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Philippines - Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Forecasts
Paul Budde Communication Pty Ltd, Oct 2011, Pages: 122
This report (17th Edition) provides a comprehensive overview of the trends and developments in telecommunications and digital media markets in Philippines.
Subjects covered include:
- Key Statistics
- Markets, Industry Overviews and Analysis
- Regulatory Environment
- Major Telecom Operators (Mobile, Fixed, Broadband)
- Infrastructure
- Mobile Voice and Data Markets
- Internet, VoIP, IPTV
- Broadband (DSL, cable, FttH, wireless)
- Digital Media
Key Highlights
- Growth in mobile subscribers has slowed dramatically in the Philippines but despite a dip in the national economy still managed to grow 9% in 2009 followed by 16% in 2010;Growth in 2011 was likely to be less than 10%;
- Mobile penetration was approaching 100%;Although the SMS market has peaked, Filipinos were still sending an estimated 1.8 billion SMS messages every day coming into 2011;Social networking websites were becoming increasingly popular and changing the shape of the telecoms market;
- Broadband Internet access in the Philippines was showing strong growth, with a five year surge in subscribers in that market segment;
- There were an estimated 6.1 million broadband subscribers by mid-2011, however this still only represented less than 7% of the population;
- PLDT remained the country's leading broadband operator;Growth in the fixed-line market remained sluggish;
- fixed teledensity stood at less than 4% with no growth expected in the short term;
- The Philippine telecom sector continued to be an important element in the local economy, contributing over 10% to the country's GDP.
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