Malaysia - Telecoms Infrastructure, Operators, Regulations - Statistics and Analyses

Synopsis

With its widespread application of modern technologies such as fibre optics, wireless transmission, digitalisation and satellite services, Malaysia has built one of the more advanced telecom networks in the developing world. The country has a national objective to see Malaysia ranked as a developed country by the year 2020.

The penetration of fixed lines in Malaysia continues to fall as the mobile segment continues to expand and dominate the market, especially the mobile broadband segment. The fixed line market is predicted to gradually decline over the next five years to 2023 as mobile and mobile broadband penetration continue to increase.

The country’s telecom sector, whilst still expanding and developing, has undergone a period of consolidation with its telecom companies operating in an ever increasingly competitive and changing market. Substantial government participation in ICT development has also been a particular characteristic of the Malaysian market. It has strongly backed the roll-out of a national broadband network.

The generally strong growth across the telecom sector has brought with it a flurry of investment interest and activity. The telecommunications market in Malaysia experienced privatisation in all facets of the industry and a general opening up of the market with a significant number of new licences being granted.

Key developments:

The penetration of fixed lines continues to fall as the mobile segment continues to expand and dominate the market.
The fixed line market is predicted to gradually decline over the next five years to 2023.
The Malaysian government released a National Internet of Things (IoT) Strategic Roadmap.

Companies mentioned in this report include:

Telekom Malaysia; Maxis Communications; Celcom; DiGi.com; Time dotcom; Axiata; Alcatel-Lucent; U Mobile; Fibrecomm.

Table of Contents

1. Synopsis
2. Key statistics
3. Country overview
4. Telecommunications market
- 4.1 Market overview and analysis
- 4.2 Regional Asian market comparison
- 4.3 Historical overview
5. Regulatory environment
- 5.1 Regulatory authority
  - 5.1.1 Telecom legislation
  - 5.1.2 Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC)
- 5.2 Government policies eg Telecom sector liberalisation
  - 5.2.1 MCMC policy
- 5.3 Privatisation and liberalisation
- 5.4 Universal Service Provision (USP)
- 5.5 Licences
- 5.6 Number portability (NP)
6. Fixed network operators
- 6.1 Telekom Malaysia
  - 6.1.1 Historical overview
7. Telecommunications infrastructure
- 7.1 Fixed-line subscribers and forecast
- 7.2 Fibre networks
- 7.3 Microwave links
- 7.4 International infrastructure
  - 7.4.1 International gateways
  - 7.4.2 Satellite
  - 7.4.3 Submarine networks
  - 7.4.4 Submarine system developments
  - 7.4.5 Proposed submarine cable networks
- 7.5 Specific IT developments
  - 7.5.1 Data Centres
  - 7.5.2 Cloud computing
8. Smart infrastructure
- 8.1 Internet of Things (IoT)
- 8.2 Smart Cities
9. Related reports

Table 1 – Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities – 2018 (e)
Table 2 – Key Metrics - Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) - 2018 – 2023
Table 3 – Telekom Malaysia’s ARPU - by service category – 2011 – 2018
Table 4 – Telekom Malaysia’s capital expenditure – 2007 – 2017
Table 5 – Telekom Malaysia’s fixed-line subscribers (millions) – 2007 – 2017
Table 6 – Fixed Line Subscriptions and Penetration – 2007 – 2018
Table 7 – Historic - fixed lines in service and penetration – 1995 – 2006

Chart 1 – Mobile, Mobile Broadband & Fixed Broadband Penetration – 2018; 2023
Chart 2 – Asian Telecoms Maturity Index by Market Category
Chart 3 – Asian Telecoms Maturity Index vs GDP per Capita
Chart 4 – Telecoms Maturity Index – South East Asia
Chart 5 – Fixed Line Subscriptions and Penetration – 2007 – 2018

Exhibit 1 – Key Market Characteristics by Market Segment
Exhibit 2 – South East Asia - Key Characteristics of Telecoms Markets by Country
Exhibit 3 – International submarine cable systems with landing points in Malaysia

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Last updated 24 Aug 2018
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Analyst: Phil Harpur

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