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Asian Telecommunications Country Reports


Afghanistan
Afghanistan is finally seizing the chance to start a recovery process, after many years of war. Telecommunications will certainly play a big role in rebuilding the country’s shattered economy and society. This report looks at the current telecoms infrastructure and the steps taken to provide a properly functioning basic network with national coverage.

Armenia
Armenia’s telecommunications sector is small but growing. With over 700,000 fixed-line subscribers for a population of nearly 4 million people, the level of investment in infrastructure and new services has begun to increase.


Azerbaijan
The Azerbaijan economy has been markedly stronger in recent years and, not surprisingly, the country is making progress in developing its telecoms sector. The Ministry of Communications & Information Technologies (MCIT), as well as being an operator through its role in Aztelekom, is both a policy-maker and regulator. A boom in oil and gas exports has boosted the local economy.


Bangladesh
Bangladesh is one of the poorest, most densely populated, least developed countries in the world. Apart from its lowly economic status, major impediments to growth have included frequent cyclones and floods and the slow implementation of much-needed economic reforms.


Bhutan
Until relatively recently, Bhutan was isolated in terms of its telecommunications capability, the country’s mountainous landscape having been a barrier to the development of any sort of infrastructure. Whilst Bhutan had a basic connection to the outside world as early as 1974, with the introduction of trunk calls between Bhutan and India, it was not until 1999, that television, satellite dishes and Internet services started to appear.


Brunei
Brunei, with its relatively high annual GDP per capita, is a strong consumer of telecommunications services. There is an eagerness to have the most modern infrastructure available. This report looks at how the sultanate is trying to meet the demand for telecom services and, in particular, how it is addressing the need to restructure and generally liberalise the industry to achieve this.

Brunei and Singapore - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband 2008 Report
This report provides a comprehensive overview of the trends and developments in telecommunications and digital media markets in Brunei Darussalam and Singapore. Subjects covered include: Key Statistics, Market and Industry Overviews, Regulatory Environment, Major Players (fixed and mobile), Infrastructure, Mobile Voice and Data Markets, Internet, VoIP, IPTV, Broadband (DSL, cable, FttH, wireless), as well as Convergence and Digital Media. Read complete summary.


Cambodia
Cambodia has a flourishing mobile market and, in relative terms, a progressively diminishing fixed-line market. There is a huge discrepancy between the number of mobile subscribers compared with fixed-line subscribers, the former totalling more than 1.5 million by end-2006, while fixed lines remained at less than 45,000.


China - Key Statistics and Telecommunications Market Report
The Chinese telecom market is the largest in the world. China is making real strides in becoming an advanced telecommunications market. Telecommunications development figures prominently in the nation’s priority scheme as China readies itself for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.


Timor Leste
The newly independent East Timor is in the process of rebuilding its entire infrastructure after the turbulence that ensued after the referendum of 1999. The United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) provided overall administrative and financial assistance during the transition period until April 2002. Telstra operated telecommunications services until Timor Telecom, took over in March 2003.


Georgia
The telecommunications sector in Georgia had been characterised for a long time by outmoded and inadequate infrastructure resulting from under-investment over decades. However, there has been a marked upward trend in the country’s telecom market of late, with rising revenues and increased capital investment. Mobile services, in particular, have become increasingly important, especially given the poor fixed-line network (particularly in rural and remote areas).


Hong Kong
The extensive roll out of sophisticated telecommunications infrastructure has allowed Hong Kong to move quickly in providing around 75% of all households with access to broadband connectivity. This has been accompanied by rapid growth in the Internet market. Broadband Internet subscriptions well and truly surpassed dial-up subscriptions since 2005. There were in excess of 4.8 million Internet users in the territory, gaining access using either dial-up or broadband in 2007.


India
India continues to be one of the fastest growing major telecom markets in the world. Sweeping reforms introduced by successive Indian governments over the last decade have dramatically changed the nature of telecommunications in the country. The mobile sector has grown from around 10 million subscribers in 2002 to 150 million by the start of 2007. While GSM technology still dominates the mobile market, CDMA has quickly grabbed almost 30% share. The mobile industry should continue to boom. Fixed-line services grew strongly for a while but have been experiencing zero and negative growth of late. This report presents the key measures and takes a general look at the market direction.


Indonesia
The Indonesian telecom sector has been through a lot of turmoil over the last decade. This report gives an overview of the market at a time when it seems to have successfully weathered the worst of the country’s economic difficulties. Growth, both in subscriber numbers and in revenues, has been occurring once again and, more importantly, there are signs that the changes in the regulatory regime and operator restructuring are starting to have a positive effect on the industry. The mobile market has been especially strong. However, there were some signs that the government was hesitating in its efforts to restructure the industry.


Japan
Japan’s telecommunications sector is one of the most active markets in the world. Coming into 2008, the country was witnessing the continued growth of VoIP and triple-play services in particular, and strong competition among the mobile operators in the 3G segment of the market was also ongoing. Especially noteworthy has been the uptake of FttH services (with a corresponding move away from DSL) and the big strides taken in developing digital and mobile broadcasting.

Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan has a booming telecoms market. New legislation adopted in 2004 opened the floodgates for the liberalisation of the telecom sector and ended Kazakhtelecom’s monopoly. By April 2005, four companies had been licensed to provide international and long-distance services in competition with the incumbent. By year-end, over 1,000 licences had been issued for the provision of a range of telecom services. Rapid growth in the mobile market has seen subscriber numbers surge from 260,000 in 2000 to over 12 million by late 2007.

Korea, North and South - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband 2008 Report
South Korea has one of the most vibrant and interesting telecommunications markets in the world. Supported by a visionary government program of stimulating development through liberalisation, deregulation and early privatisation of the incumbent, a creative and energetic private sector and a technology savvy population, the Republic of Korea continues to push forward on this front. By contrast, the development of the telecoms sector in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is seriously impeded by the country’s parlous economic state and the government’s general repression of communications. See complete summary.

Korea, South
Map of South Korea and country data.

Kyrgystan
Map of Kyrgystan and country data.

Lao
Map and data on Laos.

Macao
Map and data for Macao.

Malaysia
Map and data on Malaysia.

Maldives
Map and data for Maldives.

Mongolia
Map and data for Mongolia.

Myanmar
Map and data for Myanmar.

Nepal
Nepal is among the poorest and least developed countries in the world. Amid an unsettled political climate, the country has moved to a more liberalised telecom market. This report looks at the overall state of telecommunications in Nepal and provides a selection of pertinent market statistics.

Pakistan
Pakistan’s telecom market has struggled for a long time with the transition from a regulated state-owned monopoly to a deregulated competitive structure. This report covers key telecom market statistics and provides regulatory overviews.

Philippines - Key Telecom Market Statistics
Philippines key telecom market statistics and regulatory overviews. While the telecom sector in the Philippines has witnessed considerable investment and activity since deregulation in 1993, the market has fallen short of its potential. However, there are strong signs that this is changing.

Singapore - Telecommunications Infrastructure
Singapore’s reputation for a truly progressive telecommunications market over the past three decades has been built on its excellent infrastructure. Whilst the Singapore’s geographical situation has been of considerable advantage in putting its infrastructure in place, other factors, including the government’s strong commitment to developing telecommunications, have certainly helped.

Sri Lanka - Internet Market
Until 1999, there were only six Internet Service Providers in Sri Lanka. The number jumped quickly to 24 and has included a number of innovative operators. As this report indicates, Internet and other forms of data services have been starting to take off in Sri Lanka, but coverage and accessibility was limited (user penetration is estimated at less than 3%) and the sophistication of the services available remains low. The early moves to offer broadband Internet in the country have met with limited success and it will be some time before there is a viable broadband market. There were however some early signs of growth in broadband services in 2007. As well as providing an overview of Sri Lanka’s Internet sector, this report takes a brief look at some of the service providers.


Taiwan
In a short time, Taiwan has become a significant player in broadband Internet access.
The government has been busy promoting the benefits of broadband and has committed
the country to being on a par with the US by 2010. By September 2003, Taiwan was
ranked fourth in the world in terms of broadband penetration with 13%, up from 4% just
two years earlier. By mid-2005, the penetration had been lifted to over 17%. At end-2004,
the IDC Information Society Index (ISI) rated Taiwan as having the world’s best wireless
Internet penetration. The report looks at the broadband side of the Internet revolution that
has taken place in Taiwan.


Tajikistan
Tajikistan’s telecommunications network is arguably the least developed of all the countries that emerged from the former Soviet Union. With a telecom network that was near total collapse, the government has started the daunting task of bringing it up to modern standards. A gradual process of liberalisation is under way and a number of private operators have been allowed to enter the telecom market since 1996, notably in the mobile and Internet sectors.


Thailand - Broadband Market
Thailand would appear to have shrugged off its earlier hesitation about the Internet. It has been energetically embracing everything online in the marketplace. After a period of heavy dependence on dial-up, the country has been making a strong push into broadband services. Most significantly, some of the players have started committing significant capital to building infrastructure. At the same time a start has been made on restructuring the Internet market. Once government changes to the regulatory regime start to impact, there should be even greater opportunity for broadband Internet to flourish. This report gives a general overview at the Thai broadband Internet market.


Turkmenistan - Telecom Market Overview
Communications services in Turkmenistan are the least developed of all the CIS countries. Poor growth in telecoms services, the slow progress in the development of the private sector and continuing state control over most economic activities have not been helpful in growing the country’s telecommunications market. Combined fixed-line and mobile teledensity was estimated at roughly 10% in 2005. The Internet is controlled by the government and access is severely restricted.


Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan has been struggling to bring its telecom system up to the standard found in more developed countries. Although steadily improving, a substantial portion of the telecoms infrastructure remains outmoded and inadequate. Since 2002 the situation has markedly improved, due largely to the government giving priority to the ICT sector.


Vietnam - Broadband
Having come late to the Internet, Vietnam is only now starting to explore the possibilities to be found in higher Internet access speeds. The initial roll-out of some broadband services has been followed by a strong surge in growth, but broadband remains on a relatively small scale and in need of a stronger market focus by the providers. Given that there are signs of an increasingly Internet savvy population, it will be interesting to see how services such as WiMAX take off. This report looks at the early development of broadband in the country, as well as the embryonic e-commerce market. Interestingly, the government has been particularly active in the development of cyber laws.


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