2007 North Asian - Broadband & Internet Market Report
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This annual report offers a wealth of information on the Broadband and Internet markets in China, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea and Taiwan.

Subjects covered include:

-  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

Executive Summary

This Asia market annual report covers the 8 economies in the North Asia sub-region.  It takes an overall look at the various telecoms markets, together with a particular look at the broadband and Internet segments in each of the economies.

The markets covered include:  China, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea and Taiwan.

In the rush to go online, North Asia is being led by a group of the most highly penetrated Internet markets in the world.  With Asia the world's leading regional Internet market in terms of subscribers, with the region North Asia is the outstanding driving Internet force.  Not surprisingly, Internet growth in Asia continues to be dominated by the developed economies of North Asia - Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan.  This group has been joined by China, based on its sheer weight of numbers; it was claiming 137 million Internet users by end-2006, a penetration in excess of 10%.  South Korea is the top ranked North Asia market in terms of user penetration with 71%; at the other end of the spectrum is Mongolia with 10% and just behind China in user penetration.

A focus on high-speed broadband Internet access in its various forms is also a feature of North Asia's Internet growth.  Again, following the example set by market leader South Korea, the emphasis has been on delivering faster broadband speeds to the customers.

In terms of broadband access, Asia is one region in the world where Fibre-to-the-Home (FttH) has started to emerge as a serious broadband platform.  The technology has taken off in a big way in Japan.  There were already 10 million FttH subscribers in Japan by mid-2007.  Not unexpectedly, the movement towards fibre has been occurring in Asia's more developed markets, where positive government intervention has been playing an important role.
                 North Asia - Internet markets - user penetration & subscribers, 2006

Country

Internet user
penetration

Internet subscribers
(million)

South Korea

71%

34.1

Japan

68%

87.5

Taiwan

64%

14.5

Hong Kong

53%

3.8

Macau

43%

0.2

China

10%

137.0

Mongolia

10%

0.3

North Korea

n/a

n/a

Highlights in the individual broadband and Internet markets of North Asia include:

China
-  By early 2007, the number of Internet subscribers in China had passed 140 million (11% penetration);
-  At the same time, China's Internet user base represented about 12% of the world's total users;
-  The Chinese government continued to focus on the enormous social and economic value of Internet; however, it remained concerned by the perceived risk to cultural heritage and to political stability, continuing to impose restrictions on Internet access;
-  China is the world's biggest user of VoIP services;
-  Though penetration remains comparatively low (4%), by early 2007, broadband in China was growing at an annual rate of 35%;
-  With 56.3 million broadband subscribers by March 2007, China had the second most broadband services in the world after the US (60.3 million) and catching up.  For the country overview, see chapter 1, page 1.

Hong Kong
-  On the back of its quality infrastructure, Hong Kong has quickly reached a high penetration of broadband Internet access;
-  It already has more than 90% of households with broadband access;
-  This made Hong Kong the second most highly penetrated market in Asia after South Korea;
-  Broadband subscribers in Hong Kong had jumped to 1.8 million by March 2007, having added one million broadband subscribers in quick time;
-  Broadband household penetration was running at 70% by early 2007 and just over 67% of the total Internet subscriber base had a broadband connection.  For the country overview, see chapter 2, page 39.

Japan
-  By early 2007, Japan had more than 27 million broadband Internet services in place;
-  While much of the success of broadband in Japan was due to the stunning growth in DSL broadband services, this form of access was in decline;
-  FttH Internet access had become the most popular form of high speed access;
-  There were around 10 million FttH subscribers by mid-2007, up from 2.5 million at end-2004;
-  At the same time, Japan was also running hot in the IP telephony market;
-  As of March 2007, there were around 14.3 million registered VoIP subscribers in Japan, up from 9 million at end-2005.  For the country overview, see chapter 3, page 70.

Macau
-  With strong support from the administration, Macau has been quick to adopt Internet in its various forms;
-  Broadband Internet access using DSL technology has been the mainstay of access services;
-  By April 2007, over 90% of all Internet subscriptions in Macau were broadband based;
-  Broadband household penetration was in excess of 60% at the time.  For the country overview, see chapter 4, page 95.

Mongolia
-  In relative terms, the Internet market in Mongolia remains insignificant;
-  With a user base estimated at 380,000, Internet user penetration was just over 10% by end-2006;
-  Broadband services were virtually non-existent at the time.  For the country overview, see chapter 5, page 99.

North Korea
North Korea is the only country in the world yet to adopt Internet for public usage.  A lack of infrastructure coupled with the regime's anxiety about the free flow of information, means that only a select group of government, educational and research institute officials are authorized to access the Web in the country.  Nor are personal computers widely available to the general public.  With what little access there is to the Internet, the government maintains strict controls and censorship.  At the same time, North Korea's obsession with secrecy has made it extremely difficult to get a clear picture of the country's telecom sector.  (In the absence of official statistics, we have made estimates in our report.)  For the country overview, see chapter 6, page 103.

South Korea
-  South Korea has the highest number of broadband connections per capita in the world;
-  By early 2007, more than 29% of the population, or 84% of households, were broadband subscribers, as the broadband market in country was reaching near saturation;
-  The country's impressive broadband progress has had enormous and continuing support from the government;
-  In the late 1990s the government issued a policy statement mandating that operators provide a 2Mb/s connection for every citizen;
-  In June 2006, South Korean operators announced the launch of WiBro services (local equivalent to WiMAX);
-  This was the world's first full wireless broadband service, based on the WiBro/802.16e standard.  For the country overview, see chapter 7, page 107.

Taiwan
-  The Internet market in Taiwan is also one of the more heavily broadband-penetrated in the world;
-  With more than 90% of households having some form of Internet access, by early 2007 about 59% of these households had broadband Internet access;
-  DSL has provided the dominant platform for the broadband access in the country;
-  There were 4.5 million broadband subscribers in the country by end-2006, of which an estimated 3.9 million were DSL services;
-  The government has been active in promoting broadband and has committed the country to being on a par with the US by 2010;
-  The government has been particularly strong in promoting the development of WiMAX; in mid-2007, a series of licences were issued to provide island-wide WiMAX coverage.  For the country overview, see chapter 8, page 133.

(Data in this report is the latest available at the time of preparation and may not be for the current year.)


Table of Contents

Chapter 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

Chapter 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

Chapter 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

Chapter 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

Chapter 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)

Chapter 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

Chapter 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

Chapter 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

Chapter 9    Glossary of Abbreviations

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

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 & annual growth by access type in China, 2006
Table 11  Broadband subscribers & 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 & annual growth by access in Hong Kong, 2006
Table 25  Broadband subscribers & 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 & households in Japan, 2006
Table 35  Broadband subscribers & 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 & 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 & 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 & penetration in South Korea, 1998-2007
Table 61  Broadband subscribers & annual growth by access type in South Korea, 2006
Table 62  Broadband subscribers & 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 & 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 & households in Taiwan, 2006
Table 81  Broadband subscribers & annual change by access in Taiwan, 2006
Table 82  DSL subscriber growth in Taiwan, 2001-2006
Table 83  GigaMedia broadband subscribers, 1999-2005


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