en.Wedoany.com Reported - Operators in Poland's fixed internet market recently stated during an industry debate that market competition may be entering its truly intense phase, while facing multiple challenges including stricter regulations, rising hardware costs, and pressure from television service terms. The debate, organized by the Vector Group, took place during the Techwaves conference in Gdańsk, under the theme "The End of the 'Pipe Era': How to Win in a Market Where Everything Becomes a Commodity?"

Piotr Muszyński, Managing Director of the Fixmap Group, believes that operators are currently more focused on network construction and expanding coverage—partly thanks to EU funding—rather than network saturation. He predicts that when the market enters a phase of increasing network saturation through service competition, service prices may begin to decline rather than rise.

Arkadiusz Koćma, President of Gigainternet, a local ISP from the Małopolska region, is most concerned about further regulation. He points out that regulatory introductions often change the rules of the game, and the resulting rapid actions are not necessarily correct, generate costs, and new regulations typically disadvantage local ISPs. Beata Rulewicz, B2C Business Director at Inea, believes that challenges for Polish operators in the near term may include the implementation of the NIS 2 (KSC) regulation and rising memory and hardware prices. Marcin Palkowski, Technology and Network Management Director at Netii, notes that many operators may be impacted by regulations on high-risk suppliers.

Bogdan Łaga, President of Chopin Telewizja Kablowa from Wejherowo and also President of PIKE, points out that television services are also a challenge. The issue is not about competing with streaming services like Netflix or Disney+, as TV service sales are not currently declining, but rather that broadcasters hold an advantage in negotiations and can impose unfavorable contract terms, a situation he has yet to find a way to change.

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