2Q08 East Asia And Pacific Mobile Forecast Report Provides Four-Year Forecasts At...

2Q08 East Asia And Pacific Mobile Forecast Report Provides Four-Year Forecasts At The Operator Level Going Out To 2010

DUBLIN, Ireland--(Business Wire)--
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c91487) has announced the
addition of new IE Market Research report "2Q08 East Asia and Pacific
Mobile Forecast, 2008 - 2010" to their offering.

The East Asia and Pacific Mobile Forecast provides over 65
operational and financial metrics for wireless markets across East
Asia and Pacific. We cover quarterly historical data starting in
4Q2003 and ending in 4Q2007. We also provide four-year forecasts at
the operator level going out to 2010. Our East Asia and Pacific
Aggregation contains separate data for 12 countries and their mobile
operators (49 operators in total). Our Mobile Forecasts are updated
quarterly and are available for one-time delivery or through regular
updates.

Through these custom-designed spreadsheets you can select specific
metrics and customize the results based on country, region and/or
operator. The operator data table can also be used for instant access
to operators by Country or all together. A set of charts will also be
created automatically based on your selections for the first 6 data
entries of each table. This allows for quick access to desired data,
saving the time typically wasted scrolling through the data and
allowing for comparisons across countries and operators. This regional
forecast also has the added function of charting all 65 operational
and financial metrics for a single country simply by selecting it from
a drop down menu.

Notable highlights of the 2Q08 East Asia and Pacific Mobile
Forecast include:

Trends in Wireless Markets:

- THE FASTEST GROWING WIRELESS MARKETS IN EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC
REGION (INDONESIA and CHINA): Our model is forecasting a dead heat
between China and Indonesia as the fastest growing wireless markets in
this region from 2008 - 2010 by subscribers. Subscriber growth rates
in both markets are forecasted to average about 9.3% per year over the
forecast period.

- THE MARKET WHERE CONSUMERS PAY THE MOST FOR WIRELESS SERVICES IN
EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC REGION (JAPAN): In 2010, the market where
consumers pay the most for their mobile services (as measured by
Average Revenue per User, ARPU) will continue to be Japan with US$
50.05 per user.

- THE MARKET WHERE CONSUMERS PAY THE LEAST FOR WIRELESS SERVICES
IN EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC REGION (PHILIPPINES): We are expecting the
Philippines to continue to have the lowest ARPU levels in the region.
Operator-wide ARPU levels in the Philippines are expected to reach US$
5.45 in 2008 and fall to US$ 5.16 in 2010.

- THE MARKET WHERE CONSUMERS CAN EXPECT TO SEE THE BIGGEST
INCREASE IN WIRELESS SERVICE CHARGES IN EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC
(AUSTRALIA): Within our coverage list, we are expecting Australia to
see the highest level of ARPU increase. Between 2008 and 2010,
consumers in Australia can be expected to pay 5.1% more for their
wireless services, mostly due to ongoing introduction of 3G mobile
services in the Australia wireless sector.

Operator Highlights:

- THE FASTEST GROWING OPERATOR IN EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC (STARONE
IN INDONESIA): Our model is continuing to forecast that StarOne in
Indonesia will see the highest level of subscriber growth among the 45
wireless operators in our coverage list. Subscriber levels will rise
by 63% between 2008 and 2010 for this operator.

- THE OPERATOR THAT WILL ADD THE MOST SUBSCRIBERS IN EAST ASIA AND
PACIFIC (CHINA MOBILE): The world's largest operator will also add the
most number of subscribers. The world's largest operator will also add
the most number of subscribers. We are forecasting that China Mobile
will add 138 million wireless subscribers in the next three years. On
average, this means that China Mobile will add 3.8 million subscribers
each month.

- THE OPERATOR WHICH WILL CHARGE ITS CUSTOMERS THE MOST IN EAST
ASIA AND PACIFIC (HUTCHISON IN AUSTRALIA): In 2010, we continue to
forecast that the operator which will bill its customers at the
highest level in our coverage list will be Hutchison in Australia.
This operator will have an ARPU of US$ 64.68 per month in 2010.

- THE OPERATOR WHICH WILL CHARGE ITS CUSTOMERS THE LEAST IN EAST
ASIA AND PACIFIC (EXCELCOMINDO IN INDONESIA): Our model continues to
forecast that in 2010, the operator which will bill its customers at
the lowest rate in our coverage list in the region will be
Excelcomindo in Indonesia with an ARPU of only US$ 4.20 per month in
2010 (previously $4.28 per month).

- THE MOST PROFITABLE OPERATOR IN EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC IN 2010
(TELKOMSEL IN INDONESIA): Within our coverage list, we are expecting
Telkomsel in Indonesia to be the most profitable operator in the
region. On average, we are expecting EBITDA margins at Telkomsel to be
68% in 2010.

Countries and Operators Covered in this Regional Mobile Forecast

Austria: Connect Austria, Drei, Mobilkom (Telekom Austria),
T-Mobile

Australia Telstra (Australia), Optus, Vodafone, Hutchison

China China Mobile (China), China Unicom, Unlisted and other
adjustments

Hong Kong CSL/New World (Hong Kong), Hutchison, SmarTone, New
World, Sunday, People

Indonesia Telkomsel (Indonesia), Satelindo + IM3, Excelcomindo,
Telkom Flexi, StarOne

Japan NTT DoCoMo (Japan), KDDI (au), Softbank Mobile, KDDI
(Tu-ka), WILLCOM (PHS), NTT DoCoMo (PHS)

Malaysia Maxis (Malaysia), Celcom, DiGi.Com

New Zealand TCNZ (New Zealand), Vodafone

Philippines Globe (Philippines), PLDT, Digitel (rough estimates
only)

Singapore SingTel (Singapore), Mobile One, StarHub

South Korea SK Telecom (South Korea), KTF, LG Telecom

Taiwan Chunghwa Telecom (Taiwan), Taiwan Cellular Corp, Far
Eastone, FiTel, APBW, VIBO

Thailand Advanced Info Service (Thailand), Total Access
Communication, TA Orange, Hutchison, Others (Thailand)

Charts

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