MAP > Internet Providers in Moldova

In recent days, we have witnessed the Moldova telecom market revenue increasing to slide. Moldova telecom market has seen numerous years of the solid growth and in particular the fixed line as well as the  mobile broadband sectors. But, there has been a combination of very high unemployment as well as the economic difficulties that have led to the constraints on the consumer spend, hence resulting in the telecom revenue has declined since the year 2016. This fall has continued into the year 2018, though it has been less marked, with the 0.5% decline in the overall revenue in the second quarter of this year.

Moldova’s aspirations to be able to join European Union have been able to encourage government as well as the regulator to be able to adopt the range of measures to bring country’s telecom sector into the line with the EU principles as well as standards. In the year 2017, on July, Electronic Communications Act, that got to be amended to be able to accommodate 2009 European regulatory framework, while extra amendments got to be adopted in the year 2017 on December.

Moldova’s internet market has been developing fast and through penetration rates has been below average for the various European countries, though there are very many opportunities for more development. Market has been highly competitive with close to 80 Internet Service Providers being active, despite Moldtelecom as well as the Starnet between them to account for the majority of the connections. A number of the cable broadband subscribers has been on the rise, though the fiber is now the strongest industry. The mobile market has been able to develop, and this sector gets to account for the majority of the total telecoms revenue.

The triopoly of the operators has been dominated by the Orange Moldova, while launch of the LTE services has launched up the new revenue growth opportunity centered on mobile broadband. Close, comprehensive geographical reach of the mobile networks, the market brand recognition, as well as existing customer relationship, is going to make for the steady subscriber development in the coming years.

Some of the key developments:
The regulator proposes the multi-spectrum auction with the licenses valid to the year 2029.
The government amends the 2007 Electronic Communication Act.
The Orange Group gets to acquire Cableco Sun Communications.