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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
DSL technology has been playing a significant role in Asia as the broadband Internet access platform of choice for some years now. It has made obvious good use of the incumbents' copper networks; constant improvements in technology have allowed DSL to reach more customers and provide more reliable service. However, in the last year or two we have seen the start of a migration away from DSL to fibre-based services as the market looks to ever increasing speeds. So far this trend is only evident in the developed markets - South Korea, Japan and Taiwan. Much of the region is still embracing DSL. This report provides a regional overview of the DSL market together with some relevant statistics.
Last Update: 19 Oct 2008   Number of Pages: 12

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Asia - Broadband - Fibre to the Home (FttH)
Asia is the one region in the world where 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 11 million FttH subscribers in Japan by early 2008. 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: 19 Oct 2008   Number of Pages: 12

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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, although there are signs that this is changing. Where the market is taking off, both DSL and cable modem platforms have both proved popular, with DSL having had a clear advantage. While DSL has been dominating the world market, Asia has become the leading market in the world for DSL, with 38% 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: 19 Oct 2008   Number of Pages: 15

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Asia - Broadband - Wireless Services
The deployment of wireless broadband Internet systems and services in Asia has started to gather pace. After a tentative start, a range of wireless broadband technology platforms are being rolled out or are being planned in the various regional markets. One challenge for wireless broadband continues to be the establishing of viable business models. Not unexpectedly, the high technology markets in the region - Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore - have been leading the way. There were an estimated 70,000 WiFi hotspots across the region by early 2008. The big interest, however, is in mobile WiMAX and mobile variations on that platform. This report looks at the development of wireless broadband in Asia and its major markets.
Last Update: 19 Oct 2008   Number of Pages: 27

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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 converging services involving the combined 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 networks. This report looks at how both operators and governments in the Asian markets are responding to this challenge.
Last Update: 19 Oct 2008   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 560 million by mid-2007 out of a total global Internet user population estimated at 1.4 billion. 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 and India have joined this group. For a number of years the developing economies of the region have had considerably slower growth, as they dealt with high access costs, poor infrastructure and the slow pace of deregulation. But this is changing, given the widespread recognition among governments, business sectors and the wider population that not being online severely limits the potential for achieving enormous social and economic benefits. This report provides an overview of the Internet market in Asia.
Last Update: 19 Oct 2008   Number of Pages: 11

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Asia - IP Networks & VoIP Services
The development of 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 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: 19 Oct 2008   Number of Pages: 25

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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
While 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 boldly 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: 19 Oct 2008   Number of Pages: 18

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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 March 2008, we saw the region reach 1.5 billion mobile subscribers (overall regional penetration 40%) and the total subscriber base was growing at a more than healthy annual rate of around 30%. After a period where subscriber growth rates were well in excess of 50% each year, there has been a moderating of growth in recent times, settling to between 25% and 35%. 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 aggressive rollout of 3G technology. This report provides an overview of the Asian mobile market including relevant statistics.
Last Update: 19 Oct 2008   Number of Pages: 17

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Asia - Next Generation Networks (NGNs)
The development of Next Generation Networks across Asia is being strongly promoted. 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. And of course to make this work the operators must cooperate with their respective governments. 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-based networks in a number of the developed markets in Asia.
Last Update: 19 Oct 2008   Number of Pages: 14

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Asia - Telecoms Mobile & Broadband Overview and Analysis - 2008
The telecommunications sector in Asia has proven to be very resilient. Having experienced the occasional significant setback, telecommunications in Asia has managed to move on in a relentless fashion. On one hand, the developed economies of the region are aggressively moving into more advanced networks and value added services, at the same time establishing themselves among the world leaders in telecoms. On the other hand, the developing markets are busy building infrastructure, reforming their marketplaces and, most significantly, experiencing healthy subscriber growth. Strong growth in mobile services has been a feature across Asia, while in the broadband Internet sector Asia is a major player on the global stage. In this report we take a general look at the Asian telecommunications market.
Last Update: 15 Oct 2008   Number of Pages: 18

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Oceania - Analysis - Impact from the global financial crisis
Australia's economy is better positioned that most to weather the impact from the storm from the global financial crisis. However, as it enters a more dangerous phase, there now seems a much more strong probability that Australia's economy will enter a recession. Falling consumer demand will put pressure on both residential and business telco product prices, over the next one to two years, and the crisis is likely to accelerate consolidation in the second and third tier Australian telco market. New Zealand's telco sector will actually be better placed than that of Australia. Despite a potentially weaker economy as a result of the financial crisis, it has already put in place the framework for the rollout of its national telco infrastructure, which will hopefully begin to give second tier telcos a more level playing field in 2009 and 2010. The financial crisis is likely to put more pressure on market competition pricing in the South Pacific Islands, and this will actually favour new entrants such as Digicel over the incumbents, and allow them to accelerate their gain in market share, through more competitive service offerings.
Last Update: 27 Oct 2008   Number of Pages: 5

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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. 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 continue outpace growth in fixed-line connections as the market moves into 2009. New technologies are gaining ground in some island countries. 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: 20 Nov 2008   Number of Pages: 19

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