This IDC study provides profiles of the leading Internet service providers (ISPs) in the Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) region.

"As broadband networks become more ubiquitous, and with greater choices available to ISPs in terms of which networks they want to access for reselling, the key to growth for network operators and resellers alike will be service innovation," said Renee Gamble, senior program manager, Asia/Pacific Fixed Line Telecommunications. "This will involve end-to-end innovation ( from sign-up promotions to customer care and billing, to value-added services and applications like voice, digital TV, multimedia and interactive content, to CPE bundling."