Netherlands
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Netherlands |
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These
pages present basic facts and technology indicators
about the Information Society developments in
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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)
41 000(1)
1999
Population
15 552 000(1)
15 654 200(1)
15 761 200(1)1997
1998
1999Gross National Product (GNP) (EURO billion)
390.5(2)
1999
Gross National Product (GNP) per capita (EURO)
24 873.8(2)
1999
Source :
(1) INED ( French National Institute of Statistical Studies). www.ined.fr
(2) "Bilan Economique et Social du Monde 1999"
Conversion rate used : 1$= 1.0046 Euro (average exchange rate for 1999)1.2 Telecom market size (Millions Euro)
Millions Euro
End 1997
End 1998
Fixed voice telecommunication services market
8276.6
9809.5
Source :
ITU (International Telecommunication Union)
Conversion rate used : 1$= 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
95
Source : DRS Group quoted in " Autorité de Régulation des Télécommunications - annual report 1999 ".
Some fixed operators
KPN
Telfort
Enertel
……Source : Sema Group
2.2 Mobile operators
Number of subscribers
Type of network
End 1997
End 1998
End 1999
% of the market (end 1999)
KPN Mobile
GSM
924 198
2 068 275
3 436 958
51,31
Libertel
GSM
505000
1 189 000
2 179 000
32,52
Telfort
GSM/DCS
-
-
450 000
6,72
Dutchtone
GSM/DCS
-
-
333 000
4,98
Ben
DCS-1800
-
-
300 000
4,47
Source : Mobile Communications n° 255 & 278
2.3 Internet Service Providers
Estimation of the Number of Internet Service Providers
Last reference date
130
1999
Source : www.journaldunet.fr
Main Internet Services Providers
Web sites
Casema
www.casema.nl Compuserve
www.compuserve.nl Euronet
www.euronet.nl Cybercomm
www.cybercomm.nl Eunet
www.eu.net Holland explorer
www.hollandexplorer.com Wanadoo
www.wanadoo.nl Source : Sema Group
2.4 Portals
Main portals
Web sites
Compuserve
www.compuserve.nl MSN
www.msn.nl Altavista
www.nl.altavista.com Excite
www.excite.nl Lycos
www.lycos.nl Source Sema Group
3. Basic Indicators
3.1 Internet
3.1.1 General data
End 1998
End 1999
Number of internet users
3 500 000(1)
6 144 000(2)
Number of Internet domestic users
1 090 560(2)
Number of Internet users per 100 inh
22 (3)
39 (3)
Estimation of Internet penetration rate in companies
65%(4)
Source :
www.nua.ie
(1)
(2) Pan European Internet Monitor
(3) Sema Group calculation
(4) Gartner Group3.1.2 E-Commerce
End 1998
End 1999
E-commerce market (EURO Million)
366 (1)
1195 (1)
E-commerce spending per 100 inh (Euros)
2336 (2)
7585 (2)
End 1999
Number of e-commerce users
1 090 560(3)
Number of e-commerce users per 100 inh
7 (2)
Nb of E-commerce users / nb of Internet users
18 (2)
Source :
IDC; Merrill Lynch. Rate of exchange $ / Euro used : 1.0046 (average $ / Euro exchange rate on 1999).
Sema Group calculation
(3) Pan European Internet Monitor3.1.3 Web sites
Number of adresses under .nl domain
Last reference date
272828
13/07/2000
Source : AFNIC (Association Française du Nommage Internet en Coopération). www.nic.fr
3.1.4 Internet hosts
Number of Internet hosts
Last reference date
959 083
01/2000
Source : www.journaldunet.fr
3.2 Telephones lines
End 1997
End 1998
End 1999
Total number of conventional and digital lines
8 050 000(1)
7 787 000(1)
7 341 000(1)
Total number of ISDN channels
810 000 (1)
1 570 000 (1)
2 300 000 (1)
Total number of mobile phone subscriptions
1 429 198(2)
3 257 275(2)
6 698 958(2)
Total number of lines
10 289 198
12 614 275
16 339 958
Source :
(1) NL Regulator, www.opta.nl
(2) Mobile Communications n° 255 & 278
End 1997
End 1998
End 1999
Total number of conventional lines per 100 inh.
52
50
47
Total number of ISDN channels per 100 inh.
5
10
15
Total number of mobile phone subscriptions per 100 inh.
9.2
20.8
42.5
Total number of lines per 100 inh.
66
81
104
Source : Sema Group Calculation
End 1997
End 1998
End 1999
% of conventional lines / total number of lines
78
62
45
% of ISDN channels / Total number of lines
8
12
14
% of mobiles phone subscriptions / Total number of lines
14
26
41
Source : Sema Group calculation
3.3 Public pay phones
End 1997
End 1998
End 1999
Installed base
13 841
13 619
13 610
Penetration rate
(units per 1000 inh.)
0.89
0.87
0.86
Source : 6th IBPT Annual Report
3.4 Personal computers
End 1997
End 1998
End 1999
Total number of Home PCs
2 292 000(1)
2 636 000(1)
2 837 016*(2)
Total number of Business PCs
2 281 000(1)
2 440 000(1)
2 679 404*(2)
Total number of PCs
4 573 000
5 067 000
5 516 420*
Source :
(1) International Data Corporation
(2) Barometre MTI
* Estimation
End 1997
End 1998
End 1999
Total number of Home PCs per 100 inh.
14.7
16.8
18
Total number of Business PCs per 100 inh.
14.7
15.6
17
Total number of PCs per 100 inh.
29.4
32.4
35
Source : Sema Group calculation
3.5 Television
Television
Total number
Number per 100 inh.
Last reference date
Number of TV sets
6 600 000(1)
41.9
10/1999
Number of Home Cable TV Subscribers
6 180 000(1)
39.2
10/99
Number of Home equipped with Satellite
1 600 000(2)
11.4
End 1999
Source :
(1) www.inside-cable.co.uk
(2)Jupiter Communication
Total number
Last reference date
Number of Households
6 800 000(1)
10/99
Number of homes passed by cable
6 500 000(1)
10/99
Number of Homes passed by cable / Number of Households
95.6%
10/99
Source : (1) www.inside-cable.co.uk
3.6 Voice traffic
KPN only (millions)
End 1997
End 1998
End 1999
Number of local calls
7 196
7 821
8 186
Number of long distance calls
4 065
4 267
4 569
Number of fixed to mobile calls
446
718
1 069
Number of outgoing international calls – fixed telephony
406
421
403
Source : KPN annual report. www.kpn.com
