Quarterly Key Data Report Q4 2024

• In 2024 there was a 26 percent investment increase in mobile networks compared to the previous year, while increase in total investments was 11,7 percent. Regarding fixed networks, the highest increase was in VHCN networks investments, in which 116 million euros were invested in 2024.

 

• Total revenues from services on the electronic communications market in 2024 amounted to EUR 1.869.887.668 million, which is an increase of 8,5 percent compared to the last year. Revenues from services via mobile networks are higher by 8,96 percent, and revenues from services via fixed networks by 7,6 percent

 

• In the fourth quarter of 2024, the fiber broadband lines increased by 90,903 compared to the previous year, while the copper broadband lines decreased by 59,142. The total number of the fiber broadband lines reached 351,621.

 

• The number of VHCN broadband lines reached 515,558, accounting for 44.95 percent of the total 1,147,086 broadband Internet access lines. Moreover, 47.16 percent of these lines offer speeds over 100 Mbit/s, regardless of the technology

 

• In the fourth quarter of 2024, pay television revenue grew by 11.61 percent compared to the same period last year, with the highest increase recorded among users of the own OTT service, surging by 171.89 percent. A similar trend is observed in the number of connections, which grew by 2.57 percent overall, while the most significant rise was again in the own OTT service connections, up by 141.85 percent.

 

• The distribution of connections by technology shows that IPTV remains dominant, holding a 49.85 percent share, while the own OTT service now accounts for 14.91 percent. Cable network connections make up 13.43 percent, satellite television 12.30 percent, and terrestrial pay television 9.52 percent.

 

• The growth in the number of VHCN network broadband lines and the rising use of OTT services contribute to an increase in data traffic, which has grown by over 26 percent annually.

Croatian quarterly electronic communications market data for 4.quarter 2024. (pdf)
Croatian quarterly electronic communications market data for 4.quarter 2024. (Excel)