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Research and Markets: China Telecommunications Report Q1 2012: Transition from 2G to 3G Subscriptions Has Accelerated

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Posted January 16, 2012

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/1c7442/china_telecommunic) has announced the addition of the "China Telecommunications Report Q1 2012" report to their offering.

BMI has incorporated the latest telecoms data from China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and Chinese operators in its forecast scenarios, which have been extended to 2016. It has upgraded its expectations for China's fixed-line industry after the pace of the decline in the number of subscribers showed signs of a slowdown. BMI now forecasts 286mn fixed-line subscribers in China by end- 2011, up from its previous forecast of 273mn. While it has largely retained its forecast for the number of mobile subscribers in China, BMI has revised its expectations for the number of 3G subscribers. The transition from 2G to 3G subscriptions has accelerated and the latter formed the main subscriber growth driver in Q311. BMI expects 111mn 3G subscribers in China by end-2011 and it forecasts this number to increase to 773mn by 2016, a penetration rate of 56.2%.

Business Monitor International's China Telecommunications Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, telecommunication associations, government departments and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on China's telecommunications industry.

The acceleration in fixed-to-mobile migration could be attributed to mobile operators' heavy emphasis on promoting 3G services, which are significantly more lucrative than conventional 2G services. China Unicom reported that its 3G ARPU in the first nine months of 2011 was three times higher than that of 2G. However, BMI believes that operators have yet to reap the rewards as network expansion and marketing costs weigh heavily on their profitability. Nevertheless, it believes that the aggressive tactics are necessary to secure market share in the fledgling market, before shifting their attention to improving their profit margins.

Companies Profiled:

  • HTC
  • Operator Profiles
  • China Telecom
  • China Mobile (Hong Kong)
  • China Unicom

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