Mobile Subscribers Statistics in Korea (Q3 2014)

November 21, 2014 | By Netmanias (tech@netmanias.com)

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1. © 2014 Netmanias • www.netmanias.com NETMANIAS ONE-SHOT Mobile Subscribers Statistics in Korea ( Q 3 2 0 1 4 ) Nov. 21, 2014 l Mobile Subscribers in Korea – Split per network (2G/3G/4G) 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 2011 2012 2013 2014 4G LTE 3G 2G 34.6 M 15.5 M 6.6 M 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 Q1 Q3 Q1 Q3 Q1 Q3 Q1 Q3 Q1 Q3 Q1 Q3 Q1 Q3 Q1 Q3 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2G 3G 4G Current (September 2014) Sep. 2014: 56.7 M Source: KT, SK Telecom, LG U+, MSIP 7 Years Recent 3 Years LTE (61.0%) 2G (11.6%) 3G (27.3%) 56.7M Mobile Subscribers In Korea Start LTE 3G Peak 2G Peak • 2014 - Wideband LTE-A: 225 Mbps • 2013 - Wideband LTE: 150 Mbps • 2013 -LTE-A (CA): 150 Mbps • 2011 - LTE : 75 Mbps 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 1112 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 101112 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 101112 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2011 2012 2013 2014 l Mobile subscribers in Korea - summary: Q3 2014 Source: KT, SK Telecom, LG U+, MSIP Subscribers [Million] Q3 2014 56.7 M Mobile subscribers Population 50.4 M Smartphone subscribers 40.1 M 34.6 M LTE subscribers Smart phone (70.6%) Q3 2014 Feature phone (28.3%) LTE (61.0%) 2G (11.6%) 3G (27.3%) Q3 2014 34,640,775 40,056,935 56,745,776 Population 50,372,884 Mobile subscribers Smartphone subscribers LTE subscribers 112.7% 61.0% 70.6% 56.7 M Mobile Subscribers in Korea - 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 60.0 11 1 3 5 7 9 11 1 3 5 7 9 11 1 3 5 7 9 2012 2012 2013 2014 l Smartphone subscribers in Korea Source: KT, SK Telecom, LG U+, MSIP 3 Years Current (September 2014) Subscribers [Million] Smart phone (70.6%) 56.7 M Mobile Subscribers In Korea Feature Phone SmartPhone Sep. 2014: 56.7 M 40.1 M 16.1 M Smart Pad 0.6 M Feature phone (28.3%) LTE (59.6%) l Mobile Subscribers in Korea by operator – Q3 2014: 56.7M LG U+ Mobile Subscribers KT Mobile Subscribers SK Telecom Mobile Subscribers 3G (40.4%) 3G (30.2%) LTE (57.1%) 2G (12.8%) LTE (73.3%) 2G (26.7%) Smartphone (71.3%) Feature phone (2.1%) Smartphone (68.0%) Feature phone (31.1%) Smartphone (76.0%) Feature phone (23.9%) 8.2M 3.0M 10.2M 16.2M 3.6M 6.9M 28.4M 8.6M 17.2M 11.2 M 8.2M 28.4M 17.2M 11.2 M 3.0M 12.3M 4.6M 19.3M 8.8M Source: KT, SK Telecom, LG U+, MSIP LTE | Others

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