South Korea - Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Digital Media - Statistics and Analyses

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1 Report Information More information from: South Korea - Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Digital Media - Statistics and Analyses Report / Search Code: WGR Publish Date: 2 March, 2016 Price 1-user PDF : $ Site PDF : $ Description: Executive Summary South Korea is a world leader in the digital economy South Korea has transformed its economy to one that is more progressively knowledge based. Having invested significantly in basic telecommunications infrastructure over past decades, the country has well developed submarine cable and satellite infrastructure as well as solid internet resources to support the growing demand for national and international communications. South Korea has one of the world s most active telecommunications and Information Technology (IT) markets backed by strong support from the government. As well as the commitment of the government, the sector is boosted by an innovative private sector and a technologically savvy population. Spending on ICT and high-technology equipment helped lead a transformation of the economy. The government aims to transform the country into a knowledge-based information society in a smart-age. By 2016, KT was still the largest telephone and fixed-line company. With declining revenues from its fixed-line services, the company has forged ahead with IPTV and LTE. Competition with LG U+ and SK Broadband had intensified on many fronts ranging from IPTV to VoIP. In order to maintain market share it had become an imperative for KT to offer bundled solutions and therefore ramp up its VoIP capabilities. South Korea s mobile market has slow growth over the last few years due to a highly mature market. Organic growth by the three main mobile operators, together with the multitude of niche MVNOs will result in further growth to 2017 however growth rates will taper off further over the next few years as the market further matures. By 2015 SK Telecom was the market leader followed KT and LG Telecom. New investments are intended to drive revenue and gain market share and recent years has seen the launch of LTE and the rapid increase in smartphone adoption. South Korea has the world s highest number of broadband services per capita. Into 2013 over 37% of the population and 95% of households were broadband subscribers. FttX accounted for 60% of total subscriptions. Korea s policy emphasis has been to establish an Ultra Broadband convergence Network (UBcN) with 1Gb/s speeds on fixed lines and 10Mb/s on wireless by VoIP services are becoming increasingly popular as operators bundle services in a bid to stop the decline in ARPU. The operators continue to invest heavily in fibre based broadband deployments and IPTV subscriptions have passed the 5 million mark as more content is available and the operators are able to compete more effectively with live broadcasts. The widespread adoption of the Internet in South Korea coupled with the continued pace of development has resulted in an exciting digital economy. This report looks at various aspects of the digital economy in South Korea that support the drive to converged services. It includes information on e-commerce users, e-banking and e-government. This report also contains information on internet usage pattern. Key developments: SK Telecom worked with Ericsson and Sony Mobile to trial the use of IoT wearables over LTE networks. The SK Telecom introduced ThingPlug, an open IoT platform based on onem2m standards. Samsung and SK Telecom signed an agreement to ensure interoperability of their smart home platforms covering consumer electronic products.

2 LG Uplus demonstrated faster mobile broadband speeds using technology termed as LTE in Unlicensed spectrum (LTE-U). In 2015 KT Corp constructed a new mobile network service Giga LTE service utilises both LTE and Wi-Fi technologies to offer a peak speed of 1.17Gbps. Ericsson and LG Uplus signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the development of 5G and (IoT) technologies. SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus launched the world s first commercial interconnected VoLTE service. Three operators hold over 80% of the Korean broadband market: KT, SK Broadband and LGU+. Internet use is widespread in South Korea with surveys even including children as young as three years of age. South Korea s broadband subscriber base continues to rise. The move towards faster speeds and becoming full-service operators is expected to further drive this trend. FttX deployments have increased as operators try to gain customers through bundled services such as high-definition IPTV. Market penetration is predicted to continue to grow moderately over the next five years reaching between 50% and 65% by Growth is being driven by an expected increase in converged solutions being offered such as IPTV and Smart Home services. Companies mentioned in this report: KT; LG U + ; SK Broadband; SK Telecom Contents: Table of Contents 1. Key statistics 1.1 Country overview Background South Korea s economy 2. Telecommunications market 2.1 Market Overview and analysis 2.2 Global rankings and South Korea Global Innovation Index INSEAD 3. Regulatory environment 3.1 Regulatory authority KCC Overview and responsibilities KCC related laws 4. Fixed network Operators 4.1 KT Corp 4.2 LG U+ 5. Telecommunications infrastructure 5.1 Overview of the national telecom network Internet exchange (IX) National submarine cable infrastructure 5.2 International infrastructure International submarine cable infrastructure 5.3 Smart infrastructure M2M/IoT Smart grids Smart cities Connected / Smart homes 6. Broadband market 6.1 Introduction and statistical overview Market analysis Broadband statistics Forecasts broadband subscribers 2016; 2018; Broadband Technologies Overview

3 6.2.2 Cable modem Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) Apartment LAN Fibre-to-the-Home 6.3 Fixed Broadband operators Operator Statistics KT Corp SK Broadband LG U Fixed wireless (WiFi and WiMAX) 7. Digital media 7.1 Cable TV (CATV) 7.2 Satellite infrastructure 7.3 Videostreaming IPTV 7.4 Communications: VoIP, messaging, conferencing Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) 8. Digital economy 8.1 e-commerce 8.2 e-banking 8.3 e-government Next Generation e-government plan: E-Government Global Academy (egga) established in South Korea 9. Mobile communications 9.1 Market Overview and Analysis 9.2 Background of South Korea s mobile market 9.3 Mobile statistics General statistics Mobile data Forecasts 9.4 Regulatory issues Licensing Spectrum 9.5 Mobile infrastructure Digital networks Other infrastructure developments 9.6 Major mobile operators KT Corp SK Telecom LG U MVNOs 9.7 Mobile content and applications m-commerce Table 1 Country statistics South Korea 2015 Table 2 Telephone network statistics 2015 Table 3 Internet user statistics 2015 Table 4 Broadband statistics 2015 Table 5 Mobile statistics 2015 Table 6 National telecommunications authorities Table 7 KT Corp - Total Voice- PSTN and VoIP lines subscribers and teledensity Table 8 KT Corp s fixed-line subscribers (PSTN) and market share Table 9 KT Corp s VoIP subscribers Table 10 LG Telecom fixed-line (PSTN and VoIP) subscribers Table 11 International bandwidth Table 12 Smart grid investment to 2015 Table 13 Fixed broadband internet subscriber growth and penetration rate Table 14 Broadband subscribers and households Table 15 Broadband internet subscriber numbers by system Table 16 Internet users and population penetration rates Table 17 Internet users and population penetration rates Table 18 Internet subscribers Table 19 Personal computers and penetration by population and household (historical) Table 20 Internet usage rates by service Table 21 Main purpose of using the internet ; 2015 Table 22 Forecast broadband subscribers and penetration rates 2016; 2018; 2021 Table 23 Broadband subscribers by access type 2015 Table 24 Cable modem subscribers

4 Table 25 Broadband cable modem (HFC) subscribers by service provider 2015 Table 26 DSL subscribers Table 27 DSL subscribers by service provider January 2015 Table 28 A-LAN subscribers Table 29 A-LAN subscribers by service provider 2015 Table 30 FttH subscribers Table 31 FttH subscribers by service provider 2015 Table 32 Broadband market share by operator 2015 Table 33 Broadband subscribers by operator (millions) Table 34 Broadband market share by operator Table 35 KT Corp s broadband internet subscribers Table 36 KT Corp s IPTV subscribers Table 37 KT Corp s WiBro subscribers Table 38 SK Broadband revenue, net income, capex, EBITDA Table 39 SK Broadband - broadband internet subscribers Table 40 LG U+ broadband subscribers Table 41 LG U+ IPTV subscribers Table 42 KT and SK Telecom WiBro subscribers Table 43 IPTV subscribers by operator Table 44 South Korea VoIP subscribers by major operator and market share September 2014 Table 45 South Korea VoIP subscribers Table 46 E-commerce volume by transaction type (historical) Table 47 Internet banking service subscribers Table 48 Financial service by delivery channel Table 49 Usage of e-government services 2013 Table 50 Mobile subscribers Table 51 Mobile subscribers (historical) Table 52 Mobile subscribers by operator Table 53 Mobile operator market share Table 54 Mobile Service ARPU per month by operator Table 55 Smart phone subscribers and market share (historical) Table 56 Forecast smart phone and tablet PC subscribers and market share Table 57 Monthly Traffic volume per phone type Table 58 Forecast mobile subscribers and penetration rates 2016; 2018; 2021 Table 59 CDMA mobile subscribers by operator (historical) Table 60 WCDMA subscribers by operator (historical) 2013 Table 61 LTE mobile subscribers by operator Table 62 KT Corp s mobile and 3G subscribers and total market share Table 63 KT s Voice and data ARPU Table 64 SK Telecom revenue, net profit, capex, EBITDA margin Table 65 SK Telecom mobile and 3G subscribers, ARPU Table 66 SK Telecom smartphone subscribers and penetration Table 67 Monthly LTE usage per subscriber Table 68 LG U+ revenue, net income, EBITDA Table 69 LG U+ revenue breakdown by service Table 70 LG U+ capex Table 71 LG U+ - total mobile ARPU Table 72 LG Telecom mobile subscribers, ARPU Table 73 LG Telecom smartphone subscribers and penetration Table 74 MVNO subscribers by operator Table 75 M-commerce transaction value Table 76 Payment Gateway transaction value Chart 1 South Korea broadband subscribers and population penetration Chart 2 Number of internet users and growth rate in South Korea Chart 3 Broadband subscribers by operator Chart 4 South Korea mobile subscriber growth, population penetration Chart 5 Operator total market share 2015 Exhibit 1 Map of South Korea Exhibit 2 Significant telecoms operators in South Korea Exhibit 3 KT at a glance Exhibit 4 Interconnection status by IX Exhibit 5 National submarine fibre optic cables overview in South Korea Exhibit 6 International submarine fibre optic cables overview in South Korea Exhibit 7 Smart grid implementation areas Exhibit 8 Phased implementation plan of Jeju Smart Grid: Exhibit 9 KT at a glance Exhibit 10 SK Broadband at a glance Exhibit 11 Comparison of WiBro and mobile technologies in South Korea

5 Exhibit 12 KOREASAT satellite status Exhibit 13 E-government stages: 1980s - present Exhibit 14 KT at a glance Exhibit 15 SK Telecom at a glance Exhibit 16 LG U+ at a glance wiseguyreports.com / Phone (US) (UK)