Description

China Telecom and Mobile Market Outlook by Competitors, Subscribers and Smartphones

China is the world’s largest mobile market, with around 1.6 billion active subscribers and operated by only three mobile operators, all state-owned, with minor private shareholders. China Mobile remained the market leader, followed by China Unicorn and China Telecom. The mobile operators are state-owned, but mixed-ownership has been allowed, which should increase private investment in the sector.

Chinese teledensity was also growing fast and surpassed the mark of 100, which means that there are more active mobile numbers than its population. However, its teledensity is still relatively low, when compared to India (the world’s second-largest market) and is the lowest among the BRIC countries. This indicates that there is still scope to grow.

Mobile portability, which currently is not mandatory, is on trial and could become popular in the following years. Moreover, over 50 companies have been approved by the government to launch MVNOs in the country.

The Chinese smartphone market has also been witnessing fast growth. The reasons behind this rapid growth were the reduction of the price of the smartphones and the increase on coverage of 3G (and later 4G), which allowed smartphone users to access the internet at good speeds. Another key factor was the emergence of Chinese brands (such as Oppo, Vivo, Xiaomi, Huawei, etc.) which focused on more affordable phones, leading to an expansion on the lower socio-economic groups.

All three Chinese telecom companies (China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom) launched 5G services at the end of 2019 after receiving commercial 5G licences from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). They are allocated 5G spectrum across the 2,300 MHz, 3.5 GHz and 4.9GHz bands.

Report Coverage:

• Major developments in the mobile and smartphone markets
• Recent developments such as M&As activities and changes in market shares
• Provision of latest telecom related statistics
• Annual forecast of the number of smartphones
• The statistical section covers the most important mobile indicators
• Key developments in both the mobile operators and smartphone markets

Why this report is unique, and a must-read for the Telecom industry?

The report is a valuable resource necessary for examining the mobile and smartphone market. It provides an analysis of the key issues in the mobile market while monitoring critical developments based on both primary and secondary sources. It also provides a high-level for various indicators such as forecasts of teledensity, subscribers, the number of smartphones, etc.

 Who should buy this report?

• Mobile network operators
• Smartphone manufacturers
• Contractors and infrastructure providers
• Financial institutions
• Industry consultants, researchers, and analysts
• Government bodies

Sections

Section 1: Key takeaways

Section 2: Market overview

Section 3: Competitor landscape

Section 4: Regulatory environment

Section 5: Mobile broadband

Section 6: The smartphone market

Section 7: Points for actions

List of Graphs

• Number of subscribers vs Teledensity in China (quarterly) 2009-2019
• The competitive landscape in China (quarterly) (Market share of mobile operators) in 2019
• The competitive landscape in China (quarterly) (Market share of mobile operators) in 2009, 2014, 2019
• Net gain/loss of market share by mobile operators in China 2015 Vs. 2019
• Penetration of 4G customers in China (quarterly) 2014-2019
• Competitive landscape of 4G customers in China (quarterly) 2014-2019
• M2M lines vs growth rate in China (quarterly) 2014-2019
• Number of smartphones in China 2013-2019
• Number of subscribers forecasts in China 2020-2025
• Teledensity forecasts in China 2020-2025
• 4G subscribers forecasts in China 2020-2025
• M2M lines forecast in China 2020-2025
• Number of smartphones forecasts in China 2020-2025

List of Tables

• Teledensity in China Vs selected Asian countries (2019)
• Teledensity in China Vs BRIC countries (2019)
• Teledensity in China Vs selected countries (2019)
• Number of subscribers forecasts in China 2020-2025
• Teledensity forecasts in China 2020-2025
• 4G subscribers forecasts in China 2020-2025
• M2M lines forecast in China 2020-2025
• Number of smartphones forecasts in China 2020-2025

Additional Information