Asia-Pacific Mobile Services Trends and Forecasts in Emerging Countries 2017-2022 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

The "Mobile Services in Emerging Asia-Pacific: Trends and Forecasts 2017-2022" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

The researcher expects mobile service revenue in emerging Asia-Pacific (EMAP) to grow rapidly, thanks to the migration to 4G and increasing mobile data usage. The report examines key trends and drivers and provide a comprehensive mobile telecoms market forecast for the EMAP region and for six individually modelled countries.

This report and associated data annex provide:

• a 5-year forecast of 127 mobile KPIs for emerging Asia-Pacific and for six key countries
• an in-depth analysis of the trends, drivers and forecast assumptions for each type of mobile service, and for key countries
• an overview of operator strategies and country-specific topics, which highlights similarities and differences between countries
• a summary of results, key implications and recommendations for mobile operators.

Data coverage

Mobile connections

• Handset, mobile broadband, IoT
• Prepaid, contract
• 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G
• Smartphone, non-smartphone

Mobile revenue

• Service, retail
• Prepaid, contract
• Handset, mobile broadband, IoT
• Handset voice, messaging, data

Mobile ARPU

• SIMS, handset
• Prepaid, contract
• Handset voice, data

Voice traffic

• Outgoing minutes, MoU

Who Should Read This Report

• Market intelligence, strategy and project managers at mobile operators in EMAP.
• Regulatory bodies in EMAP.
• Financial institutions that directly invest in the telecoms sector in the region, or advise others that do so.
• Press and media bodies that need a foundation of knowledge of EMAP's mobile telecoms market.

Key Topics Covered:

Chapter No.

Executive summary

• Telecoms total retail revenue will increase over the forecast period, but the growth rate will slow down
• Worldwide trends
• Worldwide: Mobile service revenue will continue to increase during the forecast period, reaching USD857 billion in 2022

Regional trends

• Revenue and ARPU: Increasing subscriber numbers will offset a slight decline in ARPU, leading to stable growth in retail revenue
• Mobile penetration: Active mobile SIM penetration in EMAP will grow from 85% in 2016 to 99% in 2022
• Mobile connections: 4G will be the leading technology over the forecast period, accounting for 64% of mobile connections in 2022
• Smartphones and LTE: Smartphone penetration will grow from 52% in 2016 to 81% in 2022 due to technology improvements
• Mobile broadband: Technology migration and improvements will drive the rapid growth of mobile broadband connections
• Mobile ARPU: Overall ARPU will fall at a CAGR of -2.2% during the forecast period, stabilising around USD5 towards the end
• Data and revenue by generation: Mobile network construction and upgrades will drive revenue growth and boost data traffic

Country-level trends

• China: Fast 4G take-up and innovative products drive cellular data usage, and 5G is expected to launch around 2020
• Indonesia: Intensified competition will lead to more innovative product offerings and result in 4G penetration growth
• Malaysia: Intense competition limits data revenue growth -operators focus on postpaid offerings for higher margins
• Philippines: Intensified competition will hamper operators' profitability, and revenue growth will be marginal
• Thailand: Improved network speeds will drive growth in 4G mobile subscriber numbers and data revenue
• Vietnam: The number of 4G subscribers will grow exponentially after the launch of the technology in 2017

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