Last updated: 15 Mar 2016 Update History
Report Status: Archived
Report Pages: 49
Analyst: Paul Kwon
As subscriber penetration nears 150%, growth rate moderates in Mongolia’s mobile market
Since the Mongolian Government’s telecommunications reform program in the mid-1990s, there has been effective liberalisation of all market segments, partial privatisation of the fixed-line incumbent operator, Mongolia Telecom, and establishment of an independent regulator. Mongolia acceded to the WTO in 1997.
Competition is in place for both fixed and mobile telephony including local, long-distance and international, internet, VoIP and VSATs. The internet market is a growing sector supported by government initiatives such as the e-Mongolia National Program and ICT Vision 2021.
Although the fixed-line network is declining as per other markets in Asia, the mobile phone market has seen strong growth, spurred by the launch of 3G networks more recently and the increased popularity of smart phones. The national policy has been to have a competitive telecommunications segment with two CDMA and two GSM mobile telephone service operators. Accordingly, two additional mobile licences were awarded in 2005/06 to Unitel (GSM) and rural mobile operator G-Mobile (CDMA).
As part of the transition to a market-based economy, Mongolia committed itself to modernising its telecommunications network and steadily introducing advanced communications services. The government considers national infrastructure development as a high priority and, in particular, it has focused on the development of the telecoms sector, seeing it as central to the overall development of the country, the improvement of living standards, increasing foreign investment, boosting tourism and private sector development, and implementation of innovative changes.
Market highlights:
Sector | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 (e) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Internet users | 344,000 | 459,000 | 520,000 | 580,000 |
Fixed-line subscribers | 187,000 | 200,000 | 210,000 | 220,000 |
Mobile phone subscribers | 2.90 million | 3.40 million | 4.25 million | 4.50 million |
Mobile penetration rate | 104% | 115% | 142% | 145% |
(Source: BuddeComm based on industry data)
Mongolia is a small country with predominantly basic telecommunications services. The report covers trends and developments in telecommunications, mobile, internet and broadband. Subjects include:
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