China - Broadband Market - Overview, Statistics and Forecasts

Synopsis

In 2004 China passed Japan to become the world’s second biggest broadband market, and then passed the US in 2008 to become the largest broadband market in the world. Into 2011 China’s broadband subscriber population had passed the 135 million subscriber milestone. Despite this huge subscriber base, penetration remains comparatively low. China is the top DSL market on the globe and is making significant inroads with aggressive FttX deployments. This report looks at the nature of the market, the key players and broadband services, such as cable modem access, DSL, FttX and wireless access, accompanied by detailed statistics and analysis. Broadband forecasts to 2016 are also included as well as FttX forecasts to 2016.

Key developments: broadband household penetration reaches close to 40%; DSL subscribers pass the 100 million mark; FttX shows substantial growth creating world’s largest subscriber base; nascent IPTV growth impacted by the government announcement of three-network integration trials.

 Companies covered in this report include: China Mobile; China Telecom; China Unicom.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. Broadband market
  • 2.1 Overview
  • 2.2 Broadband statistics
    • 2.2.1 Operator broadband subscribers
    • 2.2.2 Broadband subscribers by access type
  • 2.3 Forecast broadband subscribers – 2010-2015
• 3. Broadband technologies
  • 3.1 Overview
  • 3.2 Cable modems
  • 3.3 Digital subscriber line (DSL)
  • 3.4 Fibre-to-the-home (FttH)
    • 3.4.1 Background
    • 3.4.2 FttX statistics
    • 3.4.3 FttX rollouts: China Telecom
    • 3.4.4 FttX rollouts: China Unicom
    • 3.4.5 FttX rollouts: China Mobile
    • 3.4.6 FttX rollouts: State Grid Corporation of China
  • 3.5 Forecast FttX subscribers – 2010-2016
• 4. Wireless broadband
  • 4.1 Wireless local area networks (WLANs)
  • 4.2 WiFi
  • 4.3 World Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX)
    • 4.3.1 WiMAX market estimates
    • 4.3.2 WiMAX deployments
  • 4.4 Multi-carrier Wireless Internet Local Loop (McWiLL)
  • 4.5 Wireless Authentication and Privacy Infrastructure (WAPI)
• 5. IP telephony/Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
  • 5.1 Market overview
    • 5.1.1 Skype
• 6. Broadband TV
  • 6.1 Overview of media convergence
  • 6.2 Triple play background
  • 6.3 Regulatory developments on media convergence
  • 6.4 Convergence trials
  • 6.5 Three-network integration trials
  • 6.6 Internet Protocol TV (IPTV)
    • 6.6.1 Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) background
    • 6.6.2 Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) statistics
    • 6.6.3 IPTV forecasts
  • 6.7 Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) projects
    • 6.7.1 Shanghai Telecom and BesTV
    • 6.7.2 Jiangsu IPTV project
    • 6.7.3 CNTV IPTV network
  • 6.8 Regulatory issues
• 7. Forecasting methodology
• 8. Related reports

• Table 1 – Broadband subscribers, annual change and penetration – 2000 - 2012
• Table 2 – Broadband subscribers and households – April 2011
• Table 3 – China Telecom broadband subscribers and annual change – 2003 - 2011
• Table 4 – China Unicom broadband subscribers and annual change – 2003 - 2011
• Table 5 – Broadband subscribers and growth by access type – April 2010
• Table 6 – Forecast broadband subscribers and household penetration – lower band: 2011 - 2012; 2016
• Table 7 – Forecast broadband subscribers and household penetration – higher band: 2011 - 2012; 2016
• Table 8 – Cable modem internet subscribers and annual change – 2000 - 2010
• Table 9 – DSL internet subscribers – 2000 - 2011
• Table 10 – FttX subscribers – 2006 - 2012
• Table 11 – Forecast FttX subscribers and penetration: 2011 - 2012, 2016
• Table 12 – Growth in IP telephony in China – 2004 - 2010
• Table 13 – Registered Tom-Skype users in China – 2005 - 2009
• Table 14 – Reception devices connected to main television set – 2008
• Table 15 – IPTV subscribers – 2004 - 2012

• Chart 1 – China broadband subscribers and household penetration – 2002 - 2012

• Exhibit 1 – Types of telecom convergence
• Exhibit 2 – BesTV Corporation
• Exhibit 3 – Jiangsu IPTV application
• Exhibit 4 – Overview of ‘eye will’