Ukraine - Mobile Market Insights, Statistics and Forecasts

Synopsis

Ukraine’s mobile market is highly competitive due to a number of mobile operators offering services via GSM, CDMA and WCDMA/HSDPA networks. Mobile broadband services present the next growth opportunity given the saturated mobile voice market although the major GSM operators are hampered by lack of licences to offer 3G services. Into this market opportunity has stepped Ukraine’s CDMA operators, which initially offered fixed-line services but have since moved into the mobile market, launching mobile broadband services. Ukraine is also home to a nascent mobile content and applications market, with future growth largely dependent on mobile data uptake. This report presents a concise overview of Ukraine’s mobile market in 2011, offering a variety of statistics, profiles of key players, mobile technologies used, industry developments and industry analysis.

Key developments:

Epic Services Ukraine confirms sale of Utel; Kievstar sells redundant Beeline mobile infrastructure; government and military finalise plan to release a 100MHz block of spectrum in the 2.1GHz band for auction; more operators apply for CDMA-450 licenses; regulator market data for 2011; operator data to September 2011; market developments to early 2012.

Companies covered in this report include:

Kievstar, Ukrainian Radio Systems, Astelit, MTS Ukraine, Ukrtelecom, Beeline, Golden Telecom.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. Mobile communications
  • 2.1 Overview of Ukraine’s mobile market
    • 2.1.1 Mobile statistics
  • 2.2 Regulatory issues
    • 2.2.1 GSM licences awarded
    • 2.2.2 CDMA licence awarded
    • 2.2.3 Third Generation (3G) mobile licences
    • 2.2.4 Spectrum auctions
  • 2.3 Mobile technologies
    • 2.3.1 Digital
    • 2.3.2 Third Generation (3G) mobile
  • 2.4 Major mobile operators
    • 2.4.1 Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) Ukraine
    • 2.4.2 Kievstar
    • 2.4.3 Beeline Ukraine
    • 2.4.4 Astelit/Life:)
    • 2.4.5 Ukrtelecom (Utel)
    • 2.4.6 Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs)
  • 2.5 Mobile voice services
    • 2.5.1 Prepaid
  • 2.6 Mobile data services
    • 2.6.1 Short Messaging Service (SMS)/Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)
    • 2.6.2 Push-to-Talk (PTT)
    • 2.6.3 Enhanced Data for GSM Evolution (EDGE)
    • 2.6.4 Mobile broadband
    • 2.6.5 Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA)
    • 2.6.6 Smartphones
    • 2.6.7 Mobile TV
  • 2.7 Mobile content and applications
• 3. Related reports

• Table 1 – Mobile operator operational data – Jun 2011
• Table 2 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 1995 - 2013
• Table 3 – Total mobile market revenue – 2006 - 2015
• Table 4 – MTS subscribers – 2004 - 2011
• Table 5 – MTS revenue – 2004 - 2011
• Table 6 – MTS ARPU – 2004 - 2011
• Table 7 – Kievstar financial data (UAH) – 2008 - 2010
• Table 8 – Kievstar (VimpelCom Ukraine) financial data – 2007 - 2011
• Table 9 – Kievstar ARPU – 2009 - 2011
• Table 10 – Kievstar subscribers – 2004 - 2011
• Table 11 – Beeline mobile revenue – 2007 - 2010
• Table 12 – Beeline subscribers – 2005 - 2010
• Table 13 – Beeline monthly ARPU – 2007 - 2010
• Table 14 – Astelit subscribers – 2008 - 2011
• Table 15 – Astelit revenue – 2007 - 2011
• Table 16 – MTS Value Added Service revenue – 2007 - 2011
• Table 17 – Mobile broadband subscribers – 2007 - 2013

• Chart 1 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 2000 - 2013
• Chart 2 – MTS revenue – 2004 - 2011
• Chart 3 – MTS value-added service revenue – 2007 - 2011