are reached by competitors of Telekom.p.8
• 58.8 % of households and SMEs reachable with gigabit networks are served by HFC networks and 41.2 % by FTTB/H.p.9
• The gigabit availability rate is 78.6 percent in 2024, only 2.2 percentage points above the previous year.p.10
• 35.9 million households and SMEs are reachable with gigabit-capable connections, out of 45.7 million units.p.10
• Of the 35.9 million reachable households and SMEs, 13.2 million use gigabit-capable connections.p.12
• The study is based on a survey of VATM members, which has over 170 members.p.2

Key insights

1. VATM member companies provide more than 85 percent of the fixed-line connections of all competitors.p.2
2. VATM members generate over 90 percent of the fixed-line revenue of all competitors.p.2
3. The FTTB/H share of gigabit-capable homes passed grew by 2 million in the first half of 2024.p.9
4. Gigabit-capable connections can technically offer downlink bandwidths of at least 1 Gbit/s, including HFC with DOCSIS 3.1 and FTTB/H.p.2
5. Gigabit-capable homes passed totalled 45.9 million in the first half of 2024.p.8