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Data monetisation: Telcos' holy grail in 2014

Tougher fight in store for operators on all fronts

Published Mon, Dec 30, 2013 · 10:00 PM
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[SINGAPORE] DATA monetisation will be the telco sector's great white hope next year as operators face a tougher fight on all fronts.

As tiered data pricing comes into its own for the industry through the 4G data plans, increased data spending will be counted on to shore up falling average revenues per user (ARPU).

Tiered data bundles make up 25-30 per cent of the sector's overall subscriber base in Singapore, according to Fitch Ratings.

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