{"id":32457,"date":"2013-03-03T02:08:52","date_gmt":"2013-03-03T00:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=32457"},"modified":"2013-03-03T02:10:57","modified_gmt":"2013-03-03T00:10:57","slug":"mobile-networks-clock-1-trillion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/mobile\/32457\/mobile-networks-clock-1-trillion\/","title":{"rendered":"Mobile networks clock $1 trillion"},"content":{"rendered":"

The global mobile industry brought in US$1.6 trillion in 2012, with mobile network operators contributing over 62% – $1 trillion – of the total amount, according to the GSM Association<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Last year, consulting and strategy firm, Chetan Sharma<\/a>, projected that global mobile revenue was to hit US$1.5 Trillion in 2012 – but according to the latest report from the GSMA, the total mobile ecosystem revenues were, in fact, US$1.6 trillion – or 2.2% of global GDP.<\/p>\n

According to the GSMA’s The Mobile Economy 2013<\/em> report, the entire mobile industry is on course to contribute more than US$10 trillion over the next 5 years.
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

At the end of 2012, there were 6.8 billion mobile connections worldwide, the GSMA said – a figure expected to grow to 9.7 billion by the end of 2017.<\/p>\n

Mobile broadband accounted for 1.6 billion of these connections in 2012, with the GSMA projecting that the figure would increase to 5.1 billion in 2017 – including 920 million LTE connections.<\/p>\n

How much are operators earning?<\/h3>\n

According to the GSMA report, Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) racked in US$1.002 trillion in 2012, representing a 1.4% contribution to the global GDP.<\/p>\n

With expected growth of 2.3% per annum, this figure is projected to hit US$1.124 trillion by 2017.<\/p>\n

Of the 10 largest mobile networks in the world, only France’s Orange Telecom<\/a> has released its full-year report for 2012 – reporting EBITDA of US$18.01 billion for the year.<\/p>\n

Taking into account their most recent half-year reportings (H1 2012), the 10 largest mobile networks in the world accrued close to $75 billion in earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), servicing close to 3 billion subscribers.<\/p>\n

\"Mobile<\/a>

Mobile network operator earnings<\/p><\/div>\n

The top 10 networks<\/h3>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rank<\/strong><\/td>\nOperator<\/strong><\/td>\nCountry<\/strong><\/td>\nSubscribers (millions)*<\/strong><\/td>\nEBITDA\u00a0<\/strong> (H1 2012)
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
–<\/td>\nTelef\u00f3nica<\/td>\nSpain<\/td>\n245.6<\/td>\n$13.63 billion**<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nChina Mobile<\/td>\nChina<\/td>\n698.5<\/td>\n$13.18 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nAm\u00e9rica M\u00f3vil<\/td>\nMexico<\/td>\n251.8<\/td>\n$10.39 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nVodafone<\/td>\nUK<\/td>\n446.5<\/td>\n$10.08 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nOrange<\/td>\nFrance<\/td>\n227.2<\/td>\n$9.15 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nChina Unicom<\/td>\nChina<\/td>\n229.5<\/td>\n$5.78 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nVimpelCom Ltd.<\/td>\nRussia<\/td>\n209.0<\/td>\n$4.79 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nMTN Group<\/td>\nSouth Africa<\/td>\n182.7<\/td>\n$3.37 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nAirtel<\/td>\nIndia<\/td>\n260.7<\/td>\n$2.26 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nEtisalat<\/td>\nUAE<\/td>\n167.0<\/td>\n$0.91 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

* Latest reporting as listed in this table<\/a>
\n** OIBDA
\n<\/small><\/p>\n

All figures above represent the operators’ EBITDA – with the exception of Spain’s Telefonica, which reports on operating income before depreciation, and amortization (OIBDA).<\/p>\n

OIBDA differs from EBITDA in that it uses operating income as a base, not earnings. It does not, therefore, include non-operating income, which tends differ year after year.<\/p>\n

More on mobile networks<\/h3>\n

The world\u2019s largest mobile networks<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

SA\u2019s real mobile penetration revealed<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Mobile Internet trends in emerging markets<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

App stores gaining ground in emerging markets<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

SA\u2019s slide towards the wrong side of the digital divide<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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