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 almost 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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What factors are driving the increasing demand for data consumption in mobile networks?
The article highlights the increasing demand for data consumption across networks, including both fixed and mobile. In the first quarter of this year, 2,950 petabytes of data were transmitted, marking a 10% increase compared to the previous year. Notably, mobile networks saw a significant rise of 17%, contributing 1,266 petabytes to this total, while landline networks showed a more modest growth of nearly 7%, amounting to 1,684 petabytes.
In terms of market infrastructure, the report indicates that A1 Telekom Austria is the leading provider of fiber optic connections, with a 30.3% market share, followed by Energie AG Oberösterreich at 6.9% and Kabelplus at 6.8%. The report also notes the significant regional availability of connections, particularly in Vienna, which has around 751,000 of the 1.9 million total connections available in Austria.
Furthermore, the demand for robust internet connectivity is increasingly influencing real estate decisions, as evidenced by the mention of fast internet being a crucial factor for property buyers in areas like Innviertel and Schärding. This trend suggests that the presence of a fiber optic network is becoming an important criterion for prospective homebuyers.
