Just Published: "Philippines Telecommunications Report Q3 2016"

Telstra and San Miguel Corp 's plans to pool their strength for the launch of a third mobile network have not materialised. We believe the regulator's lack of power in providing support to the new entrant, coupled with the duopolistic market power of the incumbents, proved to be barriers to entry. We maintain our long-held view that the Philippines' market would progress at a much faster pace with added competition from a third player, the absence of which means there is little incentive for Philippines Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) and Globe Telecom to develop better services.

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Mobile subscriptions reached 116.8mn at the end of 2015, representing a penetration rate of 116%. We forecast this to increase to 119.8% by end-2020, but downside risks to growth lie in rising consumer affluence, which will shift consumers' preference from prepaid to postpaid.

Blended gross prepaid ARPU was PHP104.40 in Q415, while postpaid ARPU was PHP906.30. Despite the mobile market effectively being a duopoly, ARPU continues to trend lower. We believe the move towards higher revenue-generating products and subscribers will be key to reversing falling ARPU.

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The Philippines Telecommunications Report features BMI Research's independent industry forecasts on the future strength of Philippines'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 Philippines 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 Philippines.

Key Benefits
Benchmark BMI's independent telecoms industry forecasts for Philippines to test other views - a key input for successful budgeting and strategic business planning in the Philippine telecoms market.
Target business opportunities and risks in Philippines's telecoms sector through our reviews of latest industry trends, regulatory changes and major deals, projects and investments in Philippines.
Assess the activities, strategy and market position of your competitors, partners and clients via our Company Profiles (inc. SWOTs, KPIs and latest activity).

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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

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