Polkomtel close to top spot for active SIM card
This means that the Polish telecom has almost levelled with market leader Centertel, which had 14.054 million SIM cards at the end of September. "Polkomtel and Orange have been fighting for the top spot for some time. At the same time it becomes apparent that the number of SIM cards is not the most important issue. Quality clients are important...," said Jakub Viscardi, analyst with IDM.
Polkomtel managed to acquire 550,000 new SIM cards in Q3, while PTC acquired 180,000 clients and Centertel - over 150,000. "The growing number of active SIM cards means that the market is still developing, but with the current levels of penetration further growth will become more difficult," said Jakub Viscardi.
According to TP data, the mobile phones market went up 10.7 percent over three quarters of 2008 in comparison with the same period in the preceding year and reached a value of zł.19.2 billion.
Source: Puls Biznesu (M.M.)
Polkomtel managed to acquire 550,000 new SIM cards in Q3, while PTC acquired 180,000 clients and Centertel - over 150,000. "The growing number of active SIM cards means that the market is still developing, but with the current levels of penetration further growth will become more difficult," said Jakub Viscardi.
According to TP data, the mobile phones market went up 10.7 percent over three quarters of 2008 in comparison with the same period in the preceding year and reached a value of zł.19.2 billion.
Source: Puls Biznesu (M.M.)
