Being one of the first parliamentary democracies, the Netherlands was a modern country from its inception. Among other affiliations the country is a founding member of the European Union (EU), NATO, OECD, WTO, and has signed the Kyoto protocol. With Belgium and Luxembourg it forms the Benelux economic union. The country is host to five international courts: the Permanent Court of Arbitration, the International Court of Justice, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, the International Criminal Court and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. The former four are situated in The Hague as is the EU's criminal intelligence agency Europol. This has led to the city being dubbed "the world's legal capital".
The Netherlands is a geographically low-lying country, with about 27% of its area and 60% of its population located below sea level. Significant areas have been gained through land reclamation and preserved through an elaborate system of polders and dikes. Much of the Netherlands is formed by the estuary of three important European rivers, which together with their distributaries form the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta. Most of the country is very flat, with the exception of foothills in the far south-east and several low-hill ranges in the central parts created by ice-age glaciers.
The Netherlands is a densely populated country. It is known for its windmills, tulips, clogs, delftware, Gouda cheese, visual artists, bicycles, and in addition, traditional values and civil virtues such as its social tolerance. The country has more recently become known for its liberal policies toward drugs, prostitution, homosexuality, euthanasia and abortion.
The Netherlands has one of the most free market capitalist economies in the world, ranking 12th of 157 countries according to the Index of Economic Freedom.
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Ericsson and T-Mobile expand strategic partnership in the Netherlands
Leading Dutch operator T-Mobile Netherlands has signed a four-year strategic-partnership contract with Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC). The agreement, which follows T-Mobile's acquisition of Orange in the Netherlands, will result in the continuation and expansion of existing contracts, cementing Ericsson's position in the Dutch market.
Under the contract, Ericsson will continue to manage end-to-end network operations for the former Orange network. Ericsson will also take on responsibility for streamlining T-Mobile Netherlands' overall network infrastructure by dismantling the former Orange mobile networks.
Ericsson will step up the expansion of T-Mobile Netherlands' WCDMA network, including the building and acquisition of more than 900 new sites by 2010. Ericsson will also deliver more than 2000 MINI-LINK microwave transmission units to help boost capacity and to enable the efficient handling of packet data in T-Mobile's transmission network.
Jan Kuijpers, Director of Technology for T-Mobile Netherlands, says: "We are pleased to continue and expand our partnership with Ericsson. This plays an important role in the further rollout and optimization of our network."
Nils de Baar, President of Ericsson Netherlands, says: "This strategic partnership is an important milestone in Ericsson's relationship with T-Mobile. It underlines our strong market position and means Ericsson is now a supplier to all Dutch operators."
Ericsson is the world's leading provider of technology and services to telecom operators. The market leader in 2G and 3G mobile technologies, Ericsson supplies communications services and manages networks that serve more than 195 million subscribers. The company's portfolio comprises mobile and fixed network infrastructure, and broadband and multimedia solutions for operators, enterprises and developers. The Sony Ericsson joint venture provides consumers with feature-rich personal mobile devices.
Ericsson is advancing its vision of 'communication for all' through innovation, technology, and sustainable business solutions. Working in 175 countries, more than 70,000 employees generated revenue of USD 27.9 billion (SEK 188 billion) in 2007. Founded in 1876 and headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, Ericsson is listed on the Stockholm and NASDAQ stock exchanges.
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Netherlands - Mobile Market
The Netherlands has continued to show growth in the mobile sector despite the country’s high penetration rate. In common with other advanced European markets, the 3G sector is the main driver for subscriber growth, though there remains little consumer enthusiasm for the take-up of high-end data services. KPN launched Europe’s first national mobile TV network in June 2008, capitalising on its recent network upgrades. Following the acquisition of Orange by T-Mobile in late 2007 there are only three network operators in the market. All provide wholesale services to MVNOs and resellers, and having reached 90% population coverage on their 3G networks they have focussed on HSPA infrastructure as a basis for developing mobile data services. This report provides statistics and analyses on the Dutch mobile market in 2009, including a review of the key operators and regulatory issues. It also assesses emerging mobile data services such as mobile TV, and provides ARPU and 3G forecasts to 2014.
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Mobile Phones in the Netherlands
Datamonitor's Mobile Phones in the Netherlands industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the mobile phones industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information.
Scope
*Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or segmentation
* Provides textual analysis of the industry’s recent performance and future prospects
* Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards
* Includes a five-year forecast of the industry
* The leading companies are profiled with supporting key financial metrics
* Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the market
Highlights
* Detailed information is included on market size, measured by value and/or volume
* Five forces scorecards provide an accessible yet in depth view of the market’s competitive landscape
Market Definition
The mobile phone market consists of all analog and digital handsets used for mobile telephony. Market volumes for a given year are defined as the number of shipments to end-users, including both new uptake and renewal purchases. Market values are given at retail selling price (RSP). Any currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using constant 2007 annual average exchange rates.
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Research and Markets: The Updated 3Q 2009 Netherlands Mobile Operator Forecast Report, 2009 - 2013
Total wireless subscribers in the Netherlands to reach 23.7 million in 2013 with
KPN Mobile enjoying higher EBITDA margins than Ben (T-Mobile) and Vodafone over
the next five years.
The Mobile Operator Forecast on the Netherlands provides over 50 operational and
financial metrics for the Dutch wireless market and is one of the best forecasts
in the industry. We provide five-year forecasts at the operator level going out
to 2013. We also provide quarterly historical and forecast data starting in
1Q2003 and ending in 1Q2011. Operators covered for the Netherlands include: KPN
Mobile N.V., Vodafone Group Plc, and Ben (T-Mobile International AG). Our Mobile
Operator Forecasts are updated quarterly and are available for one-time delivery
or through regular updates.
The Global Mobile Operator Forecast covers 50 operational metrics of 200+ mobile
operators in 50+ countries, making up 80% of the world's population. Our
forecasts are based on our proprietary, country-specific forecasting models.
These models deploy multiple regression analysis and cross-impact matrices that
estimate relationships between subscriber data, technology use and deployment
data, overall economic and demographic changes expected in a particular country;
and relate these to company operational and financial metrics.
Executive Summary:
Positive subscriber growth continues in the Dutch wireless market +8.2% industry
average subscriber growth in 1Q.2009
ARPU levels stabilizing in the Netherlands +1.4% operator-wide average ARPU
growth in 1Q.2009
Minutes of Use per Subscriber are decreasing The industry average MOU/Sub growth
of -4.4% in 1Q.2009
Strong EBITDA growth for Vodafone in the latest quarter +7.5% industry average
EBITDA growth in 1Q.2009
So what is IEMR's Forecast?
Total wireless subscriber accounts in the Netherlands to reach 23.7 million in
2013
* We forecast that total wireless subscribers in the Netherlands will increase
from 19.6 million in 2008 to 23.7 million in 2013.
* KPN Mobile will continue to be the largest mobile operator in the Netherlands
and we forecast that its subscriber base will increase from 9.8 million in 2008
to 13.5 million in 2013.
* According to our model, Ben (T-Mobile)'s subscribers will also increase from
5.3 million to 5.4 million and Vodafone's subscribers will increase from 4.5
million to 4.7 million over the forecast period, 2008 - 2013.
KPN Mobile will be taking market shares away from Ben (T-Mobile) and Vodafone
over the next five years
* Our model predicts that KPN Mobile will continue to lead the Netherlands in
market shares; its share of subscribers will increase from 49.8% in 2008 to
57.1% in 2013.
* The market share gains at KPN Mobile will be at the expense of Ben (T-Mobile)
and Vodafone; we forecast that Vodafone's market share will fall from 23.1% to
19.9% and Ben's market share will fall from 27.0% to 23.0% over the forecast
period, 2008 - 2013.
Vodafone will continue to enjoy the highest ARPU level in the country despite
market share loss
* Our forecasting model predicts that the industry average monthly ARPU level in
the Netherlands will increase from euro27.81 in 2008 to euro30.36 in 2013.
* Vodafone will continue to receive the highest ARPU level in the country, and
it will reach euro34.63 in 2013.
* On the other hand, we expect that ARPU levels at KPN Mobile and Ben (T-Mobile)
in 2013 will be euro22.39 and euro24.50 respectively. KPN Mobile will continue to enjoy higher profitability than Ben (T-Mobile) and
Vodafone over the next several years
* We forecast that the industry average EBITDA margin (calculated as
EBITDA/reported revenue) will decline slightly from 31.7% in 2008 to 30.8% in
2013.
* KPN Mobile will continue to enjoy higher profitability than Ben (T-Mobile) and
Vodafone over the next five years although we expect that its EBITDA margin will
decline from 39.9% in 2008 to 37.3% in 2013.
* However, our model predicts that Ben (T-Mobile) will see its EBIDTA margin
improve from 19.5% in 2008 to 23.4% in 2013 (compared to KPN's 37.7% and
Vodafone's 30.7% in 2013).
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SMS technology assists Netherlands police
In the past, local communities in an emergency sounded air raid sirens at schools, or broadcast alert sounds on radio and television stations. However, the Netherlands became the first to implement a new technologically savvy alert system in December 2005.
Emexus, a global mobile services company, provided the Netherlands police force with an SMS mobile technology system to improve local security and communicate with residents in a crisis. Residents.
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