Bhutan - Telecoms, Mobile and Internet

1. Executive summary

2. Key statistics

2.1 Country overview

3. Telecommunications market

3.1 Overview of Bhutan’s telecom market

4. Regulatory environment

4.1 Bhutan Telecommunications Act 1999

4.2 Bhutan Information Communications and Media (BICM) Act 2006

5. Fixed network operator in Bhutan

5.1 Bhutan Telecom

6. Telecommunications infrastructure

6.1 National telecom network

6.1.1 Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSATs)

6.1.2 E-Shabtog

6.2 International infrastructure

7. Internet market

7.1 Overview

7.1.1 Internet statistics

7.1.2 Government online

7.2 ISP market

7.2.1 DrukNet

7.2.2 Samden Tech

8. Mobile communications

8.1 Overview of Bhutan’s mobile market

8.1.1 Mobile statistics

8.2 Regulatory issues

8.2.1 Second mobile licence

8.3 Major mobile operators

8.3.1 B-Mobile

8.3.2 Tashi InfoComm

8.4 Third Generation (3G) mobile

9. Related reports

Table 1 - Country statistics Bhutan - 2009

Table 2 - Telecom revenue and investment statistics - 2006

Table 3 - Telephone network statistics - 2008

Table 4 - Internet user statistics - 2008

Table 5 - Mobile statistics - March 2009

Table 6 - National telecommunications authorities

Table 7 - Fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1995 - 2009

Table 8 - Internet users and penetration rate - 1999 - 2009

Table 9 - Internet subscribers - 2003 - 2009

Table 10 - Dial-up Internet subscribers - 2001 - 2007

Table 11 - International Internet bandwidth - 2000 - 2008

Table 12 - Mobile subscribers - 2003 - 2009

Table 13 - Mobile operators, subscribers and annual change - March 2009

Table 14 - B-Mobile’s subscribers - 2003 - 2009

Table 15 - B-Mobile’s 3G subscribers - 2008 - 2009

Exhibit 1 - Level of competition by market segment - 2007