The overall telecom service revenue in China is estimated to generate $212.2bn in 2016 and is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 3.7% during 2016-2021, mainly driven by data segments (mobile and fixed). The China telecom market will be dominated by China Mobile as the leading operator, followed by China Telecom and China Unicom. Operators will continue to invest in fixed and mobile networks expansion and deployment of 5G technology to have a competitive edge in the market.

1. China: 4G Network Expansion
and Fiber Deployment Are High
on Operators Agenda While
Facing Greater Competition
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2. ABSTRACT
The overall telecom service revenue in China is estimated to generate $212.2bn in 2016
and is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 3.7% during 2016-2021, mainly driven by data
segments (mobile and fixed). The China telecom market will be dominated by China
Mobile as the leading operator, followed by China Telecom and China Unicom. Operators
will continue to invest in fixed and mobile networks expansion and deployment of 5G
technology to have a competitive edge in the market.
The telecommunications market in China generated $199.0bn in service revenue in 2015.
Telecom service revenue is expected to grow at a CAGR of 3.7% during 2016-2021,
primarily driven by the growth in data revenue. Mobile data and broadband will be the
fastest-growing segments over the 2016-2021 period. Operators are focusing on
expansion of LTE networks, 5G technology trials and fiber network deployments. In
addition, ongoing investments in network expansion and modernization will enable
operators to monetize the growing demand of data services.

3. ABSTRACT
Report delivers deep quantitative and qualitative insight into China’s telecom market, analyzing
key trends, evaluating near-term opportunities and assessing risk factors, based on proprietary
data from Pyramid Research’s databases. The Country Intelligence Report provides in-depth
analysis of the following:
- Regional context: Telecom market size and trends in China compared with Africa and Middle East
region.
- Economic, demographic and political context in China.
- The regulatory environment and trends for the next 18-24 months
- Historical figures and forecasts of service revenue from the fixed telephony, fixed Internet,
mobile voice and mobile data and pay-TV.
- Service evolution: overall revenue between the fixed and mobile sectors and between voice, data
and video from 2014 to 2021.
- Competitive landscape: key trends in competition and in the performance, revenue market
shares and expected moves of service providers over the next 18-24 months.
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- Gain in-depth analysis of current strategies and future
- Understand the factors behind ongoing and upcoming trends
- Leverage the graphical information
- Analysis of key telecom players in the markets and major business strategies
- Explore novel opportunities

4. Length Publisher Published Date
33 Pages
Pyramid Research
August 11, 2016
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Market and Competitor Overview
- Regional
- Demographic
- Regulatory
- Service evolution
- Competitive Landscape
- Major Market Players
- Mobile & Fixed Services
- Pay TV
- Opportunities
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