2007 North Asian - Broadband and Internet Markets

• Internet infrastructure and development;
• Internet policies, models and concepts;
• Internet Market, VPNs and VoIP;
• National Policies, Government Policies, Regulatory Regimes;
• Network Players;
• xDSL, Cable Modem, FttH, Satellite;
• Wireless Broadband, WiMAX.

1. CHINA

1.1 Internet market

1.1.1 Overview

1.1.2 Internet statistics

1.1.3 Internet regulations and censorship

1.1.4 Instant messaging (IM)

1.1.5 Search engines

1.2 Broadband market

1.2.1 Overview

1.2.2 Broadband service providers

1.2.3 Broadband networks overview

1.2.4 Cable modems

1.2.5 Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)

1.2.6 Fibre-to-the-Home (FttH)

1.2.7 Broadband over powerline (BPL)

1.2.8 Wireless broadband

1.3 E-services

1.3.1 Overview

1.3.2 E-commerce

1.3.3 Regulatory issues

1.3.4 E-payment systems

1.3.5 E-government

1.3.6 E-entertainment

1.3.7 E-publishing

2. HONG KONG

2.1 Internet market

2.1.1 History and statistics

2.1.2 Internet traffic volume

2.1.3 Domain names

2.1.4 Internet usage

2.1.5 ISP market

2.1.6 Major ISPs

2.2 Broadband market

2.2.1 Overview

2.2.2 Licensing

2.2.3 Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)

2.2.4 Cable modems

2.2.5 Wireless broadband

2.3 E-services

2.3.1 E-commerce

2.3.2 E-government

2.3.3 E-entertainment

2.3.4 E-communications

3. JAPAN

3.1 Internet market

3.1.1 Japan Internet Providers’ Association (JAIPA)

3.2 Broadband market

3.2.1 Overview

3.2.2 Cable modems

3.2.3 Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)

3.2.4 Fibre-to-the-Home (FttH)

3.2.5 Broadband over Powerline (BPL) / Powerline Communications (PLC)

3.2.6 Wireless broadband

3.2.7 Global LAN Ethernet

3.3 E-services

3.3.1 Overview

3.3.2 E-commerce

3.3.3 E-cash

3.3.4 E-banking

3.3.5 Online trading

3.3.6 E-government

3.3.7 E-entertainment

4. MACAU

4.1 Internet market

4.1.1 Overview

4.1.2 ISP market

4.1.3 Licensing of Internet services

4.2 Broadband market

4.2.1 Overview

5. MONGOLIA

5.1 Internet market

5.1.1 Overview

5.1.2 Mongolia Internet Exchange (MIX)

5.1.3 ISP market

5.2 Broadband market

5.2.1 Fibre-to-the-building (FttB) project

5.2.2 Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)

6. NORTH KOREA

6.1 Internet market

6.1.1 Overview

6.1.2 Internet Service Providers (ISPs)

6.1.3 Websites

6.1.4 Email service

6.1.5 Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)

6.1.6 Internet cafes

7. SOUTH KOREA

7.1 Internet market

7.1.1 Overview

7.1.2 The world’s most penetrated broadband Internet market

7.1.3 Internet statistics

7.1.4 Internet cafes / PC bangs

7.1.5 Inter usage patterns

7.1.6 Internet search engines

7.2 Broadband market

7.2.1 Overview

7.2.2 Growth drivers

7.2.3 Statistical overview

7.2.4 Major broadband ISPs

7.2.5 Broadband services

7.3 E-services

7.3.1 Overview

7.3.2 E-commerce

7.3.3 Online trading

7.3.4 E-banking

7.3.5 E-government

7.3.6 E-entertainment

8. TAIWAN

8.1 Internet market

8.1.1 Overview

8.1.2 Public Internet access

8.1.3 Direct Internet access network

8.1.4 TWGate

8.1.5 ISP market

8.2 Broadband market

8.2.1 Overview

8.2.2 Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)

8.2.3 Cable modems

8.2.4 Fibre-to-the-Home (FttH)

8.2.5 Wireless broadband

8.2.6 Advanced broadband options

8.2.7 Video-on-Demand (VoD)

8.2.8 High-speed ISP services

8.3 E-Services

8.3.1 Overview

8.3.2 E-commerce

8.3.3 E-banking

8.3.4 E-government

9. GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS

List of Exhibits

Exhibit 1 - ‘Enemies of the Internet’ - December 2005

Exhibit 2 - Confusion surrounding DSL statistics in South Korea

Exhibit 3 - Estimated B-WLL frequencies, bandwidth and applications in South Korea

Exhibit 4 - LMCS network operators in South Korea

List of Tables

Table 1 - Internet user statistics in China - 2006

Table 2 - Internet provider statistics in China - 2006

Table 3 - CNNIC Internet survey - 2005

Table 4 - Internet users in China - 1996 - 2007

Table 5 - Internet subscribers in China - 1995 - 2007

Table 6 - Registered domain names by code in China - February 2007

Table 7 - Share of China’s online search market - 2005 - 2006

Table 8 - Broadband statistics in China - 2006

Table 9 - Broadband subscriber growth in China - 2000 - 2007

Table 10 - Broadband subscribers and annual growth by access type in China - 2006

Table 11 - Broadband subscribers and households in China - 2006

Table 12 - Cable modem Internet subscribers in China - 2000 - 2007

Table 13 - DSL Internet subscribers in China - 2000 - 2007

Table 14 - Internet user statistics in Hong Kong - March 2007

Table 15 - Internet user growth in Hong Kong - 1996 - 2007

Table 16 - Internet subscriber growth in Hong Kong - 1997 - 2007

Table 17 - Internet subscribers by access type in Hong Kong - March 2007

Table 18 - Internet traffic volume (PSTN)* in Hong Kong - 1997 - 2006

Table 19 - Internet traffic volume (broadband) in Hong Kong - 2000 - 2006

Table 20 - Registered domain names in Hong Kong - January 2007

Table 21 - Pacific Internet subscribers by access type - 2004 - 2006

Table 22 - Broadband statistics in Hong Kong - March 2007

Table 23 - Broadband subscribers in Hong Kong - 2000 - 2007

Table 24 - Broadband subscribers and annual growth by access in Hong Kong - 2006

Table 25 - Broadband subscribers and households in Hong Kong - 2006

Table 26 - DSL subscriber growth in Hong Kong - 1999 - 2007

Table 27 - Cable modem subscriber growth in Hong Kong - 2003 - 2007

Table 28 - i-Cable broadband subscribers - 2000 - 2006

Table 29 - Online trading volumes in Hong Kong - 2000 - 2005

Table 30 - Internet user statistics in Japan - 2006

Table 31 - Internet subscriber growth, cable modem, DSL and FttH in Japan - 2002 - 2007

Table 32 - Broadband statistics in Japan - 2006

Table 33 - Broadband subscriber growth in Japan - 2000 - 2007

Table 34 - Broadband subscribers and households in Japan - 2006

Table 35 - Broadband subscribers and annual change by access type in Japan - 2006

Table 36 - Cable modem broadband subscriber growth in Japan - 1998 - 2007

Table 37 - DSL broadband subscriber growth in Japan - 1999 - 2007

Table 38 - DSL subscribers and market share by operator in Japan - 2006

Table 39 - Softbank’s broadband capacity and lines in service - 2002 - 2006

Table 40 - FttH broadband subscriber growth in Japan - 2002 - 2007

Table 41 - FttH subscribers and market share by operator in Japan - 2006

Table 42 - ‘New type’ WAN subscriber growth in Japan - 2001 - 2006

Table 43 - FWA subscriber growth in Japan - 2002 - 2006

Table 44 - Internet user statistics in Macau - April 2007

Table 45 - Internet user growth in Macau - 1996 - 2007

Table 46 - Internet subscriber growth in Macau - 1996 - 2007

Table 47 - Broadband statistics in Macau - April 2007

Table 48 - Broadband subscribers and households in Macau - April 2007

Table 49 - Broadband subscriber growth in Macau - 2001 - 2007

Table 50 - DSL subscriber growth in Macau - 2001 - 2006

Table 51 - Internet user statistics in Mongolia - 2006

Table 52 - Internet users in Mongolia - 1996 - 2006

Table 53 - Internet subscribers in Mongolia - 1998 - 2006

Table 54 - International bandwidth in Mongolia - 2000 - 2005

Table 55 - Internet user statistics in South Korea - 2006

Table 56 - Registered .kr domains - 1996 - 2007

Table 57 - Internet user growth in South Korea - 1994 - 2006

Table 58 - Internet subscribers in South Korea - 1996 - 2007

Table 59 - Broadband statistics in South Korea - March 2007

Table 60 - Broadband Internet subscriber growth and penetration in South Korea - 1998 - 2007

Table 61 - Broadband subscribers and annual growth by access type in South Korea - 2006

Table 62 - Broadband subscribers and households in South Korea - 2006

Table 63 - Broadband Internet subscribers by system in South Korea - 1998 - 2006

Table 64 - Broadband users by access type (wired and/or wireless) in South Korea - 2006

Table 65 - Broadband subscribers and market share - major providers in South Korea - April 2007

Table 66 - Broadband subscribers by access type in South Korea - March 2007

Table 67 - Cable modem subscribers in South Korea - 2000 - 2006

Table 68 - Cable modem (HFC) subscribers by service provider in South Korea - March 2007

Table 69 - DSL subscribers in South Korea - 1999 - 2007

Table 70 - DSL subscribers by service provider in South Korea - March 2007

Table 71 - A-LAN subscribers by service provider in South Korea - March 2007

Table 72 - FttH subscribers by service provider in South Korea - March 2007

Table 73 - Internet user statistics in Taiwan - 2006

Table 74 - Internet users in Taiwan - 1995 - 2006

Table 75 - Internet subscribers in Taiwan - 1996 - 2006

Table 76 - Internet subscribers by access method in Taiwan - September 2006

Table 77 - Data communications revenue share in Taiwan - 2001 - 2006

Table 78 - Broadband statistics in Taiwan - 2006

Table 79 - Broadband subscribers, penetration & portion of Internet subscribers in Taiwan - 2000 - 2006

Table 80 - Broadband subscribers and households in Taiwan - 2006

Table 81 - Broadband subscribers and annual change by access in Taiwan - 2006

Table 82 - DSL subscriber growth in Taiwan - 2001 - 2006

Table 83 - GigaMedia broadband subscribers - 1999 - 2005