South Korea - Major Telecom Operators - Overview and Statistics - Historical

Last updated: 9 Apr 2015 Update History

Report Status: Archived

Report Pages: 21

Analyst: Paul Budde

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Synopsis

After some restructuring amongst the major operators in 2009, the fixed-line telephone market in South Korea continues to be dominated by the incumbent KT. VoIP services are becoming increasingly popular as operators bundle services in a bid to stop the decline in ARPU. The operators continue to invest heavily in fibre based broadband deployments and IPTV subscriptions have passed the 5 million mark as more content is available and the operators are able to compete more effectively with live broadcasts. New investments are intended to drive revenue and gain market share and the year has seen the launch of LTE and the rapid increase in smartphone adoption. This report examines the major operators in South Korea in terms of financial and operational results and future strategies.

Key Developments:

LTE has been used to successfully increase ARPU
Operators have identified convergence as the next growth driver as LTE penetration matures
Increased investment in technologies such as smart grids and cloud computing, smart workplaces and the converged home;
Multi-Carrier technology used to further increase LTE speeds
LG Telecom has the highest proportion of smart phone subscribers
Larger investment in Wi-Fi and femtocell deployments to alleviate pressure on core mobile infrastructure;

Companies covered in this report include:

KT; LG U+; SK Broadband; SK Telecom

1. Synopsis
2. Overview of Major Telecom Operators
3. KT Corp
- 3.1 Company overview
- 3.2 Company background
  - 3.2.1 Fixed-line business: 1981 - 2009
  - 3.2.2 Mobile business: 2001 - 2009
  - 3.2.3 Converged services business: 2009 onwards
- 3.3 KT Corp: Financial statistics
- 3.4 KT Corp: Operations statistics
  - 3.4.1 KT Corp: Home phone statistics
  - 3.4.2 KT Corp: Internet statistics
  - 3.4.3 KT Corp: Broadband TV statistics
  - 3.4.4 KT Corp: WiBro statistics
  - 3.4.5 KT Corp: Mobile statistics
4. SK Broadband
- 4.1 Company overview
- 4.2 Company developments
- 4.3 Company background
- 4.4 SK Broadband: Financial statistics
- 4.5 SK Broadband: Operations statistics
5. SK Telecom
- 5.1 Company overview
- 5.2 Company background
- 5.3 SK Telecom: Financial statistics
- 5.4 SK Telecom: Operations statistics
- 5.5 SK Telecom: LTE 2.0 plans
- 5.6 SK Planet
6. LG U+
- 6.1 Company overview
- 6.2 LG U+: Financial statistics
  - 6.2.1 Financial and operating highlights – 2009 - 2014
- 6.3 LG U+: Operations statistics
  - 6.3.1 LG U+: Mobile statistics
  - 6.3.2 LG U+: Fixed-line statistics
  - 6.3.3 LG U+: Broadband statistics
  - 6.3.4 LG U+: IPTV statistics
- 6.4 LG U+: “Beyond Telecom” initiatives
7. Related reports

Table 1 – Mobile operator market share by subscribers – 2002 - 2015
Table 2 – KT Corp revenue, net profit, capex – 2008 – 2014
Table 3 – KT Corp’s fixed-line (PSTN) subscribers and market share – 2003 - 2016
Table 4 – KT Corp’s VoIP and total subscribers – 2008 - 2016
Table 5 – KT Corp’s broadband internet subscribers and market share – 2003 - 2015
Table 6 – KT Corp’s IPTV subscribers, ARPU and market share – 2006 - 2015
Table 7 – KT Corp’s WiBro subscribers – 2007 - 2014
Table 8 – KT Corp’s mobile and 3G subscribers and total market share – 2004 – 2014
Table 9 – KT’s Voice and data ARPU – 2004 – 2014
Table 10 – KT’s smartphone subscribers and penetration – 2009 – 2014
Table 11 – SK Broadband revenue, net income, capex, EBITDA – 2003 - 2014
Table 12 – SK Broadband - broadband internet subscribers – 2012 - 2015
Table 13 – SK Telecom revenue, net profit, capex, EBITDA margin – 2005 - 2014
Table 14 – SK Telecom mobile and 3G subscribers, ARPU – 2002 - 2014
Table 15 – SK Telecom smartphone subscribers and penetration – 2009 - 2014
Table 16 – Monthly LTE usage per subscriber – 2012 - 2014
Table 17 –LG U+ revenue, net income, EBITDA – 2009 – 2014
Table 18 –LG U+ revenue breakdown by service – 2009 – 2014
Table 19 – LG U+ capex – 2009 – 2014
Table 20 – LG U+ - total mobile ARPU – 2009 - 2014
Table 21 – LG Telecom mobile subscribers, ARPU – 2003 - 2014
Table 22 – LG Telecom smartphone subscribers and penetration – 2011 – 2014
Table 23 – LG Telecom fixed-line (PSTN and VoIP) subscribers – 2005 - 2014
Table 24 – LG U+ broadband subscribers – 2004 – 2014
Table 25 – LG U+ IPTV subscribers – 2007 – 2015

Chart 1 – LG U+ revenue, capex, ARPU – 2009 - 2014

Exhibit 1 – Significant telecoms operators in South Korea
Exhibit 2 – KT at a glance – December 2014
Exhibit 3 – SK Broadband at a glance – December 2014
Exhibit 4 – SK Telecom at a glance – December 2014
Exhibit 5 – LG U+ at a glance – December 2014

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