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Taiwan - Mobile Infrastructure, Broadband, Operators - Statistics and Analyses

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  • 61 Pages
  • January 2020
  • Region: Taiwan
  • Paul Budde Communication Pty Ltd
  • ID: 3849646
Taiwan possesses a competitive mobile market comprised of six mobile network operators, though the market is dominated by only three players. High mobile penetration has resulted in intense competition to gain new subscribers. As a result, the market was quick to embrace 4G services as operators developed networks and service to provide them with a competitive edge. Operators are also gearing up to deploy 5G in a range of bands later in 2020.

The mobile segment is relatively well developed compared to other Asian markets. It has experienced negative growth over the last five years due to an increasingly saturated market. Flat to very slow growth is predicted through to 2024. The market will be constrained from higher growth due to the high penetration rate and strong local competition.

As with any shift in the market landscape, Taiwan's three smaller players saw the introduction of LTE as an opportunity to expand their market share, principally by offering more value to end users through higher speeds and/or lower prices.

Taiwan has seen a rapid increase in mobile broadband penetration over the past five years, driven by strong growth in the number of users on LTE. Further growth during the next five years will be stimulated by the introduction of services based on 5G, which will offer faster speeds and greater flexibility. This in turn should see the addition of subscribers who choose to abandon fixed-broadband for mobile-only solutions.

Key Developments:

Regulator begins multi-spectrum auction for 5G services;
Government to release NT$20.5 billion to encourage development of 5G services and apps;
Slowing mobile broadband growth predicted through to 2024.

Report includes operator data to November 2019, regulator's market data for Q3 2019, recent market developments.

Companies Mentioned in this Report:

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT); FarEasTone; Taiwan Mobile; Asia Pacific Telecom; VIBO Telecom; Ambit

Table of Contents

1 Market overview and analysis
1.1 Background
2 Mobile statistics
2.1 General statistics
2.2 Mobile broadband
3 Regulatory issues
3.1 4G / LTE spectrum auctions
3.2 5G spectrum auction
3.3 Mobile Number Portability (MNP)
4 Mobile infrastructure
4.1 2G
4.2 3G
4.3 4G
4.4 5G
4.5 Internet of Things (IoT)
5 Major mobile operators
5.1 Operator Statistics and market share
5.2 FarEasTone Telecommunications
5.3 Taiwan Mobile
5.4 Chunghwa Telecom (CHT)
5.5 Asia Pacific Telecom (APT)
5.6 VIBO Telecom
5.7 Ambit
5.8 Star Cellular
6 MNVOs7 Appendix Historic data8 Related reports
List of Tables
Table 1 Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration 2009 2024
Table 2 Change in the number of mobile subscribers by technology - 2G, 3G, 4G 2009 2018
Table 3 Change in voice traffic volume by type 2009 2018
Table 4 Prepaid share of total mobile subscriber base 2009 2018
Table 5 Decline in SMS traffic and revenue 2009 2018
Table 6 Development of 2G/3G/4G mobile services ARPU 2009 2018
Table 7 Change in the number of 3G/4G mobile broadband subscribers 2008 2018
Table 8 Growth in the number of mobile broadband subscribers and penetration 2009 2024
Table 9 Change in the number of mobile number portings 2005 2019
Table 10 Mobile Operators Subscribers and Market Share 2018
Table 11 Development of FarEasTone' revenue, EBITDA, capex, net profit 2009 2019
Table 12 Change in the number of FarEasTone's mobile subscribers 2009 2019
Table 13 Development of FarEasTone's ARPU (NT$) 2007 2019
Table 14 Development of FarEasTone's revenue by type 2017 2019
Table 15 Growth in Taiwan Mobile's revenue and net profit 2009 2019
Table 16 Taiwan Mobile annualised ARPU (per month) 2017 2019
Table 17 Change in the number of Taiwan Mobile's subscribers by type 2010 2019
Table 18 Change in the number of Chunghwa Telecom's mobile subscribers - 2009 2019
Table 19 Development of Chunghwa Telecom's mobile subscribers market share 2009 - 2018
Table 20 Change in Chunghwa Telecom's blended mobile ARPU 2009 2018
Table 21 Historic Mobile subscribers by technology (PHS, 2G, 3G, LTE) 2003 2015
Table 22 Historic - Mobile subscribers and penetration 1995 2011
Table 23 2G/3G/4G mobile services ARPU 2005 2009
Table 24 Historic - SMS traffic and revenue 2001 2009
Table 25 Historic - Prepaid share of total mobile subscriber base 2001 2009
Table 26 Historic - Chunghwa Telecom mobile subscriber - 1998 2009
Table 27 Historic - Chunghwa Telecom's blended mobile ARPU 2001 2009
Table 28 Historic - Taiwan Mobile revenue and net profit 2003 2009
Table 29 Historic - Taiwan Mobile subscribers 1998 2009
Table 30 Historic - FarEasTone mobile subscribers 1998 2009
Table 31 Historic - FarEasTone revenue, EBITDA, capex, net profit 2003 2009
Table 32 Historic - Chunghwa Telecom's mobile subscribers market share 2000 - 2009
Table 33 Historic APT's mobile subscribers 2003 2013
Table 34 Historic - VIBO Telecom mobile subscribers and annual change 2005 2013
List of Charts
Chart 1 Percentage of population covered by type of mobile network
Chart 2 Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration 2009 2024
Chart 3 Change in the number of mobile subscribers by technology - 2G, 3G, 4G 2009 2018
Chart 4 Change in voice traffic volume by type 2009 2018
Chart 5 Decline in SMS traffic and revenue 2009 2018
Chart 6 Development of 2G/3G/4G mobile services ARPU 2009 2018
Chart 7 Change in the number of 3G/4G mobile broadband subscribers 2008 2018
Chart 8 Growth in the number of mobile broadband subscribers and penetration 2009 2024
Chart 9 Change in the number of mobile number portings 2005 2019
Chart 10 Development of FarEasTone's revenue, EBITDA, capex, net profit 2009 2019
Chart 11 Change in the number of FarEasTone's mobile subscribers 2009 2019
Chart 12 Development of FarEasTone's ARPU (NT$) 2007 2019
Chart 13 Growth in Taiwan Mobile's revenue and net profit 2009 2019
Chart 14 Change in the number of Taiwan Mobile's subscribers by type 2010 2019
Chart 15 Change in the number of Chunghwa Telecom's mobile subscribers - 2009 2019
List of Exhibits
Exhibit 1 5G spectrum auction - 2020

Companies Mentioned

  • Chunghwa Telecom (CHT)
  • FarEasTone
  • Taiwan Mobile
  • Asia Pacific Telecom
  • VIBO Telecom
  • Ambit