Dublin, March 29, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "The Communication Services in Developed Asia-Pacific: Trends and Forecasts 2018-2023" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Technological developments, a good economic outlook and high GDP per capita in developed Asia-Pacific (DVAP) will result in revenue growth in almost all service segments apart from traditional voice services. In this report, we examine key trends and drivers, and provide comprehensive telecoms market forecasts for the region and for seven individually modelled countries.

This report and associated data annex provide:

• a 5-year forecast of more than 180 mobile and fixed KPIs for the DVAP region as a whole and for seven key countries
• an in-depth analysis of the trends, drivers and forecast assumptions for each type of mobile and fixed service, and for key countries
• an overview of operator strategies and country-specific topics, in order to highlight similarities and differences by means of a cross-country comparison
• a summary of results, key implications and recommendations for mobile and fixed operators.

Key performance indicators

Connections

Mobile

• Handset, mobile broadband, IoT
• Prepaid, contract
• 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G
• Smartphone, non-smartphone

Fixed

• Voice, broadband, IPTV, dial-up
• Narrowband voice, VoBB
• DSL, FTTP/B, cable, BFWA, 5G, other

Fixed and mobile voice traffic

• Outgoing minutes, MoU

Revenue

Mobile

• Service, retail
• Prepaid, contract
• Handset, mobile broadband, IoT
• Handset voice, messaging, data

Fixed

• Service, retail
• Voice, broadband, IPTV, dial-up, business services
• DSL, FTTP/B, cable, BFWA, other

Mobile ARPU

• SIMs, handset
• Prepaid, contract
• Handset voice, data

Key Topics Covered:

Executive summary and recommendations

• The total telecoms retail revenue in developed Asia-Pacific will grow steadily in all segments apart from traditional voice
• The overall retail revenue growth rate in the region will be low; Japan, New Zealand and South Korea will see the most growth
• Geographical coverage: by 2023, the 4G/5G and NGA share of connections will approach 100% in most DVAP countries
• Key trends, drivers and assumptions for the mobile and fixed markets
• Key recommendations for telecoms operators
• Regional forecasts and cross-country comparison

Market context: operators in developed Asia-Pacific benefit from a relatively high GDP per capita, which drives retail spending on telecommunications services

• Key mergers, acquisitions, and market entries
• Key drivers at a glance for each developed Asia-Pacific market
• Market overview: mobile data will drive revenue growth in DVAP; fixed broadband revenue will not offset declining fixed voice revenue
• Mobile: 99.5% of mobile connections in DVAP will use 4G or 5G in 2023
• Mobile: the demand for data services will help to reduce ARPU declines
• Mobile: 5G roll-out plans are gathering pace while operators are aiming to capitalise on opportunities in the IoT segment
• Fixed: the vast majority of households in DVAP will use NGA broadband connections by 2023
• Fixed: increasing competition in New Zealand will result in a rapid increase in fixed broadband household penetration and will contribute to ASPU declines
• Fixed: the fixed market in DVAP is very competitive and operators will focus on consumer experience and churn reduction
• Business services: growth in the business service segment in DVAP will slow down
• IoT: the automotive and smart building segments will generate a significant share of IoT revenue by 2023
• Pay TV: traditional pay-TV revenue growth will be slow as markets are saturated and OTT competition is growing quickly

Individual country forecasts

• Australia: fixed broadband revenue growth will be faster than the revenue growth in the mobile handset segment
• Australia: the number of high-speed broadband connections is increasing quickly as the roll-out of NBN gathers pace
• Australia: competition in both fixed and mobile market segments will intensify, resulting in a slight decline in total telecoms revenue by 2023
• Australia: forecast changes
• Hong Kong: IoT will account for the overwhelming majority of new connections, but its impact on revenue will remain negligible
• Hong Kong: FTTP/B will continue to be the key broadband access technology
• Hong Kong: competition in the fixed broadband segment has declined and the mobile segment is now following suit
• Hong Kong: forecast changes
• Japan: the number of mobile IoT connections will grow rapidly, while handset penetration will remain relatively stable
• Japan: the number of FBB connections will increase due to continued fiber take-up; FBB revenue will grow at a CAGR of 2% up to 2023
• Japan: operators are placing a focus on churn reduction strategies across the fixed and mobile sectors
• Japan: forecast changes
• New Zealand: fixed services revenue will remain almost flat due to strong competition in the fixed broadband market
• New Zealand: MNOs are focused on migrating subscribers from prepaid to contract plans
• New Zealand: unlimited mobile data plans were launched in 2017
• New Zealand: forecast changes
• Singapore: mobile service revenue will decline at a CAGR of 0.5% between 2018 and 2023
• Singapore: the number of DSL and cable connections will drop to 0 by the end of 2019
• Singapore: the mobile market is experiencing structural changes and a fourth MNO will enter the market in 2019
• Singapore: forecast changes
• South Korea: telecoms revenue will increase modestly, largely thanks to growth in mobile data and fixed broadband revenue
• South Korea: South Korea will have the highest share of 5G mobile connections in the DVAP region in 2023
• South Korea: MNOs plan to launch consumer 5G offers in 2019; 10Gbps broadband services were launched in 4Q 2018
• South Korea: forecast changes
• Taiwan: service revenue in both fixed and mobile segments will decline mildly due to saturated markets and stiff competition
• Taiwan: rapid growth in mobile data usage and strong 5G take-up will not prevent the continued decline in mobile ARPU
• Taiwan: the prevalence of unlimited mobile data packages will dampen revenue growth in both the fixed and mobile segments
• Taiwan: forecast changes

Methodology

Countries Covered

• Australia
• Hong Kong
• Japan
• New Zealand
• Singapore
• South Korea
• Taiwan

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