Laos Telecoms Market Report

• Key statistics

• Regional Asia market comparison

• Market characteristics
• Market Leaders
• Market Challengers
• Market Emergents
• TMI vs GDP
• Mobile and mobile broadband penetration
• Fixed versus mobile broadband penetration

• Country overview

• Covid-19 and its impact on the telecom sector

• Economic considerations and responses
• Subscribers
• Infrastructure

• Telecommunications market

• Regulatory environment

• Regulatory authorities
• Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (MPT)
• Fixed-line developments
• Telecommunications Act 2001
• Telecommunications Law No. 2 (2012)
• Internet laws and decrees
• Mobile network developments
• SIM Registration

• Mobile market

• Mobile statistics
• Mobile infrastructure
• 5G
• 4G/LTE
• 3G
• Mobile broadband
• Major mobile operators
• Lao Telecom (LTC)
• ETL
• Beeline
• Unitel

• Fixed-line broadband market

• Fixed-line broadband technologies
• DSL
• WiMAX
• Fibre
• Satellite

• Fixed network market

• Major network operators
• Lao Telecom (LTC)
• ETL
• Unitel

• Telecommunications infrastructure

• National telecom network
• International infrastructure
• Satellite systems
• Terrestrial cable links
• Other Developments - PoPs

• Glossary of abbreviations

• Related reports

List of Tables

• Table 1 – Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities – Laos – 2022 (e)
• Table 2 – Change in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration – 2012 – 2027
• Table 3 – Mobile voice and data traffic – 2013 – 2019
• Table 4 – Change in the number of base stations in service by technology – 2015 – 2019
• Table 5 – Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration – 2012 – 2027
• Table 6 – Growth in the number of fixed broadband subscribers and penetration – 2012 – 2027
• Table 7 – Change in the number of fixed broadband subscribers by access speed – 2011 – 2019
• Table 8 – Change in the number of DSL subscribers – 2011 – 2020
• Table 9 – Growth in the number of fibre broadband subscribers – 2010 – 2020
• Table 10 – Change in the number of fixed-line subscribers by type – 2014 – 2021
• Table 11 – Change in the number of fixed-lines in service and teledensity – 2012 – 2027
• Table 12 – Fibre network by installed route length – 2010 – 2019
• Table 13 – Historic - Mobile subscribers and penetration – 1996 – 2011
• Table 14 – Historic - Mobile operators and systems - 2009
• Table 15 – Historic - Beeline mobile subscribers – 2005 – 2018
• Table 16 – Historic - Beeline’s mobile ARPU – 2011 – 2016
• Table 17 – Historic - Fixed broadband subscribers – 2003 – 2011
• Table 18 – Historic - Internet users and Penetration – 2002 – 2017
• Table 19 – Historic - Internet bandwidth capacity – 2002 – 2010
• Table 20 – Historic - Lit/Equipped International Bandwidth Capacity – 2015 – 2017
• Table 21 – Historic - Fibre network route length by operator – 2012; 2014
• Table 22 – Historic - WLL (fixed wireless) subscribers – 2004 – 2014
• Table 23 – Historic - Fixed-lines in service and teledensity – 1996 – 2011
• Table 24 – Historic - Decline in Beeline’s revenue and EBITDA (US$ million) – 2012 – 2017
• Table 25 – Historic - Growth in the number of DSL subscribers – 2007 – 2010

List of Charts

• Chart 1 – Asia Telecoms Maturity Index – Market Leaders
• Chart 2 – Asia Telecoms Maturity Index – Market Challengers
• Chart 3 – Asia Telecoms Maturity Index – Market Emergents
• Chart 4 – Asia – Telecoms Maturity Index vs GDP per capita
• Chart 5 – Asia – Mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration
• Chart 6 – South East Asia – Mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration
• Chart 7 – South East Asia – Fixed and mobile broadband penetration
• Chart 8 – Change in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration – 2012 – 2027
• Chart 9 – Mobile voice and data traffic – 2013 – 2019
• Chart 10 – Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration – 2012 – 2027
• Chart 11 – Growth in the number of fixed broadband subscribers and penetration – 2012 – 2027
• Chart 12 – Change in the number of fixed broadband subscribers by access speed – 2011 – 2019
• Chart 13 – Change in the number of DSL subscribers – 2011 – 2020
• Chart 14 – Growth in the number of fibre broadband subscribers – 2010 – 2020
• Chart 15 – Change in the number of fixed-line subscribers by type – 2014 – 2021
• Chart 16 – Change in the number of fixed-lines in service and teledensity – 2012 – 2027
• Chart 17 – Fibre network by installed route length – 2010 – 2019

List of Exhibits

• Exhibit 1 – Map of Telecom Maturity Index global ranking among countries in Asia
• Exhibit 2 – Generalised Market Characteristics by Market Segment
• Exhibit 3 – Asia – Market Leaders and market developments
• Exhibit 4 – Asia – Market Challengers and market developments
• Exhibit 5 – Asia – Market Emergents and market developments