Only 317,000 of these connections are currently activated – and therefore almost 17 percent of the potential. According to the RTR Internet Monitor, 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 postal services. “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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High-speed internet access, particularly through fiber optic networks, has become a critical factor in real estate decisions. As more people work remotely and rely on data-driven applications, the demand for reliable and fast internet connectivity continues to grow. This trend is evident from the significant increase in data consumption through both fixed and mobile networks, with a notable 17% increase in mobile data usage in just the first quarter of this year.
In Austria, market dynamics reflect this changing landscape. A1 Telekom Austria leads the fiber optic market with a 30.3% share, followed by Energie AG Oberösterreich and Kabelplus. Regions like Vienna, Upper Austria, and Lower Austria are better equipped with available connections, highlighting the disparities in infrastructure across the country.
As consumers prioritize internet speed and reliability in their property purchases, developers and real estate agents are increasingly advertising fiber optic availability as a key selling point. This shift underscores the growing importance of digital connectivity in the modern market.
as more households look for high-speed internet options, both providers and real estate listings will likely evolve to meet these new consumer expectations.
