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Australia - Mobile Broadband Market - Services and AppsNEW YORK, Jan. 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Australia's MVNOs now accessing the world's fastest LTE networks The market among providers has seen some changes over the last few years as company mergers and acquisitions bring consolidation to the industry. The major mobile media players are becoming digital media providers as they provide access to their services via mobile devices. While the SMS service remains popular there is also increasing competition from OTT services such as WhatsApp, Skype, Viber and built-in messaging services from the likes of Facebook and other social media providers. The preponderance of bundled plans which include a large number of texts and voice minutes has also helped to retain the popularity of messaging, though at the expense of SMS revenue for operators. This report provides an overview of the mobile broadband market in Australia and analyses key market trends. It includes updated statistics, industry estimates and forecasts as well as data and developments involving the major mobile media providers and mobile content services. Also included is information from the ACMA's 2015 report on mobile broadband productivity. Key developments: Australia rated with the highest mobile broadband speed globally; Comms Alliance calls for flexibility in spectrum management; Growing number of MVNOs offering LTE services; Telstra and Ericsson to use Commonwealth Games to trial 5G capabilities; Telstra launches five-band carrier aggregation; Mobile data traffic expected to grow six-fold to 2018; Optus and Telstra aiming for 98.5% population coverage with LTE by end-2016; Mobile broadband a significant contributor to economic growth; Spectrum auction in the 1800MHz band; Report update includes telcos' operating data to Q1 2016, ACMA market report 2015, TIO's 2015 annual report; Sensis survey 2015, ABS data to December 2015, Akamai broadband survey data to Q4 2015, recent market developments. Companies mentioned in this report: VHA, Vodafone, 3, Optus, Huawei, Telstra, Vividwireless, Ericsson, EnergyAustralia, SingTel, Unwired, SingTel, Vodafone, 3, VHA, Optus, Telstra, BigAir, vividwireless, Unwired, nbn (NBN Co), TPG. Read the full report: http://www.reportlinker.com/p03140660-summary/view-report.html About Reportlinker ReportLinker is an award-winning market research solution. Reportlinker finds and organizes the latest industry data so you get all the market research you need - instantly, in one place. http://www.reportlinker.com __________________________ Contact Clare: [email protected] US: (339)-368-6001 Intl: +1 339-368-6001 To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/australia---mobile-broadband-market---services-and-apps-300395146.html SOURCE Reportlinker |