Mobile Services: Worldwide Forecast 2025-2030

"Worldwide mobile service revenue will approach USD1 trillion by 2030, but operators will need new growth strategies because revenue growth is expected to remain below inflation."

This report provides detailed 5-year forecasts of the telecoms market worldwide for mobile services. It examines revenue trends and key drivers across different regions.

The report provides:

• comprehensive global and regional mobile services forecasts that highlight where revenue growth will be generated during 2025-2030
• in-depth analysis to identify the regional markets that have the strongest and weakest revenue growth prospects, and which will be most constrained by saturation, competition and ARPU
• insights into the revenue-generating strategies available to mobile network operators (MNOs) in mature and emerging markets, ranging from market consolidation and premium connectivity propositions to smartphone migration and mobile money services
• expert commentary on the market trends that will shape mobile operators' investment, pricing and customer monetisation strategies.

Geographical coverage and key metrics

Geographical coverage

• Regions modelled
  • Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)
  • China
  • Developed Asia-Pacific (DVAP)
  • Emerging Asia-Pacific (EMAP) excluding China
  • Latin America (LATAM)
  • Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
  • North America (NA)
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
  • Western Europe (WE)

Key performance indicators

• Connections
  • Handset, mobile broadband, IoT
  • Prepaid, contract
  • 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G
  • Smartphone,non-smartphone
• Traffic
  • Outgoing minutes, MoU
  • Mobile data traffic
• Revenue/ARPU
  • Service, retail, wholesale
  • Handset, mobile broadband, IoT
  • Handset voice, messaging, data
  • Prepaid, contract
  • 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G