Asia-Pacific Mobile Multimedia Outlook
September 2004
ISBN 0-9761790-0-8
50 pages
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Asia Pacific Mobile Multimedia Outlook provides a comprehensive overview of mobile data developments in the region. It covers high-speed network launches, pricing, text messaging and other factors impacting mobile Internet take-up. The report is accompanied by a 14 table statistical supplement providing a complete picture of the mobile sector in 13 economies (Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand) that make up 98% of all mobile subscribers in the region.

The principal analyst for the report is Michael Minges, former head of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) market research and now Senior Market Analyst at Telecommunications Management Group, Inc. (TMG). The report draws on Mr. Minges’ years of experience tracking telecommunication and mobile development around the world combined with the expertise of TMG. Mr. Minges has also been at the forefront of developing new indicators for monitoring the rapidly expanding mobile multimedia sector.

Contents
1Two lead the world…can the rest catch-up?
2Why mobile multimedia?
3Mobile networks
4Text messaging leads the way
5Mobile Internet drivers
5.1High speed networks
5.1.1GPRS
5.1.2CDMA2000 1X
5.1.3EDGE
5.1.4CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
5.1.5WCDMA
5.2Handsets
5.3Pricing
5.4Content
6Measuring mobile Internet take-up
6.1Mobile Internet subscribers
6.2Mobile Internet users
6.3High speed subscribers
6.4Mobile data revenue
6.5Mobile data traffic
7Mobile multimedia index
8Conclusions
9Glossary
10Sources and data notes
11Statistical tables

Figures
Figure 1:Top mobile Internet countries
Figure 2:Distribution of global mobile subscribers
Figure 3:Distribution of Asia-Pacific mobile subscribers
Figure 4:Mobile households
Figure 5:Wireless Internet revenue
Figure 6:Internet subscribers by method
Figure 7:Mobiles compared to fixed, PCs
Figure 8:Subscribers by technology
Figure 9:Text messaging
Figure 10:Mobile network data speeds
Figure 11:GPRS launches
Figure 12:Internet-enabled handsets
Figure 13:Top cell phone makers
Figure 14:Mobile data pricing
Figure 15:Pricing preferences of mobile Internet users, Taiwan, 2003
Figure 16:Mobile Internet subscribers
Figure 17:Mobile Internet users
Figure 18:High-speed mobile subscribers
Figure 19:Mobile data revenue
Figure 20:Mobile Internet traffic in Japan and South Korea
Figure 21:Where the mobile Internet is used
Figure 22:Age structure of mobile users
Figure 23:Population structure in Asia-Pacific

Tables
Table 1:CDMA 2000 1X launches
Table 2:EDGE launches
Table 3:CDMA2000 1XEV-DO launches
Table 4:WCDMA launches
Table 5:WCDMA networks under deployment
Table 6:i-mode around the world
Table 7:Mobile multimedia index, 2003

Boxes
Box 1:MMS: The next mobile killer application?
Box 2:3G licenses
Box 3:Wi-Fi: The other mobile Internet

Statistical Tables
1.Mobile cellular subscribers, Asia-Pacific region, 2003
2.Top 20 Asia Pacific mobile operators ranked by 2003 subscribers
3.Population
4.Internet users
5.Mobile cellular subscribers
6.Prepaid mobile subscribers
7.High-speed mobile subscribers
8.Outgoing mobile traffic
9.Text messages
10.Mobile employees
11.Mobile revenues
12.Mobile data revenue
13.Mobile capital expenditure
14.Hotspots by country


Report Information

Data Sheet (PDF)
Recent Press Coverage

Just the facts, please
ITU Daily, Sept. 10, 2004

Korea regional leader in high-speed mobile network
Korea.net, Sept. 10, 2004

Tops in text: Singaporeans edge Pinoys
Telecom Asia, Sept. 6, 2004
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