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 data volume 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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Real estate: fiber optic network is an important purchase criterion
Iterion for buyers in Austria, particularly in regions like Innviertel, where prospective homeowners are increasingly prioritizing access to fast internet. This reflects a growing trend that aligns with the surge in data consumption across both mobile and landline networks.
As highlighted, the overall data volume grew to 2,950 petabytes, with mobile networks experiencing a significant increase of 17 percent. This trend underscores the critical role that reliable and fast internet connections, such as fiber optic networks, play in real estate decisions.
In the competitive landscape of internet service providers in Austria, A1 Telekom Austria leads with a 30.3 percent market share for fiber optic connections, followed by Energie AG Oberösterreich and Kabelplus. As cities like Vienna expand their network capacities, it’s clear that the demand for robust internet infrastructure will continue to shape the real estate market, influencing buyer preferences and ultimately driving property values in areas with superior connectivity.
For anyone considering a real estate investment, the presence of a fiber optic network should be a key consideration, especially as remote work and digital lifestyles become more entrenched.
