Vietnam Mobile Services Market Research - Opportunities and Outlook for Mobile Value Added Services and Applications, Q4 2010

The Vietnam Mobile Services Market in 2010 - What exactly is the opportunity in this opaque market?  

Vietnam's rapidly growing youth population with a high disposable income has been driving significant demand for mobile services in this Southeast Asian country. Back in 2007, the mobile phone penetration rate in the Vietnam market was only 18.5% - but with aggressive expansion from leaders like Viettel we are seeing over a half million new mobile simcards being sold every month.

Mobile VAS, apps and content are an important segment in Vietnam.  It's still nascent, but with the youth demographics it represents a excellent "ground floor" opportunity for mobile application and content developers, and mobile application portals.  

This research report addresses the following topics and provides key metrics of the mobile services market in Vietnam:

1. Mobile subscriber growth and forecast to 2015
2. Mobile VAS revenue growth and forecast to 2015 
3. Price points for mobile VAS services by genre (ringtones, apps, wallpaper, etc.)
4. Leading mobile content portals in Vietnam
5. ARPU trends and forecast  
6. Market drivers and inhibitors
7. Consumer desires for mobile applications and services. 

Why Buy this Report

APRG’s research on the Vietnam mobile market examines how service providers, network operators, and content providers are positioning themselves to compete in Vietnam’s mobile content market. This report reviews opportunities, strengths, weaknesses and the future direction of this wireless market of over 87 million people. 

The mobile services market is changing at a rapid pace, and many of the offerings that successfully met consumer needs a few years ago are obsolete today.  Our research addresses a number of essential topics to help you be successful in Vietnam:

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
Report Objectives
Forecast Assumptions

2. Executive Summary and Market Forecast
Growing Consumer Consumption in Vietnam
Market Share of Mobile Operators
Mobile Penetration
Mobile Subscriber Forecast
ARPU Achievements and Outlook

3. Summary of Vietnam's Mobile Service Providers and their strengths
VNPT
VMS - MobiFone
VinaPhone
Viettel
Saigon Postel (SPT) S-Fone Service

4. Vietnam's Mobile VAS, Content and Application Market
Mobile Application and Content Portals
Mobile VAS Revenue Growth
Where Vietnamese mobile users get their content
How Vietnamese mobile users learn of new mobile content and applications
VAS Content Prices
Most Popular Mobile Content and App Choices in Vietnam
Mobile VAS Desires and Frequency of Use
Importance of word-of-mouth to consumers for new mobile applications
3G Mobile Application Outlook

Table of Figures:

Figure 1. Market Share – Vietnam’s Mobile Operators
Figure 2. Vietnam’s Mobile Subscribers to 2015
Figure 3. Vietnam's Mobile Penetration to 2015
Figure 4. Percentage of Prepaid vs. Postpaid Subscribers
Figure 5. Blended ARPU in Vietnam – Historical and Projected
Figure 6. Who's Buying Mobile Apps and Content in Vietnam?
Figure 7. Mobile VAS Revenue Forecast to 2015
Figure 8. Purchase Sources of of Mobile Apps and Content
Figure 9. Mobile VAS Content Costs by Genre in Vietnam
Figure 10. Most popular ring tone downloads in Vietnam
Figure 11. Vietnam’s Mobile VAS Users - APRG Segmentation
Figure 12. Consumer Survey: How often do you purchase mobile value added services?
Figure 13. Consumer Survey: How frequently do you purchase music and ringtones?
Figure 14. Consumer Survey: Which music genres do you find most appealing for purchase?  
Figure 15. Consumer Survey: Which mobile games do you find most appealing for purchase?
Figure 16. Consumer Survey: Which mobile graphics do you find most appealing for purchase?
Figure 17. Consumer Survey: How Vietnames consumers learn of new mobile VAS and apps