{"id":4353,"date":"2013-06-26T01:03:34","date_gmt":"2013-06-26T01:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/newsroom\/?p=4353"},"modified":"2015-05-13T14:56:16","modified_gmt":"2015-05-13T14:56:16","slug":"gsma-report-reveals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/newsroom\/press-release\/gsma-report-reveals\/","title":{"rendered":"GSMA REPORT REVEALS MOBILE IS FUELLING DRAMATIC GROWTH ACROSS ASIA PACIFIC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><em>Faster Release of Spectrum  and Light-touch Regulation Are Required to Stimulate Further Investment in the Region<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Shanghai:<\/strong> The  GSMA today published a comprehensive assessment<sup>1<\/sup> of the impact of  the mobile industry on the Asia Pacific region<sup>2<\/sup>. The new report, \u2018Mobile  Economy: Asia Pacific 2013\u2019, confirms the region\u2019s position at the forefront of  mobile innovation, with the number of unique mobile subscribers having outpaced  the rest of the world over the last decade, reaching 1.5 billion at the end of  2012. In 2017, it is expected that Asia Pacific will reach 1.9 billion unique  mobile subscribers, accounting for almost half of the predicted global total of  3.9 billion. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;Mobile is already having a profound impact across all  Asia Pacific countries, with spectacular growth in service penetration, driven  by investment in infrastructure and continued innovation in devices and  services,\u201d said Anne Bouverot, Director General, GSMA. \u201cWe are now at the dawn  of a far greater growth opportunity and we urge regional Governments and  regulators to support mobile operators in solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/public-policy\/regulatory-environment\/mobile-energy-efficiencyting that full potential. Making  the right decisions around regulatory frameworks and spectrum availability will  encourage the mobile industry to continue investing in expanding and upgrading  services across the region.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><strong>Mobile Drives Economic Growth<\/strong> <br \/>\nThe rapid penetration of mobile services and early roll-out of  mobile broadband networks is driving profound economic change in Asia Pacific. As  of the end of 2012<sup>3<\/sup>, the mobile industry had invested US $80 billion  in mobile infrastructure, generated US $1 trillion<sup>4<\/sup> in GDP for Asia Pacific  economies and contributed US $100 billion to public funding<sup>5<\/sup>. With  access to vital spectrum resources and regulatory policy focused on driving  further investment, for the period through 2020, the mobile industry could  contribute an additional US $2.3 trillion to GDP and a further US $200 billion  to public funding. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Dawn of a New Mobile Ecosystem<\/strong><br \/>\nThe mobile ecosystem in Asia Pacific is undergoing a rapid  transformation with traditional telecoms providers expanding their business  models and new players quickly emerging to compete for customers with innovative  new services. The report highlights a number of key trends: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Strong  growth of data as voice traffic slows down across the Asia Pacific region,  while data usage has grown at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of nearly 142 per cent from 2010 to 2012. 3G and 4G connections will grow 17  per cent every year over the next five years;\u00a0 <\/li>\n<li>Greater  affordability of mobile services. The average monthly cost of  mobile services across the region is falling by five per cent per year, decreasing  from US $28.80 in 2005 to $19.70 in 2012; <\/li>\n<li>Entry  of non-traditional players, including the emergence of entrepreneurial  start-ups in areas such as mobile advertising and online video sites; and <\/li>\n<li>Increased socio-economic impact through collaborative platforms and mobile-enabled services such as payments, education and information services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This transformation is  creating countless business opportunities in both developed and developing  economies and accelerating the availability of mobile-enabled services. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Moving Faster to Reap  Benefits<\/strong><br \/>\nIn developed economies, which  already boast high subscriber penetration rates, there is a need for cohesive  regulation to encourage the growth of connected services such as Smart Cities  and mHealth. For developing countries, there is a continuing need for  regulation that encourages long-term investment in network roll-out and  upgrades to improve access to basic services. <\/p>\n<p>The GSMA is calling for  changes that will further enable citizens throughout the region to reap the  benefits of mobile. Consistent and fair long-term regulatory frameworks and  taxation policies are needed to incentivise, not restrict, investment in mobile  and spur regional economic growth and welfare improvement. For example, the  Universal Service Obligation Framework (USOF) should be revisited to ensure  that goals and levies are aligned to drive the availability of mobile services  in areas not yet fully connected by mobile. <\/p>\n<p>The timely availability of spectrum will also be critical  in enabling the mobile industry to extend, upgrade and deliver new services.  Regional Governments should be led by the International Telecommunication Union  (ITU) standards on the bands and amounts of spectrum made available to mobile  operators as they seek to upgrade networks to 3G or 4G services. The drive  towards band harmonisation, in line with the Asia Pacific Telecommunity (APT)  band plan, is a critical part of this process, as up to 30 per cent of the  benefits of the switch from analogue to digital TV broadcasts depend on  harmonisation of the 700MHz band across the region. <\/p>\n<p>Bouverot added: \u201cMobile is already a significant engine for  growth and welfare improvement throughout the Asia Pacific region. Now there is  a clear opportunity for mobile to further transform lives, create new businesses  and drive additional economic growth. If regulators are focused on creating  environments that encourage further investment, from both traditional and new  mobile players, then this opportunity is well within the reach of all countries  with the region, regardless of their level of economic development.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>To access the report  please visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/mobile-economy\/\">www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/mobile-economy\/<\/a> <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">&#8211; ENDS &#8211;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Notes  to Editors<\/strong><br \/>\n<sup>1<\/sup> The Mobile Economy Asia Pacific 2013 is the latest  in a series of reports covering the region. The report, prepared by BCG for the  GSMA, provides an updated and comprehensive analysis of the mobile  communications industry across the Asia Pacific region, with the  latest statistics and mobile market developments. It is an important reference  point for mobile industry members, policy makers and other interested  stakeholders. It covers the state of the industry, including the evolution of  competition, innovation in new products, services and technologies and the  industry\u2019s contribution to social and economic development across the region.<\/p>\n<p><sup>2<\/sup><strong> The Asia Pacific region is defined in this report  as <\/strong>Australia,  Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Fiji, India, Indonesia,  Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea,  Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Sri Lanka,  Thailand, Tonga, Vanuatu and Vietnam.<\/p>\n<p><sup>3<\/sup>Amounts for mobile industry investment in infrastructure, GDP and  contribution to public funding that were generated within the year 2012. <\/p>\n<p><sup>4<\/sup>In 2012, mobile network operators generated 1.4 per cent of GDP across  Asia Pacific, amounting to US $298 billion. The full mobile ecosystem  contributed US $351 billion to GDP across Asia Pacific. Mobile technology  contributed an additional US $650 billion, or 3 per cent of GDP in 2012, to  economic output through improved worker productivity enabled by mobile working.  This is a combined total of just over US $1 trillion. <\/p>\n<p><sup>5<\/sup> This includes value-added tax (VAT) on  mobile services, import duties and other special taxes on handsets, corporate  taxes applied to the mobile ecosystem revenues, employee taxes paid by people  working in mobile ecosystem. When the revenue paid for spectrum licenses is  included, the estimated contribution in 2012 exceeded US $225 billion, across  the region.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><strong>About  the GSMA<\/strong> <br \/>\nThe  GSMA represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide.&nbsp;Spanning more than 220 countries and territories, the GSMA unites nearly 800 of the world\u2019s mobile operators  with more than 230 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem, including handset makers, software  companies, equipment providers and Internet companies, as well as organisations  in industry sectors such as financial services, healthcare, media, transport  and utilities. The GSMA also produces industry-leading events such as  the Mobile World Congress and Mobile Asia Expo.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>For  more information, please visit the GSMA corporate website at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\">www.gsma.com<\/a> or Mobile World Live, the  online portal for the mobile communications industry, at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.mobileworldlive.com<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Media Contacts: <\/strong> <br \/>\nFor the GSMA<br \/>\nCharlie Meredith-Hardy<br \/>\n+44 7917 298428<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:CMeredith-Hardy@webershandwick.com\">CMeredith-Hardy@webershandwick.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ava Lau (Hong Kong)<br \/>\n+852 2533 9928<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:alau@webershandwick.com\">alau@webershandwick.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>GSMA Press  Office <br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:press@gsma.com\">press@gsma.com <\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Faster Release of Spectrum and Light-touch Regulation Are Required to Stimulate Further Investment in the Region Shanghai: The GSMA today published a comprehensive assessment1 of the impact of the mobile industry on the Asia Pacific region2. 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