Last updated: 3 Dec 2008 Update History
Report Status: Archived
Report Pages: 266
Analyst: Peter Evans
Publication Overview
This market report looks at the fixed-line market in Asia and provides an overview of some of the main players in that segment of the market within the various economies of Researchers: Peter Evans, Lisa Hulme-Jones Current publication date:- December 2008 (14th Edition) Next publication date:- December 2009
Executive Summary
While the fixed-line market is growing at a comparatively slow pace and is overshadowed by frenzied activity in the booming mobile market, fixed infrastructure remains an important component in the overall development of the telecom sector. By March 2008,
The standout market in terms of fixed-line subscribers is
Of the 35 or so countries in Asia, the top 10 that are listed in the table ‘Asia – Major fixed-line markets – subscribers and penetration – 2007 - 2008’ could claim 550 million (87%) of the region’s 630 million fixed-line services coming into 2008. As with other segments of the telecom market in
Asia - Major fixed-line markets - subscribers and penetration – 2007 - 2008
Country |
2007 Subscribers (million) |
2008 Subscribers1 (million) |
2008 Penetration1 |
China |
365.4 |
355.0 |
27% |
Japan |
51.2 |
46.0 |
36% |
India |
39.4 |
38.5 |
3% |
Vietnam |
28.5 |
29.5 |
34% |
South Korea |
23.3 |
23.0 |
46% |
Indonesia |
17.8 |
25.5 |
11% |
Taiwan |
14.3 |
14.1 |
62% |
Pakistan |
4.9 |
4.5 |
2% |
Malaysia |
4.4 |
4.3 |
15% |
Hong Kong |
3.9 |
3.7 |
51% |
(Source: BuddeComm based on ITU data)
Note: 1 estimates
The other characteristic of the fixed line markets in Asia is that growth has flattened out and in some markets gone into serious decline. The table shows the estimated subscriber base for Asia’s major markets at the end of 2008; many of the listed markets are clearly revealing a downward trend. The two exceptions in this group of countries are Indonesia and Vietnam.
Apart from the voice services supported by the fixed-line infrastructure in the markets of
Data in this report is the latest available at the time of preparation and may not be for the current year.
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