2008 Asia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband in Hong Kong and Macau

• Market and industry analyses, trends and developments;
• Facts, figures and statistics;
• Industry and regulatory issues;
• Infrastructure;
• Major Players, Revenues, Subscribers, ARPU;
• Internet, VoIP, IPTV;
• Mobile Voice and Data Markets ;
• Broadband (FttH, DSL, cable TV, wireless);
• 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 Major fixed network operators in Hong Kong

1.4.1 Pacific Century CyberWorks

1.4.2 City Telecom (HK) Ltd

1.4.3 Hutchison Whampoa Ltd

1.4.4 Wharf T&T Hong Kong

1.4.5 New World Telecommunications Ltd (formerly New World Telephone)

1.4.6 Pacific Internet Hong Kong

1.5 Telecommunications infrastructure

1.5.1 Overview

1.5.2 Mainland connection

1.5.3 National infrastructure

1.5.4 Full liberalisation of FTNS market

1.5.5 Submarine cable networks

1.5.6 Satellite networks

1.6 Broadband market

1.6.1 Overview

1.6.2 Regulatory issues

1.6.3 Broadband statistics

1.6.4 Internet market

1.6.5 Wireless Internet

1.6.6 Cable modems

1.6.7 Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)

1.6.8 Major broadband operators

1.7 E-services

1.7.1 E-commerce

1.7.2 E-government

1.7.3 E-entertainment

1.8 Convergence

1.8.1 Overview of media convergence

1.8.2 Key general trends

1.8.3 Regulatory issues

1.8.4 Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)

1.8.5 Triple play models

1.8.6 Quadruple play models

1.8.7 Digital TV

1.9 Mobile communications

1.9.1 Overview of Hong Kong’s mobile market

1.9.2 Regulatory issues

1.9.3 Mobile technologies

1.9.4 Major mobile operators

1.9.5 Mobile voice services

1.9.6 Mobile data services

1.9.7 Mobile content and applications

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 telecom operator in Macau

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 ISDN

2.7 Internet market

2.7.1 Overview

2.8 Broadband market

2.8.1 Overview

2.9 Convergence

2.9.1 Overview of the broadcasting market

2.9.2 Cable TV

2.9.3 Satellite TV

2.10 Mobile communications

2.10.1 Overview of Macau’s mobile market

2.10.2 Mobile technologies

2.10.3 Major mobile operators

3. Glossary of Abbreviations

Table 1 - Country statistics Hong Kong - 2008

Table 2 - Telecom revenue and investment statistics - 2006

Table 3 - Telephone network statistics - 2007

Table 4 - Internet user statistics - 2007

Table 5 - Broadband statistics - 2007

Table 6 - Mobile statistics - 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 - November 2007

Table 10 - PCCW revenue and profit - 2001 - 2007

Table 11 - City Telecom revenue and profit - 2001 - 2007

Table 12 - HTIL revenue and profit - 2002 - 2006

Table 13 - Wharf T&T revenue and profit - 2001 - 2006

Table 14 - Wharf T&T fixed line and IDD volume - 2001 - 2006

Table 15 - Fixed-line in service and teledensity - 1994 - 2007

Table 16 - AsiaSat revenue and profit - 2005 - 2006

Table 17 - AsiaSat satellite utilisation - 2005 - 2006

Table 18 - APT Sat revenue and profit - 2001 - 2006

Table 19 - APT Sat satellite utilisation - 2003 - 2006

Table 20 - Internet and broadband key statistics - 2007

Table 21 - Internet user and subscribers - 1996 - 2007

Table 22 - Internet subscribers by access type - 2007

Table 23 - Broadband subscribers - 2000 - 2007

Table 24 - Broadband subscribers by access type and annual change - September 2007

Table 25 - Broadband subscribers and households - 2007

Table 26 - Broadband Internet traffic volume - 2000 - 2007

Table 27 - Internet traffic volume (PSTN and /roadband) - 1997 - 2007

Table 28 - Use of International Private Leased Circuits (IPLCs) - 2002 - 2007

Table 29 - Registered domain names - February 2008

Table 30 - Cable modem subscribers - 2003 - 2007

Table 31 - DSL subscribers - 1999 - 2007

Table 32 - i-Cable broadband and VoIP subscribers, penetration and ARPU - 2000 - 2007

Table 33 - i-Cable cable TV subscribers, penetration and ARPU - 1995 - 2007

Table 34 - HKBN triple play subscribers, ARPU and IDD traffic volume - 2003 - 2007

Table 35 - PCCW broadband subscribers - 2000 - 2007

Table 36 - Pacific Internet subscribers by access type - 2004 - 2006

Table 37 - Online trading volumes - 2000 - 2005

Table 38 - Broadcasting service statistics - March 2007

Table 39 - TV household penetration by license type - March 2007

Table 40 - Coverage of Hong Kong households with different TV transmission modes

Table 41 - Pay TV subscribers - cable, satellite and ADSL - 2001 - 2007

Table 42 - i-Cable broadband, cable TV and VoIP subscribers and ARPU - 2000 - 2007

Table 43 - TV viewership in Hong Kong - 2005 - 2006

Table 44 - PCCW NOW TV subscribers and ARPU - 2000 - 2007

Table 45 - Triple play subscribers and ARPU - 2003 - 2007

Table 46 - Mobile subscribers and annual change - 1992 - 2007

Table 47 - Mobile service revenue - 1992 - 2007

Table 48 - Total mobile numbers ported - 1999 - 2007

Table 49 - PCS subscribers and annual change - 1997 - 2007

Table 50 - 3G mobile subscribers - 2005 - 2007

Table 51 - Mobile operators, technology, subscribers and annual change - September 2007

Table 52 - Operator market share by subscribers - 2003 - 2007

Table 53 - CSL New World subscribers and annual change - 1998 - 2006

Table 54 - New World Mobility subscribers and annual change - 1998 - 2005

Table 55 - Hutchison subscribers and annual change - 1998 - 2007

Table 56 - Hutchison 3G Hong Kong subscribers and annual change - 2004 - 2007

Table 57 - Hutchison Hong Kong and Macau revenue - 2002 - 2006

Table 58 - Peoples subscribers and annual change - 1998 - 2007

Table 59 - SmarTone subscribers and annual change - 1998 - 2007

Table 60 - SmarTone-Vodafone 3G subscribers - 2004 - 2007

Table 61 - SmarTone-Vodafone revenue and profit - 2002 - 2007

Table 62 - SmarTone-Vodafone ARPU and data contribution - 2002 - 2007

Table 63 - Sunday subscribers and annual change - 1998 - 2007

Table 64 - Sunday net profit/loss - 2000 - 2006

Table 65 - PCCW Mobile revenue, EBITDA and net profit - 2005 - 2007

Table 66 - PCCW 2G and 3G subscribers - 2005 - 2007

Table 67 - MVNO subscribers - 2005 - 2007

Table 68 - Prepaid and activated SIM cards - 1997 - 2007

Table 69 - Monthly SMS messages sent and received - 2002 - 2007

Table 70 - SMS statistics for special days - 2005 - 2008

Table 71 - 2.5G subscribers - 2002 - 2007

Table 72 - Country statistics Macau - 2008

Table 73 - Telephone network statistics - January 2008

Table 74 - Internet user statistics - January 2008

Table 75 - Broadband statistics - August 2007

Table 76 - Mobile statistics - January 2008

Table 77 - National telecommunications authorities

Table 78 - Fixed-lines and teledensity - 1991 - 2008

Table 79 - Internet users - 1996 - 2008

Table 80 - Internet subscribers - 1996 - 2008

Table 81 - Broadband subscribers and households - January 2008

Table 82 - Broadband subscribers - 2001 - 2008

Table 83 - DSL subscribers - 2001 - 2007

Table 84 - Broadcasting statistics - 2006

Table 85 - Total mobile subscribers versus prepaid - 1990 - 1996; 1998 - 2008

Table 86 - Mobile operators, technology, subscribers and annual change - September 2007

Exhibit 1 - Licensees and issue dates for FTNS licences - November 2007

Exhibit 2 - The ‘original’ PCCW deal

Exhibit 3 - Fixed Telecommunications Network Services (FTNS) licensees - November 2007

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

Exhibit 5 - External FTNS licensees -November 2007

Exhibit 6 - Satellite Based External FTNS licensees -August 2007

Exhibit 7 - Overview of TV broadcasting licences - February 2008

Exhibit 8 - TV services receivable by broadcasting company - October 2007

Exhibit 9 - Transmission modes employed by TV licensees

Exhibit 10 - Mobile Virtual Network Operator licensees - 2007