2024 年亚太移动经济 The Mobile Economy Asia Pacific 2024

TheMobile

EconomyAsiaPacific2024

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Contents

Executivesummary

2

1.

Themobileindustryinnumbers

10

2.

Mobileindustrytrends

21

2.1

5G:focusshiftsto5G-Advancedand5GRedCap

22

2.2

OpenGateway:operatorsunitetodriveAPIprogress

26

2.3

SatellitesandNTNs:momentumbuildsbehindaerialconnectivity

28

2.4

GenAI:operatorsseekrevenue-generatingopportunities

31

2.5

Consumertrust:stakeholderstakestepstoenhanceonlinesafety

34

3.

Mobileindustryimpact

36

3.1

Acceleratingdigitalinclusion

37

3.2

Themobileindustry’simpactontheSDGs

39

4.Mobileindustryenablers41

4.1Policiestosustaininvestments43

4.2Aspectrumroadmaptowards2030:meetingfutureconnectivity47

demand

Executive

summary

Mobileenablingdigitaltransformation

Themobileindustrycontinuestounderpinthe

rapiddigitaltransformationinAsiaPacific,with

advancedmobilenetworksenablinginnovative

usecasesforconsumersandenterprises.Theroleofmobileinfrastructureandserviceswillbecomeevenmorevitaltothewaysocietyfunctionsas

governmentsincreasinglyusedigitaltechnologiestotacklesomeofthemostpressingsocialand

economicchallenges.

Bytheendof2023,1.8billionpeopleinAsiaPacific(63%ofthepopulation)subscribedtoamobile

service.Growthinmobileinternetpenetrationhasbeenremarkable.Attheendof2023,51%ofthe

region’spopulationusedmobileinternet,equating

tojustover1.4billionusers–almosttriplethe

figureadecadeearlier.However,largeswathes

ofthepopulationacrosstheregionstillremain

unconnected,mostofthemwithintheusagegap.1Addressingtheusagegapiscrucialtoclosing

thedigitaldivideandenablinglife-enhancing

applicationsaroundfinance,healthandeducation.

Theimpactofmobileconnectivityisevidencedbyitscontributiontotheeconomy.In2023,mobile

technologiesandservicesgenerated5.3%of

AsiaPacific’sGDP,acontributionthatamounted

to$880billionofeconomicvalueadded,and

supportedaround13millionjobsacrosstheregion.

1.Peoplecoveredbyamobilebroadbandnetworkbutdonotyetsubscribetoamobileinternetservice

2/50

Executivesummary

Keytrendsshaping

themobileecosystem

5G:focusshiftsto5G-Advancedand5GRedCap

Commercial5Gstandalone(SA)networks

arenowpresentinsevencountriesinAsia

Pacific(Australia,India,Japan,thePhilippines,

Singapore,SouthKoreaandThailand),providingtheopportunitytodevelopnew5Gapplications.Operatorsintheregionarelookingtoleverage5G-Advancedand5Greducedcapability

(RedCap)technologiestodelivernewsolutions

forenterprise.Thegrowingfocusonadvanced5Gnetworksandservicesisexpectedtokick-startanewroundof5Ginvestmentsin2024andbeyond.Itwillalsolaythefoundationforthenextwave

of5Gusecasesthatcouldunlocknewrevenue

streamsforoperatorsandthewiderecosysteminboththeconsumerandenterprisesegments.

OpenGateway:operatorsunitetodriveAPIprogress

AlthoughithasbeenpossibletoexposenetworkAPIsforsometime,operatorshavestruggled

toadoptastandardisedapproachthatachieves

scale.However,recentinitiativesbythemobile

industryhavesoughttoprovidefreshmomentumbehinddevelopingacommonsetofnetworkAPIs.ByApril2024,49operatorgroupshadsigneduptotheGSMAOpenGateway,representing240

mobilenetworksandaccountingfor65%ofmobileconnectionsglobally.OperatorsacrossAsia

Pacifichavejoinedtheinitiative,includingthoseinAustralia,Indonesia,Japan,Malaysia,Singapore,

SouthKorea,SriLanka,ThailandandVietnam.ThefocusisnowontranslatingoperatorcommitmentsintocommerciallyavailablenetworkAPIsand

demonstrableusecases.

Executivesummary

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SatellitesandNTNs:momentumbuildsbehindaerialconnectivity

Duetothegeographicalmake-upofseveral

countriesinAsiaPacific,aerialconnectivity

willplayanimportantroleinrealisinguniversalconnectivity.Fromarchipelagosandrainforeststodesertsandmountainranges,AsiaPacificishometosomeofthemostchallengingterrainsforterrestrialnetworks.Asaresult,therehas

historicallybeensignificantinterestinaerial

solutionsandtheopportunitytheyofferto

helpextendconnectivitytohard-to-reach

locations.ThisinteresthasbeenheightenedbytheemergenceoflowEarthorbit(LEO)and

high-altitudeplatformstation(HAPS)solutions.

Importantly,telecomsoperatorsacrossthe

regionareactivelyengagedintheevolvingaerialconnectivitymarket,mostlythroughpartnershipsandinvestments.

GenAI:operatorsseekrevenue-generatingopportunities

OperatorsacrossAsiaPacificareharnessingthepowerofgenerativeAI(genAI)todriveinternal

transformationsandseizenewrevenuestreams

throughAIinvestment.GenAIhasapplications

invariousdomains–suchascustomerservice,

sales,marketingandcodedevelopment–offeringimmediateopportunities.Moreover,leveraging

AIfornetworkenhancementremainsapriority

foroperators.Exploringnewrevenuestreams,

regionaloperatorsareinvestinginAIstartupsandorganisationswhiledevelopingtheirownlarge

languagemodels(LLMs).TailoredLLMsmakeiteasierforoperatorstodeployhigh-qualitygenAImodelsswiftlyandefficiently,helpingthemto

accelerateAI-enabledtransformation.

Consumertrust:stakeholderstakestepstoenhanceonlinesafety

Withtheriseofonlinethreatstargetingindividualsandenterprises,thereisariskthatconsumer

trustindigitalserviceswillerode.Meanwhile,theproliferationofadvancedAItools,notablygenAIapplications,addsanewdimensiontothethreatlandscapebypotentiallyenablingnewtypes

ofattacksandmakingexistingonesharderto

detect.Suchattackscanhaveaprofoundimpactonvictims,includingfinanciallossesandamentaltoll,resultinginalossoftrustindigitalplatforms.

Whilegovernmentsanddigitalecosystemplayershavetakenstepstocombatonlinethreats,thetaskofmaintainingtrustmustbeviewedasashared

responsibilitybetweenthesestakeholders,asopposedtothesoleresponsibilityofanysinglegroup.

Thetaskofmaintainingtrustmustbeviewedasasharedresponsibilitybetweengovernmentsanddigitalecosystemplayers

Executivesummary

4/50

Policiesforgrowthandinnovation

Forthemobileindustrytoadvanceanddeliver

ondigitaltransformationambitions,thepolicy

andregulatoryenvironmentrequiresanapproachthatsupportsaconduciveenvironmentforrapid

growthandinnovation.Policiesthatwillhave

akeyroletowardsthisobjectiveincludethose

thatpromoteinvestmentinnetworks,reduce

taxationburdens,promoteeaseofdoingbusinessbyreducingonerouscompliancecosts,improve

efficiency,andfosterinclusivityandonlinetrust

andsafety.Similarly,asdemandforhigh-speed,

high-qualitymobileconnectivitycontinuestogrow,regulatorsandpolicymakersshouldreviewcurrentpoliciestoidentifythosethatcreateunnecessary

barriersformobileoperators,hinderingtheirabilitytoinvestwithoutnecessarilyhavinganypositive

impactonconsumerwelfare.

TheITU’sWorldRadiocommunicationConference2023(WRC-23)openedthedoorstoaneweraofconnectivityandlaidthespectrumfoundations

formobiletoprogressinto5G-Advancedand6G.Importantly,WRC-23identified6GHz(6.425–

7.125GHz)formobileusebycountriesineveryITURegion(EMEA,CIS,theAmericasandAsiaPacific)andtheconditionsforitsusehavebeenagreedintheITU’sRadioRegulations.CountriesinAsiaPacificcannowtakeadvantageofthe

harmonisationof6GHzthatwasachievedat

WRC-23andbegindevelopingnationalplanstoassigntheband.With6GHz,mobileoperatorscanmeetthegrowthin5Gtrafficdemandinapractical,cost-effectiveandenvironmentally

friendlywayusingexisting5Gmacrosites.

Executivesummary

5/50

TheMobileEconomyAsiaPacific

Mobileinternet

users

.p

*

3.0%

*Percentageofpopulation

Percentageofconnections

(excludinglicensedcellularIoT)

70%

50%

CAGR

2023-2030

4G

2030

2030

2023

2023

Uniquemobile

subscribers

20231.8bn

63%penetrationrate*

20302.1bn

70%penetrationrate*

CAGR

2023-2030

*Percentageofpopulation

2.1%

SIM

connections

(excludinglicensedcellularIoT)

20232.7bn

97%penetrationrate*

Percentageofconnections

(excludinglicensedcellularIoT)

5G

20303.1bn

10%

45%

106%penetrationrate*

2023

CAGR

2023-2030

2030

1.8%

*Percentageofpopulation

78%

94%

Operator

revenuesand

investment

$197m

Totalrevenues

2030$227bn

Totalrevenues

$271bn

Operatorcapexfortheperiod2023–2030:

2030

2023

Smartphones

Percentageofconnections

2023

Public

funding

2023

$90bn

Mobileecosystemcontributiontopublicfunding(beforeregulatoryandspectrumfees)

Licensedcellular

IoTconnections

2023144m

2030270m

Mobile's

contributiontoGDP

$880bn

5.3%ofGDP

$1tn

2030

2023

Employment

9mjobs

Directlysupportedbythemobileecosystem

Plus4m

indirectjobs

2023

Subscriberandtechnologytrendsforkeymarkets

Subscriberpenetration

202363%

203070%

Smartphoneadoption

202378%

203094%

45%J0%

7070%J

Technologymix*

10%12%

AsiaPacific

2G3G4G5G

2030

2023

2%2%

8%

LeadingNationsprogramme2

Bangladesh

Subscriberpenetration

202356%

203069%

Smartphoneadoption

202356%

203084%

Technologymix*

51%J203217231%

272211J%200

2G3G

4G5G

5%2%

72%

India

Technologymix*

12%13%

2%<1%

71%

78%

Subscriberpenetration2023

4948%J20492130

3%

2030

2023

Smartphoneadoption2023

49%

80%

95%

72%

2G3G

4G5G

2030

Indonesia

Subscriberpenetration

202366%

203077%

Technologymix*

1%5%1%

Smartphoneadoption

202387%

67%

94%0152332%0130

2G3G4G5G

203094%

Pakistan

Subscriberpenetration

2023

2030

Smartphoneadoption

2023

2030

63%%

00

Technologymix*

9%7%<1%

63%

80%

41%

55%

2G3G

4G5G

2023

84%

32%

Philippines

Subscriberpenetration

2023

2030

Smartphoneadoption

2023

2030

1%2%

46%J25301230

8080%J6311

Technologymix*

6%3%11%

2G3G4G5G

86%

92%

73%

78%

2023

51%

2.TheGSMALeadingNationsengagement(comprisingBangladesh,India,Indonesia,PakistanandthePhilippines)seekstoacceleratethegrowthofthedigitaleconomyandadvancethemobileindustry’ssustainabilitybylobbyingforregulatorymodernisationwithrelevantstakeholders.

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Developed5Gmarkets3

Australia

Subscriberpenetration

2023

2030

Smartphoneadoption

2023

2030

Technologymix*

1%6%

45%J54194%J6

86%

88%

20232030

53%

89%

94%

2G3G4G5G

Subscriberpenetration

2023

2030

Smartphoneadoption

2023

2030

Technologymix*

2%

3737%J2022361%

Japan

8%

89%

90%

9292%J

2030

75%

94%

2G3G

4G5G

NewZealand

Subscriberpenetration

2023

2030

Smartphoneadoption

2023

2030

95%J5

01523

Technologymix*

22%1%5%

90%

94%

85%

88%

2G3G

4G5G

2030

72%

5%

Singapore

Subscriberpenetration

202390%

203091%

Smartphoneadoption

202391%

203096%

Technologymix*

2%3%

29%0232366%

13

9696%2030

4G5G

2G3G

1%3%

SouthKorea

Technologymix*

2%<1%5%

4949%J204923J201530

203096%

Subscriberpenetration

202395%

203096%

Smartphoneadoption

202383%

2G3G4G5G

49%95%

*Percentageoftotalconnections

Note:ThepenetrationfiguresthisyearhavebeenrevisedtoreflectupdatesinpopulationfiguresfromtheUN.Totalsmaynotaddupduetorounding.

3.MarketsinAsiaPacificwiththehighest5Gpenetration

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Executivesummary

01

Themobileindustryinnumbers

Bytheendof2023,morethanhalfofthepopulationinAsia

Pacificsubscribedtomobileinternet

services

AsiaPacifichasexperiencedsignificantgrowth

ininternetconnectivitylevelsinrecentyears.Thenumberofpeopleintheregionwhosubscribetomobileinternetserviceshasmorethandoubledinthelastdecadetoover1.4billion.Growthduringthisperiodwaslargelydrivenbytheexpansionofmobilebroadbandnetworks,withthecoverage

gapnowunder2%inmostmarketsacrosstheregion.

Theusagegaphasalsonarrowedonaggregatebutremainsstubbornlyhighinsomemarkets,

notablyBangladesh,IndiaandPakistan,where

50%ormoreofthepopulationarecovered

bymobileinternetnetworksbuthavenotyet

subscribedtotheservice.Keyadoptionbarriersincludelackofaffordability,particularlyfor

devices,andlackofdigitalskills,particularly

amongoldercitizens.Forexample,theJapanesegovernmentestimatesthataround20million

oldercitizensareunfamiliarwithhowtooperatesmartphonesandotherdigitaldevices.4

Figure1

AsiaPacific:mobileinternetconnectivityinselectmarkets,2023

Percentageofpopulation

Coveragegap

Usagegap

Connected

1%

20%

63%

80%

35%

AustraliaBangladesh

1%

46%

53%

India

2%

49%

49%

Indonesia

3%

7%

11%

19%

32%

58%

93%

89%

80%

65%

23%

JapanMalaysiaSouthKoreaPakistanSingapore

Note:Totalsmaynotaddupduetorounding.

Source:GSMAIntelligence

20%

1%

4.“Japanlookstobridgedigitaldividebetweenyoungandold”,TheJapanTimes,June2023

Themobileindustryinnumbers

11/50

5Gcontinuesto

rapidlygrow,but4Gwillremainthe

dominant

technologyfortheforeseeablefuture

5GisnowwellestablishedinpioneercountriesacrossAsiaPacific.Bytheendof2024,the

technologywillaccountforathirdormore

oftotalmobileconnectionsinfiveofthese

countries:Australia,Japan,NewZealand,

SingaporeandSouthKorea(over60%inSouth

Korea).Incountriesthatformthesecondwaveofdeployments,notablyIndiaandThailand,rapid

5Gnetworkexpansionhasledtoquicklyrisingadoption.

However,manyotheroperatorsintheregionwillcontinuetoprioritisetheexpansionof4Gcapacityinurbanareasandtheextensionofcoverage

tounderservedregionsintheshort-to-medium

term.Asaresult,4Gwillremainthedominant

technologyacrosstheregionby2030,albeitwithamuchnarrowergapwith5Gcomparedtotoday.

Figure2

AsiaPacific:mobileadoptionbytechnology

Percentageoftotalconnections

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%

20232024202520262027202820292030

4G50%

5G45%

3G2%

2G2%

Source:GSMAIntelligence

Themobileindustryinnumbers

12/50

Bytheendof2030,

AsiaPacific

countrieswillbeonbothendsofthe

global5Gspectrum

By2030,5Gadoptionindeveloped5Gmarkets

inAsiaPacificwillreach95%oftotalconnections,onaverage,meaningthesemarketswillbeamongtheglobal5Gleaders.However,therestofthe

regionwillbeontheotherendofthespectrum,with40%adoptiononaverage.Withnearly80%5Gadoptionby2030,ThailandwillbeanoutlieramongdevelopingAsiaPacificeconomies.

Figure3

5Gadoption

Percentageoftotalconnections

2024–2030increase

2023

5Gconnections

(2030)

Leading5Gmarkets

GCCstates

95%

99m

DevelopedAsiaPacific*

296m

93%

NorthAmerica

GreaterChina

Europe

90%88%81%

443m

1.69bn

653m

Thailand

78%

85m

Emerging5Gmarkets

LatinAmerica

55%

425m

India

49%

641m

RestofMENAEurasia

Sub-SaharanAfrica

44%

41%

17%

347m

138m

234m

15%427m

RestofAsiaPacific**

*Australia,Japan,NewZealand,SingaporeandSouthKorea**ExcludesIndiaandThailand

Source:GSMAIntelligence

Themobileindustryinnumbers

13/50

MobiledatatrafficinAsiaPacificwill

quadruplebetween2023and2030

Thegrowthinmobiledatatrafficpersmartphoneisprimarilybeingdrivenbyenhanceddevice

capabilities,networkimprovementsandanincreaseindata-intensivecontent.As4G

subscribersmigrateto5G,averagemobile

datatrafficpersmartphonewillincreaseandis

expectedtoreach53GBpermonthin2030.In

India,forexample,5Gusershavebeenconsumingapproximately3.6×asmuchmobiledata

comparedto4GsinceOctober2022,according

toNokia’sMBiT2024report.Furthermore,as

countriesintheregionprogresswiththeirdigitalnationagendas,newservicescouldresultinfastergrowthinmobiledatatraffic.

Figure4

Mobiledatatrafficperconnection

GBpermonth

Region20232030Increase

JapanandSouthKorea

18

87

4.8×

SoutheastAsia(Cambodia,Indonesia,Malaysia,Myanmar,Singapore,ThailandandVietnam)

13

59

4.5×

India

17

69

4.1×

Oceania(Australia,PacificislandsandNewZealand)

13

50

3.8×

Global

13

48

3.7×

RestofSouthAsia(Bangladesh,Bhutan,Nepal,PakistanandSriLanka)

4

12

3.0×

TopfivesmartphonemarketsinAsiaPacific

(numberofsmartphoneconnections,2030)

India

1.2bn

Indonesia

387m

Vietnam

190m

Bangladesh

178m

Japan

183m

Source:GSMAIntelligence

Themobileindustryinnumbers

14/50

LicensedcellularIoTconnectionsinAsiaPacificwillreach

270millionby2030

ThelicensedcellularIoTmarketofAsiaPacific

willalmostdoublebetween2023and2030withaCAGRof9%.Japanleadsintheregionandwillaccountforjustunder40%oftotalconnectionsin2030.IoTwillalsogaintractioninSouthKorea,IndiaandAustralia.Theincreasingavailabilityoflow-power,widearea(LPWA)networksiscrucialtothewidespreadadoptionofIoT.

Operatorsseethepotentialinpartnershipsfor

jointlysellingIoTsolutionstolocalandglobal

customers.InJapan,NTTDocomoandNTT

Communications–whosefocushasmostlybeentheJapanesemarket–haveintegratedtheir

IoT-relatedassetsandofferingswiththewider

group’sglobalunits(NTTDataandNTTLtd.)

andTransatel,NTT’ssubsidiaryIoTmobilevirtualnetworkenabler,topursueafocusedIoTstrategywithaglobalreach.

Figure5

AsiaPacific:numberoflicensedcellularIoTconnections

SouthKorea

Japan

20232024202520262027202820292030

Source:GSMAIntelligence

RestofAsiaPacific

India

Million

30%

20%

39%

12%

300

200

250

100

150

50

0

Themobileindustryinnumbers

15/50

By2030,mobile

revenueswillreach$227billioninAsiaPacific

MobilerevenuesareexpectedtogrowataCAGRof2.2%between2023and2030asmobile

marketsincreasinglybecomesaturated.Thiswill

driveoperatorstoexpandeffortsingenerating

newrevenuestreamsbeyondconnectivity.GSMAIntelligenceresearch5showsthatoperatorsinAsiaPacificprioritiserevenuegenerationovercost

savingsonanearlythree-to-onebasis,whenaskedabouttheprimarysuccesscriteriaofnetwork

transformationinitiatives.Thishasbeentruefor

years–buttherewasagreaterfocusonnew

revenuesin2023thanin2022,potentiallylinkedto5Gmonetisation(andinvestment).

Figure6

AsiaPacific:mobilerevenuesandcapextorevenue

Billion

19%

17%

16%16%15%

14%

14%

$227

$223

$220

$217

$213

$209

3%

1.8%

1.5%

20232024202520262027202820292030

Source:GSMAIntelligence

Revenuemm

Capextorevenue(%)

YoYgrowth

$203

3%

$197

3%

1.6%

1.8%

1.5%

16%

5.

NetworkTransformation2023

,GSMAIntelligence,2023

Themobileindustryinnumbers

16/50

Themobilesector

added$880billionofeconomicvaluetotheAsiaPacific

economyin2023

In2023,mobiletechnologiesandservices

generated5.3%ofGDPacrossAsiaPacific,a

contributionthatamountedto$880billionof

economicvalueadded.Thegreatestbenefits

camefromtheproductivityeffectsgeneratedbytheuseofmobileservicesacrosstheeconomy,

whichreached$510billion.Thedirectcontributionbythemobileecosystemwasalsosignificantat

$280billion.

Themobileecosystemcomprisesthree

categories:mobileoperators;infrastructureandequipmentproviders;andcontentandservices.

Theinfrastructureandequipmentcategory

includesnetworkequipmentproviders,device

manufacturersandIoTcompanies.Meanwhile,

thecontentandservicescategoryencompassescontent,mobileapplicationandserviceproviders,distributorsandretailers,andmobilecloud

services.

Figure7

AsiaPacific:totaleconomiccontributionofmobile,2023

Billion,%ofGDP

$510$880

3.0%

Mobileecosystem

$100

$80

$90

$110

0.6%

ProductivityTotal

and

equipment

providers

Note:Totalsmaynotaddupduetorounding.

Source:GSMAIntelligence

Contentandservices

Mobile

operators

Infrastructure

Indirect

0.6%

0.5%

0.5%

5.3%

Themobileindustryinnumbers

17/50

Attheendofthedecade,mobile’seconomic

contributionwillreach$1trillion

By2030,mobile’scontributionwillreach

approximately$1trillioninAsiaPacific,driven

mostlybythecontinuedexpansionofthemobileecosystemandverticalsincreasinglybenefiting

fromtheimprovementsinproductivityand

efficiencybroughtaboutbythetake-upofmobileservices.

Theincreaseinmobile’scontributiontothe

economyin2030isexpectedtobehigherinAsiaPacific(15%)comparedtoaverageglobalgrowth(12%).Thisisbecause5GpenetrationisexpectedtogrowmorequicklyinAsiaPacificthanmany

otherregionstowardstheendofthedecade.

Figure8

AsiaPacific:economicimpactofmobile

Billion

$880

2023

Source:GSMAIntelligence

$1,010

2030

Themobile

ecosysteminAsia

Pacificsupported

around13millionjobsin2023

Mobileoperatorsandthewidermobileecosystemprovideddirectemploymentforapproximately

9millionpeopleinAsiaPacificin2023.Inaddition,economicactivityintheecosystemgenerated

morethan4millionjobsinothersectors,meaningaround13millionjobsweredirectlyorindirectlysupported.

Figure9

AsiaPacific:employmentimpactofthemobileecosystem,2023

Jobs(million)

4.5

13.2

8.7

DirectIndirectTotal

Source:GSMAIntelligence

Themobileindustryinnumbers

18/50

Thefiscal

contributionofthemobileecosystemreached$90billionin2023

In2023,themobilesectorinAsiaPacificmade

asubstantialcontributiontothefundingofthe

publicsector,witharound$90billionraised

throughtaxes.AlargecontributionwasdrivenbyservicesVAT,salestaxesandexciseduties,whichgenerated$30billion.

Figure10

AsiaPacific:fiscalcontributionofthemobileecosystem,2023

Billion

$20

$20

$90

$20

$30

HandsetVAT,

salestaxes,

exciseand

customsduties

Source:GSMAIntelligence

Employment

taxesandsocial

security

ServicesVAT,

salestaxesand

exciseduties

Corporatetaxesonprofits

Total

Themobileindustryinnumbers

19/50

5Gwilladdalmost$130billiontotheAsiaPacific

economyin2030

5GisexpectedtobenefittheAsiaPacificeconomyby$130billionin2030,accountingforalmost12%oftheoveralleconomicimpactofmobile.Much

ofthe5Gbenefitwillmaterialiseovertheperiodto2030,assomecountriesareinearlystages

ofdeploymentand5Geconomicbenefitswill

increaseasthetechnologystartstoachievescaleandwidespreadadoption.

While5Gisexpectedtobenefitmostsectors

oftheAsiaPacificeconomy,someindustries

willbenefitmorethanothersduetotheirability

toincorporate5Gusecasesintheirbusiness.

Between2023and2030,37%ofthebenefitsareexpectedtooriginatefromthemanufacturing

sector,drivenbysmartfactories,smartgridsandIoT-enabledproducts,amongotherapplications.Othersectorsthatwillexperiencesignificant

benefitsarethepublicadministrationandservicessectorsat14%and9%,respectively.

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