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Hong Kong has many positive characteristics including a comparatively high purchasing power, a business-friendly environment and was the first to launch a commercial LTE network in Asia. Mobile subscriber numbers have long passed the 200% penetration mark and the latest data from operators and the regulator show continued growth, and data suggests this rate is slowing down further, prompting a downgrade in our forecast. 3G and 4G however, are the key drivers of growth, outperforming our expectations for the year. Fixed lines continue to post declines at a more rapid pace, although IP lines are a bright spot for the industry.

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Sweden's status as one of the most advanced markets in the world is evidenced by its leading position in M2M connections and the growth of LTE over the past year. Data from PTS show that LTE subscription growth is coming at the expense of 3G, as users are increasingly looking to migrate up to the higher capacity and faster speed technology. As a more expensive service this bodes well for data usage ARPU and the expansion of value-added services (VAS). In the wireline sector this is matched by a 15.7% rise in the number of fibre connections in the year to June 2013. The acquisition of Tele2's fixed broadband assets by Telenor should give the latter increased scope in the Swedish market, although the ongoing decline of the fixed telelphony sector continues to weigh on operators.

We expect Italy's telecoms service providers to pursue revenue and subscriptions growth from the provision of non-voice services such as data and multiplay services to offset the decline in voice revenue and subscriptions growth owing to a combination of factors, including market saturation, intense competition and mobile termination rate cuts. This view is supported by continued investments in next generation access network infrastructure and deployment of telecoms crossover services such, as mcommerce, during 2013, a trend we expect to continue in 2014 and throughout our five-year forecast period to 2017.

Considered as the de-facto standard for Public Safety broadband communications, LTE is rapidly gaining momentum within the Public Safety industry. As a result Public Safety agencies, vendors and service provider are heavily investing in Public Safety LTE, with commercial deployments in both the North America and the Middle East region.

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Wireless Telecommunication Services in Italy industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value and volume 2008-12, and forecast to 2017). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the Italy wireless telecommunication services market. Includes market size data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

A cell phone management company can be of great help to certain businesses that need a way of effectively handling all of their mobile plans, and it is important to know how before making a final decision of any kind. Businesses that want to keep their current carrier but reduce the stress and frustration comes along with having to manage everything will certainly want to consider this option.

ESI, one of Liberty Technology Solutions’ primary vendors, has introduced hosted telephone systems, which are now available to clients of Liberty Technology Solutions. A hosted telephone system is one that is hosted offsite on the vendor’s servers, as opposed to hosting the telephone system in-house as one would do with a traditional PBX (On Premise VOIP or Digital Telephone System). These hosted telephone systems give users the option of paying a monthly fee to a hosted telephone provider for both the telephones and the service instead of incurring a large upfront cost. Business owners can now take their telephone system to the cloud with this innovative IT solution for businesses in South Jersey.

Internet Services Group, Inc. an internet marketing firm located in Suffolk County, New York and Long Island Telecom Group jointly announced the kickoff of a nationwide campaign bringing full service telecom dealerships to entrepreneurs around the USA. This campaign, is expected to revolve tightly around the recently launched www.mytelecomfranchise.com website, has already been tested in multiple markets with an astounding response. Recently opened dealerships have demonstrated dramatic early success have which fueled the enthusiasm of potential new dealers.

Telecoms markets in Taiwan are among the most mature in the region, with high penetration of mobile, fixed-line and broadband services. Furthermore, there has been a strong migration to higher value services, such as wireless data and fibre-based wireline broadband subscriptions in recent years that has helped to offset declining overall subscription growth rates as the market matures. The trend towards higher-value services is expected to continue with the auction of LTE spectrum in late 2013. Despite these positives it should be noted that operators face a number of challenges including saturation, IP substitution and regulatory measures such as cuts to mobile termination rates and requirements to provide free peering. These factors will squeeze revenues over the medium term, but we hold the view they will not outweigh the positive trends in the market and operators will continue to produce positive financial results.

Amid the maturity of smartphones, Chinese brands' smartphones featuring high-end specifications and low prices have made remarkable inroads into the market. MIC (Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute) observed that most of smartphones exhibited at CES 2014 are either from PC or Chinese branded vendors. This report profiles new smartphones exhibited at CES 2014, touching on their major specifications, and examines development trends of first- and second-tier smartphones.

The UK is the largest communications market in Western Europe, boasting service revenue of US$60bn in 2013. Mobile data was the largest contributor to growth in 2013, driven by network upgrades and skyrocketing smartphone and tablet adoption. This trend will intensify in 2014 as more users adopt LTE. The main driver on the fixed side will be the adoption of fiber-based services, benefitting BT the most. The UK pay-TV market, which will reach 68% household penetration in 2018, has become more competitive with the entry of new IPTV players and Liberty Global's recent acquisition of Virgin Media.

Mexico's telecoms market is underdeveloped in relation to many of its regional peers. Low penetration rates, high tariffs and a lack of competition afflict the market as America Movil remains dominant in the market through its Telmex and Telcel subsidiaries. BMI has high hopes for reforms signed into law in July 2013, which are aimed at introducing a higher level of competition. Nevertheless, we are only cautiously optimistic, given the attempts at reforming the sector previously and noteit will be some time before the full effects of these reforms materialise. This has not prevented alternative players from indicating their plans for a more competitive market, with Iusacell revealing plans to triple its market share over three years.

This report profiles the latest development of LTE subscriber markets and leading operators in pan-America, Europe, Asia, Oceania, and Africa, with country development overview and detailed information such as the adopted LTE technology, frequency band, service coverage, equipment supplier, and LTE user base provided.

We estimate that the 100-millionth IPTV customer globally came online in November 2013. China, France and the US together account for over half of all subscriptions, but penetration levels vary greatly. We expect global IPTV revenue to rise at a 11.8% CAGR from 2013 to 2018. A blend of primary research, market indicators and qualitative analysis, our IPTV Research in Focus helps industry leaders identify opportunities in IPTV markets globally. Market sizing and forecasts of IPTV subscriptions, ARPS and revenue are provided on more than 50 countries for 2009-2018, with an analysis of trends.

Indonesia's telecoms market presents good growth opportunities due to its large and youthful population and extremely low broadband penetration rate. While the mobile industry generates low ARPUs in light of consumers' preference for prepaid subscriptions, and strong competition among operators and from alternatives such as fixed-wireless technologies, operators are stepping up efforts to grow the nascent 3G market. However, although mobile data/VAS revenues are increasing, this is being offset by declining voice revenue.

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To overcome the challenges of capex optimization, Pyramid Research has developed the MASI framework, a methodology for generating ways of reducing capex that are adapted to each operator's situation. This Insider presents a selection of 17 MASI-generated techniques for capex optimization in LTE and FTTH deployments: examples of fiber access and mobile broadband implementations come from the Middle East and Africa, plus some developed-market players. Pyramid Research Insiders track market, business and regulatory developments in the telecom sector globally to help you compete in all markets.

The Long Term Evolution (LTE) standard for 4G provides significant capacity gains as well as true end-to-end Internet Protocol (IP) connectivity including voice over IP (VoIP) via voice over LTE (VoLTE). LTE is ushering in a new world of opportunities and challenges for every industry constituent including everything from new business models and industry participants to operational support systems for improved quality of service and user experience.

The outlook for the Peruvian telecoms market improved again this quarter, following the first launch of 4G services by Movistar in January 2014. While we expect take up to be limited at first, the deployment of the technology demonstrates a strong step forward for the market. Uptake in 4G would benefit from stronger competition from Claro and Entel (Nextel), but neither is expected to launch until late 2014. There continue to be high levels of postpaid growth among mobile subscriptions, accounting for 31.9% of the market in Q313, one of the highest rates in the region. This demonstrates a demand for highervalue services among Peruvians, which should allow operators to continue growing their revenues as the market approaches 100% penetration.

Globally, 41 mobile money services were launched in 2012, and 43% of forecast deployments are in sub-Saharan countries. Operators choose different strategies to address the mobile financial services (MFS) market: One is to deploy services sequentially in each country, with the type of services rolled out determined by a pre-set road map. A less risky strategy is to configure deployments to suit each specific country. This Insider presents two operator case studies: MTN (with its Mobile Money m-money service) and Orange (Orange Money). It concludes with some recommendations. Published for each of the world's most dynamic regions, our Telecom Insiders are packed with trend analysis, industry best practices, market sizing and forecasting, competitor analysis and case studies.

Fixed Line Telecoms in Japan industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value and volume 2008-12, and forecast to 2017). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the Japan fixed line telecoms market. Includes market size and segmentation data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

At the end 2012, Italy was the fourth largest telecom market in Western Europe, with revenue of $44.5bn. We expect Italy's total market revenue to decline, shrinking in US dollar terms at an annual rate of -0.3%, mainly due to the negative performance of the mobile sector. The slow recovery of the Italian economy from the recession will result in sustained price competition among operators, maintaining pressure on profitability levels. The strongest opportunity for growth will come from mobile broadband demand. Further consolidation is expected, presenting opportunities for investors.