Both major segments of Germany's Telecoms-market (Mobile, Broadband) continued to grow in Q3/2015.

1. Update on Germany‘s
Telecoms-Market
Q3/2015
DSP-Partners I Darmstadt I December 2015

2. Mobile
- In Q3/2015, the number of SIM-cards on the German market grew by 1 mil.
vs previous Quarter, reaching a total of 113,4 mil. SIMs
- O2/ePlus again showed the strongest growth with 672,000 new SIMs,
Deutsche Telekom grew by 427,000 new SIMs
- Vodafone continues its downward trend, with a loss of 99,000 SIM-cards
vs Q2/2015
Fixed-line Broadband
- Deutsche Telekom confirms both its market position and growth leadership with
78,000 new DSL-subscribers, now reaching a total of 12,6 mil. customers
- Kabel Deutschland/Vodafone sustains its growth: +1.2% vs Q2, thanks to 66,000
new subscribers - Kabel Deutschland contributed with +98,000 new subscribers,
while Vodafone lost another -32,000 DSL-offerings
- United Internet remains no. 3 on the market with 4,3mil. DSL-lines, up 11,000
- Telefonica continues to struggle, losing 12,000 DSL customers vs Q2/2015
German Telecoms Market Update Q3/2015 at a Glance

3. Telefonica/ePlus with 43,3 mil. customers
Deutsche Telekom with 39,9 mil. customers
Vodafone with 30,2 mil. customers
Germany: Number of Mobile Customers
[Q3/2015 in 1,000]

4. Telefonica/ePlus with +672 thousand customers
Deutsche Telekom with +427 thousand customers
Vodafone with -99 thousand customers
Germany: Change in Mobile Customers
[Q3/2015 vs Q2/2015 in 1,000]

5. Deutsche Telekom with 12,6 mil. customers
Vodafone Group with 5,6 mil. customers
United Internet with 4,3 mil. customers
Unity Media with 3,0 mil. customers
Vodafone DSL with 2,8 mil. customers
Kabel Deutschland with 2,8 mil customers
Telefonica with 2,1 mil. customers
Germany: Number of Fixnet Broadband Customers
[Q3/2015 in 1,000]

6. Deutsche Telekom gained 78 thousand customers
Vodafone Group gained 66 thousand customers
United Internet gained 11 thousand customers
Kabel Deutschland gained 98 thousand customers
Vodafone DSL lost 32 thousand customers
Telefonica lost 12 thousand customers
Germany: Change in Fixnet Broadband Customers
[Q3/2015 vs Q2/2015 in 1,000]

7. 5,9 million customers access their broadband fixedline via Cable-Networks
21,8 million customers access their broadband fixedline via DSL
Germany: Broadband Customers DSL vs. Cable
[Q3/2015 in 1,000]

8. Contact
Stefan Behrendt
Founder I Managing Partner
DSP-Partners
www.twitter.com/stbe
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