"Malaysia Telecommunications Report Q2 2011" now available at Fast Market Research

March 27, 2011 - PRLog -- This quarter, we updated our Malaysia telecoms forecasts for mobile and ARPU, with the latest data provided by the country's three operators: Maxis Communications, Axiata-owned Celcom and Telenor's DiGi for the quarter ended September 2010. We have also been able to provide the latest data for the number of mobile broadband subscribers and which appears largely to be aiding postpaid growth in the sector, which is dominated by the prepaid sector.

A noteworthy industry development this quarter was the announcement of Malaysia's first network sharing agreement between Celcom and DiGi, which should help save operating costs. While a memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed in June 2010, the agreement has only become formal since January 2011. From 2012, the operators expect savings in the range of MYR100-200mn over the next few years and from 2015, savings of between MYR200-250mn. Celcom and DiGi will initially share 218 telecommunication sites each and will consolidate and upgrade more than 400 sites with a fibre transmission network by 2015.

Such agreements have been widely implemented in other regions and are particularly beneficial to operators who have prepaid dominated subscriber bases and therefore falling ARPUs, which prevents them from investing in the upgrade or development of their networks. As Malaysia's respective second and third operators, Celcom and DiGi should be able to leverage off this relationship and help tackle Maxis, which remains significantly ahead of the operators with a 41% market share.

In terms of developments in the broadband sector, while this is largely emerging from mobile broadband, of which there were an estimated 1.627mn subscribers as of September 2010 (up by 110% y-o-y) and as a result of the growing penetration of smartphone handsets, incumbent operator Telekom Malaysia is also keen to increase its UniFi subscriptions, which are based on its HSBB network. The operator is aggressively pursuing a greater number of UniFi subscribers, announcing in February 9th 2011, the promotion of a one-month free subscription and a waiver for the MYR200 installation fee, for customers who sign up online.

TM is taking proactive measures designed to acquire a greater number of retail subscribers ahead of competition in the fixed-broadband market with the arrival of Maxis, which currently only provides mobile broadband services. The operator had some 524,000 mobile broadband subscribers and noted that over the year, this had increased by 177%. By comparison, DiGi, Celcom and U Mobile noted y-o-y increases of 844%, 69% and 38%, respectively, with only Celcom reporting higher figures than Maxis on 803,000.

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Report Table of Contents:

SWOT Analysis
- Malaysia Fixed-Line And Broadband SWOT
- Malaysia Mobile SWOT
- Malaysia Political SWOT
- Malaysia Economic SWOT
- Malaysia Business Environment SWOT
Business Environment Ratings
- Asia
- Table: Asia Telecoms Business Environment Rankings
- Malaysia
Industry Forecast Scenario
- Mobile
- Table: Telecoms Sector - Mobile - Historical Data And Forecasts
- ARPU
- Table: Telecoms Sector - Mobile ARPU - Historical Data And Forecasts (MYR)
- Fixed Line
- Table: Telecoms Sector - Fixed-Line - Historical Data And Forecasts
- Internet
- Table: Telecoms Sector - Internet - Historical Data And Forecasts
Market Data Analysis
- Mobile Overview
- Table: Malaysia Wireless Market, Q310
- Table: Malaysia Wireless Market Net Additions, Q310
- Subscriber Mix
- ARPU
- 3G
- Mobile Contracts
- Table: Mobile Contract Wins, 2008-2010
- Mobile Content
- Regional Outlook
- Country Outlook
- Value-Added Services Timeline
- Table: Selected VAS Services Launched, 2008-2009
- Mobile Operator Data
- Table: Malaysia Mobile Market Overview
- Table: Celcom
- Table: Maxis Communications
- DiGi
- Fixed Line
- Internet And Broadband
- Fixed-Line And Broadband Developments
- Table: Wireline Developments, 2008-2010
Regulatory Environment
- Malaysia: Regulatory Bodies And Their Responsibilities
- Legislation
- Industry Developments
Competitive Landscape
- Competitor Analysis
- Table: Key Players - Malaysia Telecoms Sector
- Table: Selected Operators - Financial Indicators, 2003-2009 (US$mn)
Company Monitor
- Alcatel-Lucent
- Table: Alcatel-Lucent Revenues By Service Type (Earn)
- Table: Alcatel-Lucent's Selected Major Contracts In Asia
Company Profiles
- Telekom Malaysia (TM)
- Maxis Communications
- Celcom
- DiGi Telecommunications
Regional Telecommunications Penetration Overview
- Fixed Line
- Table: Regional Fixed-Line Penetration Overview
- Mobile
- Table: Regional Mobile Penetration Overview
- Broadband
- Table: Regional Broadband Penetration Overview
Country Snapshot: Malaysia Demographic Data
- Section 1: Population
- Table: Demographic Indicators, 2005-2030
- Table: Rural/Urban Breakdown, 2005-2030
- Section 2: Education and Healthcare
- Table: Education, 2000-2003
- Table: Vital Statistics, 2005-2030
- Section 3: Labour Market and Spending Power
- Table: Employment Indicators, 2001-2006
- Table: Consumer Expenditure, 2000-2012 (US$)
- Table: Average Annual Manufacturing Wages, 2000-2012
Glossary Of Terms
- Table: Glossary Of Terms
BMI Methodology
- How We Generate Our Industry Forecasts
- Table: Key Indicators For Telecommunications Industry Forecasts
- Telecoms Business Environment Ratings
- Risk/Reward Ratings Methodology
- Table: Ratings Indicators
- Weighting
- Table: Weighting Of Indicators
- Sources

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