Malaysia’s Mobile Broadband Demand Growing Faster Than Expecte…

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 26 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ –

Soaring demand for mobile broadband services in Malaysia, driven in part
by intense competition, will result in higher-than-expected growth rates for
telecom operators in that nation through 2014, according to a new report from
Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com), the telecom research arm of the Light Reading
Communications Network (www.lightreading.com).

Communications Markets in Malaysia offers a precise profile of the
country’s converged telecommunications, media, and technology sectors based
on proprietary data from our research in the market. The 27-page report
provides detailed competitive analysis of both the fixed and mobile sectors,
tracks the market shares of technologies and services, and monitors
technologies such as WiMax, IPTV, and VoIP. It provides a comprehensive view
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Over the next five years, the Malaysian telecom market will grow at a
CAGR of 9.2 percent, Pyramid Research forecasts. In 2014 it will generate
$11.7 billion thanks in part to increased demand for mobile and fixed
broadband services, notes Tae-Hyung Kim, analyst at Pyramid Research and
author of the report. "Mobile penetration reached 98 percent in 2008, which
is more than double the regional penetration average of 47 percent," Kim
says.

Pyramid Research expects Malaysia’s mobile penetration rate to increase
to 133 percent by 2014. At that point mobile broadband subscriptions will
number 2.6 million — an upward revision from earlier forecasts. Although
nearly three-quarters of Malaysia’s mobile revenue is now generated by voice
services, broadband data services will account for an increasing proportion
of mobile revenue over the next five years, Kim notes. "Pyramid Research
expects mobile data services to account for 45 percent of all mobile revenue
by 2014, driven by increases in adoption of mobile broadband services and
mobile data applications," he explains.

Four operators engage in cutthroat competition in Malaysia’s mobile
market. "New entrant U Mobile, along with the latest 3G licensee Digi, will
take competition to the next level as each operator attempts to compete in
not only traditional mobile voice and data services but also in the mobile
broadband arena," Kim says. "We believe that incumbent Maxis and runner-up
Celcom will continue to lead the market with a combined market share
exceeding 70 percent through the end of our forecast period, while U Mobile’s
gains will likely come at the expense of Digi."

Communications Markets in Malaysia is part of Pyramid Research’s
Asia/Pacific Country Intelligence Report Series. Pyramid Research’s premium
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About Pyramid Research
Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com) offers practical solutions to the complex
demands our clients face in the telecommunications, media and technology
industries. Our analysis is uniquely positioned at the intersection of
emerging markets, emerging technologies and emerging business models, powered
by the bottom-up methodology of our market forecasts for over 100 countries
– a distinction that has remained unmatched for more than 25 years. As the
telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network, Pyramid
Research works with Heavy Reading, providing the communications industry’s
most comprehensive market data, trusted research and insightful technology
analysis.

About Light Reading
Founded in 2000, Light Reading (www.lightreading.com) is the leading
online media, research, and focused event company serving the $3 trillion
worldwide communications market. Lightreading.com is the ultimate source for
technology and financial analysis of the communications industry, leading the
media sector in terms of traffic, content, and reputation. Light Reading’s
research arms, Heavy Reading and Pyramid Research, provide the most
comprehensive communications research, market data, and technology analysis
in close to 100 markets around the world. Light Reading produces nearly 20
targeted communications events including TelcoTV, Ethernet Expo New York and
Ethernet Expo London, The Tower Summit @ CTIA, and Optical Expo, as well as
focused one-day events tailored for cable, mobile, and wireline executives.
Light Reading was acquired by United Business Media in August 2005 and
operates as a unit of TechWeb.

About TechWeb
TechWeb (http://techweb.com/aboutus), the global leader in business
technology media, is an innovative business focused on serving the needs of
technology decision-makers and marketers worldwide. TechWeb produces the most
respected and consumed media brands in the business technology market. Today,
more than 13.3 million* business technology professionals actively engage in
our communities created around our global face-to-face events, Interop, Web
2.0, Black Hat, and VoiceCon; online resources such as the TechWeb Network,
Light Reading, Intelligent Enterprise, InformationWeek.com, bMighty.com, and
The Financial Technology Network; and the market leading, award-winning
InformationWeek, TechNet Magazine, MSDN Magazine, and Wall Street &
Technology magazines. TechWeb also provides end-to-end services including
next-generation performance marketing, integrated media, research, and
analyst services. TechWeb is a division of United Business Media, a global
provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a
market capitalization of more than $2.5 billion.

*13.3 million business decision-makers: based on number of monthly
connections

About United Business Media Limited
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distribution, targeting and monitoring; and, the development and monetization
of B2B communities and markets. UBM’s businesses inform markets and serve
professional commercial communities – from doctors to game developers, from
journalists to jewelry traders, from farmers to pharmacists – with integrated
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more than 30 countries are organized into specialist teams that serve these
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