Germany

Germany's market for digital TV and bundled services has grown strongly on the back of excellent DSL and cable infrastructure. The capacity for consumers to make use of VoD and IPTV services will increase considerably while the at once three years as cabled 120Mb/s networks increase their footprint and Deutsche Telekom's FttH network expands to reach four million homes, complementing its existing VDSL infrastructure.

Digital TV has undergone regulatory and licensing processes, and successful roll-outs will have extended the service to more than 90% of the population by early 2010. Digital dividend spectrum, released from analogue switch-off and in part auctioned in 2010, promises bandwidth which can be used for advanced wireless services extending and enhancing the reach of converging media. In this report we provide an overview of convergence in Germany in 2010, including recent developments in VoD, triple play and VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) services, at the same time with an overview of the digital and satellite TV markets.