MVNOs continue growth in Dutch mobile market

Virtual mobile operators (MVNOs) have grown to 34% of the Dutch mobile market according to a recent study by Telecompaper. This amounts to 6.8 million mobile users and is up almost 3% in the six months to the end of September 2016. The entire market is made up of just under 20 million SIMs and is worth around EUR 5 billion each year.

The remainder of the mobile market in the Netherlands is controlled by the four main MNOs: KPN, T-Mobile, Vodafone and, the most recent entrant in to the market, Tele2, although revenues and as a result market share continue to decrease for the traditional operators.

Growth in the virtual operator sector is being driven by low cost providers and the international SIM segment. KPN brand Telefort is the market leader within the sector since Tele2 became an MNO, followed by Lebara, Lycamobile, Hollandsnieuwe and Simyo.

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