Uzbekistan - Telecoms Market Overview, Statistics & Forecasts

Synopsis

Uzbekistan has been working to bring its telecom system up to the standard found in more developed countries. Although steadily improving, a substantial portion of the telecoms infrastructure remained outmoded and inadequate. Since 2002 the situation has markedly improved, however, due largely to the government giving priority to the ICT sector. Consequently the country’s telecom market has been boosted over recent years, with rising revenues and increased investment. The government’s strategic policy is to privatise the incumbent operator Uzbektelecom and to open the market to competition consistent with its aim of joining the WTO. In this report we look at Uzbekistan’s overall telecom market and include a selection of market statistics and forecasts.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
  
• 2. Key statistics
  
• 3. Telecommunications market
  
  • 3.1 Overview of Uzbekistan’s telecom market
    
• 4. Regulatory environment
  
  • 4.1 Overview
    
  • 4.2 Privatisation of Uzbektelecom
    
• 5. Fixed network operators in Uzbekistan
  
  • 5.1 Uzbektelecom
    
  • 5.2 Buzton
    
  • 5.3 East Telecom
    
• 6. Telecommunications infrastructure
  
  • 6.1 National telecom network
    
    • 6.1.1 Fibre optic cables
      
  • 6.2 Satellite communications
    
• 7. Internet market
  
  • 7.1 Overview
    
  • 7.2 ISP market
    
• 8. Mobile communications
  
  • 8.1 Overview of Uzbekistan’s mobile market
    
    • 8.1.1 Mobile statistics
      
  • 8.2 Major mobile operators
    
    • 8.2.1 Uzdunrobita / MTS-Uzbekistan
      
    • 8.2.2 Unitel
      
    • 8.2.3 Coscom
      
  • 8.3 Other mobile operators
    
• 9. Forecasts
  
  • 9.1 Overview
    
  • 9.2 Forecasts – fixed-line market to 2017
    
  • 9.3 Forecasts – Internet services to 2017
    
  • 9.4 Forecasts – mobile market to 2017
    
  • 9.5 Notes on forecasting
    
• 10. Related reports
  

• Table 1 – Country statistics – 2008
• Table 2 – Telephone network statistics – 2007
• Table 3 – Internet user statistics – 2007
• Table 4 – Mobile statistics – March 2008
• Table 5 – National telecommunications authority
• Table 6 – Fixed lines in service and teledensity – 1991 - 2007
• Table 7 – Internet users – 1999 - 2007
• Table 8 – Internet subscribers – 1999 - 2007
• Table 9 – Broadband subscribers – 2003 - 2007
• Table 10 – Mobile operators, technology, subscribers and annual change – March 2008
• Table 11 – Mobile subscribers, annual change and penetration – 1995 - 2008
• Table 12 – Uzdunrobita mobile subscribers – 1998 - 2007
• Table 13 – Unitel subscribers – 1998 - 2007
• Table 14 – Forecast fixed line growth – lower market scenario – 2007; 2012; 2017
• Table 15 – Forecast fixed line growth – higher market scenario – 2007; 2012; 2017
• Table 16 – Forecast Internet growth – lower market scenario – 2007; 2012; 2017
• Table 17 – Forecast Internet growth – higher market scenario – 2007; 2012; 2017
• Table 18 – Forecast mobile growth – lower market scenario – 2007; 2012; 2017
• Table 19 – Forecast mobile growth – higher market scenario – 2007; 2012; 2017