Summary
The study at hand compares product portfolios and prices for FTTB/H and gigabit-capable broadband cable products in Germany and ten European countries characterised by fibre and gigabit markets of varying degrees of development. Common patterns from the cross-country analysis are derived.
We observe the lowest purchasing power-adjusted prices for products with very high bandwidths in France, Switzerland and Poland. France and Switzerland are characterised by particularly low-threshold access options for wholesale customers. At the same time, these two countries show the highest take-up rates for gigabit products within our sample. Across all bandwidths, our results suggest a connection between the level of market maturity and the homogeneity of price levels across different provider types and bandwidths, presumably fostered by infrastructure and wholesale-based competition.
