560 596 Q4 2017 Q3 2017 Q3 2016 2.6% Unique subscribers Total connections 67% 104% Unique subscribers Total connections 7,801 5,077 Prepaid/contract as percentage of Connections annual g
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ANALYSIS
Global cellular market trends
and insight – Q3 2017
October 2017
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Welcome to GSMA Intelligence’s 36th quarterly review of regional
mobile trends.
We know that you are busy and don’t have time to scan the
thousands of operator data points captured in our online database
each quarter, so our analyst team has aggregated the latest regional
data trends for you in this report.
The regional slides feature easy to digest statistics and data visuals
covering mobile adoption, market structure, network launches,
technology migration, and financials
As always, we value your feedback, so please do contact us if you
wish to discuss this research with our analyst team.
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* Global totals include ‘international’ operations that cannot be classified in any specific regions
Commonwealth
of Independent States
Middle East and North Africa Sub-Saharan Africa
Least Developed Countries
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Q3 2017 World Asia Pacific Northern America America Latin Europe of Independent States and North Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Developed Countries
Of which recurring (service) revenue ($ billion) $216.4 $85.9 $49.7 $16.6 $33.7 $5.5 $14.9 $10.5 $7.3
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596
Q4 2017 Q3 2017
Q3 2016
2.6%
Unique subscribers Total connections
67%
104%
Unique subscribers Total connections
7,801
5,077
Prepaid/contract as percentage of
Connections annual growth (excluding M2M)
Market penetration as a percentage of total population
Total connections (excluding M2M)
vs unique subscribers (million)
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mobile internet adoption
4G coverage as a percentage of total population
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EBITDA % Opex %
Other non-voice Data
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1.3%
-9.1%
Q4 2017 Q3 2017
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321
Q4 2017 Q3 2017
69%
102%
Unique subscribers Total connections
4,176
2,816
Prepaid/contract as a percentage of
Connections annual growth (excluding M2M)
Market penetration as a percentage of total population
Total connections (excluding M2M)
vs unique subscribers (million)
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Mobile broadband and
mobile internet adoption
4G coverage as a percentage of total population
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EBITDA % Opex %
Other non-voice Data
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Q2 2015
Q4 2017 Q3 2017
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93
Q4 2017 Q3 2017
81%
105%
Unique subscribers Total connections
383
293
Prepaid/contract as percentage of
Connections annual growth (excluding M2M)
Market penetration as a percentage of total population
Total connections (excluding M2M)
vs unique subscribers (million)
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Mobile broadband and
mobile internet adoption
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EBITDA % Opex %
Other non-voice Data
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Q3 2016
-11.4%
Q4 2017 Q3 2017
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31
Q4 2017 Q3 2017
71%
106%
Unique subscribers Total connections
690
459
Prepaid/contract as percentage of
Connections annual growth (excluding M2M)
Market penetration as a percentage of total population
Total connections (excluding M2M)
vs unique subscribers (million)
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Mobile broadband and
mobile internet adoption
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EBITDA % Opex %
Other non-voice Data
Recurring (service) revenue
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-3.9%
11.7%
Q4 2017 Q3 2017
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99
Q4 2017 Q3 2017
85%
125%
Unique subscribers Total connections
677
458
Prepaid/contract as percentage of
Connections annual growth (excluding M2M)
Market penetration as a percentage of total population
Total connections (excluding M2M)
vs unique subscribers (million)
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mobile internet adoption
4G coverage as a percentage of total population
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EBITDA % Opex %
Other non-voice Data
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Q3 2016
-15.9%
Q4 2017 Q3 2017
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20
Unique subscribers Total connections
78%
148%
Q4 2017 Q3 2017
425
225
Prepaid/contract as percentage of
Connections annual growth (excluding M2M)
Market penetration as a percentage of total population
Total connections (excluding M2M)
vs unique subscribers (million)
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3G coverage as a percentage of total population
Mobile broadband and
mobile internet adoption
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EBITDA % Opex %
Capex %
Q3 2017 Q3 2016
Non- recurring revenue
Recurring (service) revenue
11 Commonwealth of Independent States FINANCIALS
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Q3 2015
Q4 2017 Q3 2017
-12.8%
1.4%
Q4 2017 Q3 2017
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17
Q4 2017 Q3 2017
Q3 2016
2.3%
Unique subscribers Total connections
62%
110%
Unique subscribers Total connections
690
388
Prepaid/contract as percentage of
Connections annual growth (excluding M2M)
Market penetration as a percentage of total population
Total connections (excluding M2M)
vs unique subscribers (million)
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3G coverage as a percentage of total population
Mobile broadband and
mobile internet adoption
� � � 39% �30% 4G � �
Q3 2017
Q 3 20164G coverage as a percentage of total population
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EBITDA % Opex %
Other non-voice % Data %
Recurring (service) revenue
12 Middle East and North Africa FINANCIALS
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Q3 2016
-20.7%
Q4 2017 Q3 2017
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16
Q4 2017 Q3 2017
44%
76%
Unique subscribers Total connections
807
466
Prepaid/contract as percentage of
Connections annual growth (excluding M2M)
Market penetration as a percentage of total population
Total connections (excluding M2M)
vs unique subscribers (million)
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129%
3G coverage as a percentage of total population
Mobile broadband and
mobile internet adoption
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EBITDA % Opex
Other non-voice % Data %
Recurring (service) revenue
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4
Q4 2017 Q3 2017
Q3 2016
2.0%
Unique subscribers Total connections
44%
71%
Unique subscribers Total connections
713
438
Prepaid/contract percent of
Connections annual growth (excluding M2M)
Market penetration as a percentage of total population
Total connections (excluding M2M)
vs unique subscribers (million)
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3G coverage as a percentage of total population
Mobile broadband and
mobile internet adoption
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EBITDA % Opex %
Other non-voice % Data %
Non- recurring revenue
Recurring (service) revenue
14 Least Developed Countries FINANCIALS
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