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Home > Market Research > Broadband & Fixed > Asian - Internet Market
This market report provides a comprehensive overview of the Internet segment of the market across the various economies of Asia. The overview naturally includes a look at the broadband segment within these markets.
Researchers:- Peter Evans and Lisa Hulme-Jones
Current publication date:- December 2009 (6th Edition)
Next publication date:- December 2010
While there is considerable activity in the Internet and online markets across the region, the market in Asia continues to be dominated by the big players of North Asia, (South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, etc), with a significant role also being played by some of the South East Asian countries (Singapore, Malaysia, etc). Of course, in terms of sheer Internet user numbers, China (300 million) and India (95 million) maintain a real presence, despite their modest user penetration figures. Notably, China surpassed the US in 2008 to become the largest nation of Internet users in the world and by end 2009 was showing no signs of slowing down.
In fact as highlighted in the table below, the Asian Internet market can be broken into three user penetration groups. The top group includes the more highly penetrated markets in terms of users and subscribers. They also tend to have sophisticated and extensive broadband access facilities in place. Typically we find that countries from this group are among the global leaders in broadband Internet. South Korea, with a user penetration of over 77%, leads the regional market with a broadband subscriber penetration of 32%. Closely following in second place is Hong Kong with a 75% user penetration and 28% broadband subscriber penetration. The countries in this top grouping are characterised by their start of the art national infrastructure and, most importantly, strong regulatory support for expansion of telecom and IT services.
The countries in the second band roughly between 10% and 30% user penetration are to be found in expansion mode when it comes to their Internet market segments. But there is a clear gap (almost 20%) to be bridged before they can be counted in the top grouping. China has jumped from 16% penetration in 2007 to 23% by mid-2009; however, its broadband penetration is still languishing around the 5% mark. Thailand and Vietnam (both with 26% user penetration) play lead roles in this middle grouping. We typically find that in the last few years both operators and governments have started to give priority to expanding Internet access and speed in these countries. Indonesia has moved strongly into this group, overcoming major infrastructure challenges to provide Internet to its citizens; its 14% penetration represents a very significant 33 million users.
In the third grouping those markets with a user penetration of less than 10% - we tend to find those countries that, for whatever reason, have not yet got their act together when it comes to Internet. Of course, some are performing relatively well under difficult circumstances. The war-ravaged Afghanistan is managing 2% user penetration under extremely difficult circumstances. Then there is the tiny fledgling nation of Timor Leste (East Timor), which has continued to struggle with political instability as it attempts to build its national infrastructure. At the bottom end of the Internet scale in Asia, however, we find a number of countries that are simply struggling with poor telecom infrastructure and generally underdeveloped regulatory regimes. Included amongst these are Nepal, Turkmenistan, Cambodia, Tajikistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar.
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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Table of Contents
1. Afghanistan
1.1 Overview
1.2 Internet statistics
1.3 E-health
1.4 Internet cafes
1.5 Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
1.6 Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
2. Armenia
2.1 Overview
2.2 Internet statistics
2.3 WiMAX
2.4 VoIP
2.5 ISP market
2.5.1 Arminco Global Telecommunications
2.5.2 Armenian Freenet
2.5.3 Web Ltd (WEB.AM)
2.5.4 Armenian Datacom Company (ADC)
3. Azerbaijan
3.1 Overview
3.2 Internet statistics
3.3 Computers for schools
3.4 ISP market
4. Bangladesh
4.1 Overview
4.2 Internet statistics
4.3 Constraints on Internet growth
4.4 Censorship
4.5 MediNet
4.6 Village Computer and Internet Program
4.7 International Internet Gateway (IIG) licences
4.8 ISP market
4.8.1 Overview
4.8.2 BTTBs ISP service
4.8.3 Grameen Cybernet
4.8.4 Integrated Services Network
4.8.5 InTech Online (IOL)
4.8.6 AlwaysOn
4.9 VoIP
5. Bhutan
5.1 Overview
5.2 Internet statistics
5.3 Government online
5.4 ISP market
5.4.1 DrukNet
5.4.2 Samden Tech
6. Brunei Darussalam
6.1 Overview
6.2 Internet statistics
6.3 E-Commerce
6.4 E-Government
6.5 BruCERT
7. Cambodia
7.1 Overview
7.2 Internet statistics
7.3 Internet access locations
7.4 MediaRings acquisition of AngkorNet
8. China
8.1 Overview
8.2 Internet statistics
8.3 Internet regulations and censorship
8.3.1 Overview
8.3.2 Blogging
8.3.3 Google
8.3.4 Illegal music downloads
8.3.5 Skype
8.3.6 Video web crackdown
8.4 Overview of E-services
8.5 E-commerce
8.5.1 Alibaba.com
8.5.2 Tencent Holdings
8.5.3 Online recruitment
8.5.4 Online real estate
8.5.5 Online advertising
8.5.6 Online travel service
8.5.7 Online shopping
8.5.8 Online education
8.6 Government e-commerce projects
8.7 E-payment systems
8.7.1 Pay-as-you-go (prepaid cards)
8.7.2 Alipay
8.7.3 Online banking
8.8 E-government
8.9 E-entertainment
8.9.1 Online gaming
8.9.2 Online video
8.9.3 Online music
8.9.4 YouTube
8.10 Social networking
8.11 Search engines
8.11.1 Baidu.com
8.12 Instant Messaging (IM)
9. Georgia
9.1 Overview
9.2 Internet statistics
9.3 August 2008 conflict and possible cyber warfare
9.4 ISP market
9.4.1 Georgia Online
9.4.2 SaNet
10. Hong Kong
10.1 Overview
10.2 Internet statistics
10.3 Internet traffic volume
10.4 Domain names
10.5 Wireless Internet
10.5.1 Free WiFi on Hong Kong buses
11. India
11.1 Overview
11.2 Internet Statistics
11.3 Growth path
11.4 Growth issues
11.5 Service disruption
11.6 Regulatory issues
11.6.1 Internet policy
11.6.2 National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI)
11.6.3 Pricing
11.6.4 Domain names
11.6.5 Censorship and security
11.7 ISP market
11.7.1 Major ISPs
11.8 VoIP
12. Indonesia
12.1 Overview
12.2 Internet statistics
12.3 Internet information control
12.4 Cyber laws
12.5 Telkoms national IP backbone
12.6 IPv6
12.7 ISP market
12.7.1 VoIP
12.8 E-commerce
12.8.1 Electronic Document Interchange (EDI) project
12.8.2 E-commerce payment system
12.8.3 E-government
13. Japan
13.1 Overview
13.2 Internet Statistics
13.3 The push to develop Next Generation Network (NGN) standards
13.4 Opening up the last mile
13.5 Regulatory issues
13.5.1 Policy on national information superhighway
13.5.2 IT Basic Strategy
13.5.3 Government plan for ubiquitous networks
13.6 Broadband networks
13.7 International submarine cable infrastructure
13.8 Data centres
13.9 Satellite infrastructure
13.9.1 Major satellite operators
13.10 Japan Internet Providers Association (JAIPA)
14. Kazakhstan
14.1 Overview
14.2 Internet statistics
14.3 Censorship
14.4 Kazakh Network Information Centre (KazNIC)
14.5 Ashyk Alem Project
14.6 ISP market
14.6.1 Kazakhstan Online
14.6.2 Nursat
14.7 Internet Protocol TV (IPTV)
15. Kyrgyzstan
15.1 Overview
15.2 Internet statistics
15.3 ISP market
16. Laos
16.1 Overview
16.2 Internet statistics
16.3 ISP market
16.4 Public Internet access
16.5 Top level domain name
17. Macau
17.1 Overview
17.2 Internet Statistics
17.3 ISP market
17.4 Licensing of Internet services
18. Malaysia
18.1 Overview
18.2 Internet statistics
18.3 Government control
18.4 Malaysian Internet Exchange (MIX)
18.5 ISP market
18.5.1 Initial market structure
18.5.2 Restructure of the Internet service market
18.5.3 TMNet
18.5.4 Jaring
18.5.5 Maxis Net
18.5.6 Time dotNet
18.5.7 iZZinet
18.5.8 Infolient
18.6 E-commerce
18.7 E-government
18.8 Internet Protocol Television (IPTV)
19. Maldives
19.1 Overview
19.2 Internet statistics
19.3 Competition
19.4 Government Network of the Maldives (GNM)
20. Mongolia
20.1 Overview
20.2 Internet Statistics
20.3 Mongolia Internet Exchange (MIX)
20.4 ISP market
20.4.1 DataCom (MagicNet)
20.4.2 Other ISPs
21. Myanmar
21.1 Overview
21.2 Internet statistics
21.3 Internet cafes
21.4 WiMAX
22. Nepal
22.1 Overview
22.2 Internet statistics
22.3 WiFi network for remote villages
22.4 ISP market
23. North Korea
23.1 Overview
23.2 Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
23.3 Websites
23.4 Email service
23.5 Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
23.6 Internet cafes
24. Pakistan
24.1 Overview
24.2 Internet statistics
24.3 Major government initiatives
24.4 Internet censorship
24.5 ISP market
24.6 E-commerce
24.6.1 E-commerce action plan
24.7 E-government
25. Philippines
25.1 Overview
25.2 Internet statistics
25.3 Internet exchanges
25.3.1 PhIX
25.3.2 I-Gate
25.4 Internet regulations
25.5 Gearing Up Internet Literacy and Access for Students (GILAS)
25.6 Cybercafιs
25.7 ISP market
25.7.1 Globe Telecom (G-Net)
25.7.2 ePLDT
25.7.3 Prime Communications (formerly Pacific Internet)
25.7.4 MosCom
25.7.5 Philweb.com
25.8 Internet Data Centres (IDCs)
25.9 E-commerce
25.9.1 Electronic Commerce Act
25.9.2 B2B and B2C e-commerce
25.9.3 Call centres
25.10 E-government
25.11 E-banking
25.12 Content
25.13 Instant Messaging (IM)
26. Singapore
27.12.1 Online gaming
27.12.2 Digital Music
27.12.3 Online movies
27.13 Social networking
27.14 Google
27.15 eBay
27.16 YouTube
28. Sri Lanka
28.1 Overview
28.2 Internet Statistics
28.3 Internet control and censorship
28.4 Internet exchange
28.5 Public Internet access
28.6 ISP market
28.6.1 Lanka Internet services
28.6.2 SLTNet
28.6.3 Suntel wOw
28.6.4 BellNet
28.6.5 Wishya Online (Pvt) Ltd
28.6.6 ITMIN Ltd
28.6.7 Eureka Online (Pvt) Ltd
28.6.8 Pan Lanka Networking (Pvt) Ltd
28.6.9 Lanka Global Online
28.7 E-commerce
28.8 E-government
29. Taiwan
29.1 Overview
29.2 Internet Statistics
29.3 Internet hosts
29.4 ISP market
29.5 WiMAX
29.6 E-services overview
29.7 E-commerce
29.8 Online music
29.9 E-government
30. Tajikistan
30.1 Overview
30.2 Internet statistics
30.3 Regulatory issues
30.3.1 Censorship
30.4 WiMAX
31. Thailand
31.1 Overview
31.2 Internet statistics
31.3 Analysis: Internet censorship in Thailand August 2009
31.4 ISP market
31.4.1 Overview
31.4.2 Market restructuring
31.5 Major ISPs
31.5.1 True Internet (formerly Asia Infonet)
31.5.2 CS Loxinfo
31.5.3 Jasmine Internet (JINet)
31.5.4 Internet Thailand Co
31.5.5 KSC Commercial Internet
31.5.6 Pacific Internet
31.6 Thailands Internet gateway exchanges
31.6.1 Overview
31.6.2 Opening up of gateway market
31.7 Regulatory issues
31.8 VoIP
31.8.1 Grey market
31.8.2 National VoIP services
31.8.3 International VoIP services
32. Timor Leste
32.1 Overview
32.2 Internet Statistics
32.3 VoIP
33. Turkmenistan
33.1 Overview
33.2 Internet statistics
33.3 Censorship
34. Uzbekistan
34.1 Overview
34.2 Internet statistics
34.3 ISP market
35. Vietnam
35.1 Overview
35.2 Internet statistics
35.3 Internet subscriber projections and targets
35.4 International bandwidth
35.5 Regulatory environment
35.5.1 Government control
35.5.2 Proposed Cyber Law
35.6 Vietnam Internet Network Information Center (VNNIC)
35.6.1 Domain name system
35.7 Internet cafιs
35.8 ISP market
35.8.1 NetNam
35.8.2 Online service providers
35.8.3 Electricity of Vietnam (EVN)
35.8.4 International leasing charges for IXPs
35.9 VoIP
35.10 Satellite Internet
35.11 Emerging IT industry
35.12 E-commerce
35.12.1 E-commerce development
35.12.2 Government planning and regulation
35.13 E-government
35.13.1 E-NA
35.13.2 E-taxation
35.13.3 E-education
Table 1 Internet users in Afghanistan 2002 - 2009
Table 2 Internet subscribers in Afghanistan 2002 - 2009
Table 3 Broadband subscribers in Afghanistan 2004 - 2009
Table 4 Internet users in Armenia 1994 - 2009
Table 5 Internet subscribers in Armenia 2000 - 2009
Table 6 Internet bandwidth capacity in Armenia 2001 - 2007
Table 7 Broadband subscribers in Armenia 2003 - 2008
Table 8 Internet users in Azerbaijan 1995 - 2009
Table 9 Internet subscribers in Azerbaijan 1997 - 2009
Table 10 Internet bandwidth capacity in Azerbaijan 2001 - 2008
Table 11 Internet users and number of ISPs in Bangladesh 1996 - 2009
Table 12 Internet subscribers in Bangladesh 1997 - 2009
Table 13 Total international Internet bandwidth in Bangladesh 1998 - 2008
Table 14 Internet users and penetration rate in Bhutan 1999 - 2009
Table 15 Internet subscribers in Bhutan 2003 - 2009
Table 16 Dial-up Internet subscribers in Bhutan 2001 - 2007
Table 17 International Internet bandwidth in Bhutan 2000 - 2008
Table 18 Internet users in Brunei Darussalam 1996 - 2009
Table 19 Internet subscribers in Brunei Darussalam 1997 - 2009
Table 20 Internet users in Cambodia 1997 - 2008
Table 21 Internet subscribers in Cambodia 1999 - 2008
Table 22 Broadband subscribers in Cambodia 2005 - 2008
Table 23 Total international Internet bandwidth in Cambodia 1999 - 2008
Table 24 CNNIC Internet statistical survey in China December 2008
Table 25 Internet users and annual change in China 1996 - 2008
Table 26 Internet subscribers and annual change in China 1996 - 2008
Table 27 Growth of websites in China and annual change 2002 - 2008
Table 28 Website classification and Domain Names in China 2008
Table 29 Registered .cn domain names by code in China 2008
Table 30 Estimated value of B2C e-commerce market in China 2004 - 2006; 2010
Table 31 Breakdown of e-commerce users in China 2008
Table 32 Online gaming revenues in China 2004 - 2008
Table 33 Market share of online search engines in China 2005 - 2008
Table 34 Internet users and penetration rate in Georgia 1996 - 2008
Table 35 Internet subscribers in Georgia 2001 - 2008
Table 36 Internet and broadband key statistics in Hong Kong 2008
Table 37 Internet users and subscribers in Hong Kong 1996 - 2008
Table 38 Internet subscribers by access type in Hong Kong November 2008
Table 39 Internet traffic volume (PSTN and broadband) in Hong Kong 1997 - 2008
Table 40 Use of International Private Leased Circuits (IPLCs) in Hong Kong 2002 - 2008
Table 41 Registered domain names in Hong Kong 2008
Table 42 BWA licence winners in Hong Kong
Table 43 Internet users in India 1995 - 2009
Table 44 Internet subscribers in India 1995 - 2009
Table 45 Leading ISPs, subscribers and market share in India 2008
Table 46 Internet users in Indonesia 1998 - 2008
Table 47 Internet subscribers in Indonesia 1998 - 2008
Table 48 Total international Internet bandwidth in Indonesia 1998 - 2008
Table 49 Number of IPv4 and IPv6 addresses allocated in Indonesia 1999 - 2007
Table 50 Internet licences by licence type in Indonesia 2007
Table 51 PT Telkom dial-up Internet subscribers 2004 - 2008
Table 52 Internet user statistics in Japan September 2008
Table 53 Broadband statistics in Japan June 2008
Table 54 Internet subscribers in Japan cable modem, DSL and FttH 2002 - 2008
Table 55 Internet users and subscribers in Kazakhstan 1996 - 2009
Table 56 Broadband subscribers in Kazakhstan 2003 - 2009
Table 57 Internet bandwidth capacity in Kazakhstan 2001 - 2008
Table 58 Internet users in Kyrgyzstan 1998 - 2009
Table 59 Internet subscribers in Kyrgyzstan 1998 - 2009
Table 60 Broadband subscribers in Kyrgyzstan 2003 - 2009
Table 61 Internet users in Laos 1998 - 2008
Table 62 Internet subscribers in Laos 1999 - 2008
Table 63 Internet users in Macau 1996 - 2008
Table 64 Internet subscribers in Macau 1996 - 2009
Table 65 Growth of online household computers in Macau 2003 - 2007
Table 66 Internet users in Malaysia 1995 - 2008
Table 67 Internet subscribers in Malaysia 1995 - 2008
Table 68 Dial-up Internet subscribers in Malaysia 1995 - 2008
Table 69 Total international Internet bandwidth in Malaysia 2001 - 2008
Table 70 TMNet dial-up Internet subscribers and market share 1999 - 2007
Table 71 Internet users in Maldives 1996 - 2009
Table 72 Internet subscribers in Maldives 1998 - 2009
Table 73 Internet subscribers by access type in Maldives March 2009
Table 74 Internet users in Mongolia 1996 - 2008
Table 75 Internet subscribers in Mongolia 1998 - 2008
Table 76 International bandwidth in Mongolia 2000 - 2005
Table 77 Market share of ISPs in Mongolia 2007
Table 78 Internet users in Myanmar 1999 - 2009
Table 79 Internet subscribers in Myanmar 1999 - 2009
Table 80 Broadband subscribers in Myanmar 2005 - 2008
Table 81 International Internet bandwidth in Myanmar 2000 - 2007
Table 82 Estimated Internet users in Nepal 1997 - 2009
Table 83 Internet subscribers in Nepal 1999 - 2009
Table 84 Broadband subscribers in Nepal 2007 - 2009
Table 85 Subscribers and market share of major ISPs in Nepal April 2007
Table 86 Internet users in Pakistan 1995 - 2009
Table 87 Internet subscribers in Pakistan 1997; 2000 - 2009
Table 88 Internet users and subscribers in Philippines 1996 - 2008
Table 89 Number of registered ISPs in Philippines 2001 - 2009
Table 90 Overview of Internet market in Singapore January 2009
Table 91 Internet users in Singapore 1996 - 2008
Table 92 Internet subscribers in Singapore 1997 - 2008
Table 93 Registered domain names in Singapore 2008
Table 94 StarHub SCV subscribers 2004 2007
Table 95 Registered .kr domains in South Korea 1996 - 2009
Table 96 Internet users in South Korea 1994 - 2008
Table 97 Internet subscribers in South Korea 1996 - 2008
Table 98 PC penetration in South Korea 2000 - 2008
Table 99 Broadband Internet subscribers by operator in South Korea 2005 - 2008
Table 100 Broadband Internet market share by operator in South Korea 2005 - 2008
Table 101 Number of IPv4 and IPv6 addresses in South Korea 1997 - 2009
Table 102 Internet usage rates in South Korea 2008
Table 103 Purpose of using the Internet in South Korea 2008
Table 104 Internet search engines market share in South Korea January 2009
Table 105 VoIP subscribers by operator and market share in South Korea February 2008
Table 106 E-commerce volume in South Korea 2001 - 2008
Table 107 E-commerce volume by transaction type in South Korea 2001 - 2007
Table 108 Purchase items: Internet shopping in South Korea 2008
Table 109 Online stock trading customers in South Korea 2004 - 2007
Table 110 Internet banking service subscribers in South Korea 2001 - 2008
Table 111 Financial service by delivery channel in South Korea 2005 - 2008
Table 112 E-tax usage rates in South Korea 2002 - 2007
Table 113 E-learning user market volume in South Korea 2004 - 2007
Table 114 Online game market volume in South Korea 2002 - 2007
Table 115 Digital music market volume in South Korea 2003 - 2007
Table 116 Methods of watching online movies in South Korea 2008
Table 117 Internet users in Sri Lanka 1996 - 2009
Table 118 Internet subscribers in Sri Lanka 1994 - 2009
Table 119 International Internet bandwidth in Sri Lanka 1998 - 2008
Table 120 SLTs DSL broadband subscribers 2005 - 2008
Table 121 Internet users and subscribers in Taiwan 1995 - 2008
Table 122 Internet subscribers by access method in Taiwan 2007
Table 123 International Internet bandwidth capacity in Taiwan 2001 - 2007
Table 124 Internet host computers in Taiwan 2001 - 2008
Table 125 Internet users in Tajikistan 1999 - 2009
Table 126 Internet subscribers (fixed) in Tajikistan 1999 - 2008
Table 127 Internet users in Thailand 1996 - 2009
Table 128 Internet subscribers in Thailand 1996 - 2009
Table 129 International Internet bandwidth in Thailand 2000 - 2009
Table 130 Trues Internet subscribers 2003 - 2009
Table 131 Internet subscribers in Timor Leste 2003 - 2008
Table 132 Internet users in Turkmenistan 1999 - 2009
Table 133 Internet users in Uzbekistan 1999 - 2009
Table 134 Internet subscribers in Uzbekistan 1999 - 2009
Table 135 Internet users in Vietnam 1998 - 2009
Table 136 Internet subscribers in Vietnam 1998 - 2008
Table 137 Total international Internet bandwidth in Vietnam 2003 - 2009
Table Registered domain names in Vietnam August 2007
Table 138 ISP market share (by subscribers) in Vietnam February 2009
Exhibit 1 Telemedicine in Afghanistan June 2007
Exhibit 2 Licensed Internet Service Providers in Afghanistan August 2008
Exhibit 3 Users vs subscribers in Brunei Darussalam
Exhibit 4 Internet censorship in Indonesia in 2008
Exhibit 5 Major global/regional submarine cables with landing point in Japan - 2008
Exhibit 6 Damaged undersea cable in 2005
Exhibit 7 Singapore: top global ranking in e-government
Exhibit 8 Licensed Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in Sri Lanka 2009
Exhibit 9 Taiwan 2.5GHz spectrum winners
Exhibit 10 Licensed ISPs in Thailand 2009
Exhibit 11 ISPs operated by telecom companies in Thailand
Exhibit 12 Singapores Temasek acquires Shin Corp and CS Loxinfo 2006
Exhibit 13 KSCs shareholder battle
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