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Asia’s fixed voice subscriber market is in decline, with China leading the way – downwards

For almost a decade now, growth in Asia’s fixed voice market has generally been ‘flattening out’ and in some countries the number of subscribers has gone into decline. Activity in the fixed voice market has simply been overwhelmed and overshadowed … Continue reading

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Increasing numbers right across Asia define massive presence in global mobile and broadband markets

Asia presents a massive presence in the global mobile and broadband markets. The region owns close to 50% of the world’s mobile subscribers. And when it comes to the development of broadband internet Asia makes a strong claim to be … Continue reading

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Moving quickly past 3 billion mobile subscribers, Asia sees voice services remaining dominant for the time being

Mobile markets in Asia continued to experience strong growth during 2012 and into 2013, despite many countries in the region having subscriber penetrations of over 150%. Asia is home to some of the fastest growing telecommunications markets in the world. … Continue reading

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Asia: whilst fixed-line subscribers in general decline across region, mobile still on growth path

Of Asia’s key market segments, the mobile market still has more room to grow as both mobile voice and data services in various forms continue to expand at a rapid rate all through the region. In the same manner the … Continue reading

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Second half of 2012 sees major drop in India’s mobile subscriber numbers

India saw its total mobile subscriber base go into decline in the second half of 2012, falling dramatically to 865 million by year-end. This was down from 934 million in June, delivering an almost 8% fall in just six months. … Continue reading

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