According to the the Ghanaian National Communications Authority (NCA), there were net additions of 1.763mn subscribers in H111, bringing the total subscriber base to 19.199mn and mobile penetration to 77.4% by June 30 2011. About 1.208mn subscribers or 68.5% of H111 net additions were in Q211, supporting BMI's view of the impact of promotional activities before the original dadline of SIM registration on subscriber net additions. MTN (News - Alert) and Vodafone accounted for 87.6% of net additions during H111. The authors expect the market to have about 20.835 mobile subscribers by the end of 2011, reflecting a penetration rate of 84%, and growth to slow down into single digits in the latter part of the forecast period, with mobile penetration to reach 95.7% by 2015.
BMI's Ghana Telecommunications Report Q4 2011 contains revised forecast figures for the country's mobile telephony, broadband and internet sectors. The forecast is based on June 2011 data as published by Ghana's telecoms regulator, the National Communications Authority (NCA), as well as half- year data published by leading mobile network operators, including MTN Ghana, part of South Africa's MTN Group (News - Alert), Vodafone of the UK and Tigo Ghana.
Meanwhile, MNP seems to have taken off in Ghana. According to the NCA, 21,059 subscribers ported their numbers to other mobile operators by July 31 2011 following the launch of the MNP service on July 7. Third-ranked Vodafone (News - Alert) claimed as many as 43% of ported numbers switched to its network during that period. BMI welcomes the implementation of MNP considering its positive impact on competition in the mobile market and the choice operators have over changing service providers. However, the authors believe its long-term impact on market dynamics will be limited as the majority of net additions are through new subscriber acquisitions.
Source: http://www.mspnews.com/news/2011/09/28/5811759.htm by Business Wire on 28th September 2011.
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Canada - Canadians exchange 220 million texts per day as SMS usage continues to grow
The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) recently released some statistics on text messaging, and the numbers continue to swell.
Canadians sent 19.5 billion text messages in the second quarter of 2011. Over 220 million text messages are sent in Canada each day. In the first quarter, 18 billion texts were sent, or 200 million per day.
In 2010, more than 56 billion text messages were sent, which was a 60% increase of 2009's 35 billion. 2011 is already on pace for well over 70 billion and, if growth sustains, could easily crack 80 billion.
As cellphone penetration continues to climb in Canada and unlimited texting becomes the norm for virtually all new plans, text messaging remains the dominant method of instant communication between friends. Even though some may argue it's a colossal scam.
Source: http://www.techvibes.com/blog/canadians-exchange-220-million-texts-per-day-as-sms-usage-continues-to-grow-2011-09-26 by Knowlton Thomas on 26th September 2011.
Canadians sent 19.5 billion text messages in the second quarter of 2011. Over 220 million text messages are sent in Canada each day. In the first quarter, 18 billion texts were sent, or 200 million per day.
In 2010, more than 56 billion text messages were sent, which was a 60% increase of 2009's 35 billion. 2011 is already on pace for well over 70 billion and, if growth sustains, could easily crack 80 billion.
As cellphone penetration continues to climb in Canada and unlimited texting becomes the norm for virtually all new plans, text messaging remains the dominant method of instant communication between friends. Even though some may argue it's a colossal scam.
Source: http://www.techvibes.com/blog/canadians-exchange-220-million-texts-per-day-as-sms-usage-continues-to-grow-2011-09-26 by Knowlton Thomas on 26th September 2011.
Pakistan - Global Mobile Subscribers to Surpass 6 Billion, Pakistan Ranks 9th
The mobile industry is set for another milestone. According to the latest forecasts from Wireless Intelligence, total mobile connections in the world will cross 6 billion figure by the year’s end, which means that the industry will have added 1 billion connections in 16 months.
The total number of connections is set to be at 6.07 billion by the year’s end, with the 6 billion mark being reached in late November.
Asia-Pacific region is responsible for the bulk of the growth, with the region accounting for 50 percent of all connections by the end of the year. In Asia-Pacific, the growth is being spurred on by India and China, the two largest markets in the world. They are also set to hit 1 billion connections early next year.
Asia-Pacific will also be home to 6 of the 10 largest mobile markets in the world. These include:
China (#1)
India (#2)
Indonesia (#4)
Vietnam (#7)
Japan (#8)
and Pakistan (#9)
In other forecasts, Africa will take over the Americas as the second largest regional market. Eastern Europe will also overtake Western Europe in terms of new connections.
5 billion global connections were reached in July 2010, and they came 18 months after the 4 billion milestone in the last months of 2008. The global mobile penetration rate has now increased to 86%, it was 7 percent at the 5 billion mark and 60 percent at 4 billion.
Technology wise, GSM is set to dominate with it accounting for 73 percent of global connections. After GSM, WCDMA/HSPA (16 percent) and CDMA (9 percent) are the major technologies. The remaining 2% will be accounted for by technologies like LTE.
The WCDMA/HSPA technology has been gaining ground and was significant in the growth from 5 to 6 billion connections. GSM still remains the major player in emerging markets such as Africa, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. However its global share was down from 78% to 73% (at the 5 billions connections point).
Source: http://propakistani.pk/2011/09/20/global-mobile-subscribers-to-surpass-6-billion-pakistan-ranks-9th/ by Syed Talal on 20th September 2011.
The total number of connections is set to be at 6.07 billion by the year’s end, with the 6 billion mark being reached in late November.
Asia-Pacific region is responsible for the bulk of the growth, with the region accounting for 50 percent of all connections by the end of the year. In Asia-Pacific, the growth is being spurred on by India and China, the two largest markets in the world. They are also set to hit 1 billion connections early next year.
Asia-Pacific will also be home to 6 of the 10 largest mobile markets in the world. These include:
China (#1)
India (#2)
Indonesia (#4)
Vietnam (#7)
Japan (#8)
and Pakistan (#9)
In other forecasts, Africa will take over the Americas as the second largest regional market. Eastern Europe will also overtake Western Europe in terms of new connections.
5 billion global connections were reached in July 2010, and they came 18 months after the 4 billion milestone in the last months of 2008. The global mobile penetration rate has now increased to 86%, it was 7 percent at the 5 billion mark and 60 percent at 4 billion.
Technology wise, GSM is set to dominate with it accounting for 73 percent of global connections. After GSM, WCDMA/HSPA (16 percent) and CDMA (9 percent) are the major technologies. The remaining 2% will be accounted for by technologies like LTE.
The WCDMA/HSPA technology has been gaining ground and was significant in the growth from 5 to 6 billion connections. GSM still remains the major player in emerging markets such as Africa, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. However its global share was down from 78% to 73% (at the 5 billions connections point).
Source: http://propakistani.pk/2011/09/20/global-mobile-subscribers-to-surpass-6-billion-pakistan-ranks-9th/ by Syed Talal on 20th September 2011.
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