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Review of SERENATE: The Perspective of a CEE Telecom Operator

This review provides insights into the telecommunications industry in Central and Eastern Europe, focusing on the experiences of Matáv, a Hungarian telecommunications company. It covers topics such as deregulation, technological advancements, strategic partnerships, and regional telecom development.

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Review of SERENATE: The Perspective of a CEE Telecom Operator

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  1. Review from the Eastern outskirts A CEE operator’s perspective on SERENATEby Béla GellaiMatáv - Hungarian Telecommunications Company Limited

  2. Telecommunications in CEE after velvet/bloody revolution(s) EU sponsored initiatives: PHARE and other regional development projects Deregulation at the time of IP-IT bubble-bursting Flexible and reliable incumbents meet the demands Summary

  3. Transition from National PTT in planned economy into national service provider stock-company(ies) in market economy Technological metamorphosis: shift from copper to fibre, analogue - digital, rotary - crossbar - digital, PDH - SDH - ATM -WDM Change in management style: strong technology-based hierarchy - functional management model ruled by economists - overwhelming marketing orientation, divisional management and EBITDA-kingdom Support from the Western side : technical-scientific consulting, management consulting, restructuring funds, IMF WB and other development loans/programs Strategic partners through privatisation Post-revolution telecoms...

  4. Regional telecom development in EU ante-room + Sponsoring the break-through in telecom technology + Participation in establishing market economies and national telecom operators + Co-ordination of international network development in the region (TEL, TET, TAE and other projects)------------------------------------- Chain of well-equipped, strong incumbents-monopolists with Western-style management integrated in a meshed international network

  5. Legislation environment tailor-made, supportive of emerging carriers and forward-looking Market liberalisation time-settings almost according to EU milestones CEE alternative operators and public utility companies entering into partnership Global network operators appearing in the region but a bit late… Market growth rate smaller than expected Operational margins shrinking Price war in data market destabilising players Bad news from the stock-exchange Deregulation

  6. First 34 Mbps link to Vienna in TEN-34 Expanding it to TEN-155 GÉANT 1st phase: via Telekom Global NetworkBudapest - Vienna and Budapest - Bratislava(as Deutsche Telekom’s subcontractor) GÉANT 2nd phase: Connectivity to Zagreb from Budapest and Vienna (as DT’s subcontractor in closed co-operation with Croatian Telecom) Incumbents meet the demands(Matáv’s example for contribution)

  7. Bratislava Wien Győr Budapest TGN PoP Sopron Székesfehérvár Zalaegerszeg Keszthely Nagykanizsa Pécs Zagreb for GEANT: 2,5Gbps Bratislava-Budapest 2,5Gbps Budapest-Wien 622Mbps Budapest-Zagreb 622Mbps Wien-Zagreb Telekom Global Network (TGN)

  8. Strong presence in South-Eastern Europe Connectivity to each ex-Yugoslav republic, in some cases international 1+1 protection is available Stake in Macedonian Telecom , transmission route to Albania Budapest node in double function: regional transmission hub and PoP of Telekom Global Network (DT) regional market knowledge: traditional partnership with incumbents and business contacts with emerging carriers flexibility in pricing and reliability in operation Regional perspectives for Matáv

  9. U K R A I N E S L O V A K I A SLOVAKIA 2. Salgótarján-Lucenec SLOVAKIA 1. STM-4 Mosonmagyaróvár-Bratislava UKRAINE Nyíregyháza-Uzgorod 2 x STM-16 140 Mbps Záhony Somoskőújfalu Miskolc Salgótarján AUSTRIA 1. Balassagyarmat Mosonmagyaróvár-Wien Rajka 2 x STM-16 Nyíregyháza Eger Hegyeshalom Vác Győr 1. Mezőkövesd Sopron Esztergom Gyöngyös Szentendre BUDAPEST Győr 2. Tatabánya Gödöllő A U S T R I A Debrecen Jászberény HUNGARY Budapest Biatorbágy Pápa Szombathely Monor Sziget- AUSTRIA 2. szentmiklós Sárvár Berettyóújfalu Ártánd Körmend-Fürstenfeld Székesfehérvár Szolnok 1 x STM-16 ROMANIA 2. Veszprém Cegléd Berettyóújfalu-Oradea ÜFA Körmend STM-4 Szentgotthárd Tapolca Zalaegerszeg Dunaújváros Siófok R O M A N I A Kecskemét Keszthely Békéscsaba Szentes Lenti Kiskőrös SLOVENIA Marcali Paks Secondary exchange Orosháza Letenye Kiskunhalas Primary exchange SLOVENIA Nagykanizsa Szekszárd Zalaegerszeg-Maribor Network node Kaposvár STM-4 Nagylak Röszke Szeged Baja Satellite earth station CROATIA 1. Keszthely-Varazdin STM-16 Pécs Herceg- ROMANIA 1. STM-4 Szigetvár szántó YUGOSLAVIA Szeged-Nagylak STM-4 Mohács STM-4 YUGOSLAVIA 1. YUGOSLAVIA 2. Rábaszabolcs STM-1/140 Mbps Szeged-Subotica Pécs- Sombor 2 x STM-4 Microwave 2 x STM-4 CROATIA 2. Pécs-Osijek C R O A T I A BOSNIA STM-4 Pécs-Tuzla International SDH network of MATÁV STM-1

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