Telecommunications create new opportunities for future growth Cecilia Edström Senior Vice President and Head of Group Communications
Dec 28, 2015
Telecommunications create new opportunities for future growth
Cecilia EdströmSenior Vice President andHead of Group Communications
TeliaSonera - in brief
• Result of a merger of the Swedish incumbent Telia AB and Finnish incumbent Sonera Corporation in December 2002
• Head office in Stockholm, Sweden
• 2008 net sales USD 15.7 billion
• Approx. 32,200 employees
• Market capitalization around EUR 16.5* billion or USD 23.5* billion
• Shares listed on Stockholm and Helsinki stock exchanges
• Largest shareholders - Swedish state (37.3%) and Finnish state (13.7%)
* As of June 1, 2009
Our footprint
• More than 453 million population
• Total number of subscriptions almost 137 million
– of which ~44 million in the majority-owned operations
– and ~93 in the associated companies
Applications
WebBrowser & search engine
Content distribution
Hardware
Changing competitive dynamics
Access Telcos
5
Six focus areas
• World class service company
• Quality in networks
• Cost efficiency
• Migration from traditional fixed-voice services
• New B2B sales approach
• Growth in Eurasia
Different levels of market maturity
Source: TeliaSonera (Q32008 Eurasia data. Pre-paid: TeliaSonera customers only) Analysys (Q42007 for Nordic & Baltic. Pre-paid: industry data)
Denmark124% penetration22% pre-paid5.5 M population
Sweden115% penetration46% pre-paid9 M population
Latvia103% penetration43% pre-paid2.3 M population
Nepal14% penetration99% pre-paid29 M population
Uzbekistan36% penetration95% pre-paid27 M population
Kazakhstan93% penetration80% pre-paid15 M populationNordic & Baltic:
• Growing mobile data traffic (+467% Sept 07-Sept 08)
Eurasia:• High voice growth• Low data traffic
IPIP– 3G up to 14.4 Mbit/s
From 1G to 4G in less than 30 years
Voice
WAP
Data
AnalogueAnalogue– NMT
DigitalDigital– GSM/GPRS from 9.6 kbps
4G4G100Mbit/s
Mobile accessMobile access
Access anywhere, anytime
0
10
20
30
40
50
2002 2007 2012
Sources: Cisco, 2008
Global IP traffic… will nearly double every two years
(2007-2012)
Exa
byte
s /
mo
nth
5 exabyteper month
7 exabyteper month
44 exabyteper month
Data traffic is increasing faster than customers
Mobile data traffic and customersTeliaSonera Mobility Services (Nordic and Baltic)
Source: TeliaSonera
3,000
1,000
2,000
Data traffic
+479%
September 2007
December 2008
January 2008
Data subscribers
+135%
Megabytes (‘000 000)
Current trends create new opportunities
• Many people feel unable to cope withday-to-day activities withouttelecommunications
• On-line access keeps people up to date
• People make good use of communicationtechnology in their work
• People feel they need access to theinternet to do a good job
• Companies think a great part of businesstravel could be reduced by using moderncommunications
Findings from TeliaSonera Trend report 2009
Strong focus on sustainability
Four key areas
• Bridging the digital divide
• Meeting the demand for sustainable communication services
• Becoming a world-class service company
• Maintaining high ethical standards in all our markets
Bridging the digital divide
• TeliaSonera helps to bridge the ’digital divide’ by bringing our communications infrastructure and expertise to emerging markets and by providing access through low-cost solutions in all our markets
• We believe that society is strengthened when all citizens, whatever their backgrounds, can connect to the digital community in a safe way
Highlights 2008
• Top rating in Carbon Disclosure Project Leadership Index
• Total carbon dioxide emissions per subscriber from wholly-owned companies fell by 11%
• In Sweden 2001-2008, CO2 emissions reduced by 70%
Over 10 years of environmental focus
TeliaSonera contributing to global sustainability
• Responsible use of resources – energy efficiency
• Utilizing and promoting modern communicationservices, e.g. telemeetings, videoconferences
• Educating customers for benefitting from telecomservices and improving digital literacy
Government and Business co-operation in digital development
• Need for national clear ambition and strategic vision– Governmental bodies need detailed knowledge of IT– Cooperation with industry organisations
• The fundamentals for cooperation – Ongoing dialogue
The telecom industry and governmental bodies need to be in continuously contact regarding the rapid ongoing development to seek and catch opportunities
– Education and information
To be able to provide affordable mobile services with good coverage the telecom industry needs:
• Frequencies allocated at reasonable terms
• Long-term frequency strategy to ensure certainty for future investments
• Customers- services for daily use- quality of services- easy-to-use services
• Society- sustainable development- services that increase efficiency- job opportunities
• Shareholders- take lead in the development
of the industry
Telecommunications - a healthy and vibrant industry
TeliaSonera adds value to