Kyrgyzstan - Telecoms Market Overview & Statistics

Synopsis

While much has been done to modernise Kyrgyzstan’s telecom network, geographical conditions, a high poverty rate and an incomplete legal and regulatory framework have been major obstacles to the expansion of telecom operations. The market is open to both foreign and domestic investors and an independent regulator has been established. Full liberalisation of the market has been effectively achieved, although some further development of this is required. Since the start of market reforms in 1991, national operator Kyrgyztelecom has been building and upgrading its telecom network, which was outdated and poorly distributed. In 2006, the government agreed to put 77.8% of Kyrgyztelecom up for sale. The country’s second GSM network was launched in April 2006. This report looks at the country’s overall telecom market and includes a selection of pertinent market statistics.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
  
• 2. Key statistics
  
• 3. Telecommunications market
  
  • 3.1 Overview of Kyrgyzstan’s telecoms market
    
  • 3.2 Government projects
    
• 4. Regulatory environment
  
  • 4.1 Regulatory authority
    
    • 4.1.1 Kyrgyz National Communications Agency
      
  • 4.2 Privatisation of Kyrgyztelecom
    
• 5. Fixed network operators in Kyrgyzstan
  
  • 5.1 Kyrgyztelecom
    
  • 5.2 Others
    
• 6. Telecommunications infrastructure
  
  • 6.1 National telecom network
    
  • 6.2 International infrastructure
    
• 7. Internet market
  
  • 7.1 Overview
    
  • 7.2 ISP market
    
• 8. Mobile communications
  
  • 8.1 Overview of Kyrgyzstan’s mobile market
    
    • 8.1.1 Mobile statistics
      
  • 8.2 Major mobile operators
    
    • 8.2.1 MegaCom (BiMoCom Ltd)
      
    • 8.2.2 Bitel / Sky Mobile
      
    • 8.2.3 Katel
      
• 9. Related reports
  

• Table 1 – Country statistics – 2008
• Table 2 – Telecom revenue and investment statistics – 2008
• Table 3 – Telephone network statistics – 2008
• Table 4 – Internet user statistics – 2008
• Table 5 – Mobile statistics – 2008
• Table 6 – National telecommunications authorities
• Table 7 – Fixed lines in service and teledensity – 1991 - 2008
• Table 8 – Internet users – 1998 - 2008
• Table 9 – Internet subscribers – 1998 - 2008
• Table 10 – Broadband subscribers – 2003 - 2008
• Table 11 – Mobile subscribers, annual change and penetration – 1998 - 2009
• Table 12 – Mobile operators, subscribers and annual change – 2008