Analysys to Publish Report On Isps in Central & Eastern Europe.

CAMBRIDGE, U.K.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 26, 1999--

A new report entitled Internet Service Providers in Central and Eastern Europe will be published next month by telecoms consultancy Analysys (www.analysys.com).

The report contains in-depth profiles for the leading Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the region along with a directory listing of over 350 companies active in the Internet service provision market.

The profiled companies include: ARNES, BPT Telebank, Cesnet, Comstar, Contactel, DataNet, Demos, Elender Informatikai, Elvis-Telecom, EUnet, Eurotel Bratislava, EuroWeb, GTS, Internetia Telekom, Internet Partners, K2.net, Luko Czech-Net, MATAVnet, MTU-Inform, NASK, Online Resource Center, Polska Online, Relcom, Rostelecom, SiOL, Sknet, Slovenske Telekomunikacie, SPT, Sovam Teleport and TPSA.

In addition, there are country profiles for the major Central and Eastern European markets - the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Slovakia and Slovenia.

Each country profile contains: general market and Internet market indicators; an examination of the country's telecoms infrastructure, the composition of the Internet market and the regulatory framework; a detailed look at the players active in the residential Internet market and their activities and competitive strategies; a survey of ISPs that focus on the business market; and an Analysys viewpoint on the future state of the Internet service provision market in the medium term.

"In recent years, Central and Eastern Europe has become an increasingly important sector of the global Internet market, and the region is recognised as one that has potential for significant future development," say the report's lead authors, Kimberley Farrar and Philip Lakelin. "However, with poor infrastructure and the slow progress in some countries towards telecoms liberalisation, both incumbents and new entrants face formidable challenges."

Written by Dr Kimberley Farrar and Dr Philip Lakelin, Internet Service Providers in Central and Eastern Europe will be published in November, and is available in paper format or via the Web (www.analysys.com/publish) at a cost of USD2330 and USD2690 respectively.

Analysys Publications provides informed analysis and accurate information to clients in more than 90 countries on the trends and issues affecting the telecoms industry. Its portfolio, delivered in a variety of media, covers a wide range of telecoms topics and services.