Global Telecoms - The Big Picture and Key Industry Statistics

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Global Telecoms The Big Picture and Key Industry
Statistics
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Summary
In 2015 the global telecoms industry continues to
grow from strength to strength. While the
operators may struggle to grow significant
revenues the underlying trends of mobile
broadband M2M Cloud computing OTT services and
Big Data management continue to propel the
broader telecoms sector ahead. Fixed broadband is
also making headway with the majority of
countries now having a national broadband network
plan or policy in place. Mobile penetration
continues to vary widely throughout the world. In
Europe, nearly 80 of the population were unique
mobile subscribers at the end of 2014, while in
Sub-Saharan Africa the figure was only 39. But
the developing regions are where we will see most
growth in the years to 2020.
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Mobile broadband access using the 3G and now the
4G/LTE networks has continued to expand as users
continue to add tablets, modems and phones to use
alternative communication methods and cloud based
services. In the longer term, with the increase
in connected devices and the increased
availability of mobile devices such as tablets
and smartphones, the amount of mobile data
downloaded is likely to at least double yearly
for the next few years. This report provides a
summary of recent key statistics for the overall
telecoms industry as well as global statistics
for the mobile, mobile broadband, Internet,
satellite and broadband sectors. It also includes
a ranking of the top telcos (2014) as well as
global telecoms CAPEX and revenue. Please note
The focus of this report is on global statistics,
with the most recent statistics included where
available. Please refer to separate reports for
regional and country specific statistics.
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Latest developments There were over 7.1 billion
mobile subscriptions in 2014 (including
multiples) and Asia Pacific accounted for the
majority of these, followed by Europe The
adoption of mobile broadband in the developing
world has been nothing but spectacular, with
growth rates averaging 38 CAGR There are around
3.1 billion Internet users in 2015 and around 25
of these will have access to fixed broadband
With more and more video applications being used
and initiatives around M2M and the Internet of
Everything beginning to increase there is a
widespread interest in upgrading to higher-speed
services The telecommunications sector is the
largest user of outsourcing services globally
Wireless devices are soon to overtake wired
devices in terms of IP traffic and in 2016 will
account for over 50 of Internet traffic In 2015
satellite services were leading growth in the
satellite sector, driven by consumer uptake of
satellite television services in particular.
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Table of Contents

• Synopsis
• Key global trends for telcoms industry
• Global mobile key statistics
• Wireless/mobile broadband
• Global Internet key statistics
• Global telecommunications expenditure
• Global telecoms revenue
• Global telecoms traffic
• IP traffic
• Satellite services
• Ranking of top carriers

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