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Pakistan's telecommunications market is one of the most underdeveloped in Asia Pacific. The regulator has successfully auctioned its 3G licences, paving the way for higher value-added services (VAS) to be introduced to the market. This leaves Pakistan with significant room for growth, although the potential could materialise only in the medium-to - long term.

Summary "Italy Mobile Handset Market to 2015: Mobile Handset Sales by Vendor" report provides a top-level overview and detailed insights into the operating environment for mobile operators. It is an essential tool for companies active across the telecom value chain in Italy and for new companies that may be considering entering the market.

BMI View: Malaysia's telecommunications sector enjoys high levels of service penetration, owing to highly focused investment in advanced broadband infrastructure and supporting services and solutions. Wireless and wireline non-voice services account for an increasingly large proportion of operators' revenues, and this is encouraging them to reinvest heavily in next-generation infrastructure, including fibre-to-the-home and 4G LTE. However, this emphasis on broadband means falling demand for traditional v o ice telephone services has accelerated , while operator-provided mobile voice and messaging services have come under threat from network-agnostic over-the-top (OTT) competitors. As BMI has already noted, this has hit operator financial performance. Tackling the issue will be critical for operators over the medium term.

Summary "Chile Mobile Data Market to 2015: Mobile Subscriptions by Operators" report provides a top-level overview and detailed insights into the operating environment for mobile operators. It is an essential tool for companies active across the telecom value chain in Chile and for new companies that may be considering entering the market.

Summary "China Media Market to 2015: Media Services Adoption by Operator" report provides a top-level overview and detailed insights into the operating environment for mobile operators. It is an essential tool for companies active across the telecom value chain in China and for new companies that may be considering entering the market.

The market grows by a CAGR of 18% over 2007-2012, to reach a value of SR32.9 billion at the end of this period. Saudi Arabia does not have an established electronics industry and imports represent 90% of the market value in 2012. The industry is fragmented and the largest company - First Telecom Industries Co Ltd - generates less than 19% of total production. Expat workers are expected to boost demand for cheaper consumer electronics over the forecast period. Driven by the short replacement cycle of consumer electronics, the industry is forecast to grow by a CAGR of 10% over the forecast period.

BMI View: The launch of 4G services by Movistar in January 2014, the first operator to do so in Peru, improved the outlook for the Peruvian telecoms market. Although Peru trails regional peers in terms of wireless data service uptake, the rollout of 4G services and stronger competition from Claro , Entel ( Nextel ) and the expected launch of Viettel in 2014 should help to close the gap. Meanwhile, there continue to be high levels of postpaid growth among mobile subscriptions, demonstrating demand for higher-value services among Peruvians, which should allow operators to continue growing their revenues as the market approaches 100% penetration. Positive developments also occurred in the broadband sector, with the government granting a contract to TV Azteca for the installation of the fibre optic backbone network.

Summary "Italy Mobile Operator KPI Market to 2015: Minutes of Usage (MOU) by Operator" report provides a top-level overview and detailed insights into the operating environment for mobile operators. It is an essential tool for companies active across the telecom value chain in Italy and for new companies that may be considering entering the market.

Summary "Chile Multiplay Services Market to 2015: Multiplay and Blended Service Adoption" report provides a top-level overview and detailed insights into the operating environment for mobile operators. It is an essential tool for companies active across the telecom value chain in Chile and for new companies that may be considering entering the market.

Saudi Arabia's market for telecommunications enjoys average annual growth of 16% over 2007-2012 as a result of strong government support, stable economic growth and innovations. Over 2007-2012 industry sees growth due to relatively large capital investments and introduction of innovative products and services such as cloud computing. Relatively stable profit margin encourages new entities to enter the industry. Average annual growth rate of 10% anticipated over 2013-2018, fuelled by strong economic growth and favourable demographic trends.

Summary "USA Mobile Operator KPI Market to 2015: Average Revenue Per Subscription (ARPS) by Operator" report provides a top-level overview and detailed insights into the operating environment for mobile operators. It is an essential tool for companies active across the telecom value chain in the USA and for new companies that may be considering entering the market.

Summary "Malaysia Fixed Operator Market to 2015: Internet Accounts by Operator" report provides a top-level overview and detailed insights into the operating environment for mobile operators. It is an essential tool for companies active across the telecom value chain in Malaysia and for new companies that may be considering entering the market.

Summary "Germany Fixed Operator Market to 2015: Voice Telephony Lines by Operator" report provides a top-level overview and detailed insights into the operating environment for mobile operators. It is an essential tool for companies active across the telecom value chain in Germany and for new companies that may be considering entering the market.

Summary "Romania Mobile Operator KPI Market to 2015: Market Share by Operator" report provides a top-level overview and detailed insights into the operating environment for mobile operators. It is an essential tool for companies active across the telecom value chain in Romania and for new companies that may be considering entering the market.

Summary "Poland Mobile Handset Market to 2015: Mobile Handset Sales by Technology and by Generation" report provides a top-level overview and detailed insights into the operating environment for mobile operators. It is an essential tool for companies active across the telecom value chain in Poland and for new companies that may be considering entering the market.

Summary "USA Fixed Operator Market to 2015: Internet Accounts by Operator" report provides a top-level overview and detailed insights into the operating environment for mobile operators. It is an essential tool for companies active across the telecom value chain in the USA and for new companies that may be considering entering the market.

BMI View: Oman's telecoms markets are developing rapidly , with demand for data and value added services the fastest area of growth. Wireless data services have seen the strongest growth in terms of dedicated and voice and data subscriptions. Demand for smartphones has boosted subscription growth, while improved international connectivity is at the same time driving down the cost of se r vices and deepening the market t otal subscriptions are also continuing to increase, with opportunities existing due to continued population growth. However, saturation will ultimately be reached over the medium term and we therefore expect operators to shift their strategy towards upselling higher value services to existing customers to sustain revenue growth.

Summary "UK Mobile Handset Market to 2015: Mobile Handset Sales by Feature" report provides a top-level overview and detailed insights into the operating environment for mobile operators. It is an essential tool for companies active across the telecom value chain in the UK and for new companies that may be considering entering the market.

Summary "Peru Mobile Demand Market to 2015: Mobile Subscriptions by Operators" report provides a top-level overview and detailed insights into the operating environment for mobile operators. It is an essential tool for companies active across the telecom value chain in Peru and for new companies that may be considering entering the market.

Summary "Germany Multiplay Services Market to 2015: Average Revenue Per Subscription (ARPS) by Multiplay and Blended Services" report provides a top-level overview and detailed insights into the operating environment for mobile operators. It is an essential tool for companies active across the telecom value chain in Germany and for new companies that may be considering entering the market.

Summary "South Korea Smartphone Market to 2015: Mobile Handset Sales by Technology and by Generation" report provides a top-level overview and detailed insights into the operating environment for mobile operators. It is an essential tool for companies active across the telecom value chain in South Korea and for new companies that may be considering entering the market.

MarketLines' Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Partnerships & Alliances and Investments report includes business description, detailed reports on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), divestments, capital raisings, venture capital investments, ownership and partnership transactions undertaken by Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. since January 2007. These reports offer a comprehensive breakdown of the organic and inorganic growth activity undertaken by an organization to sustain its competitive advantage.

BMI View: With increasing saturation of the mobile market and declining voice revenues, we expect Indonesia's largest telecoms service to focus next generation fixed and mobile data networks. This fixed network market is witnessing considerable investments in fibre optic network infrastructure, a development that should drive the uptake of high-value converged services, including IPTV. We also believe that the country's mobile operators will accelerate their tower outsourcing and managed services strategies in order to reduce operating costs considering their weak bottom line performances during FY13.

Summary "Peru Smartphone Market to 2015: Mobile Handset Smartphone Sales by Vendor and by Operating System" report provides a top-level overview and detailed insights into the operating environment for mobile operators. It is an essential tool for companies active across the telecom value chain in Peru and for new companies that may be considering entering the market.

AT&T (T) CEO Randall Stephenson met late last week with Siam Smartphone founder, Darius Allen closed door meeting at AT&T headquarters in Dallas, Texas. Reverend Jesse Jackson and Senator Royce West were also in attendance. The meeting was in response to the nationwide call for major companies in the Technology Sector to address the lack of diversity in both senior management roles and strategic partnerships.