Virus impact over each market - telecom operators, government agencies and regulators' responses - revised forecasts for the next 5 years.
Last updated: 18 Jan 2010 Update History
Report Status: Archived
Report Pages: 295
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
Researcher:- Lisa Hulme-Jones, Peter Evans
Current publication date:- January 2010 (15th Edition)
Next publication date:- December 2010
Executive Summary
While growth in the fixed-line market has flattened out and in some markets the numbers are declining, activity in this market continues to be overshadowed by frenzied activity in the booming mobile market. Nevertheless fixed infrastructure remains an important component in the overall development of the telecom sector.
As
The standout market in terms of fixed-line subscribers has been
Of the 35 or so countries in
As with other segments of the telecom market in
The other characteristic of the fixed line markets in
Country |
2007 |
2008 |
Penetration |
Year on year growth |
Subscribers (million) |
||||
|
365.6 |
340.8 |
25% |
-7% |
|
52.3 |
48.4 |
38% |
-7% |
|
39.4 |
37.9 |
3% |
-4% |
|
28.5 |
29.6 |
34% |
4% |
|
22.1 |
21.3 |
44% |
-4% |
|
17.8 |
30.4 |
13% |
71% |
|
14.3 |
14.3 |
62% |
0% |
|
4.9 |
4.4 |
3% |
-10% |
|
4.4 |
4.3 |
16% |
-2% |
Philippines1 |
3.9 |
4.1 |
5% |
5% |
Hong Kong1 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
59% |
0% |
Total |
557.3 |
539.6 |
|
-3% |
(Source: BuddeComm based on ITU and industry data)
Note: 1Hong Kong and the
Asia – Top 10 fixed-line markets (ranked by subscribers) – 2009
Country |
Subscribers1 (million) |
Penetration |
|
325.0 |
25% |
|
42.0 |
33% |
|
37.0 |
3% |
|
30.0 |
34% |
|
35.0 |
15% |
|
22.0 |
45% |
|
13.0 |
57% |
|
4.4 |
2.5% |
|
4.3 |
15% |
|
3.7 |
53% |
(Source: BuddeComm based on ITU and industry data)
Note: 1Estimates.
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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