2019 Asia - Mobile Network Operators and MVNOs

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Table Of Contents

Publication Overview

This market report provides a comprehensive overview of the Mobile Network Operator and MVNO segment of the telecom market across the 34 countries in Asia.

Researcher:- Phil Harpur
Current publication date:- June 2019 (15th Edition)

Executive Summary

Leading Asian nations prepare for 5G launches

Asia is arguably the world’s most diverse region with regards to its telecoms industry. The region contains a vast array of countries, ranging from those with highly mature and advanced telecommunications markets, that are world leaders in the move towards 5G and next generation fibre networks, such as South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan, to some of the poorest and least developed countries such as North Korea and Afghanistan.

Asia’s mobile subscriber market is now witnessing moderate growth in a fast maturing market.

In early 2019 all three of South Korea’s mobile network operators – SK Telecom, KT Corp and LG Uplus launched commercial 5G services to consumers.

China is also highly active in its progression towards a 5G launch. All three major mobile operators – China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom are preparing for 5G launches.

Whilst there are still developing markets continuing to grow their mobile subscriber base at moderate to high annual rates, there are few countries left in Asia with significantly underdeveloped mobile markets and low mobile penetration rates.

In 2019 market penetration is anticipated to reach well over 100%. The stronger mobile subscriber growth rate in emerging markets is evident in countries including Bhutan and North Korea. In contrast developed and mature markets such as Japan and Singapore have seen very low growth, due to their high state of maturity and saturated markets.

Only a few Asian countries have low mobile penetration including India and Pakistan. These countries are generally expected to see moderate subscriber growth over the next five years, as they strive to catch up with the rest of Asia.

Total mobile subscriber market growth will continue to ease off over the next five years as the remaining mobile markets now head towards saturation and their mobile subscriber growth rates ease off. This has already occurred in the more mature markets.

With 3G, 3G+ and 4G platforms extensively covering the region, mobile broadband services have already become well established.

The mobile broadband subscriber base across all of Asia continues to grow strongly. The region’s mobile markets have continued to offer huge potential for mobile data services, driven by the high volume of mobile services.

Phil Harpur
June 2019

Regional overview

Market overview and analysis
Asian Telecoms Maturity Index

Overview
Market analysis
Asian Telecoms Maturity Index vs GDP per Capita
Key market characteristics by market segment

Leading mobile operators by country

Major domestic operators
Major international operators

Afghanistan

Introduction
Operator statistics
Afghan Wireless (AWCC)
Roshan
MTN Afghanistan
Etisalat Afghanistan
Salam Telecom (Aftel)
Wasel Telecom

Armenia

Introduction
Background
Operator statistics
ArmenTel (Beeline)
MTS Armenia (VivaCell-MTS)
U!com (Formerly Orange Armenia)

Azerbaijan

Operator Statistics
Azercell
Bakcell
Azerfon (Nar Mobile)
Catel
Delta Telecom
Baktelecom
AzTelekom

Bangladesh

Operator statistics
Grameenphone
Banglalink
Robi

Merger
Robi Axiata
Airtel Bangladesh

Teletalk
Historic - Citycell (PBTL)

Bhutan

Introduction
Operator statistics
B-Mobile
Tashi InfoComm (Tashicell)

Brunei Darussalam

Operator statistics
DSTCom
Progresif Cellular (formerly B-Mobile)

Cambodia

Background
Operator statistics
Smart Axiata
Metfone (Viettel)
CamGSM
CadComms (QB)
SEATEL

Historic - GT-Tell (Excell)

CooTel
Historic - Mfone (CamShin)
Historic - Smart Mobile
Historic - Beeline Cambodia (Sotelco)

China

Operators
China Mobile

Company overview
Financial and operational statistics

China Telecom
China Unicom
MVNOs

Hong Kong

Operator statistics
Hong Kong Telecom (HKT)
Hutchison Telekom (3 Hutchison)
SmarTone
China Mobile Hong Kong
Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO)

India

Subscribers by Operator
Merger Activities – 2016 – 2018

Idea - Vodafone merger
RCOM / Aircel Merger
RCOM / SSTL Merger
Telenor / Bharti Airtel merger

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL)

Overview
Network development
3G development
4G/5G

Bharti Airtel

Overview
3G
4G / LTE
Telenor

Vodafone Idea

Overview
3G
4G / LTE

Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL)
Quadrant
Reliance Communications (RCOM)

SSTL (Sistema)

Aircel
Reliance Jio Infocomm (Jio)
TATA Teleservices
Vodafone - Historic

Overview
3G
4G Network

Reach Mobile
MVNOs

Indonesia

Operator statistics
XL Axiata
Telkomsel
Indosat Ooredoo
PT Hutchison 3 Indonesia
PT SmartFren Telecom (SmartFren)
PT Bakrie Telecom (BTEL)
Sampoerna Telekomunikasi Indonesia (STI) / (Net1)
Internux (Bolt!)

Japan

Operator statistics
Entry of new mobile providers
NTT DoCoMo
KDDI
Softbank Mobile
Ratuken Mobile
Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO)

Kazakhstan

Operator statistics
Beeline Kazakhstan
Kcell (GSM-Kazakhstan)
Tele2 / Altel

Merger
Altel
Tele 2 Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Operator statistics
MegaCom (Alfa Telecom)
Sky Mobile (Beeline)
Zheti Mobile / Aktel (background)
Nur Telecom (O!)
Katel
KT Mobile

Laos

Operator statistics
Lao Telecom (LTC)
ETL
Beeline Cambodia
Unitel
Sky Telecom

Macau

Operator statistics
CTM
3 Macau (Hutchison Telecom Macau)
SmarTone Mobile Communications (Macau) Ltd
China Telecom

Malaysia

Operator statistics
Celcom Axiata
Maxis Communications
Digi Communications
U Mobile
MVNOs

Mongolia

Operator statistics
MobiCom
SkyTel
Unitel
G-Mobile

Myanmar

Operator statistics
Myanmar P&T (MPT)
Ooredoo
Telenor
Myanmar National Tele & Communications (Mytel)

Nepal

Operator statistics
Nepal Telecom (NT)
Ncell
Smart Telecom (SPTL)
Nepal Satellite Telecom (NSPTL)
MNVOs

North Korea

Background
Sunnet
Koryolink / Kang Song Net
Byol

Pakistan

Operators statistics
PMCL (Jazz)

PMCL (Mobilink)
Warid Telecom

Ufone (PTCL)
Telenor Pakistan
Zong
Special Communication Organisation (SCO)
Historic - Instaphone (Pakcom)
MVNOs

Philippines

Operator statistics
Smart Communications
Globe Telecom
NOW Telecom (Next Mobile)

Singapore

Operator statistics
Singapore Telecom (SingTel)

Overview
Statistics
3G / 4G Long-Term Evolution (LTE)
Development of products and services

StarHub

Overview
Statistics
Network developments

MobileOne (M1)

Overview
Statistics
Network development

TPG Telecom
MNVOs

Overview
MyRepublic
Zero Mobile
Liberty Wireless
Zero1
Circles.Life
Blue Wireless

South Korea

Operator statistics
KT Corp
SK Telecom

Overview
Next Generation Growth Strategy
SK Planet

LG U+
MVNOs

Sri Lanka

Operator statistics
Dialog Axiata
Mobitel
Etisalat Sri Lanka
Hutchison Lanka
Bharti Airtel Lanka

Taiwan

Introduction
Operator statistics
Far EasTone Telecommunications Group
Taiwan Mobile
Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd (CHT)
Asia Pacific Telecom (APT)
VIBO Telecom
Ambit
Star Cellular

Tajikistan

Operator statistics
Babilon Mobile
Tcell (Indigo-Somoncom)

Indigo Tajikistan
Somoncom

Tacom / Beeline
TK Mobile
MegaFon
M-Teko
Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) service

Thailand

Operators
Advanced Info Service (AIS)
DTAC
TrueMove
Telephone Organization of Thailand Corp (TOT)
Communications Authority of Thailand (CAT)
TT&T
Jas Mobile
MVNOs

Overview
Penguin SIM
Loxley
AirAsia
I-Mobile Plus
365 Communications
NTT
XOX Mobile

Timor Leste

Operator statistics
Timor Telecom
Telin (Telkomcel)
Telemor
New Fourth Operator

Turkmenistan

Operator statistics
MTS-Turkmenistan
TM Cell (Altyn Asyr)
Asgabat Saher Telefon Ulgamy (ASTU) (New Operator)

Uzbekistan

Operator statistics
Universal Mobile Systems (UMS)
Beeline Uzbekistan
UCell
UzMobile
Other mobile operators

Historic - MTS (Uzdunrobita)
Uzmacom
Buztel
Perfectum Mobile

Vietnam

Operator statistics
MobiFone
VNPT-Vinaphone
Viettel
Vietnamobile
GMobile
Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs)

List of Tables

Table 1 - Asia - major domestic operator subscribers – 2011 – 2018
Table 2 - Asia - international mobile operator subscribers – 2011 – 2018
Table 3 – Afghanistan - Mobile operator and systems
Table 4 – Afghanistan - Subscribers and Market share by Major Operators – 2018
Table 5 – Afghanistan - Historic - ARPU by operator – 2008 – 2012
Table 6 – Afghanistan - AWCC’s mobile subscribers – 2005 – 2018
Table 7 – Afghanistan - Roshan’s mobile subscribers – 2005 – 2018
Table 8 – Afghanistan - MTN’s mobile subscribers – 2007 – 2018
Table 9 – Afghanistan - MTN’s ARPU – 2011 – 2016
Table 10 – Afghanistan - Etisalat’s mobile subscribers – 2007 – 2018
Table 11 – Armenia - Percentage of Population Covered by Type of Mobile Network
Table 12 – Armenia - Mobile operators and systems
Table 13 – Armenia - Mobile operators – subscribers and market share – 2018
Table 14 – ArmenTel (Beeline) mobile subscribers – 2007 – 2018
Table 15 – Historic - ArmenTel (Beeline) mobile broadband subscribers – 2011 – 2015
Table 16 – Armenia - VivaCell-MTS mobile subscribers – 2007 – 2018
Table 17 – U!Com (Orange Armenia) - mobile subscribers – 2009 – 2018
Table 18 – Historic - UCOM (Orange Armenia) - mobile broadband subscribers – 2009 – 2015
Table 19 – Azerbaijan - Mobile operators and systems
Table 20 – Azerbaijan - Mobile operators – Subscribers and market share – 2018
Table 21 – Azercell mobile subscribers – 2003 – 2018
Table 22 – Azerbaijan - Bakcell mobile subscribers – 2002; 2005 – 2006; 2010 – 2018
Table 23 – Azerbaijan - Azerfon mobile subscribers – 2007 – 2018
Table 24 – Bangladesh - Mobile subscribers by system
Table 25 – Bangladesh - Mobile Subscriber Market Share by Operator – 2018
Table 26 – Bangladesh - GrameenPhone mobile subscribers – 1998 – 2018
Table 27 – Banglalink mobile subscribers – 2002 – 2018
Table 28 – Bangladesh - Robi Axiata mobile subscribers – 2005 – 2018
Table 29 – Historic - Airtel Bangladesh subscribers – 2007 – 20171
Table 30 – Bangladesh - Teletalk mobile subscribers – 2005 – 2018
Table 31 – Bangladesh - Historic - CityCell mobile subscribers – 1999 – 2016
Table 32 – Bhutan - Mobile operators and systems
Table 33 – Bhutan - Mobile subscribers and market share by operator – 2018
Table 34 – Bhutan - 3G Mobile subscribers and market share by operator – 2017
Table 35 – Bhutan - 4G Mobile subscribers and market share by operator – 2017
Table 36 – Bhutan - Historic - Mobile subscribers and market share by operator – 2016
Table 37 – Bhutan - Historic - Mobile subscribers by operator – 2014
Table 38 – Bhutan - B-Mobile’s subscribers – 2003 – 2018
Table 39 – Bhutan - B-Mobile’s 3G subscribers – 2008 – 2017
Table 40 – Bhutan - TashiCell mobile subscribers – 2010 – 2018
Table 41 – Brunei Darussalam - Mobile operators and systems
Table 42 – Brunei Darussalam - Mobile subscribers and market share by operator – 2018
Table 43 – Brunei Darussalam - DSTCom - mobile subscribers – 1999 – 2018
Table 44 – Brunei Darussalam - Progresif Cellular - mobile subscribers – 2005 – 2018
Table 45 – Cambodia - Mobile subscribers and market share by operator – 2018
Table 46 – Cambodia - Historic - Mobile Operators and Systems
Table 47 – Cambodia - Smart Axiata: mobile subscribers – 2007 – 2018
Table 48 – Cambodia - Metfone (Viettel) mobile subscribers – 2009 – 2018
Table 49 – Cambodia - MobiTel (CamGSM) mobile subscribers – 2008 – 2018
Table 50 – Cambodia - Historic - MobiTel: 3G subscribers – 2006 – 2013
Table 51 – Cambodia - Cadcomms mobile (3G) subscribers – 2008 – 2018
Table 52 – Cambodia - Historic - Mfone (CamShin) mobile subscribers – 2003 – 2012
Table 53 – China - Mobile subscribers by operator (millions)- 2009 – 2019
Table 54 – China - Mobile subscriber market share by operator - 2009 – 2019
Table 55 – China - Mobile subscriber annual growth by operator - 2010 – 2019
Table 56 – China Mobile revenue, capex, EBITDA margin, net profit – 2009 – 2018
Table 57 – China Mobile ARPU – 2008 – 2018
Table 58 – China Mobile subscribers – 2008 – 2019
Table 59 – China Telecom mobile and 3G/4G subscribers and ARPU – 2008 – 2019
Table 60 – China Unicom - 4G and total subscribers – 2014 – 2019
Table 61 – Historic - China Unicom 2G and 3G/4G subscribers – 2002 – 2015
Table 62 – China Unicom – ARPU per month– 2008 – 2019
Table 63 – Hong Kong - Mobile operators - subscribers and market share – 2019
Table 64 – HKT - prepaid and postpaid subscribers – 2005 – 2019
Table 65 – HKT - financial data - (HK$ million) – 2016 – 2018
Table 66 – Hong Kong - 3 Hutchison - mobile subscribers – 1998 – 2019
Table 67 – Hong Kong - Historic – 3 Hutchison - mobile subscribers 2G and 3G postpaid and total
Table 68 – Hong Kong - 3 Hutchison – Revenue – 2018 - 2019
Table 69 – Hong Kong - 3 Hutchison - postpaid ARPU, AMPU and churn – 2010 – 2018
Table 70 – Hong Kong - SmarTone financial data – 2009 – 2018
Table 71 – Hong Kong - SmarTone – Blended ARPU – 2009 – 2018
Table 72 – Hong Kong - SmarTone mobile subscribers (millions)– 2009 – 2019
Table 73 – Hong Kong - SmarTone spectrum holdings – January 2015
Table 74 – China Mobile Hong Kong – subscribers – 2007 – 2018
Table 75 – Hong Kong - Historic - MVNO subscribers – 2007 – 2016
Table 76 – India - Mobile subscribers and market share – 2019
Table 77 – India - Historic - Mobile subscribers and market share – 2017 – 2018
Table 78 – India - Historic - Mobile subscribers and market share – 2017 – 2018
Table 79 – India - Historic - Mobile operators, subscribers and market share (fixed and wireless) – 2016 – 2017
Table 80 – India - BSNL mobile subscribers – 2002 – 2019
Table 81 – India - Bharti Airtel mobile subscribers – 2002 – 2019
Table 82 – India - Bharti Airtel mobile ARPU – 2004 - 2005; 2007 – 2018
Table 83 – India - Historic - Telenor mobile subscribers – 2009 - 2017
Table 84 – India - Vodafone Idea - mobile subscribers – 2002 – 2019
Table 85 – India - Idea Cellular mobile ARPU – 2007 – 2011; 2013 – 2018
Table 86 – India - MTNL mobile subscribers – 2002 – 2019
Table 87 – India - Historic - Quadrant mobile subscribers – 2012 – 2017
Table 88 – India - Reliance mobile subscribers – 2002 – 2019
Table 89 – India - Reliance mobile ARPU – 2007 – 2018
Table 90 – India - Historic - Sistema mobile subscribers – 2008 – 2017
Table 91 – India - Aircel mobile subscribers – 2004 – 2018
Table 92 – India - Reliance Jio mobile subscribers – 2017 - 2019
Table 93 – India - Reliance mobile ARPU – 2018
Table 94 – India - Tata Teleservices mobile subscribers – 2002 – 2019
Table 95 – India - Vodafone mobile subscribers – 2002 – 2018
Table 96 – India - Vodafone - mobile ARPU – 2008 – 2018
Table 97 – Indonesia - Major mobile operators by system
Table 98 – Indonesia - Mobile subscribers and market share by operator – 2018
Table 99 – Indonesia - XL Axiata mobile subscribers – 2007 – 2018
Table 100 – Indonesia - XL Axiata ARPU – 2017 – 2018
Table 101 – Indonesia - Telkomsel mobile subscribers – 2007 – 2018
Table 102 – Indonesia - Indosat Ooredoo - mobile subscribers – 2007 - 2018
Table 103 – Indonesia - PT Indosat - postpaid and prepaid mobile subscribers (million)– 2015 – 2018
Table 104 – Indonesia - PT Indosat ARPU– 2017 – 2018
Table 105 – 3 Indonesia subscribers – 2007 – 2018
Table 106 – Indonesia - SmartFren mobile subscribers – 2010 – 2018
Table 107 – Indonesia - Bakrie Telecom subscribers – 2007 – 2018
Table 108 – Indonesia - Internux (Bolt!) – Mobile subscribers – 2014 – 2018
Table 109 – Japan - Mobile subscribers in Japan by operator and market share – 2018
Table 110 – Japan - Historic - Carrier share of mobile telephone and PHS market – 2004 – 2011
Table 111 – Japan - NTT DoCoMo major shareholders
Table 112 – Japan - NTT DoCoMo revenue, net income, capex and EBITDA – 2005 – 2018
Table 113 – Japan - Historic - NTT DoCoMo ARPU (per month) and churn – 2004 – 2017
Table 114 – Japan - NTT DoCoMo ARPU (¥ per month)– 2017 – 2018
Table 115 – Japan - NTT DoCoMo subscribers (thousands) – 2011 – 2019
Table 116 – Japan - Historic - KDDI - ARPU and churn – 2001 – 2017
Table 117 – Japan - KDDI ARPU and Churn Rate (¥)– 2017 – 2018
Table 118 – Japan - KDDI mobile subscribers – 2011 – 2018
Table 119 – Japan - Softbank subscribers (millions) by segment– 2007 – 2018
Table 120 – Japan - Softbank financial data – 1995 – 2018
Table 121 – Japan - Softbank mobile ARPU and churn – 2004 – 2018
Table 122 – Kazakhstan - Mobile operators – subscribers and market share – 2018
Table 123 – Kazakhstan - Kar-Tel (Beeline) - mobile subscribers – 2006 – 2018
Table 124 – Kazakhstan - Kar-Tel (Beeline) - mobile ARPU (historical)– 2006 – 2014
Table 125 – Kazakhstan - Kar-Tel (Beeline) – fixed broadband subscribers (historical)– 2008 - 2013
Table 126 – Kazakhstan - Kcell’s mobile subscribers - 2006 – 2018
Table 127 – Kazakhstan - Kcell’s mobile subscribers (historical) – postpaid v. prepaid - 2012 – 2014
Table 128 – Tele2 Kazakhstan / Altel mobile subscribers – 2010 – 2018
Table 129 – Kazakhstan - Altel’s mobile subscribers (historical) – 2009 – 2013
Table 130 – Kazakhstan - Altel’s mobile ARPU (historical) – 2010 – 2014
Table 131 – Kyrgyzstan - Mobile operators – subscribers and market share – 2018
Table 132 – Kyrgyzstan - MegaCom subscribers – 2009 – 2018
Table 133 – Kyrgyzstan - Sky Mobile subscribers – 2007 – 2018
Table 134 – Kyrgyzstan - Historic Sky Mobile - ARPU – 2005; 2011 – 2014
Table 135 – Kyrgyzstan - Historic - Aktel (Fonex) subscribers – 2007 – 2011; 2014
Table 136 – Kyrgyzstan - Nur Telecom (O!) - subscribers – 2013 – 2018
Table 137 – Laos - Mobile operators and Systems
Table 138 – Laos - Mobile subscribers and market share by operator – 2018
Table 139 – Laos - ETL’s mobile subscribers – 2003 - 2018
Table 140 – Laos - Beeline’s mobile subscribers – 2005 - 2018
Table 141 – Laos - Historic - Beeline’s mobile ARPU – 2011 - 2016
Table 142 – Laos - Unitel’s mobile subscribers – 2005 - 2018
Table 143 – Macau - Mobile subscribers by Mobile Operator and Market Share – 2018
Table 144 – Macau - CTM’s mobile subscribers – 2005 – 2018
Table 145 – Malaysia - Mobile operators and systems
Table 146 – Malaysia - Mobile subscribers and market share by operator – 2018
Table 147 – Malaysia - Celcom mobile subscribers, prepaid and postpaid - 2005 – 2018
Table 148 – Malaysia - Celcom – Revenue, EBITDA and CAPEX - 2013 – 2017
Table 149 – Malaysia - Celcom ARPU – prepaid and postpaid – 2008 – 2018
Table 150 – Malaysia - Celcom - smartphone penetration – 2014 – 2018
Table 151 – Malaysia - Celcom – 4G / 4G LTE population coverage – 2016 – 2018
Table 152 – Malaysia - Maxis – Revenue and EBITDA - 2015 – 2018
Table 153 – Malaysia - Maxis mobile subscribers, prepaid and postpaid – 2006 – 2018
Table 154 – Malaysia - Maxis’ wireless broadband subscribers – 2009 – 2018
Table 155 – Malaysia - Maxis mobile ARPU – 2007 – 2018
Table 156 – Malaysia - Maxis’ smartphone penetration – 2014 – 2018
Table 157 – Malaysia - Digi – Revenue, EBITDA and CAPEX - 2013 – 2017
Table 158 – Malaysia - DiGi mobile subscribers – 2006 – 2018
Table 159 – Malaysia - DiGi’s ARPU – 2008 – 2017
Table 160 – Malaysia - DiGi’s mobile internet subscribers – 2009 – 2018
Table 161 – Malaysia - U Mobile subscribers – 2008 – 2018
Table 162 – Mongolia - Mobile operators - subscribers and market share – 2018
Table 163 – Mongolia - MobiCom subscribers – 2006 – 2018
Table 164 – Mongolia - SkyTel subscribers – 2006 – 2018
Table 165 – Mongolia - Unitel subscribers - 2006 – 2018
Table 166 – Mongolia - G-Mobile subscribers – 2007 – 2018
Table 167 – Myanmar - Mobile operator by system launch
Table 168 – Myanmar - Mobile subscriber market share by operator – 2018
Table 169 – Myanmar - MPT launch and system
Table 170 – Myanmar - MPT subscribers – 2008 – 2018
Table 171 – Myanmar - Ooredoo mobile subscribers – 2014 – 2018
Table 172 – Myanmar - Telenor mobile subscribers – 2014 - 2018
Table 173 – Nepal - Mobile operators and systems
Table 174 – Nepal - Mobile operators and market share - 2018
Table 175 – Nepal - Mobile broadband subscribers by operator, 3G 4G and EVDO – 2018
Table 176 – Nepal - Historic - Mobile operators and market share - 2017
Table 177 – Nepal - Historic - Mobile operators and market share - 2016
Table 178 – Nepal - Nepal Telecom (NDCL) - mobile subscribers – 2006 - 2018
Table 179 – Nepal - Ncell’s mobile subscribers – 2006 - 2018
Table 180 – Nepal - Smart Telecom- mobile subscribers – 2016 - 2018
Table 181 – Nepal Satellite Telecom (NSPTL)- mobile subscribers – 2018
Table 182 – North Korea - Historic - Koryolink revenue, EBITDA, CAPEX – 2012 - 2015
Table 183 – North Korea - Historic - Koryolink quarterly revenue, EBITDA, EBITDA margin, capex – 2009 - 2011
Table 184 – North Korea - Historic Koryolink ARPU – 2012 - 2014
Table 185 – North Korea - Historic - Koryolink quarterly subscribers, MoU and ARPU – 2009 – 2014
Table 186 – Pakistan - Mobile operators and systems
Table 187 – Pakistan - Mobile subscriber market share by operator – 2009 - 2018
Table 188 – Pakistan - Mobile subscribers (millions) by operator – 2009 – 2018
Table 189 – Pakistan - Mobile subscribers by operator, annual change – 2014 – 2018
Table 190 – Pakistan - Mobile subscribers (millions) by operator and 3G, 4G - 2018
Table 191 – Pakistan - Mobile subscribers (millions) by operator and 3G, 4G – 2017
Table 192 – Pakistan - Historic - 3G, 4G and LTE mobile subscribers by operator – 2016
Table 193 – Pakistan - Historic - 3G, 4G and LTE mobile subscribers by operator – 2015
Table 194 – Pakistan - Mobilink mobile subscribers – 2000 - 2018
Table 195 – Pakistan - Historic - Warid Telecom subscribers – 2005 – 2016
Table 196 – Pakistan - Ufone (PTCL) subscribers – 2001 – 2018
Table 197 – Telenor Pakistan subscribers – 2005 – 2018
Table 198 – Historic - Telenor Pakistan - ARPU – 2009 – 2014
Table 199 – Pakistan - CMPak (Zong) mobile subscribers – 2000 – 2018
Table 200 – Pakistan - Historic - Instaphone (Pakcom) subscribers – 2000 – 2010
Table 201 – Philippines - Historic - Mobile operators and systems
Table 202 – Philippines - Mobile subscribers (millions) by major operator – 2013 – 2018
Table 203 – Philippines - Mobile subscriber market share by major operators – 2013 – 2018
Table 204 – Philippines - Historic - Mobile subscribers by operator – 2009 – 2012
Table 205 – Philippines - Smart (PLDT) – total mobile subscribers – 2006 – 2018
Table 206– Philippines - PLDT – mobile subscribers (millions) by category – 2017 – 2018
Table 207 – Philippines - PLDT – mobile ARPU by operator/contract type ($P) – 2017 - 2018
Table 208 – Philippines - Globe Telecom mobile subscribers by prepaid, postpaid– 2010 – 2018
Table 209 – Philippines - Historic - Globe Telecom mobile subscribers – 2001 – 2009
Table 210 – Philippines - Globe Telecom – mobile ARPU (PHP/month) by contract type – 2015 - 2018
Table 211 – Singapore - mobile operators and systems
Table 212 – Singapore - Mobile Subscribers by Operator (millions) – 2000 – 2018
Table 213 – Singapore - Mobile Subscriber Market Share by Operator – 2000 – 2018
Table 214 – SingTel – Singapore market – Key Financial Statistics – 2014 – 2018
Table 215 – SingTel – Singapore market – key operational subscriber (millions) – 2013 – 2018
Table 216 – SingTel - mobile subscribers – 1998 – 2018
Table 217 – SingTel - 4G mobile subscribers – 2014 – 2018
Table 218 – SingTel – ARPU for mobile services – postpaid, prepaid, blended – 2003 – 2018
Table 219 – Singapore - StarHub – Key Financial Statistics – 2014 – 2017
Table 220 – Singapore - StarHub – operating revenue and capital expenditure – 2008 – 2017
Table 221 – Singapore - Historic - StarHub – Operating revenue ($thousands) by market segment – 2014 – 2017
Table 222 – Singapore - StarHub mobile subscribers – 2000 – 2018
Table 223 – Singapore - StarHub – ARPU for mobile services – postpaid and prepaid – 2003 – 2018
Table 224 – Singapore - MobileOne - mobile subscribers – 1998 – 2018
Table 225 – Singapore - MobileOne – ARPU for mobile services – postpaid and prepaid – 2015 – 2018
Table 226 – Singapore - Mobile One – operating revenue, capital expenditure and EBITDA ($S) – 2008 - 2017
Table 227 – South Korea - Mobile market share by operator – 2002 – 2018
Table 228 – South Korea - Mobile Service ARPU per month by operator – 2002 – 2018
Table 229 – South Korea - KT Corp’s mobile subscribers by 3G / 4G – 2004 – 2018
Table 230 – Historic - SK Telecom mobile 3G / 4G subscribers – 2002 – 2018
Table 231 – SK Telecom smartphone subscribers – 2009 – 2018
Table 232 – South Korea - LG U+ mobile subscribers – 2003 – 2018
Table 233 – South Korea - Historic - MVNO subscribers by operator – 2012 – 2014
Table 234 – Sri Lanka - Mobile operators and systems
Table 235 – Sri Lanka - Mobile operator subscribers and market share – 2018
Table 236 – Sri Lanka - Mobile operator subscribers and market share – 2017
Table 237 – Sri Lanka - Dialog Axiata prepaid /postpaid subscribers and market share – 2004 – 2018
Table 238 – Sri Lanka - Dialog Axiata ARPU – 2007 – 2018
Table 239 – Sri Lanka - Mobitel subscribers – 2004 – 2018
Table 240 – Sri Lanka - Mobitel annual revenue – 2015 – 2017
Table 241 – Etisalat Sri Lanka subscribers - 2004 – 2017
Table 242 – Hutchison Lanka subscribers – 2006 – 2017
Table 243 – Bharti Airtel Lanka subscribers – 2009 – 2017
Table 244 – Taiwan - Mobile Operators – Subscribers and Market Share – 2018
Table 245 – Taiwan - Far EasTone revenue, EBITDA, capex, net profit and ARPU – 2003 – 2017
Table 246 – Taiwan - Far EasTone mobile subscribers and annual change – 1998 – 2018
Table 247 – Taiwan - Far EasTone blended ARPU ($NT) – 2007 – 2018
Table 248– Taiwan Mobile ARPU – 2017 – 2018
Table 249– Taiwan Mobile - revenue and net profit – 2003 – 2017
Table 250 – Taiwan Mobile subscribers– 1998 – 2018
Table 251 – Taiwan - Chunghwa Telecom mobile - 1998 – 2018
Table 252 – Taiwan - Chunghwa Telecom mobile subscribers market share – 2000 - 2018
Table 253 – Taiwan - Chunghwa Telecom’s blended mobile ARPU – 2001 – 2018
Table 254 – Taiwan - APT mobile subscribers – 2003 – 2017
Table 255– Historic - Taiwan - VIBO Telecom mobile subscribers and annual change (historical) – 2005 – 2013
Table 256 – Tajikistan - Mobile operators – systems and launch dates
Table 257 – Tajikistan Mobile subscribers by operator and market share – 2018
Table 258 – Tajikistan Mobile subscribers by operator and market share – 2017
Table 259 – Tajikistan Historic - Babilon Mobile subscribers – 2009 – 2012
Table 260 – Tajikistan Tcell mobile subscribers – 2009 – 2018
Table 261 – Tajikistan - Tacom (Beeline) mobile subscribers – 2009; 2011 – 2018
Table 262 – Tajikistan - Historic - Tacom (Beeline) - mobile ARPU – 2011 – 2015
Table 263 – Tajikistan - Historic - Tacom (Beeline) - mobile broadband subscribers – 2011 – 2015
Table 264 – Thailand - Mobile operators and systems
Table 265 – Thailand - Mobile subscribers by Mobile Operator and Market Share – 2019
Table 266 – Thailand - AIS – total revenue and annual change – 2014 - 2018
Table 267 – Thailand - Historic – AIS subscribers and market share – 2004; 2007 – 2013
Table 268 – Thailand - AIS: subscribers (millions) – 2014 - 2019
Table 269 – Thailand - AIS: ARPU (postpaid, prepaid and blended) – 2007 – 2019
Table 270 – Thailand - DTAC: mobile subscribers (millions) – 2007 – 2019
Table 271 – Thailand - DTAC: ARPU (postpaid, prepaid and blended) – 2008 – 2018
Table 272 –DTAC – total revenue and annual change – 2018 - 2019
Table 273 – Thailand - TrueMove– total revenue and annual change – 2016 - 2018
Table 274 – Thailand - True Move: mobile subscribers (millions) – 2008 – 2019
Table 275 – Thailand - Historic - True Move: ARPU (postpaid, prepaid and blended) – 2007 – 2014
Table 276 – Thailand - Historic - TOT’s fixed-line subscribers – 2005 – 2013
Table 277 – Timor Leste - Mobile subscribers and market share by operator – 2018
Table 278 – Timor Telecom’s mobile subscribers – 2003 – 2018
Table 279 – Timor Leste - Telin (Telkomcel) mobile subscribers – 2013 – 2018
Table 280 – Timor Leste - Telemor’s mobile subscribers – 2013 – 2018
Table 281 – Turkmenistan - Mobile operators and systems
Table 282 – Turkmenistan - Mobile subscribers by operator and market share - 2018
Table 283 – Turkmenistan - Percentage of Population Covered by Type of Mobile Network
Table 284 – Turkmenistan - MTS mobile subscribers – 2005 - 2018
Table 285 – Turkmenistan - Historic - MTS mobile ARPU – 2004 - 2005; 2008 - 2014
Table 286 – Turkmenistan - TM Cell mobile subscribers – 2009 - 2018
Table 287 – Uzbekistan - Mobile operators and systems
Table 288 – Uzbekistan - Mobile operators – Subscribers and Market Share – 2018
Table 289 – Uzbekistan - UMS mobile subscribers – 2014 – 2018
Table 290 – Uzbekistan - Beeline mobile subscribers – 1998 – 2018
Table 291 – Uzbekistan - Unitel (Beeline) mobile ARPU – 2006 – 2016
Table 292 – Uzbekistan - UCell (Coscom) mobile subscribers and market share – 2006 – 2018
Table 293 – Uzbekistan - Uzmobile - mobile subscribers – 2017 – 2018
Table 294 – Uzbekistan - Historic - MTS (Uzdunrobita) mobile subscribers – 1998 – 2012
Table 295 – Vietnam - Mobile subscribers and market share by operator – 2018
Table 296 – Vietnam - MobiFone mobile subscribers – 2007 – 2018
Table 297 – Vietnam - VNPT - Vinaphone subscribers – 2007 – 2018
Table 298 – Vietnam - Viettel subscribers – 2007 – 2018
Table 299 – Vietnamobile mobile subscribers – 2009 – 2018
Table 300 – Vietnam - Gmobile subscribers – 2009 – 2018

List of Charts

Chart 1 – Asian Telecoms Maturity Index by Market Category
Chart 2 – Asian Telecoms Maturity Index vs GDP per Capita
Chart 3 – China - Mobile subscriber market share by operator - 2009 - 2019
Chart 4 – Singapore - Mobile Subscriber Market Share by Operator – 2000 – 2018

List of Exhibits

Exhibit 1 – Key Market Characteristics by Market Segment
Exhibit 2 – Mobile operators in Bangladesh
Exhibit 3 – Hong Kong - HTHKH frequency allocations – 2015
Exhibit 4 – Indonesia - Major shareholders in PT Indosat
Exhibit 5 – Japan - NTT DoCoMo investment in international operators
Exhibit 6 – SingTel’s regional subsidiaries and shareholdings
Exhibit 7 – Singapore - Major shareholders in StarHub

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