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Philippines - Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Digital Media - Statistics and AnalysesLONDON, Nov. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Philippines Mobile Market Moves Towards 5G Mobile ARPU levels have been on a downward trend for a long time in the Philippines as competition in the mobile industry intensified. The operators continue to engage in aggressive price competition in an effort to grab market share. A feature of the Philippines mobile market has been the near duopoly with Smart together with Globe Telecom maintaining a tight hold on the industry. However Globe Telecom has bridged the gap significantly over the past two years. Globe Telecom has increased its market share significantly over the past few years and now leads the market in terms of market share. By 2017 both Globe Telecom and PDLT were well underway with the expansion of their 4G networks. Smart Communications has begun switching on faster 4G mobile data services using triple-carrier aggregation LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) technology. As part of Smart's three-year deployment plan, PLDT Inc. intends to extend LTE coverage to 70% of the population by end-2017 and 95% of cities and municipalities by 2018. The mobile broadband subscriber market in the Philippines has grown strongly over the past few years. Further strong growth in predicted over the next two years to 2018. The expansion of mobile broadband services is now providing more opportunities for the technology sector. The Philippines is already preparing for the move from 4G to 5G. PLDT has signed an agreement with Huawei Technologies to gear up for the launch of 5G technology in the country by 2020. Both companies will jointly conduct research and development on 5G in the Philippines. Broadband users in the Philippines have a number of high-speed internet access options available to them: Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), cable modem, Fixed Wireless Access (FWA), WiMAX and mobile data services. More recently, there has been a major push by market leader PLDT to offer fibre-based services; Globe has been trying to match the PLDT push where it can. The total broadband market has observed slow to moderate growth over the last five years from a relatively small base of subscribers. Market penetration has increased from 5% in 2011, to 9% in 2014 and 10% in 2016. Moderate growth is predicted over the next five years to 2021. By 2021 broadband market penetration is predicted to reach between over 15%. Key developments: PLDT has set aside PHP2 billion over a three-year period to install advanced hybrid fibre technologies. PLDT announced it would roll out fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) and is aiming to boost its current homes passed to six million by 2020. The mobile subscriber market in the Philippines has displayed strong growth over the past few years in an expanding market. Globe Telecom and PDLT were well underway with the expansion of their 4G networks. Globe Telecom launched LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) four component carrier (4CC) spectrum aggregation technology. PLDT intends to extend LTE coverage to 70% of the population by end-2017 and 95% of cities and municipalities by 2018. Globe Telecom's free national Wi-Fi network, offering internet connectivity at speeds of up to 100Mbps. Companies mentioned in this report: PLDT, Smart Communications, Globe Telecom, Liberty Telecom, Altimax, Bayantel, Bell Telecom, Broadband Philippines, Vega Telecom, Bayantel, Digitel, Eastern Telecom (ETPI), Innove (Globe), ABS-CBN Corp. Download the full report: https://www.reportbuyer.com/product/3715836 About Reportbuyer Reportbuyer is a leading industry intelligence solution that provides all market research reports from top publishers For more information: Sarah Smith Research Advisor at Reportbuyer.com Email: [email protected] Tel: +1 (718) 213 4904 Website: www.reportbuyer.com View original content:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/philippines---telecoms-mobile-broadband-and-digital-media---statistics-and-analyses-300752832.html SOURCE ReportBuyer |