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Mobile statistics at a glance 

Broadband statistics | IPTV statistics

 

[Global | Korea | Operators] 

 

Global Top

 

  Korea, the Hottest Mobile Market in the World  
 

 
Mbps in 2015Q4  

 

 

  LTE to Mobile Subscriber Penetration      LTE to Mobile Subscriber Penetration  
   
Korea Global
63 6
% in 2014

 

 
LG U+ KT SK Telecom Verizon China Mobile NTT
85  80 72 79 38 50
% in 2015Q4
 

 

 

 

 

Source: OVUM 2015

 

 

Source: IR Material of 6 operators

 

 

 

 

Korea Top

 

  Mobile Connections by Technology Generation    
 

 

 

 

 
2G 3G 4G Total
4.7 12.5 41.7 58.9
Million in 2015Q4
 

 

 

 

 
       

 

 

  Mobile Phone Market Share     Device Types  
   
Samsung Apple LG Others
69.0 15.3 13.4 2.3
% in 2015.04
 
Smartphone Feature phone IoT Device Others
43.7 9.9 4.3 0.9
Million in 2015Q4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source: MSIP, ComScore

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Monthly Traffic     Monthly Traffic per Device   
   
  3G Traffic 4G Traffic
  2.8 173.0
PB in 2015Q4

 

 
  3G smartphone 4G smartphone
  0.75 4.38
GB in 2015Q4
 

 

 

 

 
       
 
 
  Mobile Traffic Composition     Subscriber and Traffic Volume Shares   
   
SNS Web Video
16.3 15.9 57.1
% in 2015Q4

 

 
1% of subs.  5% of subs. 10% of subs.
17 43 58
% in 2015Q4
 

 

 

 

 
       

 

 

Operators Top

 

  Mobile Connections Trace by Operator     Mobile Connections by Operator   
   
  Total
  58.9
Million in 2015Q4

 

 
SK Telecom KT LG U+ MVNO Total
26.2 15.3 11.5 5.9 58.9
Million in 2015Q4
 

 

 

 

 

 
       

 

  SK Telecom's Mobile Subscribers     KT's Mobile Subscribers  
   
4G 3G 2G Total
18.9 4.9 2.5 26.2
Million in 2015Q4

 

 
4G 3G 2G Total
12.2 3.0 0 15.3
Million in 2015Q4
 

 

 

 

 

 
       

 

  LG U+'s Mobile Subscribers        
     
4G  3G 2G Total
9.7 0 1.8 11.5
Million in 2015Q4
     

 

     
       

 

  Mobile ARPU        
     
SK Telecom  KT LG U+ Average
36.7 36.5 36.2 36.5
  K [KRW] in 2015Q4
     

 

     
       
 
  Mobile IPTV Paid Subscribers       
     
KT SK Broadband LG U+
0.8 2.8 1.3
Million in 2015.05

 

     

 

     
       

 

 

* Sources
Ministry of Science,ICT and Future Planning (MSIP) http://www.msip.go.kr
Korea Communication Commission (KCC) http://www.kcc.go.kr
KT
SK Telecom
LG U+