Infonetics: Mobile Infrastructure Spending in China Jumped 51 Percent in 2014

CAMPBELL, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 04/21/15 -- Technology market research firm Infonetics Research, now part of IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS), today reported that mobile infrastructure spending soared in 2014, led by W-CDMA network expansion at China Unicom and robust TD-LTE eNodeB deployments at China Mobile.

"Looking at mobile capex, China delivered again in 2014 via a balancing act that had China Telecom cutting capex by nearly a third, China Unicom increasing spending by almost a quarter and China Mobile shelling out more than the two combined," said Stéphane Téral, research director for mobile infrastructure and carrier economics at Infonetics Research, now part of IHS.

"China Mobile blew up its own target of TD-LTE rollouts, ending the year with 720,000 TD-LTE eNodeBs. That's 570,000 above last year and well in excess of its own plan of bringing the footprint up to 500,000, illustrating China Mobile's commitment to exit the TD-SCDMA era as fast as possible," Téral said.

Based on Infonetics' 2015 global Mobile Infrastructure Equipment report, the country-specific Mobile Infrastructure and Subscribers in China market share, size and forecasts report tracks the 2G, 3G and LTE infrastructure markets and subscribers in China.

MOBILE INFRASTRUCTURE IN CHINA MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

The Chinese mobile infrastructure market came to US$11.1 billion in 2014, a 51 percent jump over 2013.

China's mobile operators added 58 million mobile subscribers in 2014, pushing the number of total subscribers to 1.3 billion.

Around 60 percent of Chinese mobile subscribers are on China Mobile's network.

Huawei and ZTE together commanded over 60 percent of China's 2014 base transceiver station (BTS) unit shipments.

CHINESE MOBILE REPORT SYNOPSIS
Infonetics' annual China mobile equipment report provides market size, vendor market share, forecasts through 2019, analysis and trends for 2G GSM, 3G CDMA2000 (TD-SCDMA, W-CDMA) and 4G LTE (E-UTRAN, EPC) mobile network equipment and subscribers in China. The report also includes an LTE deployment tracker. Vendors tracked: Alcatel-Lucent, Datang Mobile, Ericsson, Fiberhome, Huawei, Potevio, Newpostcom, Nokia Networks, ZTE, others. To purchase the report, contact Infonetics: www.infonetics.com/contact.asp.

VOLTE WEBINAR
Join analyst Stéphane Téral May 7 at 11:00 AM ET for The Path to VoLTE, an event exploring the architectural challenges of voice over LTE and how to overcome them using real-world use cases. Join live or watch on-demand at http://w.on24.com/r.htm?e=975258&s=1&k=7AC297AEFFA3005C5D20DF360C468B35.

RELATED RESEARCH
- Japan's Mobile Operators Gear Up for 3.5GHz Rollouts: http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2015/2H14-Mobile-Infrastructure-Subs-Japan-Market-Highlights.asp
- LTE Singlehandedly Pushes Global Mobile Infrastructure Market to $47B in 2014: http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2015/4Q14-Mobile-Infrastructure-Market-Highlights.asp
- China Mobile Plays Huge Role in Small Cell Market's 2014 Liftoff: http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2015/2H14-Small-Cell-Equipment-Market-Highlights.asp
- Whitepaper: Centralized SON (C-SON) Paving the Way to Zero-Touch Networks: http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2015/C-SON-White-Paper-Highlights.asp

UPCOMING RESEARCH
Download Infonetics' 2015 service brochure (http://www.infonetics.com/downloads/2015-Infonetics-Research-Services-Brochure.pdf) or log in: www.infonetics.com/login.
- DAS Equipment Forecast (Apr.)
- Service Provider Outsourcing to Vendors Forecast (May)
- IP RAN & 3GPP Strategies & Vendor Leadership: Service Provider Survey (May)
- Service Provider Capex, Revenue & Capex by Equipment Type Forecast (May)
- Coverage & Capacity: Macrocells, Small Cells, DAS, Carrier WiFi Forecast (May)

INFONETICS WEBINARS (https://www.infonetics.com/infonetics-events)
- The Path to VoLTE (May 7: Register at http://w.on24.com/r.htm?e=975258&s=1&k=7AC297AEFFA3005C5D20DF360C468B35)
- Data Density in the Mobile Network: Small Cells, RRH, DAS or WiFi? (May 19: Register at http://w.on24.com/r.htm?e=974569&s=1&k=6D924E954F7A414E55BC9A4BDDC43E9F)
- Optimizing LTE and LTE-A Networks with the Right KPIs (Watch now at http://w.on24.com/r.htm?e=921800&s=1&k=032F5B257C5C5453F37042E40D29AE9C)
- The Synchronization Conundrum of Mobile Networks (Learn about sponsoring at http://www.infonetics.com/infonetics-events/?page=sponsor)

TO PURCHASE RESEARCH, PLEASE CONTACT:
North America (West), Asia Pacific: Larry Howard [email protected] +1 408-583-3335
North America (East, Midwest), Latin America, EMEA: Scott Coyne [email protected] +1 408-583-3395
Greater China, Southeast Asia, India: 大中华区 Jeffrey Song [email protected] +86 21-3919-8505
Japan 日本 Takashi Kimura, TAK Analytics [email protected] +81 3-6408-5566

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About Infonetics Research (www.infonetics.com)
Infonetics Research, now part of IHS (NYSE: IHS), is an international market research and consulting firm serving the communications industry since 1990. A leader in defining and tracking emerging and established technologies in all world regions, Infonetics helps clients plan, strategize and compete more effectively. Follow Infonetics on Twitter for the latest headlines: http://twitter.com/infonetics.

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   News Media Contact:Stephane Teral
Research Director, Mobile Infrastructure and Carrier Economics Infonetics Research / IHS +1 408-583-3371
Email contact Twitter: @Infonetics

Source: Infonetics Research

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