Quadruple Play consists in supplying on a progressively integrated basis mobile services, broadband Internet access on landlines, fixed-voice and TV services.
TLC operators in the list are ranked by total cellular customers and by total broadband subscribers (in 5-EU Countries) as of June 2006.
Top Quadruple Players in EU-5
| Ranking | OPERATOR | MOBILE
SUBS
(1)
(thousands) | Ranking | OPERATOR | BBAND
SUBS
(2)
(thousands) |
| 1 | France Télécom
(FR) | 48,005 | 1 | Telecom Italia
(5)
(IT) | 7,720 |
| 2 | Telefonica
(ES) | 47,804 | 2 | France Télécom
(FR) | 6,813 |
| 3 | Deutsche Telekom (3)
(DE) | 42,800 | 3 | Deusche Telecom
(DE) | 5,895 |
| 4 | Telecom Italia
(IT) | 30,408 | 4 | Telefonica
(ES) | 3,220 |
| 5 | SFR
(FR) | 17,415 | 5 | NTL / Telewest
(UK) | 2,902 |
| 6 | Wind
(IT) | 14,300 | 6 | BT
(UK) | 2,826 |
| 7 | NTL / Telewest
(UK) | 4,300 | 7 | SFR (6)
(FR) | 2,207 |
| 8 | BT (4) (7)
(UK) | 316 | 8 | Wind (7)
(IT) | 700 |
Source: e-Media Institute 2006 - © e-Media Research Ltd.
Note: 1 When available, data refer to "active subscribers" only excluding subscribers in countries outside 5-EU. / 2 When available, data refer to retail market only excluding subscribers in countries outside 5-EU / 3 Data exclude Virgin Mobile subscribers in United Kingdom / 4 As of March 2006 / 5 Data include AOL Germany broadband subscribers. Telecom Italia's acquisition of AOL Germany is yet to be completed / 6 Data include Tele 2 and Neuf Cegetel broadband subscribers. Neuf Cegetel's acquisition of AOL France is yet to be completed / 7 Wind (IT) and BT (UK) have plans to launch IPTV services
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