Only 317,000 of these connections are currently activated – and therefore almost 17 percent of the potential. The RTR Internet Monitor shows that 1.9 million broadband connections could currently be established. However, there is at least one positive trend: the number of activated connections up to the first quarter has increased by 22 percent within a year.
“There is still a lot of room for improvement in demand,” said Klaus Steinmaurer, RTR’s managing director for telecommunications and post. “The alternatives are apparently still good enough for many people. But I assume that this will change soon.”
This is also reflected in user behavior: In the first quarter of this year, 2,950 petabytes of data volume – ten percent more than a year earlier – were consumed via fixed and mobile networks. The volume of data transmitted via mobile networks increased by 17 percent to 1,266 petabytes. The data volume via landline networks only increased by just under seven percent to 1,684 petabytes.
Energie AG second largest provider
Around 751,000 of the 1.9 million available connections are in Vienna. There is already capacity for 276,000 connections in Upper Austria and around 266,000 connections in Lower Austria. Burgenland has the fewest households and is therefore at the bottom of the list in Austria with 17,500 available connections.
There are currently a large number of mostly smaller providers. With a 30.3 percent market share, A1 Telekom Austria is the market leader for fiber optic connections, followed by Energie AG Oberösterreich (6.9 percent) and Kabelplus (6.8 percent).
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Here’s a summary of the main points:
1. **Increasing Data Consumption**: In the first quarter of the year, data traffic surged to 2,950 petabytes, reflecting a 10% increase from the previous year. Mobile networks showed a significant rise, with traffic increasing by 17% compared to a smaller 7% growth in landline networks.
2. **Telecommunications Providers in Austria**: A1 Telekom Austria leads the market with a 30.3% share in fiber optic connections. Other notable providers include Energie AG Oberösterreich (6.9%) and Kabelplus (6.8%). Vienna hosts the largest concentration of connections, with around 751,000 out of 1.9 million total.
3. **Real Estate Considerations**: The fiber optic infrastructure is becoming a crucial factor for prospective homebuyers, indicating that fast internet access is now considered an essential criterion when purchasing property.
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