Mobile Value Added Services (VAS) Market to Reach US$ 141.35 Bn at a CAGR of 11.54% in 2027

Mobile Value Added Services (VAS) Market to 2027 - Global Analysis and Forecasts by Solution (SMS, Mobile Money, Utility VAS, Mobile Infotainment, Social Networking, Location Based Services, and Others); and End-User (Consumer and Enterprises)

  • Report Code : TIPRE00003057
  • Category : Technology, Media and Telecommunications
  • Status : Published
  • No. of Pages : 150
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The mobile value added services (VAS) market was valued at US$ 4,150.65 million in 2019 and is projected to reach US$ 10,303.88 million by 2027. The Mobile value added services (VAS) market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 12.04% during the forecast period of 2020 to 2025.

Availability of affordable data plans and tariffs with low cost smartphones are two of the major factors behind increased usage of data especially in developing countries. The continuous decline in prices of 4G enabled android smartphones is the reason for increasing penetration of mobile phones among the lower income population in countries. Mobile subscriber base and mobile internet subscriber base is expected to reach new milestones over the forecast period to 2027, especially due to fast adoption of 4G, launch of 5G technology, new internet users and introduction of other advanced services/applications with AR/VR, IoT and AI. MVAS adds value to the core services and spur the subscribers in using their primary services more thus driving the Average Revenue per User (ARPU). The MVAS stand individually in their operations and profitability and also stimulate demand for standard services. Further, drastic changes in the telecom business environment has compelled companies to invest in the development of VAS. VAS is thus viewed as one of the strategic initiatives taken by the telecom service providers enabling them to cross-sell additional services and simultaneously drive up ARPU.

The market for Mobile VAS globally is segmented on the basis of solution into SMS, Mobile Money, Utility VAS, mobile infotainment, social networking, location based services, and others. The Mobile VAS market is further segmented by end-user into consumer and enterprises. The huge popularity of OTT content such as Netflix and Amazon Prime globally would propel rapid adoptions for the mobile infotainment MVAS solutions by the telecom operators. Large demands and popularity present lucrative opportunities for the MVAS players to provide their customers with innovative content based solutions. The consumer end-user segment has remained dominant in the adoptions of MVAS solutions during the forecast period. In the coming years, the rising implementations of IIoT, M2M, and smart city use-cases would also drive the adoptions of MVAS by the enterprises end-user sector.

Lucrative Regions in Mobile Value Added Services (VAS) Market

Lucrative Regions in Mobile Value Added Services (VAS) Market
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Mobile Value Added Services (VAS) Market Insights

Growing Subscriber Base on the Cellular Network Generating More Revenues for MVAS

The estimates from GSMA state that the total number of unique mobile subscribers across the globe is up to 5 Bn subscribers in 2017 and would further increase up to 5.7 Bn by the end of 2020. By this estimate, close to 75% of the world’s population would be subscribed to a mobile service. The tremendous growth in the number of mobile subscribers during this period is majorly attributed to the developing economies of Asia Pacific where large percentage of the world population is concentrated..

Solution -Based Market Insights

The Value-Added Services are provided by the telecommunication companies with an aim to improve their standard offerings and thereby spur the number of subscribers to their network. Increase in the number of subscriber spikes the average revenue per user (ARPU) value for the company. VAS are the non-core services that are majorly used to support the primary business of any telecommunication operator. Conventionally, the SMS, and caller ring tone used to comprise of the VAS market over the years. However, with technological advancements and digital transformation taking place, a plethora of VAS have evolved in the telecom sector today.

Mobile Value Added Services (VAS) Market, by Solution – 2019 and 2027

Mobile Value Added Services (VAS) Market, by Solution – 2019 and 2027
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End-User -Based Market Insights

The roll-out of 5G services, coupled with increasing smartphone penetrations, and emerging individual as well as consumer use-cases are anticipated to lay strong platform for the growth of Mobile value-added services market. As of today, MVAS providers provision information, entertainment, and important utility services to the mobile subscribers globally. The users of these value-added services have been classified into consumer and enterprises. While, the consumers have been using MVAS services since long times, the enterprise based customers have emerged off late as the users of MVAS services. The dynamics of both end-user segments are further explained in the underlying section.

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Mobile Value Added Services (VAS) Market: Strategic Insights

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Market Size Value inUS$ 4,150.65 Million in 2019
Market Size Value byUS$ 10,303.88 Million by 2027
Growth rateCAGR of 12.04% from 2020-2027
Forecast Period2020-2027
Base Year2020
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Players operating in the Mobile value added services (VAS) market focus on strategies, such as market initiatives, acquisitions, and product launches, to maintain their positions in the mobile value added services (VAS) market. A few developments by key players of the mobile value added services (VAS) market are:

In April 2019, Beeline announced addition of online money transfer application in My Beeline application. This would enable the users Beeline users to transfer money from a card of any Russian bank to any place in Russia, CIS countries, Europe and the Far Abroad in real time in the application My Beeline.

In March 2019, Bharti Airtel Collaborated with Zoom to launch India’s first high quality Unified Communications Solution for Businesses.

Mobile Value Added Services (VAS) Market – by Solution

  • SMS
  • Mobile Money
  • Utility VAS
  • Mobile Infotainment
  • Social Networking
  • Location Based Services
  • Others

Mobile Value Added Services (VAS) Market – by End-user

  • Consumer
  • Enterprises

Mobile value added services (VAS) Market – by Country

  • Afghanistan
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahrain
  • France
  • Ghana
  • Iraq
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kuwait
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Libya
  • Morocco 
  • Nigeria
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Qatar
  • South Africa
  • Tajikistan
  • Tunisia
  • Turkey
  • Turkmenistan
  • UAE
  • UK
  • Iran

Mobile Value Added Services (VAS) Market – Company Profiles

  • Beeline
  • Bharti Airtel
  • DBT Telecom FZE
  • DU United Arab Emirates
  • MobileTeleSystems
  • mobifone
  • mobily
  • MTN Group Limited
  • Numeko Bilişim Teknoloji Sanayi Ticaret A.Ş.
  • Oman Telecommunications Company
  • Ooredoo Q.S.C.
  • optimum telecom algeria (Djezzy)
  • Orange S.A.
  • Saudi telecom compoany
  • Vodafone group plc
Report Coverage
Report Coverage

Revenue forecast, Company Analysis, Industry landscape, Growth factors, and Trends

Segment Covered
Segment Covered

Solution ; and End-User

Regional Scope
Regional Scope

North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa, South & Central America

Country Scope
Country Scope

US, Canada, Mexico, UK, Germany, Spain, Italy, France, India, China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, UAE, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Brazil, Argentina

The List of Companies

  1. Airtel
  2. Beeline
  3. DBT Telecom FZE
  4. DU United Arab Emirates
  5. Mobifone
  6. Mobile Telesystems
  7. Mobily
  8. MTN
  9. Numeko Technologies
  10. Omantel
  11. Ooredoo
  12. Optimum Telecom Algeria
  13. Orange
  14. Vodafone

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