New market study, "China Telecommunications Report Q2 2015", has been published

The attractiveness of the Chinese telecommunications market rests on the size of the population and the growing interest in data services. 3G growth drives the mobile market and 4G is taking off quickly. The creation of a national infrastructure company will help rural growth for China Unicom and China Telecom, putting China Mobile at a greater disadvantage. Increased price competition through the introduction of mobile virtual network operators ( MVNOs ) will weigh on average revenue per user ( ARPU ), in addition to rate reductions earlier in the year. These moves give the sugge stion of an open market, but developments are still closely controlled by the government and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology ( MIIT ) . However, a focus on development of internet access through t he 'Broadband China' strategy roadmap, unveiled in 2013, will boost broadband coverage and speed in urban and rural regions .

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Key Data

* Slower operator growth in 2014 led to a downgrade to our forecast, with 100% penetration not expected until early 2016. We forecast 1.660bn connections by the end of our five year forecast period to 2019.
* The fixed-line market is declining faster than seen in previous years, as mobile services offer data alternatives. Our revised forecast expects the market to decrease to 228mn lines by 2019 with penetration at 15.9%.
* Fixed broadband still has strong growth momentum and our forecasts expect 346mn connections in 2019.

Key Trends And Developments

The newly created China Communications Facilities Services Corporation (CCFSC) will start construction on 120,000 towers before the end of 2014, one of several moves to create a single network operator in China. CCFSC is a joint venture established between all three mobile operators. As operators face rising data usage, cutting costs in network deployment will considerably improve the outlook for China's mobile operators. China Unicom and China Telecom...

The China Telecommunications Report features Business Monitor International (BMI)'s independent industry forecasts on the future strength of China'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 China 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 China.

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