Abstract
The year 2006 saw the Asia/Pacific broadband access services market continue to grow at a rate close to In-Stat' s 2005 forecast. Broadband subscribers reached 109.0 million in the 13 major markets in the region, a 25.9% increase from 2005. The total market is envisaged to reach 231.3 million subscribers by 2011.
DSL still remains the leading technology for broadband access, while the Asia/Pacific region proved to stand in the forefront of the FTTx evolution worldwide. FTTx in Japan and South Korea reported over 10 million subscribers in 2006, posing a strong DSL replacing trend. In China and India, the market continued an impressive growth in 2006 and constitutes the bulk of new subscribers.
In the forecast period, In-Stat expects the Asia/Pacific regional markets to witness continuing transition from existing narrowband subscribers to broadband, especially in broadband laggard markets. The changing paradigm attributes to the growing demand for broadband applications. When the subscribers get used to media-rich content, they will migrate from a narrowband connection.
Table of Contents
In This Update
- Introduction to Update
- Definitions
- Broadband Access Technology Trend
- xDSL
- FTTx
- Cable
- Others
- Market Challenges, Drivers, and Constraints
- Market Challenges
- Slow Unbundling of the Local Loop
- Cost of New Infrastructure Such as FTTx Remains High
- To Offer Large Scale Triple Play Services
- Market Drivers
- Reasonable Pricing
- Demand for High Speed Internet Access to Boost Market Development
- To Offer Differentiated Broadband Products to the Subscribers
- Presence of Potent Government Support
- Market Constraints
- Price Cut Placing FTTx in Shadow of Shrinking Profit
- Limited Competition from Competing Technologies
- Unwillingness of Telcos to Cannibalize other Revenue Streams
- Market Challenges
- Broadband Access Services Average Revenue per User Comparison
- Market Projections
- Market Revenue Forecast
- Australia
- China
- Regulations and Government Initiatives
- Strategy Analysis of Major Service Providers
- China Telecom
- China Netcom
- Great Wall Broadband Network
- Hong Kong
- Strategy Analysis of Major Service Providers
- India
- Strategy Analysis of Major Service Providers
- Indonesia
- Japan
- Strategy Analysis of Major Service Providers
- Malaysia
- Strategy Analysis of Major Service Providers
- New Zealand
- Strategy Analysis of Major Service Providers
- Philippines
- Strategy Analysis of Major Service Providers
- Singapore
- Strategy Analysis of Major Service Providers
- South Korea
- Regulations and Government Initiatives
- Strategy Analysis of Major Service Providers
- Taiwan
- Strategy Analysis of Major Service Providers
- Thailand
- Strategy Analysis of Major Service Providers
- Methodology
- Research Target
- Geographical Regions
- Research Methods
List of Tables
- Table 1. Broadband Services Market Subscribers Forecast: Asia/Pacific, 2005- 2011 (in Millions)
- Table 2. Asia/Pacific Broadband Services Market Development Challenges 2007- 2011
- Table 3. Asia/Pacific Broadband Services Market Development Drivers 2007- 2011
- Table 4. Asia/Pacific Broadband Services Market Development Constraints 2007- 2011
List of Figures
- Figure 1. Total Broadband Services Market Subscribers Forecast: Asia/Pacific, 2005- 2011 (in Millions)
- Figure 2. Asia Broadband Subscribers Breakdown 2006
- Figure 3. Broadband Access Services ARPU Comparison, Asia/Pacific 2006
- Figure 4. Total Broadband Access Services Market Revenue Forecast (US$ in Billions), 2005- 2011
- Figure 5. Total Broadband Access Type Segmentation: Australia, 2006
- Figure 6. Total Broadband Services Market Subscribers Forecast: Australia, 2005- 2011 (in Millions)
- Figure 7. Total Broadband Access Type Segmentation: China, 2006
- Figure 8. Total Broadband Services Market Subscribers Forecast: China, 2005- 2011 (in Millions)
- Figure 9. Total Broadband Services Market Subscribers Forecast: Hong Kong, 2005- 2011 (in Millions)
- Figure 10. Total Broadband Services Market Subscribers Forecast: India, 2005- 2011 (in Millions)
- Figure 11. Total Broadband Services Market Subscribers Forecast: Indonesia, 2005- 2011 (in Millions)
- Figure 12. Total Broadband Access Type Segmentation: Japan, 2006
- Figure 13. Total Broadband Services Market Subscribers Forecast: Japan, 2005- 2011 (in Millions)
- Figure 14. Total Broadband Services Market Subscribers Forecast: Malaysia, 2005- 2011 (in Millions)
- Figure 15. Total Broadband Services Market Subscribers Forecast: New Zealand, 2005- 2011 (in Millions)
- Figure 16. Total Broadband Services Market Subscribers Forecast: Philippines, 2005- 2011 (in Millions)
- Figure 17. Total Broadband Services Market Subscribers Forecast: Singapore, 2005- 2011 (in Millions)
- Figure 18. Total Broadband Access Type Segmentation: South Korea, 2006
- Figure 19. Total Broadband Services Market Subscribers Forecast: South Korea, 2005- 2011 (in Millions)
- Figure 20. Total Broadband Services Market Subscribers Forecast: Taiwan, 2005- 2011 (in Millions)
- Figure 21. Total Broadband Services Market Subscribers Forecast: Thailand, 2005- 2011 (in Millions)
