The Level of Wireless Penetration in South Korea Will Increase From 88.5% In 2007...

The Level of Wireless Penetration in South Korea Will Increase From 88.5% In 2007 To 94.7% In 2010

DUBLIN, Ireland--(Business Wire)--
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c84309) announces the
addition of new IE Market Research report 1Q08 Mobile Forecast: South
Korea, 2007 - 2010 to their offering.

IEMR's Mobile Forecast on South Korea provides over 65 operational
and financial metrics for the South Korea wireless market. We cover
quarterly historical data starting in 3Q2003 and ending in 3Q2007. We
also provide four-year forecasts at the operator level going out to
2010. Operators covered for South Korea include: SK Telecom, KTF, and
LG Telecom. Our Mobile Forecasts are updated quarterly and are
available for one-time delivery or through regular updates.

Notable highlights of the 1Q08 South Korea Mobile Forecast
include:

-- The wireless market in South Korea will continue to expand in
the coming years. We forecast that the number of total
subscribers will increase from our projected 43.3 million in
2007 to our forecasted 46.9 million in 2010 (this is below our
previous forecast of 47.3 million subscribers in 2010).

-- The level of wireless penetration in South Korea will increase
from 88.5% in 2007 to 94.7% in 2010.

-- The three operators - SK Telecom, KTF and LG Telecom - will
continue to show relatively stable market shares at 50.3%,
31.8% and 17.9% respectively over the forecast period of 2007
- 2010.

-- SK Telecom will continue to enjoy the lowest monthly churn
among the three competitors in 2010 at around 2.3%. In 2010,
SK Telecom will also receive the highest ARPU in the country
at US$ 46.91.

-- We are still forecasting that SK Telecom, the largest
operator, will see 38.8% EBITDA margin which will be the
highest among other operators in 2010.

Companies Covered in this Country Mobile Forecast:

-- SK Telecom

-- KTF

-- LG Telecom

Charts Include:

Charts 1-68 Results & Forecasts for: CY04-CY10

Chart 1: PREPAID AND POSTPAID SUBSCRIBERS

Chart 2: SUBSCRIBER GROWTH (YoY)

Chart 3: SUBSCRIBERS BY OPERATOR

Chart 4: SUBSCRIBER GROWTH BY OPERATOR (YoY)

Chart 5: NET SUBSCRIBER ADDS BY OPERATOR

Chart 6: NET SUBSCRIBER ADDS GROWTH BY OPERATOR

Chart 7: MONTHLY CHURN BY OPERATOR

Chart 8: POST-PAID SUBSCRIBERS BY OPERATOR

Chart 9: POST-PAID SUBSCRIBER GROWTH BY OPERATOR (YoY)

Chart 10: PREPAID/WHOLESALE SUBSCRIBERS BY OPERATOR

Chart 11: PREPAID/WHOLESALE SUBSCRIBER GROWTH BY OPERATOR

Chart 12: POST-PAID % OF TOTAL SUBSCRIBERS BY OPERATOR

Chart 13: PREPAID/WHOLESALE % OF TOTAL SUBSCRIBERS BY OPERATOR

Chart 14: POST-PAID NET ADDS BY OPERATOR

Chart 15: POST-PAID ADDS GROWTH BY OPERATOR (YoY)

Chart 16: PREPAID/WHOLESALE NET ADDS BY OPERATOR

Chart 17: PREPAID/WHOLESALE ADDS GROWTH BY OPERATOR

Chart 18: GROSS ADDITIONS BY OPERATOR

Chart 19: GROSS ADDITIONS GROWTH BY OPERATOR (YoY)

Chart 20: MONTHLY ARPU BY OPERATOR

Chart 21: MONTHLY ARPU GROWTH BY OPERATOR (YoY %)

Chart 22: DATA % OF SERVICE REVENUES BY OPERATOR

Chart 23: MONTHLY DATA ARPU BY OPERATOR

Chart 24: DATA ARPU GROWTH BY OPERATOR (YoY)

Chart 25: MONTHLY VOICE ARPU BY OPERATOR

Chart 26: VOICE ARPU GROWTH BY OPERATOR (YoY)

Chart 27: VOICE REVENUE PER MINUTE BY OPERATOR

Chart 28: VOICE REVENUE PER MINUTE GROWTH BY OPERATOR (YoY)

Chart 29: MOU PER SUBSCRIBER BY OPERATOR (MINUTES/MONTH)

Chart 30: MOU/SUBSCRIBER GROWTH BY OPERATOR (YoY %)

Chart 31: AGGREGATE MOU BY OPERATOR

Chart 32: AGGREGATE MOU GROWTH BY OPERATOR (YoY %)

Chart 33: SHARE OF TOTAL SUBSCRIBERS BY OPERATOR

Chart 34: HHI INDEX BY SUBSCRIBER SHARE

Chart 35: SHARE OF NET ADDS BY OPERATOR

Chart 36: SHARE OF POST-PAID NET ADDS BY OPERATOR

Chart 37: SHARE OF PREPAID/WHOLESALE NET ADDS BY OPERATOR

Chart 38: SHARE OF GROSS ADDS BY OPERATOR

Chart 39: SHARE OF SERVICE REVENUE BY OPERATOR

Chart 40: HHI INDEX BY SERVICE REVENUE SHARE

Chart 41: YoY CHANGE IN REVENUE SHARE BY OPERATOR

Chart 42: REPORTED REVENUE BY OPERATOR (REPORTING CURRENCY)

Chart 43: SERVICE REVENUE BY OPERATOR (REPORTING CURRENCY)

Chart 44: EBITDA BY OPERATOR (REPORTING CURRENCY)

Chart 45: CAPEX BY OPERATOR (REPORTING CURRENCY)

Chart 46: SERVICE REVENUE GROWTH BY OPERATOR (YoY)

Chart 47: EBITDA GROWTH BY OPERATOR (YoY)

Chart 48: EBITDA/REPORTED REVENUE BY OPERATOR

Chart 49: EBITDA/SERVICE REVENUE BY OPERATOR

Chart 50: EBITDA/INCREMENTAL SERVICE REVENUE BY OPERATOR

Chart 51: CAPEX/REPORTED REVENUE BY OPERATOR

Chart 52: CAPEX/SERVICE REVENUE BY OPERATOR

Chart 53: (EBITDA-CAPEX)/REPORTED REVENUE BY OPERATOR

Chart 54: EBITDA MARGIN EXPANSION/CONTRACTION BY OPERATOR

Chart 55: REPORTED REVENUE BY OPERATOR (USD)

Chart 56: ARPU BY OPERATOR (USD)

Chart 57: DATA ARPU BY OPERATOR (USD)

Chart 58: VOICE REV/MINUTE BY OPERATOR (USD)

Chart 59: SERVICE REVENUE BY OPERATOR (USD)

Chart 60: EBITDA BY OPERATOR (USD)

Chart 61: CAPEX BY OPERATOR (USD)

Chart 62: REPORTED REVENUE BY OPERATOR (EUR)

Chart 63: ARPU BY OPERATOR (EUR)

Chart 64: DATA ARPU BY OPERATOR (EUR)

Chart 65: VOICE REVENUE/MINUTE BY OPERATOR (EUR)

Chart 66: SERVICE REVENUE BY OPERATOR (EUR)

Chart 67: EBITDA BY OPERATOR (EUR)

Chart 68: CAPEX BY OPERATOR (EUR)

Charts 69-136 Quarterly Results for: Sept 04 - Sept 07

Chart 69: PREPAID AND POSTPAID SUBSCRIBERS

Chart 70: SUBSCRIBER GROWTH (YoY)

Chart 71: SUBSCRIBERS BY OPERATOR

Chart 72: SUBSCRIBER GROWTH BY OPERATOR (YoY)

Chart 73: NET SUBSCRIBER ADDS BY OPERATOR

Chart 74: NET SUBSCRIBER ADDS GROWTH BY OPERATOR

Chart 75: MONTHLY CHURN BY OPERATOR

Chart 76: POST-PAID SUBSCRIBERS BY OPERATOR

Chart 77: POST-PAID SUBSCRIBER GROWTH BY OPERATOR (YoY)

Chart 78: PREPAID/WHOLESALE SUBSCRIBERS BY OPERATOR

Chart 79: PREPAID/WHOLESALE SUBSCRIBER GROWTH BY OPERATOR

Chart 80: POST-PAID % OF TOTAL SUBSCRIBERS BY OPERATOR

Chart 81: PREPAID/WHOLESALE % OF TOTAL SUBSCRIBERS BY OPERATOR

Chart 82: POST-PAID NET ADDS BY OPERATOR

Chart 83: POST-PAID ADDS GROWTH BY OPERATOR (YoY)

Chart 84: PREPAID/WHOLESALE NET ADDS BY OPERATOR

Chart 85: PREPAID/WHOLESALE ADDS GROWTH BY OPERATOR

Chart 86: GROSS ADDITIONS BY OPERATOR

Chart 87: GROSS ADDITIONS GROWTH BY OPERATOR (YoY)

Chart 88: MONTHLY ARPU BY OPERATOR

Chart 89: MONTHLY ARPU GROWTH BY OPERATOR (YoY %)

Chart 90: DATA % OF SERVICE REVENUES BY OPERATOR

Chart 91: MONTHLY DATA ARPU BY OPERATOR

Chart 92: DATA ARPU GROWTH BY OPERATOR (YoY)

Chart 93: MONTHLY VOICE ARPU BY OPERATOR

Chart 94: VOICE ARPU GROWTH BY OPERATOR (YoY)

Chart 95: VOICE REVENUE PER MINUTE BY OPERATOR

Chart 96: VOICE REVENUE PER MINUTE GROWTH BY OPERATOR (YoY)

Chart 97: MOU PER SUBSCRIBER BY OPERATOR (MINUTES/MONTH)

Chart 98: MOU/SUBSCRIBER GROWTH BY OPERATOR (YoY %)

Chart 99: AGGREGATE MOU BY OPERATOR

Chart 100: AGGREGATE MOU GROWTH BY OPERATOR (YoY %)

Chart 101: SHARE OF TOTAL SUBSCRIBERS BY OPERATOR

Chart 102: HHI INDEX BY SUBSCRIBER SHARE

Chart 103: SHARE OF NET ADDS BY OPERATOR

Chart 104: SHARE OF POST-PAID NET ADDS BY OPERATOR

Chart 105: SHARE OF PREPAID/WHOLESALE NET ADDS BY OPERATOR

Chart 106: SHARE OF GROSS ADDS BY OPERATOR

Chart 107: SHARE SERVICE REVENUE BY OPERATOR

Chart 108: HHI INDEX BY SERVICE REVENUE SHARE

Chart 109: YoY CHANGE IN REVENUE SHARE BY OPERATOR

Chart 110: REPORTED REVENUE BY OPERATOR (REPORTING CURRENCY)

Chart 111: SERVICE REVENUE BY OPERATOR (REPORTING CURRENCY)

Chart 112: EBITDA BY OPERATOR (REPORTING CURRENCY)

Chart 113: CAPEX BY OPERATOR (REPORTING CURRENCY)

Chart 114: SERVICE REVENUE GROWTH BY OPERATOR (YoY)

Chart 115: EBITDA GROWTH BY OPERATOR (YoY)

Chart 116: EBITDA/REPORTED REVENUE BY OPERATOR

Chart 117: EBITDA/SERVICE REVENUE BY OPERATOR

Chart 118: EBITDA/INCREMENTAL SERVICE REVENUE BY OPERATOR

Chart 119: CAPEX/REPORTED REVENUE BY OPERATOR

Chart 120: CAPEX/SERVICE REVENUE BY OPERATOR

Chart 121: (EBITDA-CAPEX)/REPORTED REVENUE BY OPERATOR

Chart 122: EBITDA MARGIN EXPANSION/CONTRACTION BY OPERATOR

Chart 123: REPORTED REVENUE BY OPERATOR (USD)

Chart 124: ARPU BY OPERATOR (USD)

Chart 125: DATA ARPU BY OPERATOR (USD)

Chart 126: VOICE REV/MINUTE BY OPERATOR (USD)

Chart 127: SERVICE REVENUE BY OPERATOR (USD)

Chart 128: EBITDA BY OPERATOR (USD)

Chart 129: CAPEX BY OPERATOR (USD)

Chart 130: REPORTED REVENUE BY OPERATOR (EUR)

Chart 131: ARPU BY OPERATOR (EUR)

Chart 132: DATA ARPU BY OPERATOR (EUR)

Chart 133: VOICE REVENUE/MINUTE BY OPERATOR (EUR)

Chart 134: SERVICE REVENUE BY OPERATOR (EUR)

Chart 135: EBITDA BY OPERATOR (EUR)

Chart 136: CAPEX BY OPERATOR (EUR)

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