Australia - Mobile Communications - Subscriber Statistics

Synopsis

There are around six million more mobile subscribers than people in Australia. Growth is likely to continue in the foreseeable as smartphone uptake increases even though subscriber penetration rates are about 125% of the population. Into 2011/12 the rate of growth may drop below 5%.

Growth is being driven by population increases and a rise in the number of people using two mobile subscriptions – one for personal use and one for business use. Australian operators are likely to have more than 28 million mobile subscribers by late 2011 as more and more users migrate to a mobile only environment. Telstra is still the market leader with more than twelve million subscribers, Optus has around nine million subscribers, and Vodafone still has roughly seven million subscribers.

This report provides statistics and forecasts for 2011/12 as well as high-level commentary on the overall market, market shares by operator and detail of 2G and 3G and prepaid and postpaid usage.

Companies mentioned

Companies mentioned in this report include – SingTel, Vodafone, 3, VHA, Optus, Telstra.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. Sources
• 3. Mobile subscriber statistics
  • 3.1 Total subscribers and annual growth rates
  • 3.2 Operator market shares and growth
  • 3.3 2G and 3G subscribers
  • 3.4 Prepaid and postpaid subscribers by operator
  • 3.5 Wholesale market
• 4. Related reports

• Table 1 – Mobile market subscribers, penetration rate and annual change – 2000 - 2012
• Table 2 – Mobile subscribers by carrier – 1993; 1997; 2000 - 2012
• Table 3 – Annual change of mobile subscribers by carrier – 1995; 1997; 2000 - 20121
• Table 4 – Mobile subscriber market share by operator – 1993; 1997; 2000 - 2012
• Table 5 – 3G mobile subscribers by carrier by carrier – 2003 - 2012
• Table 6 – Annual change of 3G mobile subscribers by carrier – 2007 - 2012
• Table 7 – Proportion of 3G mobile subscribers versus total subscribers by carrier – 2006 - 2012
• Table 8 – 2G mobile subscribers by carrier – 2006 - 2012
• Table 9 – Prepaid subscribers by carrier by carrier – 2008 - 2012
• Table 10 – Prepaid subscribers market share per operator – 2006 - 2012
• Table 11 – Number of mobile phone services in operation - prepaid and postpaid – 2006 - 2012
• Table 12 – Wholesale subscribers – Telstra and Optus – 2006 - 2012

• Chart 1 – Mobile market subscribers, penetration rate and annual change – 1995 - 2012
• Chart 2 – Mobile subscribers by carrier – 1993 - 2012
• Chart 3 – Annual change of mobile subscribers by carrier – 1995 - 2012
• Chart 4 – Mobile subscriber market share by operator – 1993 - 2012
• Chart 5 – 3G mobile subscribers by carrier by carrier – 2003 - 2012
• Chart 6 – Annual change of 3G mobile subscribers by carrier – 2007 - 2012
• Chart 7 – Proportion of 3G mobile subscribers versus total subscribers by carrier – 2009 - 2012
• Chart 8 – 2G mobile subscribers by carrier – 2006 - 2012
• Chart 9 – Annual change of 2G mobile subscribers by carrier – 2007 - 2012
• Chart 10 – Prepaid mobile subscribers by carrier – 2006 - 2012
• Chart 11 – Prepaid subscribers - market share by operator – 2006 - 2012
• Chart 12 – Number of mobile phone services in operation - prepaid and postpaid – 2006 - 2012
• Chart 13 – Wholesale subscribers – Telstra and Optus – 2006 - 2012