France’s second largest operator, SFR, has 4.6 million mobile broadband subscribers, accounting for 22% of France’s broadband market. Telegeography notes the operator had almost no broadband subscribers in Q1 2007 but has built this business through acquisitions and organic growth.
Although SFR’s impact on the broadband market has been the most rapid, a number of European operators have made plays, moving away from traditional business models.