Portugal
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Portugal |
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These
pages present basic facts and technology indicators
about the Information Society developments in Portugal. |
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)
92 000(1)
1999
Population
9 934 000(1)
9 957 300(1)
9 979 500(1)1997
1998
1999Gross national Product (GNP) (EURO billion)
106.9(2)
1999
Gross National Product (GNP) per capita (EURO)
10 739.2(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)2. Actors and competition
2.1 Fixed operators
Number of operators having a license at the end of 1999 :
52
Source : DRS Group quoted in " Autorité de Régulation des Télécommunications - annual report 1999 ".
Some fixed operators
Historic operator : Portugal Telecom*
Interoute
Onitelecom
Sonae
PT Prime2.2 Mobile operators
Number of subscribers
Type of network
End 1997
End 1998
End 1999
% of the market (end 1999)
TMN (Portugal
C-450
7 756
2 344
-
TMN Telecom)
GSM/DCS
724 542
1 368 311
2 116 356
45,21
Telecel
GSM-DCS
684 000
1 396 832
1 744 868
37,27
Optimus
GSM/DCS
-
220 000
820 000
17,52
Source : Mobile communication n°255 & 278
2.3 Internet Service Providers
Main Internet Services Providers
Company
Web sites
Telepac
www.sapo.pt Novis/Clix
www.clix.pt Telecel
www.netc.pt Teleweb
www.teleweb.pt Nortenet
www.interacesso.pt VIA NET.WORKS Portugal
www.via-net-works.pt Eunet Portugal
http://www.kpnqwest.pt/ Comnexo
www.comnexo.pt Global One
IP Global
Source : Sema Group
2.4 Portals
Main portals
Web sites
Teleweb
www.teleweb.pt Telepac
www.sapo.pt Novis
www.clix.pt Telecel
www.netc.pt Netscape
www.netscape.com/World/pt Source : Sema Group
3. Basic Indicators
3.1 Internet
3.1.1 General data
End 1998
End 1999
Number of internet users
525 600(1)
898 155(1)
Number of Internet domestic users
493 985(1)
Number of Internet users per 100 inh
5 (2)
9 (2)
Estimation of Internet penetration rate in companies
32%(3)
Source :
(1) Internet barem
(2) Sema Group calculation
(3) French Economic Center of Lisbon3.1.2 E-Commerce
End 1998
End 1999
E-commerce market (EURO Million)
35 (1)
131 (1)
E-commerce spending per 100 inh (Euros)
353 (2)
1309 (2)
End 1999
Number of e-commerce users
80 834(3)
Number of e-commerce users per 100 inh
1 (3)
Nb of E-commerce users / nb of Internet users
9 (2)
Source :
IDC ; Merrill Lynch. Rate of exchange $ / Euro used : 1.0046 (average $ / Euro exchange rate on 1999).
Sema Group calculation
(3) Internet barem3.1.3 Web sites
Number of adresses under .pt domain
Last reference date
6786
13/07/2000
Source : AFNIC (Association Française du Nommage Internet en Coopération)
3.1.4 Internet hosts
Number of Internet hosts
Last reference date
77 761
01/2000
Source : www.journaldunet.fr
3.2 Telephones lines
End 1997
End 1998
End 1999
Total number of conventional lines
3 890 000(1)
3 820 000(1)
3 720 000(1)
Total number of ISDN channels
183 000(1)
314 000(1)
510 348 (1)
Total number of mobile phone subscriptions
1 461298(2)
2 987 224(2)
4 681 224(2)
Total number of lines
5 534 298
7 121 224
8 911 772
Source :
(1) Portugal Telecom Annual Report 1999. www.portugaltelecom.pt., National Regulator www.icp.pt
(2) Mobile Communication n°255 & 278
End 1997
End 1998
End 1999
Total number of conventional lines per 100 inh.
39
38
37
Total number of ISDN channels per 100 inh.
2
3
5
Total number of mobile phone subscriptions per 100 inh.
14.7
30
46.9
Total number of lines per 100 inh.
56
72
89
Source : Sema Group calculations
End 1997
End 1998
End 1999
% of conventional lines / total number of lines
70
54
42
% of ISDN channels / Total number of lines
3
4
6
% of mobiles phone subscriptions / Total number of lines
26
42
53
Source : Sema Group calculations
3.3 Public pay phones
End 1997
End 1998
End 1999
Installed base
38 000
40 000
44 000
Penetration rate
(units per 1000 inh.)
3.8
4
4.4
Source : Portugal Telecom Annual report 1999
3.4 Personal computers
End 1997
End 1998
End 1999
Total number of Home PCs
363 525
594 165
700 000*
Total number of Business PCs
1 059 675
1 152 445
1 500 000*
Total number of PCs
1 423 500
1 746 610
2 200 000*
Source :
Media Planning/Marktest
* Estimation
End 1997
End 1998
End 1999
Total number of Home PCs per 100 inh.
3.7
6
7
Total number of Business PCs per 100 inh.
10.6
11.6
15.1
Total number of PCs per 100 inh.
14.3
17.6
22.1
Source : Sema Group calculations
3.5 Television
Television
Total number
Number per 100 inh.
Last reference date
Number of TV sets
3 200 000(1)
32.1
10/99
Number of Home Cable TV Subscribers
550 000(1)
5.5
10/99
Number of Home equipped with Satellite
200 000(2)
2
End 1999
Source : (1) www.inside-cable.uk
(2) Jupiter Communication
Total number
Last reference date
Number of Households
4 300 000(1)
10/99
Number of homes passed by cable
1 900 000(1)
10/99
Number of Homes passed by cable / Number of Households
44.2%
10/99
Source : (1) www.inside-cable.uk
