United Kingdom (UK) Mobile Phones - Market Summary, Competitive Analysis and Forecast, 2017-2026
Summary
Mobile Phones in the United Kingdom industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2017-21, and forecast to 2026). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.
Key Highlights
- The Mobile Phones market includes mobile phone service revenues and average minutes of use (MOU). Market values are made up of total mobile revenues containing revenues from mobile service providers and other members of the mobile service value-chain for the provision of mobile telephony services, excluding revenues from the sale of devices. Market volumes are made up of two segments: prepaid and postpaid, which consist of prepaid average monthly MOU and postpaid average monthly MOU. Minutes of use are made up from the average of voice minutes used in mobile subscriptions, including both incoming and outgoing calls, but not including M2M/IoT voice services.
- The UK mobile phones market had total revenues of $19.9 billion in 2021, representing a compound annual rate of change (CARC) of -0.4% between 2016 and 2021.
- Market consumption volumes declined with a CARC of -0.5% between 2016 and 2021, to reach a total of 443.1 average MOU in 2021.
- The UK mobile phones market has saturated due to the high penetration of smartphones in the country.
- Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the mobile phones market in the United Kingdom
- Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the mobile phones market in the United Kingdom
- Leading company profiles reveal details of key mobile phones market players’ global operations and financial performance
- Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the United Kingdom mobile phones market with five year forecasts
- What was the size of the United Kingdom mobile phones market by value in 2021?
- What will be the size of the United Kingdom mobile phones market in 2026?
- What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the United Kingdom mobile phones market?
- How has the market performed over the last five years?
- What are the main segments that make up the United Kingdom's mobile phones market?
Companies Mentioned
BT Group plc
Vodafone Group Plc
Telefonica, S.A.
CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd
- 1 Executive Summary
- 1.1. Market value
- 1.2. Market value forecast
- 1.3. Market volume
- 1.4. Market volume forecast
- 1.5. Market rivalry
- 1.6. Competitive Landscape
- 2 Market Overview
- 2.1. Market definition
- 2.2. Market analysis
- 3 Market Data
- 3.1. Market value
- 3.2. Market volume
- 4 Market Outlook
- 4.1. Market value forecast
- 4.2. Market volume forecast
- 5 Five Forces Analysis
- 5.1. Summary
- 5.2. Buyer power
- 5.3. Supplier power
- 5.4. New entrants
- 5.5. Threat of substitutes
- 5.6. Degree of rivalry
- 6 Competitive Landscape
- 6.1. Who are the leading players?
- 6.2. What strategies do leading players follow?
- 6.3. Have there been any significant mergers or acquisitions in recent years?
- 7 Company Profiles
- 7.1. BT Group plc
- 7.2. Vodafone Group Plc
- 7.3. Telefonica, S.A.
- 7.4. CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd
- 8 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 8.1. Country data
- 9 Appendix
- 9.1. Methodology
- 9.2. Industry associations
- 9.3. Related MarketLine research
- 9.4. About MarketLine
- List of Tables
- Table 1: United Kingdom mobile phones market value: $ billion, 2017–21
- Table 2: United Kingdom mobile phones market volume: Average MOU, 2017–21
- Table 3: United Kingdom mobile phones market value forecast: $ billion, 2021–26
- Table 4: United Kingdom mobile phones market volume forecast: Average MOU, 2021–26
- Table 5: BT Group plc: key facts
- Table 6: BT Group plc: Annual Financial Ratios
- Table 7: BT Group plc: Key Employees
- Table 8: BT Group plc: Key Employees Continued
- Table 9: Vodafone Group Plc: key facts
- Table 10: Vodafone Group Plc: Annual Financial Ratios
- Table 11: Vodafone Group Plc: Key Employees
- Table 12: Telefonica, S.A.: key facts
- Table 13: Telefonica, S.A.: Annual Financial Ratios
- Table 14: Telefonica, S.A.: Key Employees
- Table 15: Telefonica, S.A.: Key Employees Continued
- Table 16: CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd: key facts
- Table 17: CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd: Annual Financial Ratios
- Table 18: CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd: Key Employees
- Table 19: United Kingdom size of population (million), 2017–21
- Table 20: United Kingdom gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2017–21
- Table 21: United Kingdom gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2017–21
- Table 22: United Kingdom inflation, 2017–21
- Table 23: United Kingdom consumer price index (absolute), 2017–21
- Table 24: United Kingdom exchange rate, 2017–21
- List of Figures
- Figure 1: United Kingdom mobile phones market value: $ billion, 2017–21
- Figure 2: United Kingdom mobile phones market volume: Average MOU, 2017–21
- Figure 3: United Kingdom mobile phones market value forecast: $ billion, 2021–26
- Figure 4: United Kingdom mobile phones market volume forecast: Average MOU, 2021–26
- Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the mobile phones market in the United Kingdom, 2021
- Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the mobile phones market in the United Kingdom, 2021
- Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the mobile phones market in the United Kingdom, 2021
- Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the mobile phones market in the United Kingdom, 2021
- Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the mobile phones market in the United Kingdom, 2021
- Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the mobile phones market in the United Kingdom, 2021
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