Nepal - Telecoms, Mobile, Internet & Forecasts

1. Executive summary

2. Key statistics

2.1 Country overview

2.2 Political crisis and resolution

3. Telecommunications market

3.1 Overview of Nepal’s telecom market

4. Regulatory environment

4.1 Regulatory authority

4.1.1 Nepal Telecommunication Authority (NTA)

4.2 Telecommunications Policy 1999

4.2.1 Universal service

4.2.2 Special Rural Telecommunications Development Program (SRTDP)

4.3 Telecommunications Policy 2004

4.4 Telecom sector liberalisation and licensing

4.5 Foreign assistance

4.6 Privatisation of Nepal Telecom

5. Major basic telephone service providers in Nepal

5.1 Nepal Doorsanchar Co Ltd / Nepal Telecom

5.2 United Telecom Ltd (UTL)

6. Telecommunications infrastructure

6.1 National telecom network

6.1.1 Nepal East West SDH project

6.2 International infrastructure

7. Internet market

7.1 Overview

7.1.1 Internet statistics

7.1.2 WiFi network for remote villages

7.2 ISP market

8. Mobile communications

8.1 Overview of Nepal’s mobile market

8.1.1 Mobile statistics

8.2 Major mobile operators

8.2.1 Nepal Telecom

8.2.2 Spice Nepal Pvt Ltd (SNPL)

8.3 Satellite mobile

9. Forecasts

9.1 Overview

9.2 Forecasts - fixed-line market - 2007 - 2008; 2013; 2018

9.3 Forecasts - Internet services - 2007 - 2008; 2013; 2018

9.4 Forecasts - mobile market - 2007 - 2008; 2013; 2018

9.5 Notes on forecasting

10. Related reports

Table 1 - Country statistics Nepal - 2009

Table 2 - Telecom revenue and investment statistics - 2007

Table 3 - Telephone network statistics -August 2009

Table 4 - Internet user statistics - 2008

Table 5 - Mobile statistics - March 2009

Table 6 - National telecommunications authorities

Table 7 - ARPU by market segment - May 2008

Table 8 - Rural penetration levels by region and operator - July 2007

Table 9 - Licences issued for telecom services - March 2008

Table 10 - Fixed-lines in service and teledensity - 1995 - 2009

Table 11 - Fixed WLL subscribers - 2006 - 2009

Table 12 - Estimated Internet users - 1997 - 2009

Table 13 - Internet subscribers - 1999 - 2009

Table 14 - Broadband subscribers - 2007 - 2009

Table 15 - Subscribers and market share of major ISPs - April 2007

Table 16 - Mobile operators, subscribers and annual change - March 2009

Table 17 - Mobile subscribers, annual change and penetration rate - 1999 - 2009

Table 18 - Mobile prepaid versus postpaid subscribers - January 2008

Table 19 - Forecast fixed line subscribers - 2007 - 2008; 2013; 2018

Table 20 - Forecast Internet subscribers - 2007 - 2008; 2013; 2018

Table 21 - Forecast mobile subscribers - 2007 - 2008; 2013; 2018