Data Services to Drive Growth as SEA's Mobile Market Nears Saturation

Frost & Sullivan: Data Services to Drive Growth as SEA's Mobile Market Nears Saturation

PR Newswire -- July 27, 2010



SINGAPORE, July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Growth in Southeast Asia's (SEA) mobile services is expected to be driven by data services as mobile connections penetration surpassed 90 percent in 2009 and slowing revenue growth signal saturation.



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Capping a three-year run of high growth, 2009 saw Southeast Asia's mobile connections rising 22.1 percent to 489 million (subscriptions). Total revenues however grew just 3.2 percent, reaching US$28.7 billion in the same year.



"Last year marked a tipping point for service growth drivers in Southeast Asia