Broadband tariffs increased by 5% on average across the EU27 markets in Q1 2012. Broadband tariffs increased by 5% on average across the EU27 markets, according to an analysis of Q1 2012 European broadband tariffs published by Quantum-Web. The analysis reveals that the main driver of EU27 overall increases in Q1 2012 were tariff rises in Southern and Eastern Europe, Belgium and the UK. Incumbents, ISPs and cable companies in Germany and other Nordic countries have left their tariffs unchanged. In certain cases, eg Deutsche Telekom (the German incumbent), operators have increased their broadband speed at no extra cost. The major reasons for the price increases in Q1 2012 were: 1- increases in various European countries. 2-Indexation applied by the operators as a mechanism to unwinding the impact of inflation on companies’ revenue and enhancing their purchasing power. Overall, the analysis underlines the increase in European broadband prices while drawing attention to the diversity of broadband markets in terms of availability of broadband technologies such as 4G and FTTx, stand-alone pricing and bundled broadband packages stratified by speed. For instance, in case of 2Mbps-8Mbps download speed band, wherever FTTx technologies were available, the price of fibre access was cheaper than xDSL technology. At the same time, similar offerings using Satellite or WiMAX technologies were more expensive due to higher CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) and delivery costs. (Diagram 1). The entire press release is available here : http://quantum-web.com/broadband-prices-in-europe-rose-by-5-percent/
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