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Although the UK mobile market lags behind some of its regional peers in terms of mobile penetration BMI does not believe there's much scope for further growth. The maturity the UK market has diminished opportunities for organic subscription growth and operator strategies reflect this by increasingly focusing on value generation from high value postp aid subscriptions focussing on LTE as well as VAS such as mobile advertising and payments. Meanwhile in the fixed broadband sector operators continue to target the converged services market through the provision of triple- and quad-play packages.
Key Data
* Based on operator data the UK mobile market reached a total of 77.593mn mobiles subscriptions at the end of June 2014 up by 1% y-o-y. Regulator data shows 83.84mn subscribers at the end of June 2014.Smartphone penetration has continued to rise with operator data showing it reached around 55% by the end of 2013 creating opportunities for operators to market VAS.
* The residential and small business fixed broadband market climbed by 4.3% in 2013 to 22.6mn subscriptions with a bias towards higher speed technologies such as cable and fibre according to data from the telecoms regulator Ofcom.
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Key Trends And Developments
The refinement of operator LTE strategies was again the dominant theme in the UK telecoms market in the past quarter. The most notable developments were from the smallest operator Three which signed a deal with LTE-first mover Everything Everywhere (EE) to share LTE network infrastructure. The deal worth GBP1bn was signed in February 2014 and is passive meaning the companies will share mast infrastructure and backhaul transmission but antennas and base stations are company-owned and maintained. This will allow the two companies to maintain differentiated services. Operators are competing with each other to broaden the reach of their services as LTE uptake outperforms expectations with EE reported 2mn LTE...
The United Kingdom Telecommunications Report features BMI Research's independent industry forecasts on the future strength of United Kingdom's ICT market covering the fixed-line mobile and internet segments and analyses latest regulatory developments and corporate news including investment activity mergers and acquisitions joint ventures and partnerships. Leading operators and manufacturers are fully profiled highlighting their quarterly financial performance capital expenditure plans and latest contracts.
BMI's United Kingdom Telecommunications Report provides industry professionals and researchers operators equipment suppliers and vendors corporate and financial services analysts and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on the telecoms industry in United Kingdom.
Key Benefits
* Benchmark BMI's independent telecoms industry forecasts for United Kingdom to test other views - a key input for successful budgeting and strategic business planning in the British telecoms market.
* Target business opportunities and risks in United Kingdom's telecoms sector through our reviews of latest industry trends regulatory changes and major deals projects and investments in United Kingdom.
* Assess the activities strategy and market position of your competitors partners and clients via our Company Profiles (inc. SWOTs KPIs and latest activity).
Coverage
BMI Industry View
Summary of BMI’s key industry forecasts and views covering the ARPU fixed-line mobile (including 3G & 4G) internet and broadband markets.
Industry SWOT Analysis
Analysis of the major Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities and Threats within the wireline and wireless sectors and within the broader political economic and business environment.
BMI Industry Forecast Scenario
Historic data series (2010-2013) and forecasts to end-2019 for all key industry indicators supported by explicit assumptions plus analysis of key downside risks to the main forecast.
* Fixed-line Telephony – Telephone lines (‘000); telephone lines/100 inhabitants.
* Cellular Telephony – Mobile phone subscribers (‘000); mobile phone subscribers/100 inhabitants; and where available 3G & 4G subscribers (‘000); 3G & 4G subscribers/100 inhabitants; 3G & 4G subscribers as a percentage of overall mobile market.
* Internet Markets – Internet users (‘000); internet users/100 inhabitants; broadband internet subscribers (‘000); broadband internet subscribers/100 inhabitants.
BMI’s Telecommunications Risk Reward Index
BMI’s Risk Reward Indices provide investors (vendors operators and suppliers) looking for opportunities in the region with a clear country comparative assessment of a market’s risks and potential rewards. Each of the country markets are scored using a sophisticated model that includes more than 40 industry economic and demographic data points to provide an Indices of highest to lowest appeal to investors with each position explained.
Market Data Analysis
Detailed market analysis of the mobile mobile content fixed-line and internet segments broken down into:
* Market Data – Analysis of market size operator shares dominant trends competitive landscape and key quarterly data.
* Technology/Service Rollout – Analysis of rollout/adoption of new technology such as 3G & 4G WiMAX IPTV pay-TV LTE and valueadded handset services (gaming music video apps etc.).
* Mobile Content – The latest trends in content and services available and being introduced by mobile operators including a timeline of all the latest major mobile content developments. Company Database – A comprehensive breakdown of KPIs of the leading mobile operators including subscriber figures by type (pre-paid and post-paid); 3G & 4G subscriber figures; net additions; market share; ARPU; churn rates; minutes of use; voice and non-voice revenue; financial figures (including operating revenues net profits and EBITDA).
Regulatory Environment
Details of the regulatory bodies and their responsibilities as well as a special focus on the rules surrounding competition and interconnection. Also covers the latest updates in the market’s development and regulatory rulings.
Company Profiles*
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