Hong Kong - Broadband - Overview, Statistics and Forecasts

Synopsis

The extensive rollout of sophisticated telecommunications infrastructure has allowed Hong Kong to move quickly in providing 85% of all households with access to high-speed broadband connectivity. This has been accompanied by rapid growth in the internet market. The number of broadband subscribers represents about 75% of the total internet subscriber base, supported by a healthy number of ISPs providing a competitive environment with attractive choice and pricing for subscribers. The extensive FttX, DSL and cable coverage coupled with a large fibre optic footprint has driven the market for triple play services and IPTV. This report provides an overview of the broadband market in Hong Kong and provides extensive broadband statistics of the major players including ARPU. Statistics are also provided for Hong Kong’s internet market. Broadband forecasts are provided to 2016 as well as estimates to 2012 for FttX, DSL and cable modem connectivity.

Key Developments:

Increasing broadband competition pushes household penetration rates over 85%; extensive FttX deployments push prices below HK$200 for 1Gb/s; savvy consumers content to remain on 100Mb/s packages under HK$100; broadband television alone is not enough to drive ARPU

Companies covered in this report include:

PCCW; Hong Kong Broadband Network; SmarTone; Hutchison Telecom; Wharf T&T; iCable; New World Telecom; City Telecom

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. Broadband market
  • 2.1 Background
  • 2.2 Overview
  • 2.3 Broadband statistics
  • 2.4 Broadband performance pledges
  • 2.5 Digital 21 IT Strategy
  • 2.6 Broadband Survey results
    • 2.6.1 Saïd Business School
    • 2.6.2 Akamai Technologies
  • 2.7 FttB/FttH building registration scheme
• 3. Broadband technologies
  • 3.1 Overview
  • 3.2 Cable modems
  • 3.3 Digital subscriber line (DSL)
  • 3.4 Fibre to the home (FttH)
  • 3.5 Wireless access
    • 3.5.1 WiFi
• 4. Major broadband operators
  • 4.1 i-Cable Communications (Hong Kong Cable Television Ltd)
  • 4.2 Hong Kong Broadband Network Services (City Telecom - CTInets)
  • 4.3 PCCW
    • 4.3.1 Internet services - Netvigator
    • 4.3.2 IPTV services – NOW
  • 4.4 SmarTone Broadband Services
• 5. Internet market
  • 5.1 Overview
  • 5.2 Internet statistics
  • 5.3 Internet traffic volume
  • 5.4 Domain names
  • 5.5 Internet contribution to GDP
• 6. Forecast broadband subscribers: 2010-2012; 2016
• 7. Broadband television in Hong Kong
  • 7.1 Internet protocol TV (IPTV)
  • 7.2 Cable television (CATV)
• 8. Related reports

• Table 1 – Broadband internet access subscribers – 2000 - 2012
• Table 2 – Narrowband internet access subscribers – 2000 - 2011
• Table 3 – Prepaid and leased line internet access subscribers – 2000 - 2011
• Table 4 – Broadband subscribers and households – February 2011
• Table 5 – Broadband internet traffic volume – 2000 - 2010
• Table 6 – Broadband performance pledges – Q1 2011
• Table 7 – Digital 21 Strategy – key indicators – May 2011
• Table 8 – Broadband ranking evolution top 10 countries – 2008 - 2010
• Table 9 – Broadband subscribers by operator – 2007 - 2010
• Table 10 – Cable modem internet subscribers – 2000 - 2012
• Table 11 – DSL subscribers – 1999 - 2012
• Table 12 – FttX subscribers – 2007 - 2012
• Table 13 – i-Cable broadband and VoIP subscribers and penetration – 2000 - 2010
• Table 14 – i-Cable cable TV subscribers, penetration and ARPU – 1995 - 2010
• Table 15 – HKBN triple play subscribers, ARPU and IDD traffic volume – 2003 - 2011
• Table 16 – PCCW broadband subscribers – 2000 - 2011
• Table 17 – PCCW NOW TV subscribers and ARPU – 2003 - 2011
• Table 18 – Internet users and subscribers – 1996 - 2012
• Table 19 – Internet traffic volume (PSTN and broadband) – 1997 - 2010
• Table 20 – Use of international private leased circuits (IPLCs) – 2002 - 2011
• Table 21 – Registered domain names – 2004 - 2011
• Table 22 – Forecast broadband subscribers and penetration - lower band: 2010 - 2012; 2016
• Table 23 – Forecast broadband subscribers and penetration - higher band: 2010 - 2012; 2016
• Table 24 – IPTV subscribers – 2003 - 2010
• Table 25 – Cable television subscribers – 2000 - 2010

• Chart 1 – Hong Kong broadband internet subscribers and population penetration – 2000 - 2012
• Chart 2 – Hong Kong internet subscribers by type – 2000 - 2010
• Chart 3 – Hong Kong broadband internet subscribers by access type – 2000 - 2010
• Chart 4 – Hong Kong cable modem internet subscribers – 2000 - 2010
• Chart 5 – Hong Kong DSL internet subscribers – 2000 - 2010
• Chart 6 – Hong Kong cable FttX subscribers – 2007 - 2010
• Chart 7 – Hong Kong internet users, subscribers and user penetration – 1997 - 2010
• Chart 8 – Hong Kong international capacity and broadband traffic volume – 2002 - 2010