Germany
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Germany |
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These
pages present basic facts and technology indicators
about the Information Society developments in Germany. |
All data have been collected from readily publicly available sources of information. Some are estimates. They should be considered only as indicative of trends and general tendencies. |
1. Economic data
1.1 General socio-economic data
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Reference years |
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Total area (km2) |
357 000(1) |
1999 |
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Population |
82 063 300(1) 82 057 400(1) 82 037 000(1) |
1997 1998 1999 |
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Gross national Product (GNP) (EURO billion) |
2 132.4(2) |
1999 |
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Gross National Product (GNP) per capita (EURO) |
25 968.5(2) |
1999 |
Source :
(1) INED (French National Institute Of Statistical Studies)
(2) "Bilan Economique et Social du Monde 1999"
Conversion rate used : 1$= 1.0046 Euro (average exchange rate for 1999)
1.2 Telecom market size (Millions Euro)
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Millions Euro |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
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Equipement Market |
9 408 |
na |
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Services Market |
44 176 |
48 828 |
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Fixed lines services |
23 417 |
21 423 |
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Mobile telephony |
9 510 |
12 731 |
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Leased lines |
1 074 |
1 074 |
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Carrier services |
1 790 |
3 630 |
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CATV |
2 301 |
2 352 |
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Other services (diary telephony services, satellite services, etc.) |
6 084 |
7 618 |
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Total telecommunication Market |
53 583 |
na |
Source : Regulatory Authority. www.regtp.de
2. Actors and competition
2.1 Fixed operators
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Number of operators having a license at the end of 1999 : |
222 |
Source : DRS Group quoted in " Autorité de Régulation des Télécommunications - annual report 1999 ".
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Some fixed operators |
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Deutsche Telekom |
Source : Sema Group
2.2 Mobile operators
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Number of subscribers |
Type of network |
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
% of the market (end 1999) |
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T-Mobil |
C-450 |
500 000 |
400 000 |
200 000 |
0,86 |
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T-Mobil |
GSM |
3 300 000 |
5 500 000 |
8 800 000 |
37,85 |
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Mannesman |
GSM |
3 500 000 |
6 000 000 |
9 500 000 |
40,86 |
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E-Plus |
DCS-1800 |
1 000 000 |
2 055 000 |
3 800 000 |
16,34 |
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Viag Interkom |
DCS-1800 |
- |
25 000 |
950 000 |
4.05 |
Source : Mobile Communication n°255 & 278
2.3 Internet Service Providers
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Estimation of the Number of Internet Service Providers |
Last reference date |
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350 (the fifth major ISPs represent 88 % of the subscribers) |
1999 |
Source : Reg TP Annual Report. www.regtp.de
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Main Internet Services Providers |
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Company |
Web sites |
Number of Subscribers |
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T-Online |
www.t-online.de |
4 200 000 |
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AOL |
www.aol.de |
1 700 000 |
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Compuserve |
www.compuserve.de |
250 000 |
Source : RegTP Annual report 1999
2.4 Portals
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Main portals |
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Company |
Web sites |
Number of Users End 1999 |
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T-online |
www.t-online.de |
3 604 000 |
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Yahoo |
www.yahoo.de |
1 689 000 |
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AOL |
www.aol.de |
1 490 000 |
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Lycos |
www.lycos.de |
1 219 000 |
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MSN |
www.msn.de |
932 000 |
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Netscape |
www.netscape.de |
907 000 |
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Excite |
www.excite.de | |
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Altavista |
www.altavista.de | |
Source : MMXI Europe (in Focus study)
3. Basic Indicators
3.1 Internet
3.1.1 General data
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End 1998 |
End 1999 |
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Number of Internet users |
9 900 000(1) |
16 407 400(1) |
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Number of Internet domestic users |
5 440 000(2) |
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Number of Internet users per 100 inh |
12 (3) |
20 (3) |
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Number of Internet companies users |
4 410 000(2) |
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Estimation of Internet penetration rate in companies |
69.2%(4) |
Source :
(1) Forsa / Mediagruppe Müchen (in Focus study)
(2) Danish IT pictures, Ministry of research and information technology 1999
(3) Sema Group calculation
(4) RegTP Annual Report3.1.2 E-Commerce
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End 1998 |
End 1999 |
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E-commerce market (EURO Million) |
1704 (1) |
5646 (1) |
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E-commerce spending per 100 inh (Euros) |
2076 (2) |
6882 (2) |
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End 1999 |
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Number of e-commerce users |
2 953 332(3) |
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Number of e-commerce users per 100 inh |
4 (2) |
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Number of e-commerce Users/Total Number of Internet Users |
18 (2) |
Source :
(1) Merrill Lynch. Rate of exchange $ / Euro used : 1.0046 (average $ / Euro exchange rate on 1999).
(2) Sema Group calculation
(3) AC Nielsen3.1.3 Web sites
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Number of adresses under .de domain |
Last reference date |
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1461467 |
13/07/2000 |
Source : AFNIC (Association Française du Nommage Internet en Coopération)
3.1.4 Internet hosts
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Number of Internet hosts |
Last reference date |
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1 635 067 |
01/2000 |
Source : www.journaldunet.fr
3.2 Telephones lines
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End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
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Total number of conventional lines |
37 800 000 (1) |
36 500 000(1) |
34 820 000(1) |
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Total number of ISDN channels |
7 341 300(1) |
10 093 500(1) |
13 320 400(1) |
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Total number of mobile phone subscriptions |
8 300 000(2) |
13 980 000(2) |
23 250 000(2) |
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Total number of lines |
53 441 300 |
60 573 500 |
71 390 400 |
Source :
(1) Deustche Telekom AG (www.telekom.de) and estimates for 1999.
(2) Mobile Communication n°255 & 278
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End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
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Total number of conventional lines per 100 inh. |
46 |
44 |
42 |
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Total number of ISDN channels (subscriptions) per 100 inh. |
9 |
12 |
16 |
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Total number of mobile phone subscriptions per 100 inh. |
10.1 |
17 |
28.3 |
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Total number of lines per 100 inh. |
65 |
74 |
87 |
Source : Sema Group calculation
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End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
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% of conventional lines / total number of lines |
71 |
60 |
49 |
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% of ISDN channels / Total number of lines |
14 |
17 |
19 |
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% of mobiles phone subscriptions / Total number of lines |
16 |
23 |
33 |
Source : Sema Group calculation
3.3 Public pay phones
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End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
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Installed base |
160 844 |
158 370 |
143 564 |
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Penetration rate (units per 1000 inh.) |
1.69 |
1.93 |
1.75 |
Source : 6th IBPT Annual Report
3.4 Personal computers
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End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
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Total number of Home PCs |
13 100 000(1) |
17 000 000(1) |
18 800 000(2) |
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Total number of Business PCs |
7 500 000(1) |
9 000 000(1) |
11 000 000(2)* |
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Total number of PCs |
21 100 000 |
29 000 000* |
Source :
(1) Esis Estimation
(2) RegTP Annual Report 1999
*Estimation
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End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
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Total number of Home PCs per 100 inh. |
16 |
20.7 |
22.9 |
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Total number of Business PCs per 100 inh. |
9.1 |
11 |
13.4 |
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Total number of PCs per 100 inh. |
25.1 |
31.7 |
36.3 |
Source : Sema Group calculation
3.5 Television
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Television |
Total number |
Number per 100 inh. |
Last reference date |
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Number of TV sets |
57 500 000(1) |
70.1 |
1999 |
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Number of Homes passed by cable |
24 300 000(1) |
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Number of Home Cable TV Subscribers |
17 800 000(2) |
21.7 |
1999 |
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Number of Home equipped with Satellite |
13 600 000(1) |
16.6 |
1999 |
Source :
(1) Federal Ministry of Economics
(2) Deutsch Telekom Annual Report 1999
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Total number |
Last reference date |
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Number of Households |
37 450 000(1) |
10/99 |
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Number of homes passed by cable |
24 300 000(1) |
10/99 |
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Number of Homes passed by cable / Number of Households |
64.9% |
10/99 |
Source : (1) www.inside-cable.co.uk
3.6 Fixed voice traffic
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End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
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Total number of minutes of fixed communication (million) |
178.1 |
196.8 |
231 |
Source : Regulatory Authority. www.regtp.de.
