Microsoft has established on office in Montenegro and it is selling its products through local hardware/software providers. There are 3-5 companies which realize significant majority of sales of hardware/software, but there is also significant number of small companies in this field.
Concerning internet services telecommunication operators dominate the market. Generally, they have divided the market, with no significant changes in their market penetration which provides them a very good position to impose prices which are rather high.
E-Commerce is not developed in the country, and there is a small number of services in this field.
1.2 IT market total $ (%age of all businesses or GDP would be more valuable than the flat $$ amount)
Montenegro's IT market contracted by 14.8% year on year in 2010 to $40.38 million. Measured in local currency, the market shrank by 10.6% compared with the previous year, due to the appreciation of the U.S. dollar6.
1.3 IT market growth forecast and past growth (last 3-5 years)
IDC expects IT spending in Montenegro to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.4% over the next five years to reach $50.17 million in 20157.
Penetration of the fixed broadband (ADSL, WiMAX, cable modems, lized lines...)8
Penetration of the mobile broadband9
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Fixed lines penetration
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Mobile penetration
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Broadband penetration
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Electronic communications as % of GDP
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2005
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31%
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78%
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no DSL available
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11.70%
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2010
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28%
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209%
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8%
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9.30%
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Figure 4, 17, 18, 22, 23 , 25 and the table above, provided by Cullen international10,
“Supply of services in monitoring regulatory and market developments for electronic communications and information society services in Enlargement Countries”, March 2011
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