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DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/a3f092/singapore_telecomm) has announced the addition of the "Singapore Telecommunications Report Q1 2012" report to their offering.

In this quarter's update for Singapore's telecoms report, the author has incorporated the latest data from the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA), Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel), StarHub and M1 into our various forecast scenarios, which were extended to 2016. In spite of mobile penetration in excess of 140%, the three mobile operators continue to report robust subscriber growth in both the prepaid and postpaid segments. In the former, the author believes that the growth momentum was sustained due to demand from a significant portion of foreign labor in the country, which have lower purchasing power. As for the postpaid market, 3G services are increasingly popular due to the slew of attractive mobile devices bundled with generous data allowance. By the end of 2016, the author expects 8.822mn mobile and 7.833mn 3G subscribers in Singapore.

Meanwhile, the author also envisages the fixed and mobile broadband sector to maintain their strong growth path due to the launch of next generation technologies. M1 was the quickest off the blocks for LTE services with limited services in 2011 but SingTel and StarHub are expected to follow suit shortly. According to the IDA, there were 68,000 fibre broadband subscribers in Singapore at the end of September 2011, up by 69.2% from 40,000 in June 2011. SingTel had the largest market share with 54.4% or 37,000 subscribers at the end of September 2011 while M1 said it had 16,000 subscribers. Consequently, this leaves StarHub in third position with 15,000 subscribers. BMI expects the growth momentum of fibre broadband to accelerate in the next two years following the introduction of more bandwidth-intensive services and the expiration of consumers existing non-fibre broadband contracts.

Companies Mentioned:

• HTC

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KEYWORDS:   Asia Pacific  Singapore

INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:   Technology  Telecommunications

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