2007 Asia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband in Hong Kong and Macau

• Key Statistics;
• Market and Industry Overviews;
• Regulatory Environment;
• Major Players (fixed and mobile);
• Infrastructure;
• Mobile Voice and Data Markets;
• Internet, including VoIP and IPTV;
• Broadband markets;
• Convergence and Digital Media.

1. HONG KONG

1.1 Key statistics

1.2 Telecommunications market

1.2.1 Overview of Hong Kong’s telecom market

1.2.2 Fixed Telecommunications Network Services (FTNS)

1.2.3 International telecommunications services

1.3 Regulatory environment

1.3.1 Overview

1.3.2 Regulatory authority

1.3.3 Survey of effectiveness of competition

1.3.4 Telecom sector liberalisation

1.3.5 Awarding of licences

1.3.6 Telecommunication (Amendment) Ordinance 2000

1.3.7 Telecommunications (Amendment) Bill 2001

1.3.8 Regulatory developments

1.3.9 Proposed ‘Super Regulator’

1.4 Fixed network operators

1.4.1 Mainland connection

1.4.2 Full liberalisation of FTNS market

1.4.3 Fixed network development

1.4.4 Major players in the market

1.5 Telecommunications infrastructure

1.5.1 Overview

1.5.2 National

1.5.3 International

1.6 Broadband and Internet market

1.6.1 Broadband market

1.6.2 Internet market

1.6.3 E-services

1.7 Convergence

1.7.1 Overview of the broadcasting market

1.7.2 Regulatory Issues

1.7.3 Digital TV (DTV)

1.8 Mobile communications

1.8.1 Overview of Hong Kong’s mobile market

1.8.2 Regulatory issues

1.8.3 Mobile Number Portability (MNP)

1.8.4 Spectrum licensing

1.8.5 Personal Communications Services (PCS)

1.8.6 Mobile technologies

1.8.7 Major mobile operators

1.8.8 Mobile voice services

1.8.9 Mobile data services

1.8.10 Wireless data

1.8.11 Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) services

1.8.12 Mobile content

2. MACAU

2.1 Key statistics

2.2 Telecommunications market

2.2.1 Overview of Macau’s telecom market

2.3 Regulatory environment

2.3.1 The regulator

2.3.2 Liberalisation

2.4 Major player in the market

2.4.1 Compahnia de Telecomunicações de Macau (CTM)

2.5 Telecommunications infrastructure

2.5.1 Domestic and international

2.6 Data market

2.6.1 Data network

2.6.2 Macaupac

2.6.3 Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)

2.7 Broadband and Internet market

2.7.1 Broadband market

2.7.2 Internet market

2.8 Convergence

2.8.1 Overview of the broadcasting market

2.8.2 Cable TV

2.8.3 Satellite TV

2.9 Mobile communications

2.9.1 Overview of Macau’s mobile market

2.9.2 Mobile technologies

2.9.3 Mobile operators

3. GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS

List of Exhibits and Tables

Exhibit 1 - Licensees and date issued

Exhibit 2 - Fixed Telecommunications Network Services (FTNS) licensees - May 2007

Exhibit 3 - The ‘original’ PCCW deal

Exhibit 4 - Major submarine cables with landing points in Hong Kong - 2006

Exhibit 5 - Overview of TV broadcasting licences

Exhibit 6 - Mobile Virtual Network Operator licensees* - 2006

Table 1 - Country statistics Hong Kong - 2006

Table 2 - Telecom revenue and investment statistics - 2005

Table 3 - Telephone network statistics - March 2007

Table 4 - Internet user statistics - March 2007

Table 5 - Broadband statistics - March 2007

Table 6 - Mobile statistics - February 2007

Table 7 - National telecommunications authorities

Table 8 - Fixed telephone lines versus mobile subscriptions and penetration - 1998 - 2007

Table 9 - Number of telecoms licences by category - April 2007

Table 10 - Fixed-line in service and teledensity - 1994 - 2007

Table 11 - Broadband subscribers - 2000 - 2007

Table 12 - Broadband subscribers and annual growth by access - 2006

Table 13 - Broadband subscribers and households - 2006

Table 14 - DSL subscriber growth - 1999 - 2007

Table 15 - Cable modem subscriber growth - 2003 - 2007

Table 16 - i-Cable broadband subscribers - 2000 - 2006

Table 17 - Internet user growth - 1996 - 2007

Table 18 - Internet subscriber growth - 1997 - 2007

Table 19 - Internet subscribers by access type - March 2007

Table 20 - Internet traffic volume (PSTN)* - 1997 - 2006

Table 21 - Internet traffic volume (broadband) - 2000 - 2006

Table 22 - Registered domain names - January 2007

Table 23 - Pacific Internet subscribers by access type - 2004 - 2006

Table 24 - Online trading volumes - 2000 - 2005

Table 25 - Broadcasting service statistics - March 2007

Table 26 - Pay TV subscribers - cable, satellite and ADSL - 2001 - 2006

Table 27 - Mobile subscriber growth - 1995 - 2007

Table 28 - Mobile service revenue - 1992 - 2006

Table 29 - PCS subscriber growth - 1997 - 2006

Table 30 - 3G mobile subscriber growth - 2005 - 2007

Table 31 - Mobile subscribers by operator and annual change - 2006

Table 32 - Operator market share by subscribers - 2003 - 2006

Table 33 - CSL New World subscribers and annual change - 1998 - 2006

Table 34 - New World Mobility subscribers and annual change - 1998 - 2005

Table 35 - Hutchison subscribers and annual change - 1998 - 2006

Table 36 - Peoples subscribers and annual change - 1998 - 2006

Table 37 - SmarTone subscribers and annual change - 1998 - 2006

Table 38 - Sunday subscribers and annual change - 1998 - 2006

Table 39 - Prepaid SIM card growth - 1997 - 2007

Table 40 - Monthly SMS volume - 2002 - 2006

Table 41 - 2.5G subscriber growth - 2002 - 2006

Table 42 - MVNO subscriber growth - 2005 - 2007

Table 43 - Country statistics Macau - 2006

Table 44 - Telephone network statistics - April 2007

Table 45 - Internet user statistics - April 2007

Table 46 - Broadband statistics - April 2007

Table 47 - Mobile statistics - April 2007

Table 48 - National telecommunications authorities

Table 49 - Fixed-line growth and teledensity - 1991 - 2007

Table 50 - Broadband subscribers and households - April 2007

Table 51 - Broadband subscriber growth - 2001 - 2007

Table 52 - DSL subscriber growth - 2001 - 2006

Table 53 - Internet user growth - 1996 - 2007

Table 54 - Internet subscriber growth - 1996 - 2007

Table 55 - Broadcasting statistics - 2006

Table 56 - Mobile subscriber growth - 1990 - 1996; 1998 - 2007

Table 57 - Mobile subscribers by operator and annual change - 2006