Research and Markets releases 2008 Asian telecoms fixed-line statistics

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/b4e5ee/2008_asian_telec) has announced the addition of the “2008 Asian -Telecoms Fixed-line Statistics (tables only)” report to their offering.

The Asian region has continued to experience a generally stronger run of economic growth from 2005 into 2007 following its earlier financial problems. The region, however, continued to share the concerns of the rest of the world about rising oil prices and, during 2007, remained nervous about the state of the US economy. Nevertheless, its telecoms sector was looking generally stronger in 2007, building on the positive growth in 2006. After some years of consolidation, the region has been initiating a new round of vigorous growth, with considerable activity in a number of market segments. By 2007, Asia had more than 600 million fixed-line subscribers, but this was considerably less than its 1.1 billion mobile subscribers.

With Asia’s developed markets starting to build Next Generation Networks (NGNs), internet Protocol (IP) was shaping as the premier delivery system for telecom services. The expansion of IP-supporting infrastructure, however, has mostly focused on the developed markets and has been heavily dependent on assistance by governments. At the same time, the development of VoIP services leveraging directly off legacy networks has been much more extensive as it has been pushed by numerous telecom operators.

In looking at the telecom market, it is impossible to avoid the impact of China. With its huge population and strongly developing economy, it is a real presence in the region. However, while overshadowed somewhat of late by China, Japan continues to be a very significant economic player.

Key Topics Covered:

1. ASIAN OVERVIEW 1

2. AFGHANISTAN 3

3. ARMENIA 5

4. AZERBAIJAN 6

5. BANGLADESH 8

6. BHUTAN 10

7. BRUNEI DARUSSALAM 11

8. CAMBODIA 12

9. CHINA 14

10. GEORGIA 19

11. HONG KONG 21

12. INDIA 25

13. INDONESIA 29

14. JAPAN 32

15. KAZAKHSTAN 37

16. KYRGYSSTAN 39

17. LAOS 40

18. MACAU 42

19. MALAYSIA 43

20. MALDIVES 45

21. MONGOLIA 47

22. MYANMAR 48

23. NEPAL 49

24. NORTH KOREA 51

25. PAKISTAN 5

26. PHILIPPINES 55

27. SINGAPORE 56

28. SOUTH KOREA 57

29. SRI LANKA 59

30. TAIWAN 62

31. TAJIKISTAN 6

32. THAILAND 67

33. TIMOR LESTE 69

34. TURKMENISTAN 70

35. UZBEKISTAN 71

36. VIETNAM 73

LIST OF TABLES

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