Luxembourg
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Luxembourg |
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These
pages present basic facts and technology indicators
about the Information Society developments in
Luxembourg. |
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
Reference years
Total area (km2)
2 586(1)
1999
Population
418 200(1)
423 700(1)
429 200(1)1997
1998
1999Gross national Product (GNP) (EURO billion)
18.6(2)
1999
Gross National Product (GNP) per capita (EURO)
43 770.4(2)
1999
Source :
(1) INED (French National Institute of Statistical Studies)
(2) "Bilan Economique et Social du Monde 1999"
Conversion rate used : 1$= 1.0046 Euro (average exchange rate for 1999)1.2 Telecom market size (Millions Euro)
Millions Euro
End 1997
End 1998
Fixed voice telecommunication
services market307.3
337.5
Source :
ITU (International Telecommunication Union)
Conversion rate used : 1$= 1.0046 Euro (average exchange rate for 1999)2. Actors and competition
2.1 Fixed operators
Number of operators having a license at the end of 1999
23
Source : DRS Group quoted in " Autorité de Régulation des Télécommunications - annual report 1999 ".
Some fixed operators
P&T : Historic Operator
Codenet
Cegecom
FirstMark
GTS
Tele 2
…Source : Sema Group
2.2 Mobile operators
Number of subscribers
Type of network
End 1997
End 1998
End 1999
% of the market (end 1999)
P+T
GSM
67 210
91 030
132 000
63,77
Millicom
GSM
-
36 506
75 000
36,23
Source : mobile communication n° 255 & 278
2.3 Internet Service Providers
Main Internet Services Providers
Web sites
Luxembourg PTT
www.pt.lu Infonet
www.synapse.lu Global One
www.globalone.lu Visual On Line
www.visualonline.lu HermesNet
www.hermesnet.lu Source : Sema Group
2.4 Portals
Main portals
Web sites
Luxweb
www.luxweb.lu Luxsite
www.luxsite.lu Source : Sema Group
3. Basic Indicators
3.1 Internet
3.1.1 General data
End 1998
End 1999
Number of internet users
56 000(1)
101 000(1)
Number of Internet domestic users
29 659(1)
51 000(1)
Number of Internet users per 100 inh
13 (2)
24 (2)
Estimation of Internet penetration rate in companies
59%(3)
73%(3)
Source :
(1) www.nua.ie
(2) Sema Group calculation
(3) French Economic Center of Luxembourg3.1.2 E-Commerce
End 1999
Number of e-commerce users
21 210(1)
Number of e-commerce users per 100 inh
5 (2)
Number of e-commerce Users/ Total number of Internet Users
21 (2)
Source :
(1) ISOC (Internet Society of Luxembourg) : http://www.isoc.lu
(2) Sema Group calculation3.1.3 Web sites
Number of adresses under .lu domain
Last reference date
11551
July 2000
Source : OECD
3.1.4 Internet hosts
Number of Internet hosts
Last reference date
9 614
01/2000
Source : www.journaldunet.fr
3.2 Telephones lines
End 1997
End 1998
End 1999
Total number of conventional lines
245 418 (1)
236 636 (1)
224 031(1)
Total number of ISDN channels
34 318 (1)
56 447 (1)
86 862(1)
Total number of mobile phone subscriptions
67 210(2)
127 536(2)
207 000(2)
Total number of lines
346 946
420 619
517 893
Source :
(1) P&T Annual Report 1999
(2) mobile Communication n°255 & 278
End 1997
End 1998
End 1999
Total number of conventional lines per 100 inh.
59
56
52
Total number of ISDN channels per 100 inh.
8
13
20
Total number of mobile phone subscriptions per 100 inh.
16.1
30.1
48.2
Total number of lines per 100 inh.
83
99
121
Source : Sema Group calculation
End 1997
End 1998
End 1999
% of conventional lines / total number of lines
71
56
43
% of ISDN channels / Total number of lines
10
13
17
% of mobiles phone subscriptions / Total number of lines
19
30
40
Source : Sema Group Calculation
3.3 Public pay phones
End 1997
End 1998
End 1999
Installed base
657
665
678
Penetration rate
(units per 1000 inh.)
1.57
1.57
1.58
Source : 6th IBPT Annual report
3.4 Personal computers
End 1999
Total number of Home PCs
107 000*
Total number of Business PCs
115 880*
Total number of PCs
222 880
Source : La Tribune: www.latribune.fr (Prime Minister Estimation)
End 1999
Total number of Home PCs per 100 inh.
25
Total number of Business PCs per 100 inh.
27
Total number of PCs per 100 inh.
52
Source : La Tribune: www.latribune.fr (Prime Minister Estimation)
3.5 Television
Television
Total number
Number per 100 inh.
Last reference date
Number of TV sets
180 000(1)
41.9
10/99
Number of Home Cable TV Subscribers
170 000(1)
39.6
10/99
Number of Home equipped with Satellite
21 185
5%
1998
Source : (1) www.inside-cable.co.uk
Total number
Last reference date
Number of Households
185 000(1)
10/99
Number of homes passed by cable
135 000(1)
10/99
Number of Homes passed by cable / Number of Households
73%
10/99
Source : (1) www.inside-cable.co.uk
3.6 Voice traffic
P & T statistics
End 1997
End 1998
End 1999
Total number of minutes of fixed national communications (million)
1 511
1 751
2 144
Total number of minutes of international communications (million)
Outgoing
Ingoing
Total
268
208
476
293
242
535
319
277
569
Total number of minutes (million)
1 987
2 286
2 713
Source : P&T Annual Report 1999
