Regional - Infrastructure - VoIP & NGNs in Asia Pacific - 2007

Synopsis

Archived report. This report was archived in 2008 and has not been updated since. Although uptake has not been as fast as originally expected, VoIP is gaining ground. Initial quality problems are being overcome, but it still mainly resides on the PC. It is expected that the development of VoIP will further reduce the revenues of telcos. China has quickly established itself as the world’s biggest user of VoIP services. This report provides an overview of VoIP and NGNs in Asia and Australasia, primarily in 2006/2007 and includes China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailad, Australia and New Zealand.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. China
  • 2.1 VoIP
    • 2.1.1 Market overview
    • 2.1.2 Skype
    • 2.1.3 VoIP regulatory issues
    • 2.1.4 Major VoIP networks
  • 2.2 Next Generation Networks
    • 2.2.1 World’s largest NGN in the works
    • 2.2.2 World’s largest NGN in the works
    • 2.2.3 China Railway fibre network
    • 2.2.4 High-speed network technologies
    • 2.2.5 Data and Multi-Media Communications Network
  • 2.3 Hong Kong
    • 2.3.1 VoIP
    • 2.3.2 Next Generation Networks
• 3. India
  • 3.1 VoIP
  • 3.2 Next Generation Networks
• 4. Japan
  • 4.1 VoIP
    • 4.1.1 Major VoIP providers
    • 4.1.2 Regulatory environment for IP telephony
  • 4.2 Next Generation Networks
    • 4.2.1 Overview of infrastructure developments
    • 4.2.2 The push to develop Next Generation Network (NGN) standards
    • 4.2.3 Opening up the last mile
    • 4.2.4 Regulatory issues
    • 4.2.5 Major national infrastructure players
    • 4.2.6 Broadband networks
• 5. South Korea
  • 5.1 VoIP
    • 5.1.1 Internet phone services go mainstream
    • 5.1.2 Issuance of VoIP licences
  • 5.2 Next Generation Networks
    • 5.2.1 Market overview
    • 5.2.2 Ubiquitous Korea (uKorea)
    • 5.2.3 Major national infrastructure players
• 6. Singapore
  • 6.1 VoIP
    • 6.1.1 MediaRing Ltd
  • 6.2 Next Generation National Infocomm Infrastructure (Next Gen NII)
• 7. Taiwan
  • 7.1 VoIP
  • 7.2 Next Generation Networks
• 8. Indonesia
  • 8.1 VoIP
• 9. Philippines
  • 9.1 VoIP
  • 9.2 Next Generation Networks
• 10. Thailand
  • 10.1 VoIP
• 11. Australia
  • 11.1 VoIP Boom delayed forecasts
  • 11.2 ISPs providing VoIP services
  • 11.3 Australian businesses not enthusiastically embracing VoIP – June 2007
  • 11.4 VoIP will not be effective without upgraded broadband
  • 11.5 The ACCC on VoIP
  • 11.6 ISPs push into voice market
  • 11.7 Switch to VoIP – survey 2006
  • 11.8 Survey reveals businesses are unprepared for VoIP security threats
  • 11.9 VoIP good growth but no money
  • 11.10 VoIP can slash phone bills by $500
  • 11.11 Managed network services
  • 11.12 Business distribution of Australian VoIP market
  • 11.13 The future of VoIP lies in videoconferencing
  • 11.14 IT and telecoms no happy convergence
  • 11.15 Market analysis
    • 11.15.1 Click-to-talk
    • 11.15.2 VoIP quality deteriorating, but who cares? We do!
    • 11.15.3 Is there a strategy behind Telstra’s bucket plan?
    • 11.15.4 VoIP over-hyped
    • 11.15.5 VoIP – a case of evolution, rather than revolution
    • 11.15.6 Major battleground: SME market
  • 11.16 Regulatory issues
    • 11.16.1 Light-touch VoIP regulations
    • 11.16.2 VoIP emergency calls
    • 11.16.3 Consumer VoIP fact sheet
• 12. Next Generation Networks
  • 12.1 The NGN market in 2007
    • 12.1.1 Introduction
    • 12.1.2 Corporate networks ready for Layer 2 interconnect
    • 12.1.3 Internet media companies waiting in the wings
    • 12.1.4 Statistical information
  • 12.2 Key players and their developments
    • 12.2.1 Brief historic overview
    • 12.2.2 Telstra leading the charge
    • 12.2.3 Telstra
    • 12.2.4 Optus
    • 12.2.5 Commander
    • 12.2.6 Macquarie Telecom
    • 12.2.7 Soul (SP Telemedia)
    • 12.2.8 Nextgen networks
    • 12.2.9 iiNet
    • 12.2.10 Primus
    • 12.2.11 PowerTel
    • 12.2.12 Internode
    • 12.2.13 TransACT
• 13. New Zealand
  • 13.1 Voice over Internet Protocol
    • 13.1.1 Residential sector
    • 13.1.2 Business sector
  • 13.2 Next Generation Networks
    • 13.2.1 Conventional phones will become obsolete on the NGN
• 14. 2007 Global NGN, IP and VoIP - Analyses, Statistics and Forecasts Report
• 15. Related reports

• Table 1 – Registered Tom-Skype users in China – 2005 - 2007
• Table 2 – VoIP subscriber growth – 2003 - 2007
• Table 3 – VoIP subscribers and market share by operator – 2006
• Table 4 – VoIP subscribers by number category – 2006
• Table 5 – VoIP subscriber growth – 2003 - 2007
• Table 6 – VoIP subscribers and market share by operator – 2006
• Table 7 – VoIP subscribers by number category – 2006
• Table 8 – Skype users Australia – 2004 - 2008
• Table 9 – Paid VoIP users Australia – 2004 - 2010
• Table 10 – Number of voice service providers in Australia by type of provider – June 2007
• Table 11 – ISPs providing VoIP as part of bundled service offers by size of ISP – Sep 2006
• Table 12 – Main business distribution Australian VoIP market – July 2006
• Table 13 – Total capital expenditure by operator – 1998 - 2000; 2004 - 2006
• Table 14 – Total capital expenditure by operator – 2006 - 2007
• Table 15 – Telstra IT Transformation - cash capital expenditure – 12 months to June 2007
• Table 16 – Telstra specialised data revenue and annual change – 2006 - 2007
• Table 17 – Optus – cash CAPEX by operating division and annual change – 2006 - 2007

• Exhibit 1 – BuddeComm VoIP quality survey
• Exhibit 2 - VoIP issues
• Exhibit 3 – Overview of key players
• Exhibit 4 – Telstra’s NGN planned implementation time-line
• Exhibit 5 – Key suppliers to the Telstra systems and infrastructure overhaul
• Exhibit 6 – Nextgen’s VPLS network
• Exhibit 7 – TransACT network FttC coverage – 2007