China's Mobile Subscribers Reached 426 Million by Q2 2006

Analysys International says that China's mobile communication subscribers reached 426 million by the end of the second quarter of 2006, increasing 4.08% quarter over quarter; China's total mobile value-added services (VAS) market reached RMB6.59 billion, increasing 5.76% quarter over quarter.

According to a new report released by Analysys International, IVR became a star service in the second quarter with a market size reaching RMB1 billion. This is because mobile operators' new VAS policies affected SPs' business and stimulated the growth of IVR services.

The CRBT service market reached RMB1.5 billion in the second quarter, declining 7.31% quarter over quarter, which is the first negative growth in China's CRBT market.

In the second quarter of 2006, the WAP service market reached RMB1.8 billion. The growth rate obviously slowed down. The WAP service market size was very close to the SMS market size, which are the two biggest VAS services.

Affected by seasonal factors and operators' policies, the MMS market size declined to RMB223 million, slightly down 2.66% quarter over quarter. The JAVA service market size reached RMB200 million, increasing 4.62% year over year. The growth rate also slowed down obviously. BREW services declined 2.81% in the second quarter."

Posted to the site on 23rd August 2006