Report Summary

2008, it was announced that China's government, carriers and vendors are set to spend more than 70 billion Yuan on developing new wireless technology over the next 12 years. This follows a decision by State Council in December 2007 giving the go-ahead for a "next-generation broadband wireless mobile communications network" project. The project will cover all kinds of wireless development over the next 12 to 15 years, including 3G, 3.5G and 4G.

Most significantly, operators throughout Asia have generally been reporting healthy performances overall, as the impact of revised business plans and strategies started taking effect.

Asia continues to embrace the Internet, with an increasing number of people going online and, at the same time, there is greater recognition of the value of the Internet in commercial activities. Broadband Internet access in its various forms is having a huge impact, even making its presence felt in developing markets.

Regulatory reform has continued in a somewhat fragmented fashion across the region. The push for various multi-lateral trade agreements has ensured that pressure is maintained to achieve the regulatory reform programs in the developing telecoms markets. At the same time, programs for the privatisation of government-owned operators were continuing, albei
t more slowly in some markets than in others.

A number of the more highly developed economies in Asia have been moving into the area of convergent and triple-play networks. Governments and operators have been facing the challenge of upgrading infrastructure and architecture. Not surprisingly, Japan and South Korea have again been the early adopters in this territory and have made significant progre
ss, this having spilled over into Hong Kong, Taiwan and other Asian markets. And, not unexpectedly, China has been making a strong showing in its embracing of converging technologies.

It is estimated that Asia still needs to invest at least US$1 trillion in new infrastructure over the next ten years to meet projected demand. With Asia's developed markets starting to build Next Generation Networks (NGNs), Internet Protocol (IP) is shaping as the premier delivery system for telecom services.

Report Outline

- Infrastructure Issues 
- Regulatory issues and government policies re infrastructure 
- Mobile networks, including Value Added and Next Generation Services 
- Development of Internet services and the growth of broadband access 
- Leased Lines, ISDN, Frame Relay, ATM 
- Brief overview of the major telecommunications carriers and service 
providers 
- 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. 
- Convergence and regulatory issues 
- Convergence and infrastructure 
- Broadband TV (IPTV) 
- TV over DSL/IPTV 
- Video-on-Demand (VoD) 
- Interactive TV (iTV) 
- Triple-play networks 
- Overview, Regional Characteristics, Growth and Market Structure 
- Mobile Technologies-GSM, CDMA, PCN/PCS 
- Mobile Services-Prepaid, fixed-mobile convergence, gaming 
- Mobile Data-Market Overview, SMS, MMS, GPRS, WAP, Mobile TV 
- Overview on 3G 
- Mobile Satellite Services