1. internet market in montenegro
RIPE NCC SEE 6: June 2017
Budva, Montenegro
Pavle Mijušković, Deputy Executive Director
Vitomir Dragaš, Manager for Interconnection and transmission systems

2. Content ISP Technologies and number of users MIXP Measurement of QoS
Consumers satisfactions
Use of Internet
Agency activities /measures
Future goals

3. Internet Service Providers
16 commercially active ISP
The biggest ISP is Crnogorski Telekom (incumbent)
Merger (enlargement)
Most ISP offers bundles (most of users are using some bundled services)
Triple play
Quadruple Play

4. Fixed broadband Internet connections by technologies

5. Fixed broadband Internet penetration (% population)

6. Fixed broadband Internet household penetration

7. Fixed broadband Internet household penetration (2)

8. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers by download speed

9. Comparison with EU data
Montenegro
NGA – 42.1% broadband subscriptions
FTTH/B – 11.2% broadband subscriptions
6.6% have fast broadband access of at least 30 Mb/s
EU data
NGA – 42% broadband subscriptions
FTTH/B – 11% broadband subscriptions
27% have fast broadband access of at least 30 Mb/s
Source: Europe's Digital Progress Report 2017 – Connectivity

10. Mobile coverage (population)

11. Use of Internet by mobile subscribers

12. Capacity of International internet links (Mb/s)

13. Montenegro Internet Exchange Point

14. Measurement of QoS Internet access
NetGauge (Ookla)
We measure: download and upload speed, latency, jitter, packet loss
In plan to implement open source solution for QoS Internet access
Drive test – all mobile operators have met the required criteria

15. Degree of consumer satisfaction with Internet access prices
Source: Degree of consumer satisfaction with electronic communications services in Montenegro – May 2017 (IPSOS)

16. Degree of consumer satisfaction with QoS of Internet access services
Source: Degree of consumer satisfaction with electronic communications services in Montenegro – May 2017 (IPSOS)

17. Use of Internet
Source: Statistical Office of Montenegro – MONSTAT (

18. Use of Internet – (MONSTAT - 2016)
Citizens
69,9% of population use Internet in last three month
86,1% use internet every day
75,8% of population have never bought goods over the Internet
Business
25,5% receive orders over the Internet
25,9% placed orders over the Internet

19. Agency activities - Measures to improve broadband access
Spatial planning documents contain recommendations for the construction of optical access networks
Technical conditions for construction of in-building telecommunications installations for high-speed electronic communications networks
Enhancing joint use of electronic communications infrastructure (regulatory control of conditions of use)
Mapping of electronic communications infrastructure
Enabling the use of the necessary radio‐frequency spectrum
Monitoring the quality of Internet access services
Further reducing the price of broadband Internet access through enhancing competition
Regulatory price control of SMP operators (Crnogorski Telekom) in the retail market of Internet access

20. Future goals/activities
Strategy for the information society development
Basic broadband coverage at 2Mb/s for 100% of population by 2018
Fast broadband coverage at 30Mb/s and more for 100% of population by 2020
Ultra-fast broadband (100Mb/s and more) - 50% of households should have subscriptions by 2020
Preparation of draft Law on measures to reduce the cost of deploying high-speed electronic communications networks - Directive 2014/61/EU

21. Thank you!