China Telecommunications Report Q3 2009
Published By: Business Monitor International
June 2009
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Description
BMI has extended its coverage of the fixed-line and broadband sections of the ChinaTelecommunications Report, complementing previous additions made to the mobile section (remainingthe same over the quarter) in Q209 with regard to mobile content and regional markets.At the end of March 2009, there were a total of 335.31mn fixed lines, of which urban fixed-linesubscribers dominated on 228.04mn, the remainder based in rural areas. That urban areas, due to theirgreater accessibility and also wealth, should retain most of the fixed lines in the country is no surprise.
However, on closer inspection and on a provincial level, as revealed in our regional fixed-line tables, itwas noted that, despite the overall assumption that fixed line was in decline, there were still areas ofgrowth. Indeed over the year, east China’s fixed line noted an increase in fixed-line subscribers overall,compared to both central and west China. This largely came from rural markets, up by 7% y-o-y, whileurban markets noted a smaller rise of 2.6% y-o-y.
As the overall number of fixed-line subscribers has fallen, so, too, has the amount of time spent on voicetelephony calls. The total amount of time spent on fixed lines fell by 6.6% in the year to 206.728bnminutes, of which the majority were accounted for by domestic long-distance (DLD) calls at 99% or204.666bn minutes, down by 6.4% y-o-y. The remainder was made up of either international calls(excluding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan), at 11.19bn minutes (down by 19.3% y-o-y), while HongKong, Macau and Taiwan call minutes fell the most by 34.9% y-o-y to 9.4bn minutes.
Demand for broadband services continues thanks to the ever-growing prevalence of content, and inparticular that of online gaming, online video and online music, coupled together with basic internetapplications of search engines and instant messaging. By the end of March 2009, there were a total of88.13mn broadband subscribers, up from the 83.425mn reported at the end of 2008. During the year, themarket expanded by 26%, up from 28% in the previous year. This expanded at a slower rate than internet,which according to CNNIC had risen by an impressive 78% in 2008. The difference in growth betweenbroadband and internet we believe relates to cost as well as network availability. Certainly, China’s fixedlineoperators have outlined significant investments into their broadband infrastructures with ChinaUnicom spending some CNY9.049bn in 2008. As network speeds and capacity rise, so, too, will thedemand for broadband services.
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Table of Contents
- Executive Summary
- SWOT Analysis
- China Wireline (Fixed-Line and Broadband) Business Environment SWOT
- China Mobile Business Environment SWOT
- China Political SWOT
- China Economic SWOT
- China Business Environment SWOT
- Business Environment Rankings
- Asia
- China
- Table: Asia Telecoms Business Environment Rankings
- Industry Forecast Scenario
- Mobile
- Table: China Telecoms Sector - Mobiles - Historical Data & Forecasts
- Fixed Line
- Table: China Telecoms Sector - Fixed Lines - Historical Data & Forecasts
- Internet
- Table: China Telecoms Sector - Internet - Historical Data & Forecasts
- Market Data Analysis
- Mobile Market
- Mobile Overview
- Table: China Mobile Market, December 2008
- Subscriber Mix
- ARPU & MOU
- Table: China ARPU Levels, 2006-Q308
- 3G
- Mobile Contract Wins
- Table: Mobile Contract Wins (2008-2009)
- Mobile Content
- Regional Outlook
- Table: Asia VAS Market By Service
- Country Outlook
- Table: China Mobile VAS Revenues (CNYbn)
- SMS
- Ringtones
- Mobile Broadband
- Mobile Gaming
- Mobile TV
- Value-Added Services Timeline
- Table: Selected VAS Services Launched, 2008-2009
- Regional Mobile Markets
- East China
- East China Regional Mobile Markets
- Guangdong
- Zhejiang
- Shanghai
- Beijing
- West China
- West China Regional Mobile Markets - No. Of Mobile Subscribers (mn)
- Sichuan
- Chongqing
- Central China
- Central China Regional Mobile Market - No. Of Mobile Subscribers (mn)
- Hubei
- Mobile Operator Data
- China Mobile Market Overview
- China Mobile
- China Unicom
- Fixed-Line
- Table: China Local Access Market, March 2009
- Regional Fixed-Line Markets
- East China
- East China Regional Fixed-Line Markets - No. Of Fixed-Line Subscribers (mn)
- Central China
- Central China Regional Fixed-Line Market - No. Of Fixed-Line Subscribers (mn)
- West China
- West China Regional Fixed-Line Markets - No. Of Fixed-Line Subscribers (mn)
- Broadband
- China Telecom
- China Unicom
- Others
- Broadband Content
- Table: China's Internet Applications (2008)
- Handset Manufacturers
- Table: Nokia Mobile Device (mn) And Equipment Net Sales (EURmn) By Region
- Regulatory Environment
- China: Regulatory Bodies And Their Responsibilities
- Regulatory Developments
- Competitive Landscape
- Competitor Analysis Tables
- Table: Key Players - China Telecoms Market
- Table: Selected Operators Revenue Growth 2002-2007
- Company Monitor
- Table: Nokia: Reported Q408 Results (EURmn)
- Nokia Mobile Device By Geographic Area (mn units)
- Nokia Siemens Networks Net Sales By Geography
- Major Equipment And Services Awarded To Nokia (2007-09)
- Selected Profiles - Operators
- China Telecom
- China Mobile (Hong Kong)
- China Unicom
- Appendix
- Fixed Line
- Table: Regional Fixed-Line Penetration Overview
- Broadband
- Table: Regional Broadband Penetration Overview
- Mobile
- Table: Regional Mobile Penetration Overview
- Table: Telecommunications Glossary Of Terms
- Telecoms Business Environment Ratings Methodology
- Weighting
- Table: Weighting
- Table: Indicators
- Country Snapshot: China Demographic Data
- Table: Demographic Indicators, 2005-2030
- Table: Rural/Urban Breakdown, 2005-2030
- Section 2: Education And Healthcare
- Table: Education, 2002-2005
- Table: Vital Statistics, 2005-2030
- Section 3: Labour Market And Spending Power
- Table: Employment Indicators, 2001-2006
- Table: Consumer Expenditure, 2000-2012 (US$)
- Table: Average Annual Manufacturing Wages, 2005-2012
- BMI Telecoms Forecast & Sourcing
- How We Generate Our Industry Forecasts
- Telecommunications Industry Forecasting:
- Key Indicators
- Business Environment Ratings
- Sources
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