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2005-2006 Asia - Telecoms Investment Opportunities China-India
This report provides information on Telecommunication investment opportunities in China and India. General info about China and India Comparison between the two countries Telecoms markets Media markets Statistical overviews Forecasts for 2010 and 2015
Last Update: 25 Oct 2005   Number of Pages: 40

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Asia - Broadband - Development of Power Line Services
The development and deployment of Broadband over Powerlines (BPL) systems and services in Asia has been patchy to say the least. The high technology market leaders in the region, including Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore, have been running pilot systems and trials of various kinds. But there is little evidence of any major commercial roll-out of BPL, apart from one significant deployment reported in Hong Kong. Whilst research into the technology is proceeding, there does not yet appear to be any strong commitment to any large scale operations at an early stage. This report looks at activities associated with BPL development across the Asian region.
Last Update: 2 Aug 2006   Number of Pages: 8

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Asia - Broadband - Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) Services
The broadband Internet access market in Asia has been growing at an annual rate of around 30%. The roll out of broadband services based on Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) technology has been a major part of this expansion. Exploiting as it does the fixed line copper networks, DSL has been especially popular with the incumbent operators who are seeking to make best use of their legacy infrastructure. This has seen a strong interest in ‘hot-copper' broadband services. Technological development finds ways to better use the copper loop and extend its capability. As a result, we are offered 50Mb/s Very High Data Rate DSL (VDSL). This report looks at the DSL broadband market in Asia.
Last Update: 31 Jul 2006   Number of Pages: 14

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Asia - Broadband - Fibre to the Home (FttH)
Asia is the one region of the world where Fibre-to-the-Home (FttH) has started to emerge as a serious broadband platform. The technology has taken off in a big way in Japan. There were already over 5.4 million FttH subscribers in Japan by March 2006. Not unexpectedly, the movement towards fibre has been occurring in Asia's more developed markets, where positive government intervention has been playing an important role. However, the adoption rates have varied considerably from market to market. Invariably, FttH has found itself competing with the copper loop as technology continues to extend the capability of this traditional technology. This report presents an overview of the Asian FttH market.
Last Update: 7 Aug 2006   Number of Pages: 11

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Asia - Broadband - Market Overview
Broadband Internet is one of the fastest growing market segments in Asia. In fact, the region has been leading the world. However, broadband has remained a phenomenon limited to Asia's developed economies, with dial-up narrowband access still being the norm in the developing countries of Asia. Where the market is taking off, both Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) and cable modem platforms have both proved popular, with DSL having a clear advantage. DSL has been dominating the world market, with over 67% by early 2006. And Asia has become the leading market in the world for DSL, with almost 40% of the worldwide broadband subscriber base and about 38% of the world's DSL subscribers. This report offers an overview of the Asian broadband market.
Last Update: 5 Aug 2006   Number of Pages: 17

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Asia - Digital Media - Market Overview & Statistics
A number of years of sluggish global economic conditions weighed heavily on the Asian digital media market in Asia, slowing growth rates. Operators have had to contend with falling advertising revenues amid some declining consumer demand in the region. Whilst this was the overall trend across the region, there have been some exceptions, notably in China, India and South Korea, where distributors and platform providers have experienced growth markets. Now the market is lifting generally, as operators introduce new and improved platforms and content. This report provides a general overview of the region's digital media market.
Last Update: 7 Aug 2006   Number of Pages: 14

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Asia - Digital Media and Convergence
There has been an increasing interest in exploiting the potential synergies between the traditionally separate industries of broadcasting and telecommunications. The push towards convergence, using common infrastructure and architecture has gained more momentum with the huge improvements in technology. This has led the market to actively explore the concept of triple-play services involving the unified provision of TV/video, telephony and Internet services. A number of the more highly developed economies in Asia have been moving into the area of convergent and triple-play networks. This report looks at how both operators and governments in the Asian markets are responding to this challenge.
Last Update: 3 Aug 2006   Number of Pages: 26

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Asia - Internet
Asia is the world's largest regional Internet market, measured by users. The number of Internet users in the region was estimated to have reached 375 million by mid-2006 out of a total global Internet user population estimated at 662 million. Although the market is starting to change, Internet development in Asia has been dominated for a long time by Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan. China has joined this group. The developing economies of the region have had considerably slower growth, having had to deal with high access costs, poor infrastructure and the slow pace of deregulation. This in turn has limited the potential for achieving the social and economic benefits of a country being online. This report provides an overview of the Internet market in Asia.
Last Update: 8 Aug 2006   Number of Pages: 11

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Asia - IP Networks & VoIP Services
The development of Internet Protocol (IP)-based services and networks across Asia has built up a strong momentum. The expansion of IP-supporting infrastructure, however, has mostly focused on the developed markets and has been heavily dependent on assistance by governments. At the same time, the development of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services leveraging directly off legacy networks has been much more extensive as it has been pushed by numerous telecom operators, from a multitude of entrepreneurial operators right through to the slow moving incumbents. This report looks at progress in the building of IP-networks and the general development of IP based services across Asia.
Last Update: 14 Aug 2006   Number of Pages: 27

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Asia - List of Telecommunications Companies
Fixed, mobile (proposed), data, Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT). Fixed, broadband networks, Virtual Private Network (VPN), data, PAS (mobile). For more information, see individual country reports in Asia and Companies in Asia. See this documents "Table of Contents" for more details.
Last Update: 19 Jun 2005   Number of Pages: 7

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Asia - Mobile Communications - Data Services and 3G
Whilst Asia's mobile industry continues to be one of the fastest-growing markets in the world, the region's penchant for innovation has also seen it push into new applications for the mobile telephony platform. Its venturing into wireless data services has been a case in point. But, most significantly, through the efforts of Japan and South Korea, in particular, and even China, to some extent, the region has been moving bolding into next generation mobile technologies, in both development and in application. When it comes to 3G, Asia has become the region to watch. This report provides an overview of the Asian 3G mobile market, together with information on mobile data services.
Last Update: 31 Jul 2006   Number of Pages: 15

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Asia - Mobile Communications - Market Overview & Statistics
Asia's mobile industry has been one of the largest and fastest-growing markets in the world. By early 2006, we saw the region reach 850 million mobile subscribers (overall regional penetration 23%) and the total subscriber base was still growing at an annual rate of almost 25%. After a period where annual subscriber growth rates were well in excess of 50%, there has been a slowing of growth in recent years, settling to between 20% and 30%. There is still more room for growth. Asia has not only been dynamic in terms of subscriber growth; it has also been a leader in innovation with such products as NTT DoCoMo's i-Mode in Japan and the widespread application of SMS. This report provides an overview of the Asian mobile market including relevant statistics.
Last Update: 31 Jul 2006   Number of Pages: 17

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Asia - Next Generation Networks (NGNs)
The development of Next Generation Networks (NGNs) across Asia is being strongly driven. The growth however is mostly focused on the developed markets and has been heavily dependent on the local support being provided by the governments in those markets. This support comes in various shapes and sizes, including funding and strategic planning. The markets that are leading the way with their NGNs have been typically investing in extensive fibre networks. This report looks at progress in the building of NGNs and IP-networks in a number of the developed markets in Asia.
Last Update: 13 Aug 2006   Number of Pages: 15

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Asia - NGN, IP and VoIP
The development of Next Generation Networks (NGNs) and Internet Protocol (IP)-based networks across Asia is being strongly driven. The growth however is mostly focused on the developed markets and has been heavily dependent on the support being provided by governments. At the same time, the development of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services has been more extensive as it has been pushed by numerous telecom operators, from a multitude of entrepreneurial operators right through to the slow moving to the incumbent. This report looks at progress in the building of NGNs and IP-networks in Asia, as well as the dynamic expansion of VoIP offerings.
Last Update: 4 Jul 2006   Number of Pages: 27

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Asia - Telecoms, Mobile & Broadband Overview and Analysis 2005
After a period of patchy growth following a global economic downturn and a worldwide telecommunications recession, Asia has commenced a healthy consolidation right across its telecommunications sector. The developed economies of Asia have started their expansion into advanced networks and value added services, leading the world in many respects. The developing markets are generally starting to move forward in the building of infrastructure and reforming of the marketplace. Not surprisingly, the Asian mobiles growth continues and in broadband Internet Asia is a global leader. This report takes a general look at the Asian telecommunications market.
Last Update: 13 Jul 2005   Number of Pages: 19

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Regional - Broadband - Overview of Asia Pacific - 2005
The developed countries in Asia are leading the world in the adoption of broadband, both in therms of infrastructure and usage. Japan is also leading the world with FttH, with over 4 million users. South Korea and Taiwan are leading wireless broadband developments Other countries in the region, including Australia and New Zealand, were slow to start, but are now making progress. DSL is the preferred technology, with the various wireless technologies gaining favour for remote areas that are badly services by fixed lines.
Last Update: 28 Sep 2005   Number of Pages: 31

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Regional - Internet - Asia Pacific in 2005
Asia is the world's largest regional Internet market, measured by users. The number of Internet users in the region was estimated to have passed 300 million in early 2005 and was expected to approach 380 million by year-end. Internet growth in Asia has been dominated by Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan. China has joined this group, although it still has a low penetration rate. The developing economies of the region have had considerably slower growth, having had to deal with high access costs, poor infrastructure and the slow pace of deregulation. This in turn has limited the potential for achieving the social and economic benefits of a country being online.
Last Update: 5 Oct 2005   Number of Pages: 17

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South Pacific Islands - Regional Market Overview & Statistics
Penetration rates of telecom services in the South Pacific Island region are still comparatively low, with large differences between urban and rural areas where coverage is usually poor. Access to basic telecom services remains relatively expensive. In 2006 less than half of all Pacific Islanders had a phone and generally only had one supplier for any particular fixed, mobile or Internet service. A. lack of reliable fixed infrastructure combined with cheaper installation costs has enabled mobile services to make significant inroads into the market. Mobile telephony is expected to outpace growth in fixed-line connections as the market moves into 2006 and 2007. New technologies are gaining ground in some island countries: 3G mobile services are expected to be launched in Fiji in 2007. Several of the South Pacific nations are upgrading satellite links to outer islands, installing wireless broadband and upgrading fixed-line broadband capability and some are rolling out high-speed ADSL2+ broadband.
Last Update: 6 Dec 2006   Number of Pages: 24

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