Abstract
Hong Kong and Macau are countries with sophisticated telecommunications infrastructure. The report covers trends and developments in telecommunications, mobile, Internet, broadband, and converging media including VoIP and IPTV.
Subjects include:
- Market and industry analyses, trends and developments;
- Facts, figures and statistics;
- Industry and regulatory issues;
- Infrastructure;
- Major Players, Revenues, Subscribers, ARPU;
- Internet, VoIP, IPTV;
- Mobile Voice and Data Markets ;
- Broadband (FttH, DSL, cable TV, wireless);
- Convergence and Digital Media.
Table of Contents
1. Hong Kong
- 1.1 Key statistics
- 1.2 Telecommunications market
- 1.2.1 Overview of Hong Kong' s telecom market
- 1.2.2 Fixed Telecommunications Network Services (FTNS)
- 1.2.3 International telecommunications services
- 1.3 Regulatory environment
- 1.3.1 Overview
- 1.3.2 Regulatory authority
- 1.3.3 Survey of effectiveness of competition
- 1.3.4 Telecom sector liberalisation
- 1.3.5 Awarding of licences
- 1.3.6 Telecommunication (Amendment) Ordinance 2000
- 1.3.7 Telecommunications (Amendment) Bill 2001
- 1.3.8 Regulatory developments
- 1.3.9 Proposed ' Super Regulator'
- 1.4 Major fixed network operators in Hong Kong
- 1.4.1 Pacific Century CyberWorks
- 1.4.2 City Telecom (HK) Ltd
- 1.4.3 Hutchison Whampoa Ltd
- 1.4.4 Wharf T&T Hong Kong
- 1.4.5 New World Telecommunications Ltd (formerly New World Telephone)
- 1.4.6 Pacific Internet Hong Kong
- 1.5 Telecommunications infrastructure
- 1.5.1 Overview
- 1.5.2 Mainland connection
- 1.5.3 National infrastructure
- 1.5.4 Full liberalisation of FTNS market
- 1.5.5 Submarine cable networks
- 1.5.6 Satellite networks
- 1.6 Broadband market
- 1.6.1 Overview
- 1.6.2 Regulatory issues
- 1.6.3 Broadband statistics
- 1.6.4 Internet market
- 1.6.5 Wireless Internet
- 1.6.6 Cable modems
- 1.6.7 Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)
- 1.6.8 Major broadband operators
- 1.7 E-services
- 1.7.1 E-commerce
- 1.7.2 E-government
- 1.7.3 E-entertainment
- 1.8 Convergence
- 1.8.1 Overview of media convergence
- 1.8.2 Key general trends
- 1.8.3 Regulatory issues
- 1.8.4 Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
- 1.8.5 Triple play models
- 1.8.6 Quadruple play models
- 1.8.7 Digital TV
- 1.9 Mobile communications
- 1.9.1 Overview of Hong Kong' s mobile market
- 1.9.2 Regulatory issues
- 1.9.3 Mobile technologies
- 1.9.4 Major mobile operators
- 1.9.5 Mobile voice services
- 1.9.6 Mobile data services
- 1.9.7 Mobile content and applications
2. Macau
- 2.1 Key statistics
- 2.2 Telecommunications market
- 2.2.1 Overview of Macau' s telecom market
- 2.3 Regulatory environment
- 2.3.1 The regulator
- 2.3.2 Liberalisation
- 2.4 Major telecom operator in Macau
- 2.4.1 Compahnia de Telecomunicacoes de Macau (CTM)
- 2.5 Telecommunications infrastructure
- 2.5.1 Domestic and international
- 2.6 Data market
- 2.6.1 Data network
- 2.6.2 Macaupac
- 2.6.3 ISDN
- 2.7 Internet market
- 2.7.1 Overview
- 2.8 Broadband market
- 2.8.1 Overview
- 2.9 Convergence
- 2.9.1 Overview of the broadcasting market
- 2.9.2 Cable TV
- 2.9.3 Satellite TV
- 2.10 Mobile communications
- 2.10.1 Overview of Macau' s mobile market
- 2.10.2 Mobile technologies
- 2.10.3 Major mobile operators
3. Glossary of Abbreviations
TABLES:
- Table 1 - Country statistics Hong Kong - 2008
- Table 2 - Telecom revenue and investment statistics - 2006
- Table 3 - Telephone network statistics - 2007
- Table 4 - Internet user statistics - 2007
- Table 5 - Broadband statistics - 2007
- Table 6 - Mobile statistics - 2007
- Table 7 - National telecommunications authorities
- Table 8 - Fixed telephone lines versus mobile subscriptions and penetration - 1998 - 2007
- Table 9 - Number of telecoms licences by category - November 2007
- Table 10 - PCCW revenue and profit - 2001 - 2007
- Table 11 - City Telecom revenue and profit - 2001 - 2007
- Table 12 - HTIL revenue and profit - 2002 - 2006
- Table 13 - Wharf T&T revenue and profit - 2001 - 2006
- Table 14 - Wharf T&T fixed line and IDD volume - 2001 - 2006
- Table 15 - Fixed-line in service and teledensity - 1994 - 2007
- Table 16 - AsiaSat revenue and profit - 2005 - 2006
- Table 17 - AsiaSat satellite utilisation - 2005 - 2006
- Table 18 - APT Sat revenue and profit - 2001 - 2006
- Table 19 - APT Sat satellite utilisation - 2003 - 2006
- Table 20 - Internet and broadband key statistics - 2007
- Table 21 - Internet user and subscribers - 1996 - 2007
- Table 22 - Internet subscribers by access type - 2007
- Table 23 - Broadband subscribers - 2000 - 2007
- Table 24 - Broadband subscribers by access type and annual change - September 2007
- Table 25 - Broadband subscribers and households - 2007
- Table 26 - Broadband Internet traffic volume - 2000 - 2007
- Table 27 - Internet traffic volume (PSTN and /roadband) - 1997 - 2007
- Table 28 - Use of International Private Leased Circuits (IPLCs) - 2002 - 2007
- Table 29 - Registered domain names - February 2008
- Table 30 - Cable modem subscribers - 2003 - 2007
- Table 31 - DSL subscribers - 1999 - 2007
- Table 32 - i-Cable broadband and VoIP subscribers, penetration and ARPU - 2000 - 2007
- Table 33 - i-Cable cable TV subscribers, penetration and ARPU - 1995 - 2007
- Table 34 - HKBN triple play subscribers, ARPU and IDD traffic volume - 2003 - 2007
- Table 35 - PCCW broadband subscribers - 2000 - 2007
- Table 36 - Pacific Internet subscribers by access type - 2004 - 2006
- Table 37 - Online trading volumes - 2000 - 2005
- Table 38 - Broadcasting service statistics - March 2007
- Table 39 - TV household penetration by license type - March 2007
- Table 40 - Coverage of Hong Kong households with different TV transmission modes
- Table 41 - Pay TV subscribers - cable, satellite and ADSL - 2001 - 2007
- Table 42 - i-Cable broadband, cable TV and VoIP subscribers and ARPU - 2000 - 2007
- Table 43 - TV viewership in Hong Kong - 2005 - 2006
- Table 44 - PCCW NOW TV subscribers and ARPU - 2000 - 2007
- Table 45 - Triple play subscribers and ARPU - 2003 - 2007
- Table 46 - Mobile subscribers and annual change - 1992 - 2007
- Table 47 - Mobile service revenue - 1992 - 2007
- Table 48 - Total mobile numbers ported - 1999 - 2007
- Table 49 - PCS subscribers and annual change - 1997 - 2007
- Table 50 - 3G mobile subscribers - 2005 - 2007
- Table 51 - Mobile operators, technology, subscribers and annual change - September 2007
- Table 52 - Operator market share by subscribers - 2003 - 2007
- Table 53 - CSL New World subscribers and annual change - 1998 - 2006
- Table 54 - New World Mobility subscribers and annual change - 1998 - 2005
- Table 55 - Hutchison subscribers and annual change - 1998 - 2007
- Table 56 - Hutchison 3G Hong Kong subscribers and annual change - 2004 - 2007
- Table 57 - Hutchison Hong Kong and Macau revenue - 2002 - 2006
- Table 58 - Peoples subscribers and annual change - 1998 - 2007
- Table 59 - SmarTone subscribers and annual change - 1998 - 2007
- Table 60 - SmarTone-Vodafone 3G subscribers - 2004 - 2007
- Table 61 - SmarTone-Vodafone revenue and profit - 2002 - 2007
- Table 62 - SmarTone-Vodafone ARPU and data contribution - 2002 - 2007
- Table 63 - Sunday subscribers and annual change - 1998 - 2007
- Table 64 - Sunday net profit/loss - 2000 - 2006
- Table 65 - PCCW Mobile revenue, EBITDA and net profit - 2005 - 2007
- Table 66 - PCCW 2G and 3G subscribers - 2005 - 2007
- Table 67 - MVNO subscribers - 2005 - 2007
- Table 68 - Prepaid and activated SIM cards - 1997 - 2007
- Table 69 - Monthly SMS messages sent and received - 2002 - 2007
- Table 70 - SMS statistics for special days - 2005 - 2008
- Table 71 - 2.5G subscribers - 2002 - 2007
- Table 72 - Country statistics Macau - 2008
- Table 73 - Telephone network statistics - January 2008
- Table 74 - Internet user statistics - January 2008
- Table 75 - Broadband statistics - August 2007
- Table 76 - Mobile statistics - January 2008
- Table 77 - National telecommunications authorities
- Table 78 - Fixed-lines and teledensity - 1991 - 2008
- Table 79 - Internet users - 1996 - 2008
- Table 80 - Internet subscribers - 1996 - 2008
- Table 81 - Broadband subscribers and households - January 2008
- Table 82 - Broadband subscribers - 2001 - 2008
- Table 83 - DSL subscribers - 2001 - 2007
- Table 84 - Broadcasting statistics - 2006
- Table 85 - Total mobile subscribers versus prepaid - 1990 - 1996; 1998 - 2008
- Table 86 - Mobile operators, technology, subscribers and annual change - September 2007
EXHIBITS:
- Exhibit 1 - Licensees and issue dates for FTNS licences - November 2007
- Exhibit 2 - The ' original' PCCW deal
- Exhibit 3 - Fixed Telecommunications Network Services (FTNS) licensees - November 2007
- Exhibit 4 - Major submarine cables with landing points in Hong Kong - 2006
- Exhibit 5 - External FTNS licensees - November 2007
- Exhibit 6 - Satellite Based External FTNS licensees - August 2007
- Exhibit 7 - Overview of TV broadcasting licences - February 2008
- Exhibit 8 - TV services receivable by broadcasting company - October 2007
- Exhibit 9 - Transmission modes employed by TV licensees
- Exhibit 10 - Mobile Virtual Network Operator licensees - 2007

