Asian Carriers Disappoint In 2005

Publication Date	April 2006
Publisher	Ovum
Product Type	Report
Pages	18
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	OVM00235

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Summary

Calendar year 2005 (CY05) financial results for forty-two Asia-Pacific (AP) service providers were largely disappointing. Revenues rose 5.5 percent to $287.4 billion, but operational expense (opex) grew faster, up 7.3 percent to $181.8 billion. Average net margin-i.e. net income divided by revenues-declined to 11.4 percent from 12.9 percent in 2004. Growing revenues while keeping costs in check remains an imposing challenge, especially in wealthier markets. The key question many carriers face is, now that they have spent bundles of cash on next-gen equipment, when will revenues materialize from the next generation of services?

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Opex outpaces revenues, capital intensity remains high
Asia-Pacific in the same boat as Europe, North America
- Figure 1 Results summary for forty-two AP carriers,* 2005 vs. 2004
The $10 billion club
- Figure 2 Financial metrics for forty-two AP carriers by tier, 2005 vs. 2004
The top 10 carriers: results and implications
Network operator results by country
Japan
- Figure 3 Results summary for five Japanese carriers, 2005 vs. 2004
China
- Figure 4 Results summary for four Chinese carriers, 2005 vs. 2004
Korea
- Figure 5 Results summary for five Korean carriers, 2005 vs. 2004
Australia & New Zealand (ANZ)
- Figure 6 Results summary for three ANZ carriers, 2005 vs. 2004
Singapore
- Figure 7 Results summary for three Singapore carriers, 2005 vs. 2004
Taiwan
- Figure 8 Results summary for three Taiwanese carriers, 2005 vs. 2004
Malaysia
- Figure 9 Results summary for three Malaysian carriers, 2005 vs. 2004
Thailand
- Figure 10 Results summary for four Thai carriers, 2005 vs. 2004
Hong Kong
- Figure 11 Results summary for three Hong Kong carriers, 2005 vs. 2004
India
- Figure 12 Results summary for four Indian carriers, 2005 vs. 2004
Other
Optical networks spending in AP: 2005
- Figure 13 ON spending and total capex for AP's key markets in 2005 (US$ millions)
The bottom line