Research and Markets: Hong Kong Telecommunications Report Q1 2011.

M2 PRESSWIRE-March 15, 2011-: Research and Markets: Hong Kong Telecommunications Report Q1 2011(C)1994-2011 M2 COMMUNICATIONS

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(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6038a7/hong_kong_telecomm) has announced the addition of the "Hong Kong Telecommunications Report Q1 2011" report to their offering.

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

BMI's Q111 Telecommunications Report on Hong Kong contains both revised and extended forecasts and analysis of recent market trends following the publication of latest market data by Hong Kong's telecoms regulator, the Office of the Telecommunications Authority (OFTA), and by some of the service providers. The regulator published figures for the number of mobile subscribers to the end of Q210, allowing BMI to provide a more accurate picture of the position of the country's five mobile network operators, of which three, Hutchison 3G, SmarTone and PCCW Mobile, had published operational and financial figures for the first half of 2010. Furthermore, the release of new data by the OFTA has allowed BMI to reflect on their forecasts through to the end of 2014, and extend their forecast period to 2015 for both the mobile and internet sectors.

According to the regulator, there were 12.701mn mobile subscribers in the sector by June 2010, reflecting growth of 1.2% q-o-q and 8.5% y-o-y. The strong performance, which carried on from the 8.5% y-o-y growth reported in their Q410 quarterly report, was driven by increased subscriber uptake in the latter part of 2009 and in the first half of 2010. That said, net additions during Q210 actually fell by 56% q-o-q, with only 151,000 new subscribers added. This compares poorly with the 343,000 added in the first quarter, which was itself a rise of 26.8% q-o-q. However, it is noteworthy that a large quantity of the total prepaid subscriber base was considered inactive. The considerable number of inactive prepaid users and dual SIM card owners in the country has resulted in high a mobile penetration rate, which stood at of 171.8% at the end of 2009.

Key Topics Covered:

- Executive Summary

- SWOT Analysis

- Business Environment Ratings

- Industry Forecast Scenario

- Market Data Analysis

- Regulatory Environment And Industry Developments

- Competitive Landscape

- Company Monitor

- Company Profiles

- Regional Telecommunications Penetration Overview

- Country Snapshot: Hong Kong Demographic Data

- Glossary Of Terms

- Methodology

Companies Mentioned:

- ZTE

- Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings (HTHK)

- PCCW-HKT

- CSL New World Mobility

- SmarTone Telecommunications

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