Global Telecommunication Industry Update - 2013

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							GLOBAL TELECOM UPDATE - 2013




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GLOBAL TELECOM UPDATE – 2013                                                            1

 2012 was an eventful year for telecommunication industry. In 2013 key
 challenges for telecom companies will be how to monetize new business
 models, leverage customer data by investing in analytics and define their
 response to over-the-top players.

 Wholesale carriers will continue to face declining revenues and margins as a
 result of domestic regulation and intense competition.




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 1. Mobile connections growth, which will slow to 7% in 2013. with emerging
    markets accounting for 89% of net additions.
 2. Mobile broadband connections will grow by a more respectable 27% and
    LTE connections will increase by 150%. Fiber connections will grow by 28%.
 3. The LTE-to-HSPA rollout ratio will continue to shift in favor of LTE.
 4. Wholesale carriers will continue to face declining revenues and margins as
    a result of domestic regulation and intense competition.
 5. Operators will take a new approach to M2M, with more partnering to
    deliver services
 6. Ericsson will be the most successful traditional network infrastructure
    vendor due to its mobile radio access network and core portfolio, as well
    as its growing software and services offerings



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 7.   All vendors will have to deal with the encroachment of software
      providers in core telecoms software stacks

 8.   Laser for 100G will be the largest growth segment in the components
      sector in 2013

 9.   Companies that are integrating devices and services (such as Microsoft,
      Apple and Samsung) will be in the strongest position to capitalize on
      growth in the devices market.

 10. Android OS and Samsung will pull further ahead in the platform and
     device markets respectively in 2013.
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RECENT FINDOUTS --- Gartner and Ovum                                                      4
 11. The global telecom services market will continue to be the largest IT
     spending market in 2013 according to Gartner.
 12. By 2016, Gartner forecasts that mobile data will represent 33% of the
     total telecom services market, up from 22% in 2012 due to total
     worldwide IT spending which is expected to reach $3.7 trillion (€2.8
     trillion) in 2013, a 4.2% increase from 2012 spending.
 13. Ovum Research believes that mobile broadband presents the largest
     opportunity for operators to grow revenue, and is expected to grow
     19.2 per cent annually, generating $122.9bn in incremental revenue
     between 2013 and 2016.
 14. Ovum recommended that vendors step up their focus in areas such
     as converged packet optical, ROADMs, 40G/100G networking gear,
     carrier Wi-Fi, and network-related services. Source : telecoms.com


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RECENT FINDOUTS – Pyramid Research                                                          5
 15. Pyramid Research expected that Emerging countries like Africa and the
     Middle East, will be intensified by M&A activity in2013 as smaller
     operators will find it increasingly hard to compete and raise funds

 16. Data card and dongle revenue will overtake SMS revenue for the first
     time in 2013, generating $7.6bn and contributing about 32 per cent of
     total mobile data sales

 17. In Asia-Pacific, LTE subscription to reach nearly 42m, which whilst only 1
     per cent of total subscriptions in the region, it is more than one-third of
     global LTE subscriptions.

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RECENT FINDOUTS – Pyramid Research                                                         6
 18. Pyramid also predicts that Android phones will account for more than
     50 per cent of all Smartphone sales in Central & Eastern Europe and
     close to half of all market sales in Western Europe in 2013.

 19. In North America, the US is predicted to add nearly as many prepaid
     customers as postpaid, and then overtake postpaid in 2014 due to
     slower economic growth in the US market.

 20. In Latin America, the story shifts to DTH Pay-TV growth, with direct to
     home services set to overtake traditional cable TV numbers by 2017.
     However, legal restrictions will continue to hamper IPTV growth.

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RECENT FINDOUTS – Brazil Market (I)                                                        7
 21. 2012 represented a milestone for the Brazilian mobile market. Mobile
     telephony reached density of more than 130 lines per 100 inhabitants
     and the country is likely to have, for the first time, annual growth in
     excess of 10%

 22. The migration of GSM handsets, which still represents more than 70%
     of mobile lines in the country, for 3G will also accelerate in 2013,
     though 3G handsets are not likely to overtake GSM devices until 2015.

 23. Virgin Mobile is set to begin its mobile virtual network operator service,
     which could then entice others to enter the market and helping to
     establish the MVNO market inside Brazil.



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RECENT FINDOUTS – Brazil Market (II)                                                      8
 24. Fixed broadband will continue to grow at an annual rate of 20%. Pay-TV,
     which increased 27% in 2012, due to DTH, is likely to keep this growth
     pace in 2013, with bigger growth expected of cable TV and IPTV.

 25. Brazil presents a consolidated scenario of players in the telecom space
     with three groups (Telefônica, América Móvil and Oi) controlling 70% of
     the total revenues for the sector




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RECENT FINDOUTS – Europe Market (I)                                                 9
 26. Despite the economic downturn, intense competition, and regulatory
     actions, revenues for the European wholesale telecoms market
     remained steady between 2010 and 2011 (Ovum)

 27. Wholesalers must lessen their dependence on traditional wholesale
     fixed voice sales by meeting customers’ needs for non-voice services

 28. Mobile wholesale, a growing sector in Europe, offers significant
     potential for growth based on an increasingly diverse customer base

 29. Ovum found that a number of carriers, including Telecom Italia and
     France’s SFR, did increase their revenues from other sectors to more
     than compensate for declines in fixed voice

 30. In 2011 Europe’s top four: BT, Deutsche Telekom, FT-Orange and
     Telefonica, accounted for over 50 per cent of total European wholesale
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 30. In 2011 Europe’s top four: BT, Deutsche Telekom, FT-Orange and
     Telefonica, accounted for over 50 per cent of total European wholesale
     revenue, with the top ten responsible for nearly 75 per cent of the total.

 31. AT&T is mulling over buying a wireless operator in Europe by the end of
     2013.

 32. European regulations are stifling innovation within the telecom industry
     and preventing its growth said Ben Verwaayen, CEO of Paris-based
     telecom equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent

 33. 28 regulators in Europe had created rules focused on lowering prices for
     customers, whereas in the U.S. And other regions regulators had also
     focused on spurring innovation and new investments.

 34. In 2011 Europe’s top four: BT, Deutsche Telekom, FT-Orange and
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RECENT FINDOUTS – Europe Market (III)                                                   11
 34. Europe's top telecommunication companies are discussing the creation of
     a pan-European infrastructure network to unite the region's disjointed
     national markets

 35. Putting together a pan-European network would end up with a huge
     amount of logistical and financial difficulties – but it would move Europe
     more in line with the likes of the US and China.

 36. Fitch Ratings, prophesizes that there is a slim chance for the talks to
     succeed between European commission and Telecom operators . Fitch
     believes network sharing within individual countries will remain a more
     common method of cutting costs and defending margins.



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RECENT FINDOUTS – Russia (I)                                                       12
 37. Russian Telecom market expected to grow 3.5% CAGR 2012 – 2015, mainly
     driven by Mobile Data.

 38. Mobile Data to Grow in Russia with 30% CAGR




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RECENT FINDOUTS – Russia (II)                                                          13
 39. MTS a leading Russian mobile operator, and its main shareholder, AFK
     Sistema continues to suffer losses. MTS effectively lost its asset in
     Uzbekistan.

 40. Also India a South Asian country, revoked all telecom licenses and
     suggested that Sistema pay India 12 times the amount the Russian
     company originally invested there in 2008.

 41. Tenders for 800MHz / 2.5GHz frequencies to be used for LTE-based
     telecommunications, orchestrated by Megafon, Vimpelcom, MTS and
     Rostelecom.




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RECENT FINDOUTS – India (I)                                                           14
 42. The telecom sector has recorded gross revenue at INR 52,937.32 crore
     (roughly USD 98 billion) during the quarter ended September 2012, an
     increase of 0.80% over the previous quarter at Rs 52,512.10 crore.

 43. Adjusted gross revenue declined by 0.07% to Rs 35,473.16 crore during
     the September quarter from Rs 35,499.01 crore reported during the
     quarter ended June 2012.

 44. The government’s earning from the telecom sector in terms of license fee
     also dipped 1.97% to Rs 2,884.16 crore during the July-September quarter,
     as against Rs 2,941.02 crore earned during the April-June quarter this
     fiscal year.



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 45. However, operators gross revenue (excluding revenues of ILD, NLD and
     ISPs, VSAT) declined by 0.61% during the quarter ended September 2012
     to Rs 39661.37 crore.

 46. The average revenue per user (ARPU) for GSM service dipped 0.45% to Rs
     95.05 in July-September 2012 quarter from Rs 95.47 in April-June 2012
     quarter. ARPU for CDMA service increased by 3.80% from Rs 74.91 in
     quarter ended June to Rs 77.76 during the quarter ended September
     2012.

 47. The tremors of official auditor CAG's last year estimation of Rs 1.76 Lakh
     crore presumptive revenue loss to the government in the allocation of 2G
     spectrum continued to be felt in 2012 with Supreme Court cancelling as
     many as 122 telecom licenses in February.

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RECENT FINDOUTS – India (III)                                                         16
 48. LTE Revenues In India To Reach $11.88Bn In 2017

 49. LTE revenues in India, UAE and Saudi Arabia are set to reach $11.88
     billion, $4.55 billion and $3.38 billion.

 50. In last four years, the sector grew by 20% CAGR and the mobile subscriber
     base crossed 900 million, second only to China

 51. Telecom contributes approximately 3% to India’s GDP

 52. The country is completely dependent on the instant voice and data
     communication provided by the telecom networks; this dependency is
     irreversible.


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RECENT FINDOUTS – India (IV)                                                            17
 53. NTP (National Telecom Policy) plans to connect 250,000 Indian villages by
     optical fiber network. This will translate into demand for an additional
     400,000 base stations and 50,000 towers with average tenancy of 2.3 at
     an investment of Rs.50,000 Crore. In effect, the NTP is visualizing doubling
     the current telecom capacity and increasing its reach to 95+% of India
     while providing broadband level of internet capability.
 54. In FY 09-10, telecom attracted USD 2.5bn FDI (10% of total FDI); however
     in the last seven months, Indian telecom received a meager USD 48mn FDI
     (0.32% of total FDI)
 55. The tower infrastructure industry, which has fuelled Indian telecom
     growth by investing over Rs. 100,000 Cr in the last 15 years.
 56. Under the proposed unified licensing regime, additional license fees
     of 8% will be imposed and the FDI limit be reduced from 100% to 74%
                                                Source : thehindubusinessline.com

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RECENT FINDOUTS – China (I)                                                           18
 57. The total IT investment in China's telecom industry was RMB 42.74 billion
     in 2011, and the telecom industry IT solution market totaled RMB 13.71
     billion. IDC forecasts the latter will climb to RMB 25.21 billion by 2016
 58. 3G penetration rate in China was just 20.0% of the total mobile subscriber
     base, which reflects significant growth opportunity
 59. Mobile user base in China is ever increasing by November 2012, China
     Mobile had 82.43 million 3G users, followed by China Unicom's 73.32
     million and China Telecom's 65.85 million.
 60. Chinese MVNO market could be worth more than 70 billion RMB ($11
     Billion) in 2015.
 61. Chinese Telecom companies Huawei and ZTE focusing on building strong
     credibility among industry stakeholders, outside China.
 62. Besides America, India, Australia, Canada and the U.K. have reservations
     about doing business with the Chinese telecom equipment suppliers.

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RECENT FINDOUTS – China (II)                                                          19
 63. Apple has 11 stores in China and Hong Kong. Revenues from China jumped
     82.8% year over year to $22.79 billion in fiscal 2012.
 64. Smartphone shipments in China hit a new record with the addition of
     more than 60 million customers in the third quarter of 2012.
 65. China will reclaim its lead as the world's largest Smartphones market in
     2013 as the nation is expected to sell 240 million Smartphones. This would
     represent one-third of global shipments, said analysis firm Canalys
 66. Total shipments hit 224 million in 2012 in China, making the country the
     world's No 1 Smartphone manufacturer.
 67. Other countries with big increases in smart phone usage expected in 2013,
     include: Brazil +40 per cent, Russia +30.7 per cent, India +61.4 per cent
     and Indonesia +51.7 per cent.

                                               Source : Chinadaily.com.cn

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RECENT FINDOUTS – Middle East & Africa                                                  20
  68. Telecom Services market in South Africa to grow at a CAGR of 1.91 percent
      over the period 2011-2015.
  69. Most countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have mobile penetration rates
      of less than 80%, but growth will still slow.
  70. Among them Uganda’s telecommunication sector will peak at US$1 billion
      by 2017
  71. By the end of 2012 Uganda’s telecom sector had accrued US$858 million in
      service revenue.
  72. Mobile voice service revenue to decline from $613 million (USh1.45
      trillion) in 2012 to $576 million (USh1.4 trillion) in 2017
  73. Pyramid Research identified the main growth drivers in Uganda to be fixed
      data services, with a CAGR of 23 percent, and mobile data with a
      compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 27.1 percent, amounting to
      accumulative revenue opportunity of $1.9 billion (USh4.7 billion)
      between 2012 and 2017.
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RECENT FINDOUTS – Middle East & Africa                                                    21
  74. Saudi Arabia's telecom investment to reach SR37bn in 2013.
  75. Saudi Arabia is by-far the largest telecom market in the GCC, accounting
      for 66% of total mobile subscribers, 59% of total fixed-line connections and
      58% of total internet users. Despite this only 38% of the country's
      population are connected to the internet.
  76. The latest CITC figures indicate that broadband penetration reached
      almost 40% in the third-quarter of 2012 or 11.73 million users due to the
      expanded use of smart phones and offerings of various data packages by
      mobile operators. Fixed broadband subscriptions including DSL, fixed
      wireless (WiMAX), FITx and other fixed lines have also grown during the
      same period to around 2.25 million subscribers at a penetration rate of
      36.5% of households Kingdom-wide.

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RECENT FINDOUTS – Australia                                                             22
  77. Australian telecom market to reach $43 billion by this year.
  78. Government decided to change its broadband infrastructure and plan to
      launch supporting policies in e-commerce, e-health, e-education and smart
      grid.
  79. The $36 billion plan includes a government investment of $27 billion and
      needs to be seen in the context of the $60 billion raised by the
      privatization of Telstra (Telstra is Australia’s largest telecommunications
      provider offering a full range of telecom services throughout Australia.)
  80. NBN (National Broadband Network) will connect around 7% of all premises
      in the country to fixed-wireless networks.
  81. Australia has 5.5 million mobile broadband subscribers, the release of a 4G
      network by one mobile network operator witnessed growth of more
      than 300,000 subscribers in just over half a year.
                                                Source : buddeblog.com.au

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