Largest mobile network operators cut investments in H1 2010

2010-08-20

The largest telecom operators in Poland have significantly decreased their investment expenditures in H1 2010, as Rzeczpospolita reported. In total, the owners of Plus, Orange and Era mobile networks spent PLN 1.4bn (€354m) in the first six months of 2010, while in the analogous period of 2009 the figure was PLN 3bn (€759m).
Polkomtel, the operator of Plus and Sami Swoi mobile networks, will invest less than PLN 1bn (€253m) in 2010, while in 2009 it spent 1.24bn (€314m) on the investments.
In H1 2010, also Orange, owned by TP SA, invested 95% less in the 2G network than in the analogous period of 2009.
Only P4, the operator of Play network, continues its investments in 2010. In 2009, the company spent PLN 600m (€152m) on development.
Conversely, the fixed-line telephony operators such as TP SA and Telefonia Dialog plan sizable investments in the Internet network. TP SA is to spend PLN 3bn (€759m) on the development of the Internet connections, while Dialog expects spending around PLN 100m (€25.3m) per annum over the next three years. Also, Netia plans to invest PLN 230-250m (€58.2-63.2m) in the new generation Internet networks.