2006 Asia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband Market Overview

1. TELECOMS, MOBILE & BROADBAND OVERVIEW AND ANALYSIS

1.1 Key developments

1.1.1 General

1.1.2 Regulatory

1.1.3 Infrastructure

1.1.4 Internet

1.1.5 Broadband

1.1.6 Mobile

1.2 Telecoms market overview

1.3 Telecommunications infrastructure

1.4 Regulatory

1.4.1 Market deregulation

1.5 Fixed-line services

1.6 Internet services

1.7 Broadband Internet

1.8 Mobile market

2. TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE

2.1 IP networks and VoIP services

2.1.1 Market overview

2.1.2 Japan

2.1.3 South Korea

2.1.4 China

2.1.5 Singapore

2.1.6 Taiwan

2.1.7 India

2.1.8 Hong Kong

2.1.9 Malaysia

2.1.10 Other markets in Asia

2.2 Next Generation Networks (NGN)

2.2.1 Market overview

2.2.2 Japan

2.2.3 South Korea

2.2.4 China

2.2.5 Singapore

2.2.6 Taiwan

2.2.7 Hong Kong

3. INTERNET MARKET

3.1 Market overview

3.1.1 Statistical overview

3.2 Cultural and regulatory issues

3.2.1 Public Internet access

3.3 Internet advertising

3.4 Asian Domain Name Dispute-Resolution Centre

3.5 Internet access and infrastructure

3.5.1 Internet bandwidth

3.5.2 Internet data centres

3.5.3 TV access

3.6 ISP market

3.7 ASP market

3.8 Intranets and extranets

4. BROADBAND MARKET

4.1 Market overview

4.2 Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)

4.3 Cable Modem

4.4 Fibre-to-the-Home (FttH)

4.5 Wireless broadband

4.5.1 Overview

4.5.2 WiFi

4.5.3 Broadband Wireless Access (BWA)

4.6 Satellite Internet

4.7 Broadband over Powerline (BPL) services / Powerline Communications (PLC)

4.8 Major broadband markets in Asia

4.8.1 South Korea

4.8.2 Japan

4.8.3 Taiwan

4.8.4 Singapore

4.8.5 Hong Kong

4.8.6 China

4.9 DSL services

4.9.1 Market overview

4.9.2 Japan

4.9.3 South Korea

4.9.4 China

4.9.5 Hong Kong

4.9.6 Singapore

4.9.7 Taiwan

4.9.8 Malaysia

4.10 FttH

4.10.1 Overview

4.10.2 Japan

4.10.3 South Korea

4.10.4 China

4.10.5 Other Asian markets

4.11 Broadband Power Line (BPL)

4.11.1 Overview

4.11.2 Japan

4.11.3 South Korea

4.11.4 China

4.11.5 Other Asian markets

5. CONVERGENCE

5.1 Digital media market statistics

5.1.1 Overview

5.1.2 Digital TV

5.1.3 Cable TV

5.1.4 Satellite TV

5.1.5 Interactive TV

5.1.6 Overview of pay TV market

5.2 Digital media market overview

5.2.1 Japan

5.2.2 South Korea

5.2.3 China

5.2.4 Hong Kong

5.2.5 Singapore

5.2.6 Taiwan

5.2.7 Malaysia

6. MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS

6.1 Market overview

6.1.1 Regional characteristics

6.1.2 Growth drivers

6.1.3 Market structure

6.2 Mobile technologies

6.2.1 Overview

6.2.2 GSM

6.2.3 CDMA

6.2.4 Personal Communication Services (PCN/PCS)

6.3 Mobile services

6.3.1 Prepaid services

6.3.2 In-building coverage

6.3.3 Fixed-mobile convergence

6.3.4 Mobile gaming

6.4 Mobile satellite services

6.5 Mobile data services

6.5.1 Market overview

6.5.2 Short Messaging Service (SMS)

6.5.3 Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)

6.5.4 WAP v. i-Mode

6.5.5 General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)

6.5.6 Push-to talk over Cellular (PoC)

6.6 Mobile applications

6.6.1 M-Commerce

6.6.2 Asia Mobile Electronic Services Alliance

6.7 Third Generation (3G) mobile

6.7.1 Overview

6.7.2 Third Generation standards

6.7.3 Third Generation licensing

6.7.4 Third Generation roll-out

7. GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS

Exhibit 1 - Asia region anticipated additional 3G licensing

Exhibit 2 - Asia’s broadband market - countries ranked by household penetration - June 2006

Exhibit 3 - Mobile technologies (2G) in use in selected countries - 2006

Exhibit 4 - CDMA operators in the Asia region - cellular services - 2006

Exhibit 5 - Asia region 2.75G and 3G mobile roll-out - 2006

Table 1 - Fixed-line subscribers (selected markets) - March 2006

Table 2 - Top 5 Asian Internet markets (by penetration) - December 2005

Table 3 - Top 6 Asian broadband markets ranked by household penetration - June 2006

Table 4 - Top 5 Asian mobile markets ranked by number of subscribers - March 2006

Table 5 - Top 5 Asian mobile markets ranked by penetration - March 2006

Table 6 - Top 5 Asia mobile operators ranked by subscribers - March 2006

Table 7 - WCDMA, 1xRTT, and 1xEVDO subscribers - March 2006

Table 8 - VoIP subscribers by operator - March 2005

Table 9 - Internet user growth in Asia - 1999 - 2006

Table 10 - Top 10 Asian countries by Internet user penetration - December 2005

Table 11 - Internet and broadband subscribers for selected Asian markets - December 2005

Table 12 - International Internet bandwidth - 2000 - 2005

Table 13 - Broadband in Asia - Major markets by subscribers and penetration - 2005 - 2006

Table 14 - Major broadband access types (by subscribers) - March 2006

Table 15 - DSL subscribers - March 2006

Table 16 - Cable modem subscribers - March 2006

Table 17 - WiFi hotspots in Asia - 2004 - 2005; 2009

Table 18 - South Korea’s broadband subscriber growth - 1998 - 2006

Table 19 - Taiwan’s broadband subscriber growth - 1999 - 2006

Table 20 - Singapore’s broadband subscriber growth - 1999 - 2006

Table 21 - Broadband subscribers and households - February 2006

Table 22 - China’s broadband subscriber growth - 2000 - 2006

Table 23 - Asia’s DSL market - December 2005

Table 24 - DSL subscribers in Japan - 2000 - 2006

Table 25 - DSL subscribers in South Korea - 1999 - 2006

Table 26 - DSL subscribers in China - 2000 - 2006

Table 27 - PCCW’s DSL subscriber base - December 2005

Table 28 - DSL subscribers in Hong Kong - 1999 - 2006

Table 29 - DSL subscribers in Singapore - 2000 - 2006

Table 30 - DSL subscribers in Taiwan - 2001 - 2006

Table 31 - DSL subscribers in Malaysia - 2001 - 2006

Table 32 - FttH growth in Japan - 2001 - 2006

Table 33 - FttH growth in Japan - 2001 - 2006

Table 34 - Asia’s TV broadcasting market statistics - 2005

Table 35 - Asia residential TV market projections - 2010

Table 36 - Total regional TV revenues (US$ million) - 2000; 2010

Table 37 - TV households in major Asian markets - 2005

Table 38 - Cable TV subscribers in selected Asian countries - 2002; 2005

Table 39 - ADSL-based pay TV subscribers - 2005

Table 40 - Selected ADSL-based pay TV operators - February 2005

Table 41 - Satellite TV subscribers in selected Asian countries - 2002; 2005

Table 42 - Forecast DTH subscriber growth in Asia (selected countries) - 2010

Table 43 - DTH subscribers for selected operators in Asia - February 2005

Table 44 - Pay TV subscribers, penetration and advertising revenue in selected countries - 2005

Table 45 - Hong Kong pay TV subscribers by platform - 2001 - 2005

Table 46 - Mobile subscriber growth - 1990 - 2006

Table 47 - Fixed-line and mobile phone subscribers and penetration (selected Asian countries) - March 2006

Table 48 - Top 10 Asia mobile markets and annual change (ranked by subscribers) - March 2006

Table 49 - Top 10 Asia mobile markets (ranked by penetration) - 2005/2006

Table 50 - Top 10 Asia mobile operators (by subscribers) - March 2005

Table 51 - Top 10 Asia mobile operators (by subscribers) - March 2006

Table 52 - Asia’s mobile markets: under 10% penetration - March 2006

Table 53 - Asia’s mobile markets: penetration between 10% and 20% - March 2006

Table 54 - GSM subscriber growth - 1997 - 2006

Table 55 - CDMA subscriber growth - 1997 - 2006

Table 56 - Prepaid mobile subscriber growth in Asia - 1999 - 2006

Table 57 - Prepaid subscribers - selected operators - December 2005

Table 58 - SMS traffic (selected markets) - December 2005

Table 59 - MMS user growth (selected markets) - 2005

Table 60 - Wireless Internet subscribers - February 2006

Table 61 - 3G WCDMA subscriber growth in Asia - 2004 - 2006

Table 62 - WCDMA, 1xRTT, and 1xEVDO subscribers - March 2006