Hong Kong - Major Telecom Players

Paul Budde Communication Pty Ltd, April 2013, Pages: 24

Hong Kong has five mobile operators in a crowded market which has continued to remain competitive through preparedness among the operators to restructure and be innovative. The market has also been well supported by the operators’ keenness to value-add to their service offerings through fixed-line and mobile services. This has resulted in an increasing number of operators offering triple-play and even quadruple play services in a bid to drive up ARPU. This report provides details of the players in the Hong Kong telecommunications market together with relevant statistical information.

Key Developments:
Sound financial results across most operators; increased investment for FttX deployments; strong LTE adoption; upswing in ARPU figures; data contributions to revenue exceed 50%; unlimited data plans discontinued by many operators; extensive Wi-Fi deployments

Companies covered in this report include:
PCCW, City Telecom, Hong Kong Broadband Network, Hutchison Telecom Hong Kong Holdings, Wharf T&T, iCable, CSL New World, Peoples, SmarTone-Vodafone

1. Synopsis
2. Pacific Century CyberWorks (PCCW)
2.1 Company overview
2.2 Company background
2.2.1 2000-2005
2.2.2 2006-2010
2.3 Financial statistics
2.4 Operations statistics
2.4.1 Fixed-line services
2.4.2 TV and content services
2.4.3 Mobile services
3. City Telecom (HK) Ltd (HKBN)
3.1 Company overview
3.2 Company background
4. Hutchison Telecom Hong Kong Holdings (HTHKH)
4.1 Company overview
4.2 Company background
4.2.1 Mobile
4.2.2 Fixed line
4.3 Financial statistics
4.4 Operational statistics
5. Wharf T&T Hong Kong (i-Cable)
5.1 Company overview
5.2 Company background
5.3 Financial statistics
5.4 Operational statistics
6. CSL
6.1 Company overview
6.2 Company background
6.2.1 Hong Kong CSL
6.2.2 New World Mobility
6.3 Operational statistics
7. China Mobile Hong Kong (Peoples)
8. SmarTone-Vodafone
8.1 Company overview
8.2 Company background
8.3 Financial statistics
8.4 Operational statistics
9. Related reports
Table 1 – PCCW consolidated revenue, EBITDA and profit US$ – 2001 - 2012
Table 2 – PCCW core revenue US$ – 2006 – 2012
Table 3 – PCCW TSS revenue US$ – 2008 – 2012
Table 4 – PCCW exchange lines in service – 2003 – 2012
Table 5 – PCCW 2G and 3G subscribers – 2005 - 2012
Table 6 – PCCW prepaid and postpaid subscribers – 2005 - 2012
Table 7 – PCCW 3G and blended ARPU – 2007 – 2012
Table 8 – City Telecom revenue and profit – 2001 – 2011
Table 9 – HTHKH revenue and profit – 2006 – 2012
Table 10 – HTHKH mobile service revenue for data, voice, roaming – 2009 – 2012
Table 11 – Hutchison mobile subscribers and annual change – 1998 – 2012
Table 12 – Hutchison 3G mobile subscribers and annual change – 2004 - 2008
Table 13 – HTHKH mobile subscribers 2G and 3G postpaid and total - 2008 - 2012
Table 14 – Hutchison postpaid ARPU – 2010 – 2012
Table 15 – i-Cable revenue and profit – 2005 – 2012
Table 16 – Wharf T&T fixed-line, i-Cable broadband and pay TV subscribers – 2001 - 2012
Table 17 – Hong Kong CSL subscribers and annual change – 1998 - 2005
Table 18 – New World Mobility subscribers and annual change – 1998 - 2005
Table 19 – CSL New World subscribers and annual change – 2006 - 2012
Table 20 – Peoples (China Mobile Hong Kong) subscribers and annual change – 1998 - 2012
Table 21 – SmarTone revenue and profit – 2002 - 2012
Table 22 – SmarTone - ARPU and data contribution – 2002 - 2012
Table 23 – SmarTone subscribers and annual change – 1998 - 2012
Table 24 – SmarTone - 3G subscribers – 2004 – 2012
Chart 1 – PCCW revenue, capex, ARPU – 2006 - 2012
Exhibit 1 – The ‘original’ PCCW deal
Exhibit 2 – HTHKH frequency allocations – 2012

- CSL New World
- City Telecom
- Hong Kong Broadband Network
- Hutchison Telecom Hong Kong Holdings
- PCCW
- Peoples
- SmarTone-Vodafone
- Wharf T&T
- iCable

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