2007 Asia - Telco Company Profiles

• Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL)
• China Mobile (Hong Kong) Ltd
• China Netcom Group
• China Telecom Corporation Ltd
• Hutchison Whampoa Ltd
• Japan’s Major Operators (NTT, KDDI, SoftBank);
• PCCW Ltd
• Singapore Telecom (SingTel)
• StarHub Pte Ltd
• Telekom Malaysia
• Vietnam Posts & Telecoms Corporation (VNPT)

1. BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED (BSNL)

1.1 Company information

1.1.1 Privatisation

1.1.2 Operating results - 2007

1.1.3 Financial results - 2006

1.1.4 Company history

1.2 Corporate structure

1.3 The network

1.3.1 Local loop

1.3.2 CDMA-based WLL

1.3.3 Mobile

1.3.4 Satellite

1.3.5 National Internet Backbone (NIB)

1.3.6 Data communications

1.3.7 Public telephones

1.4 Services

1.4.1 Telephone

1.4.2 ISDN

1.4.3 Intelligent network

1.4.4 Mobile

1.4.5 Data networks

1.4.6 Internet services

1.4.7 WLL

2. CHINA MOBILE LIMITED

2.1 Company information

2.1.1 Operating results - 2006

2.1.2 Financial results - 2006

2.1.3 Company history

2.2 Parent company

2.2.1 China Mobile Communications Corp

2.3 China Mobile (HK) subsidiaries

2.3.1 Regional subsidiaries

2.3.2 Aspire Holdings (Aspire)

2.4 Vodafone strategic alliance

2.5 Competition

2.5.1 China Unicom

2.5.2 China Telecom and China Netcom

2.6 Network

2.6.1 GSM voice network

2.6.2 Data and Internet network

2.6.3 IP telephony network

2.7 Services

2.7.1 Brands

2.7.2 Basic voice services

2.7.3 SMS and MMS data services

2.7.4 WAP services

2.7.5 GPRS services

2.7.6 VoIP telephony services

3. CHINA NETCOM GROUP

3.1 Company information

3.1.1 Operating results - 2006

3.1.2 Financial results - 2006

3.2 History and development

3.2.1 Industry restructuring

3.2.2 Corporate restructuring

3.2.3 Initial Public Offering (IPO)

3.2.4 Company history

3.3 Organisational structure

3.3.1 Ten regional telecom divisions

3.3.2 China Netcom Corporation

3.4 Subsidiaries

3.4.1 Shanghai Netcom

3.4.2 China Online and 116.com.cn

3.4.3 Tiantian Online

3.4.4 Asia Netcom

3.5 Networks

3.5.1 China Netcom Group network

3.5.2 CNCnet

3.5.3 MobileOffice Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs)

3.5.4 Xiao Ling Tong PHS network

3.5.5 Fibre-to-the-Building (FTTB) network

3.5.6 3G network

3.6 Services

3.6.1 China Netcom services

4. CHINA TELECOM CORPORATION

4.1 Company information

4.1.1 Operating results - 2006

4.1.2 Financial results - 2006

4.1.3 Company history

4.2 Parent company - China Telecom Group

4.2.1 Parent company overview

4.2.2 Parent company history

4.2.3 Other parent company subsidiaries

4.3 Networks

4.3.1 PSTN network

4.3.2 Local access networks

4.3.3 Backbone transmission network

4.3.4 International gateways

4.3.5 Data and Internet networks

4.3.6 Internet data centres

4.4 Operations

4.4.1 Local access

4.4.2 Internet access

4.4.3 Domestic long-distance

4.4.4 International long-distance

4.4.5 Managed data

4.4.6 Leased line services

4.5 Services

4.5.1 Telephone services

4.5.2 Managed data services

4.5.3 Internet services

4.5.4 Internet data centre services

4.5.5 Systems integration services

4.5.6 Leased line services

5. HUTCHISON WHAMPOA LTD

5.1 Company information

5.1.1 Group financial results - 2006

5.1.2 Initial Public Offering (IPO)

5.2 Telecommunications group

5.2.1 Operating results - 2006

5.2.2 Financial results - 2006

5.2.3 Company history (outside of Hong Kong)

5.3 3G telecommunications

5.3.1 3G services

5.4 Hong Kong operations

5.5 International operations

5.5.1 Australia and New Zealand

5.5.2 Europe

5.5.3 Asia

5.5.4 South America

5.5.5 Middle East

5.5.6 Africa

6. JAPAN - MAJOR OPERATORS - OVERVIEW AND STATISTICS

6.1 Operating environment

6.1.1 Regulatory environment

6.2 Major operators

6.2.1 NTT Corporation

6.2.2 KDDI Corporation

6.2.3 Softbank Corporation

7. PCCW LTD

7.1 Company information

7.1.1 Operating results - 2006

7.1.2 Financial results - 2006

7.1.3 Company history

7.2 PCCW company organisation

7.3 PCCW network

7.4 PCCW operations

7.4.1 Telecommunications

7.4.2 Business eSolutions

7.4.3 Infrastructure and property

7.5 Overseas ventures

7.5.1 China

7.5.2 India

7.5.3 Japan

7.5.4 Taiwan

7.5.5 UK

7.6 CyberWorks ventures

7.7 Telstra alliance

7.7.1 Reach

7.7.2 Regional Wireless Company (RWC)

7.8 Services

7.8.1 Telecommunications

7.8.2 Business eSolutions

8. SINGTEL

8.1 Company information

8.1.1 Financial results - 2007

8.1.2 Company history

8.2 SingTel analysis - 2005/06

8.3 Subsidiaries and investments

8.4 Singapore network

8.4.1 Fixed-line network

8.4.2 Submarine cable systems

8.4.3 Overland cable

8.4.4 Satellite system

8.4.5 Mobile network

8.4.6 Broadband networks

8.5 Operations

8.5.1 National telephone

8.5.2 International telephone

8.5.3 Mobile

8.5.4 Internet

8.5.5 Broadband

8.5.6 Internet portals

8.5.7 Managed Hosting Services (MHS)

8.6 Services

8.6.1 Domestic telephone

8.6.2 International telephone

8.6.3 Mobile

9. STARHUB PTE LTD

9.1 Company information

9.1.1 Operating results - 2006

9.1.2 Financial results - 2006

9.1.3 Company history

9.1.4 Deregulation

9.1.5 Merger with Singapore Cable Vision (SCV)

9.2 Strategic partnerships

9.2.1 StarHub Crossing (discontinued)

9.2.2 Technology partners

9.3 Subsidiary companies

9.3.1 StarHub Mobile

9.3.2 StarHub Internet

9.3.3 StarHub Cable Vision Ltd

9.3.4 e-station

9.4 The network

9.4.1 Fibre optic network

9.4.2 IP network

9.5 Operations

9.5.1 International calling

9.5.2 Business market

9.5.3 Payphone system

9.6 Services

9.6.1 Mobile services

9.6.2 Wireless Access Protocol (WAP) service

9.6.3 International calling services

9.6.4 Internet services

9.6.5 Web portal service

9.6.6 Business customer services

9.6.7 Wholesale services

10. TELEKOM MALAYSIA

10.1 Company information

10.1.1 Operating results - 2006

10.1.2 Financial results - 2006

10.1.3 Company history

10.2 Company structure

10.3 Fixed-line voice and data

10.3.1 Local exchange

10.3.2 Domestic

10.3.3 International

10.3.4 Satellite

10.4 Mobile operations

10.4.1 Third Generation (3G)

10.4.2 Timeline

10.5 Multimedia

10.5.1 TMNet

10.5.2 Internet backbone

10.5.3 Internet data centres

10.5.4 BlueHyppo.com portal

10.5.5 Corporate Information Superhighway (COINS)

10.5.6 The Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC)

10.5.7 Leased lines

10.5.8 Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)

10.5.9 Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)

10.5.10 WiFi hotspots

10.5.11 Internet cafes

10.6 International ventures

10.7 Services

10.7.1 Fixed-line

10.7.2 Mobile

10.7.3 Data networks

10.7.4 Internet access and e-commerce

10.7.5 Maritime services

11. VIETNAM POSTS & TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

11.1 Company information

11.1.1 Operating highlights - 2006

11.1.2 Financial results - 2006

11.1.3 Company history

11.2 Competition

11.3 Company structure

11.3.1 Business Cooperation Contract (BCC) partners

11.3.2 Joint venture companies

11.3.3 Restructuring - 2005/06

11.4 Fixed-line operations

11.4.1 Local access network

11.4.2 National backbone network

11.4.3 National submarine cable network

11.4.4 International network

11.4.5 International submarine cable networks

11.4.6 Satellite networks

11.4.7 Remote communes

11.4.8 Rural networks

11.5 VoIP operations

11.6 Mobile operations

11.6.1 Mobifone

11.6.2 VinaPhone

11.6.3 Cityphone

11.6.4 Mobile data - WAP, GPRS and 3G

11.7 Data operations

11.7.1 Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)

11.7.2 Frame relay

11.7.3 IP VPN

11.8 Internet operations

11.8.1 ADSL

11.8.2 WiFi access

11.8.3 Internet telephony

11.9 Services

11.9.1 Fixed-line

11.9.2 Mobile

11.9.3 Data

11.9.4 Internet

12. GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS

List of Exhibits

Exhibit 1 - BSNL at a glance

Exhibit 2 - Telecom Circles

Exhibit 3 - Telecom Metro Districts

Exhibit 4 - BSNL business units

Exhibit 5 - China Mobile Limited at a glance

Exhibit 6 - China Mobile Communications Corp at a glance

Exhibit 7 - Major regional subsidiaries - 2006

Exhibit 8 - China Network Communications Group Corporation at a glance

Exhibit 9 - Division of China Telecom’s national assets

Exhibit 10 - China Telecom Corporation Ltd* at a glance

Exhibit 11 - China Telecom Group at a glance

Exhibit 12 - Transfer of China Telecom regional subsidiaries - 2002 - 2004

Exhibit 13 - Hutchison Whampoa Ltd at a glance

Exhibit 14 - 3G licences and business partners - 2006

Exhibit 15 - Hutchison Whampoa international operations - 2006

Exhibit 16 - Hutchison spectrum licences in Australia

Exhibit 17 - Hutchison Whampoa Indian operations - March 2007

Exhibit 18 - Significant telecoms operators in Japan

Exhibit 19 - NTT Group structure - March 2007

Exhibit 20 - Softbank operations

Exhibit 21 - PCCW Ltd at a glance

Exhibit 22 - PCCW business units - 2006

Exhibit 23 - PCCW Japan business units

Exhibit 24 - SingTel at a glance

Exhibit 25 - Main subsidiaries in Singapore - March 2007

Exhibit 26 - Major international investments - March 2007

Exhibit 27 - Submarine cable and satellite subsidiaries - March 2007

Exhibit 28 - SingTel submarine cable systems investments - March 2006

Exhibit 29 - StarHub at a glance

Exhibit 30 - Telekom Malaysia at a glance

Exhibit 31 - Telekom Malaysia’s international investments - 2006

Exhibit 32 - VNPT at a glance

Exhibit 33 - Alternative fixed-line telecommunications providers

Exhibit 34 - VNPT wholly-owned telecommunications subsidiary companies

Exhibit 35 - BCC venture partners in fixed telecommunications infrastructure

Exhibit 36 - Telecom equipment manufacturing joint ventures

Exhibit 37 - VNPT international network

Exhibit 38 - Submarine cable networks

Exhibit 39 - VoIP providers

Exhibit 40 - VNPT mobile networks

Exhibit 41 - VDC frame relay agreements

List of Tables

Table 1 - BSNL operating capacity and subscribers - May 2007

Table 2 - Operating revenue and annual change - 2001 - 2006

Table 3 - Proportion of revenue by service and annual change - 2006

Table 4 - BSNL fixed-lines capacity and subscribers - 2000 - 2007

Table 5 - BSNL network statistics - May 2007

Table 6 - BSNL GSM mobile subscribers and annual change - 2002 - 2007

Table 7 - BSNL satellite-based service - 1999; 2001 - 2002; 2004; 2007

Table 8 - BSNL Internet nodes, subscribers, market share and annual change - 2006

Table 9 - BSNL public telephones, urban and villages - 1999 - 2007

Table 10 - Subscribers, annual change, percent prepaid and market share - 1998 - 2007

Table 11 - Total network usage in minutes and annual change - 1998 - 2006

Table 12 - Data subscribers and annual change - 2000 - 2007

Table 13 - SMS volume and annual change - 2000 - 2006

Table 14 - Operating revenue, annual change and ARPU - 1996 - 2006

Table 15 - Revenue by service and annual change - 2006

Table 16 - Network statistics - 2006

Table 17 - Overall subscriber base and annual change - 2006

Table 18 - Subscriber growth and annual change - 2002 - 2006

Table 19 - Little Smart* subscribers and annual change - 2002 - 2006

Table 20 - Broadband subscribers, annual change and market share - 2002 - 2007

Table 21 - Proportion of revenue by service and annual change - 2006

Table 22 - Network statistics

Table 23 - Broadband subscribers - 2004 - 2006

Table 24 - Business and Data Communications - 2004 - 2006

Table 25 - Operating results and annual change - 2006

Table 26 - Operating revenue and annual change - 1999 - 2006

Table 27 - Proportion of revenue by service - 2006

Table 28 - Local fixed-line subscribers, annual change and penetration rate - 2001 - 2006

Table 29 - Wireless local access subscribers and annual change - 2002 - 2006

Table 30 - Local fixed-line subscribers by type and annual change - 2006

Table 31 - Local voice usage in pulses and annual change - 2001 - 2006

Table 32 - Dial-up Internet subscribers and annual change - 2003 - 2005

Table 33 - Broadband Internet subscribers and annual change - 2001 - 2007

Table 34 - Domestic long-distance usage and annual change - 2001 - 2006

Table 35 - International outgoing usage and annual change - 2001 - 2006

Table 36 - Managed data DDN leased bandwidth and annual change - 2001 - 2004

Table 37 - Managed data FR leased bandwidth and annual change - 2001 - 2004

Table 38 - Managed data ATM leased bandwidth and annual change - 2001 - 2004

Table 39 - Leased 2Mb/s digital circuits and annual change - 2001 - 2004

Table 40 - Group operating revenue and annual change - 1993 - 2006

Table 41 - Group revenue by business segment and annual change - 2006

Table 42 - 2G mobile subscribers in Hong Kong, Australia, India, Israel, Sri Lanka - 1998 - 2004

Table 43 - 3G mobile subscribers - March 2007

Table 44 - 3G infrastructure CAPEX and annual change - 2001 - 2006

Table 45 - Orange 2G CDMA subscribers and annual change - 2000 - 2006

Table 46 - Hutchison 3G Australia subscribers and annual change - 2003 - 2007

Table 47 - HWL’s combined India 2G subscribers and annual change - 2000 - 2006

Table 48 -Partner Communications 2G subscribers, annual change & market share - 2000 - 2006

Table 49 - Japan: Internet, broadband, IP telephony & telecoms statistics - 2004 - 2006

Table 50 - NTT revenue and net profit - 2000 - 2007

Table 51 - NTT revenue by segment - 2004 - 2006

Table 52 - NTT subscribers and annual change - June 2007

Table 53 - Operating revenue - 2000 - 2007

Table 54 - NTT DoCoMo subscribers - September 2007

Table 55 - NTT DoCoMo operating revenue and annual change - 1996 - 2007

Table 56 - NTT Data revenue - 1995 - 2007

Table 57 - KDDI revenue - 1996 - 2007

Table 58 - KDDI proportion of revenue by segment - 2004 - 2007

Table 59 - au subscribers by technology and market share - 1997 - 2007

Table 60 - TU-KA group overview - 1997 - 2007

Table 61 - ADSL and FttH subscribers - 2005 - 2007

Table 62 - Softbank revenue and operating profit - 1995 - 2006

Table 63 - Softbank proportion of revenue by segment and annual change - 2006

Table 64 - Softbank operational data: lines and subscribers - 2004 - 2006

Table 65 - Local exchange lines in service, annual change and market share - 2000 - 2006

Table 66 - Operating summary and annual change - 2006

Table 67 - Operating revenue and annual change - 2000 - 2006

Table 68 - Proportion of revenue by business units and annual change - 2006

Table 69 - Proportion of telecom services revenue and annual change - 2006

Table 70 - Proportion of revenue by geographical region and annual change - 2006

Table 71 - Capital expenditure and annual change - 2000 - 2006

Table 72 - Operating revenue and annual change - 1996 - 2007

Table 73 - Proportion of revenue by service and annual change - March 2007

Table 74 - Enlarged operating revenue and annual change - 2003 - 2007

Table 75 - Enlarged operating revenue by operation and annual change - 2007

Table 76 - Active direct exchange lines, market share and penetration - 2001 - 2006

Table 77 - International telephone traffic, collection rates and market share - 1997 - 2007

Table 78 - SingTel Mobile subscriber growth, annual change and market share - 1997 - 2007

Table 79 - Dial-up Internet customers and annual change - 2002 - 2006

Table 80 - Broadband ADSL lines, annual change and market share - 2002 - 2007

Table 81 - StarHub mobile subscribers and annual change - 2000 - 2006

Table 82 - Revenue for year ending December and annual change - 2001 - 2006

Table 83 - Proportion of revenue by segment - 2006

Table 84 - StarHub Mobile subscribers and market share - 2000 - 2006

Table 85 - StarHub broadband subscriber lines and annual change - 2001 - 2006

Table 86 - IDD market share - 2000 - 2006

Table 87 - Fixed lines in use, annual change and penetration - 1999 - 2006

Table 88 - Mobile (Celcom) subscribers and annual change - 1999 - 2006

Table 89 - Mobile (Celcom) subscribers, prepaid, postpaid and annual change - 2006

Table 90 - TMNet Internet access lines and annual change - 1999 - 2006

Table 91 - TMNet broadband subscribers and annual change - 2002 - 2006

Table 92 - Operating revenue and annual change - 1997 - 2006

Table 93 - Proportion of revenue by service and annual change - 2006

Table 94 - Proportion of revenue by geographical region - 2006

Table 95 - Fixed-line network statistics and annual change - 2006

Table 96 - Fixed-line network access lines in use and annual change - 2006

Table 97 - Celcom mobile network statistics - 2006

Table 98 - Celcom subscribers and annual change - 2003 - 2006

Table 99 - Internet subscribers and annual change - 2006

Table 100 - Revenue and annual change - 2000 - 2006

Table 101 - Fixed lines installed and annual change - 2000 - 2005

Table 102 - VNPT fixed-line subscribers, annual change and teledensity - 2000 - 2006

Table 103 - Proportion of communes with access to telephones and annual change - 2000 - 2006

Table 104 - Mobifone subscribers and annual change - 1998 - 2007

Table 105 - VinaPhone subscribers and annual change - 1998 - 2007

Table 106 - Cityphone network capacity, base stations and subscribers - September 2005

Table 107 - VNN Internet subscribers, annual change and market share - 2000 - 2007