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Malaysia Telecommuncations Report Q2 2008

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Business Monitor International
Published: April 2008
Product Code: R302-2815
Description
It is hoped the transfer of TIME dotCom’s 3G licence to DiGi will aid the migration of the country’soverwhelmingly prepaid subscriber base to postpaid through added competition.

Malaysia’s third largestmobile operator became the only operator in the sector not to be awarded a 3G licence, which led it to focus onEDGE services. With the GSM mobile market already facing saturation - just 2.643mn net additions in thenine months ended September 2007 - operators have focused their attention towards the 3G sector. Here,penetration rates are expected to have reached 5.6% in 2007, following growth of 197.2% over the year.

The marketing efforts of operators have been a major focal area in corporate strategies leading to thereinforcement of brand identity, customer loyalty programmes and improved service tariff segmentation. Thiswill remain an important area for 2008 as operators look to boost postpaid subscriber figures. Celcom hasalready seen signs of a turnaround in its postpaid base with 1.211mn subscribers, up from 1.114mn in Q207,but down from 1.265mn in the previous year. DiGi reported an impressive 8% q-o-q increase to its postpaidbase to 639,000 as of September 2007.

Meanwhile, with internet subscriber figures set to slow down over subsequent years, and an overall push in thegeneral telecoms market to implement IP-based technologies, the broadband market is expected to take-off. Anational broadband programme is already up and running, which should support the development of thebroadband sector, while the award of WiMAX licences will also aid growth in providing network coverage toareas where it is difficult to implement fixed base stations. BMI has retained its broadband forecast outlookand expects penetration rates to reach over 10% by YE08, then more than double by 2010. The considerationof competition to Telekom Malaysia in the broadband sector, which enjoys a 96% share, would also aidfurther development in the broadband sector.
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Table: Malaysia Business Environment SWOT
Business Environment Rankings
Asia
Malaysia
Table: Business Environment Rankings
Industry Forecast Scenario
Mobile
Table: Telecoms Sector - Mobile - Historical Data & F 10
Fixed-Line
Table: Malaysian Telecoms Sector - Fixed Lines - Historical Data & Forecasts
Internet
Table: Malaysian Telecoms Sector - Internet - Historical Data & Forecasts
Market Data Analysis
Mobile
Table: Malaysia Mobile Market (Q307)
Table: Malaysia Mobile Net Additions (Q307)
Table: Malaysia Mobile Net Additions (9M07)
Table: Malaysia's ARPU Divide (MYR)
3G
Fixed-Line
Table: Telekom Malaysia Revenue Composition (MYRmn), September 2007
Table: Telekom Malaysia Domestic Capital Expenditure (MYRmn), Q307
Internet & Broadband
Table: Telekom Malaysia Customer Base - Fixed & Internet Services, Q307
Table: Telekom Malaysia Fixed & Internet Services ARPU (MYR) - Q307
Mobile Operator Data
Table: Celcom
Table: Maxis Communications
Table: DiGi
Macroeconomic Foreca26
Table: Malaysia - Economic Activity
Regulatory Environment29
Industry Developments
Competitive Landscape.33
Table: Motorola Financial Breakdown (US$bn)
Table: Motorola's Position In The Global Handset Market. 35
Table: Asia-Pacific Major Contract Wins For Motorola 2007/08
Operator
Telekom Malaysia
Maxis Communications
Celcom
DiGi Telecommunications
Competitive Monitor
Competitor Analysis
Table: Key Players - Malaysia Telecoms Sector
Table: Sales Data - Selected Operators Financial Indicators
Key Players
Fixed-Line
Table: Regional Fixed-Line Penetration Overview
Mobile
Table: Regional Mobile Penetration Overview
Broadband
Table: Regional Broadband Penetration Overview
BMI Forecast Modelling.56
How we generate our industry forecasts
Telecommunications Industry
Sources
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