Update:
January 2001
Hungary
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Hungary |
These pages present basic facts and technology indicators about the Information Society developments in Hungary.
All data have been collected from readily publicly available sources of information at the end of 2000. Since they depend on definitions which are not standardised in all countries, or, in some cases on estimates, and also due to the difficulty to obtain statistical data and series in several countries covered, these indicators should be considered only as indicative of trends and general tendencies.
This report has been prepared under the sole responsibility of the ESIS II contractors. We welcome any additional information or corrections. Please contact the ESIS contractor in charge of the country concerned.
1. Economic data
1.1 General socio-economic data
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Reference year |
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|
Total area (km2) |
93030 |
December of 2000 |
|
Population (million) |
10212 |
1996 |
|
Gross national Product (GNP) (EURO billion) |
n.a. |
Month X of 2000 |
|
Real Growth Domestic Product (GDP) Growth Rate (%) / previous year |
4,2 |
January of 2000 |
|
Growth National Product (GNP) per capita (EURO) |
n.a. |
Month X of 2000 |
|
Economic structure |
Agriculture: 5,9% |
January of 2000 |
Source : Hungarian Central Statistical Office
1.2 Telecom market size
|
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
Month x 2000 |
|
|
Operators market (EURO million) |
1191 |
1459 |
1700 |
1921 |
|
PSTN |
n.a |
n.a |
n.a |
n.a |
|
ISDN |
n.a |
n.a |
n.a |
n.a |
|
Value-Added Services |
n.a |
n.a |
n.a |
n.a |
|
Mobile |
374 |
507 |
647 |
776 |
|
Satellite |
n.a |
n.a |
n.a |
n.a |
|
Cable |
46 |
60 |
75 |
75 |
|
Equipment market (EURO million ) |
240 |
309 |
422 |
496 |
|
Total Telecom market (EURO million) |
1,431 |
1,796 |
2,121 |
2417 |
Source: EITO
1.3 Computer market size
|
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
Month x of 2000 |
|
|
Services market (EURO million) |
242 |
287 |
336 |
399 |
|
Equipment market (EURO million) |
586 |
610 |
655 |
726 |
|
Total Computer market (EURO million) |
828 |
896 |
991 |
1125 |
Source: EITO
2. Actors and competition
2.1 Fixed Operators
|
Number of operators having a license December of 2000 |
14 |
Source: Matáv Rt. www.puskas.matav.hu
|
Fixed operators December of 2000 |
|
Matáv Rt. |
|
MTT |
|
Déltáv |
Source: www.puskas.matav.hu
2.2 Mobile Operators
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Name of Operator |
Type of network |
Number of subscribers |
% of the market ( December of 2000) |
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|
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
December of 2000 |
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|
Westel 900 GSM Rt. |
GSM 900/DCS 1800 |
362,000 |
546,000 |
842,000 |
1,600,000 |
53,51% |
|
Pannon GSM |
GSM 900/ |
260,000 |
420,000 |
670,000 |
1,200,000 |
40,13% |
|
Vodafone |
GSM 900/DCS 1800 |
- |
- |
- |
190,000 |
6,35% |
Source : public data of companies, Communication Authority, www.khvm.hu
2.3 Internet Service Providers
|
Estimation of the Number of Internet Service Providers |
Last reference date |
|
39 |
09-2000 |
Source : Communication Authority
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Main Internet Services Providers Date September 2000 |
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Company |
Web sites |
Number of subscribers |
|
MatávNet Kft. |
www.matavnet.hu |
89400 |
|
Elender Informatikai Rt. |
Www.eol.hu |
47350 |
|
DataNet Távközlési Kft. |
www.datanet.hu |
25450 |
|
Interware Kft. |
www.interware.hu |
6150 |
|
Euroweb Internet Szolg. Rt. |
www.euroweb.hu |
3700 |
|
TVNET Kft. |
Www.tvnet.hu |
2600 |
|
Nextra Hungary Kft. |
www.nextra.hu |
900 |
|
Kiwwi |
www.kiwwi.hu | |
|
Freestart |
www.freestart.hu | |
Source : ISPs+estimation
2.4 Portals
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Main portals December of 2000 |
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|
Name |
Internet Address |
|
Index |
www.index.hu |
|
Origo |
www.origo.hu |
|
Stop.extra |
www.extra.hu |
Source: Council of Hungarian Internet Providers
3. Basic Indicators
3.1 Telephones lines
|
End 1996 |
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
December of 2000 |
|
|
Total number of conventional lines |
2651200 |
3095300 |
3385200 |
3726000 |
4100000 |
|
Total number of 64k ISDN lines (subscriptions) |
n.a |
35,000 |
100,000 |
n.a |
n.a |
|
Total number of mobile phone lines |
473,100 |
708,000 |
1,070,000 |
1,621,000 |
2990000 |
|
Total number of lines |
n.a |
3836500 |
4519200 |
n.a |
n.a |
Sources: Communication Authority, MTI - Hungarian News Agency, www.puskas.matav.hu
|
End 1996 |
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
November of 2000 |
|
|
Total number of conventional lines per 100 inh. |
26,05 |
30,54 |
33,52 |
37,0 |
48,0 |
|
Total number of 64k ISDN lines (subscriptions) per 100 inh. |
n.a |
n.a |
n.a |
n.a |
n.a |
|
Total number of mobile phone lines per 100 inh. |
4,6 |
7,0 |
10,2 |
13,8 |
29,77 |
|
Total number of lines per 100 inh. |
30,7 |
37,9 |
44,9 |
48,4 |
n.a |
Source : Communication Authority, MTI - Hungarian News Agency, www.puskas.matav.hu
|
|
End 1996 |
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
November of 2000 |
|
% of 64k ISDN lines (subscriptions) / Total number of lines |
n.a |
0,9 |
2,2 |
4 |
8 |
|
% of mobiles phone lines / Total number of lines |
15,1 |
18,4 |
22,9 |
29 |
n.a |
Source: Matáv Rt., Westel 900, Pannon GSM
3.2 Telecom equipment
|
End 1996 |
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
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|
Telephones sets |
Installed base |
2610600 |
3030600 |
3341300 |
36000000 |
|
Penetration rate (units per 100 inh.) |
26 |
31 |
34 |
36 |
|
|
Public pay phones |
Installed base |
40,000 |
42,000 |
44,000 |
n.a |
|
Pagers |
Installed base |
24500 |
32500 |
20,000 |
n.a |
|
Penetration rate (units per 1000 inh.) |
2,45 |
3,25 |
2 |
n.a |
Source: Communication Authority
3.3 Personal computers
|
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
|
|
Total number of PCs |
200,000 |
250,000 |
300,000 |
Source : www.puskas.matav.hu, http://www.debrecen.com/internetto/feher/index.html
|
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
|
|
Total number of Home PCs per 100 inh. |
n.a |
4,77 |
n.a |
|
Total number of Business PCs per 100 inh. |
n.a |
n.a |
n.a |
|
Total number of PCs per 100 inh. |
~2 |
~2.5 |
~3 |
Source : http://www.debrecen.com/internetto/feher/index.html
3.4 Internet
3.4.1 General data
|
End 1998 |
06-1999 |
March of 2000 |
|
|
Number of internet users |
254,000 |
522,000 |
650,000 |
|
Number of Internet domestic users |
n.a |
n.a |
n.a |
|
Number of Internet users per 100 inh |
n.a |
5 |
6,5 |
|
Estimation of Internet penetration rate in companies |
n.a |
n.a |
n.a |
Source : www.nua.net
3.4.2 Internet hosts
|
Number of Internet hosts |
Last reference date |
|
135,300 |
01-2000 |
Source: Communication Authority
3.5 Miscellaneous
|
Television |
Total number |
Number per 100 inh. |
Last reference date |
|
Number of TV sets |
2,682,000 |
2,6 |
01-2000 |
|
Number of Home Cable TV Subscribers |
n.a |
n.a |
n.a |
|
Number of Home equipped with Satellite |
n.a |
n.a |
n.a |
|
Network digitisation |
Rate |
Last reference date |
|
Network digitisation rate |
79,0% |
12-1999 |
4. The use of public network
4.1 Voice
|
End 1996 |
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
End 1999 |
|
|
Number of calls per inh. |
34,97 |
37,88 |
41,44 |
44,23 |
|
Number of minutes called per inh. |
914,8 |
931,1 |
1006 |
1083 |
|
Total number of minutes of national communications (million) |
9045,2 |
9198,8 |
9956,1 |
n.a |
|
Total number of minutes of international communications (million) |
187,4 |
198,4 |
196,7 |
n.a |
|
Total number of minutes (million) |
9232,6 |
9397,0 |
10152,6 |
n.a |
5. The telephone tariffs of historical operator
|
End 1996 |
End 1997 |
End 1998 |
|
|
Fixed costs (EURO) |
n.a |
n.a |
n.a |
|
Installation for main line |
47,22 |
118,06 |
100 |
|
Rental per month for main line |
2,83 |
3,78 |
4,6 |
|
Variable costs (EURO) |
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|
Local call per minute |
0,013 |
0,016 |
0,05 |
|
Long Distance call per minute |
0,066 |
0,063 |
0,25 |
|
Average of International call per minute |
1,89 |
2,18 |
1 |
Source :Matáv Rt., Communication Authority
