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Uzbekistan: Telecommunication Technologies Market
AFS Research, April 2011, Pages: 83
This report contains basic information about the Uzbek information and communication technologies market, main Internet, cellular and fixed-line communication providers, market data, recent changes, prospects for development and necessary contacts. The statistics data from different sources will help a businessman to make a right strategic decision and reduce the risk factor.
On the whole, the study revealed the following:
- Internet market in Uzbekistan is beginning to shift from ''early stage'' to the stage of “familiarization''.
- The State attaches a great importance to the country’s information and communication technologies development.
- The number of the UZ domain Internet resources increased by ... percent, or by ... sites compared to early 2010.
- In late 2010, the international Internet data transfered rate amounted to ... Gbps, whereas in early 2010 this figure stood at ... Gbps. The annual growth rate increased by more than two times.
- The lack of .... is one of the main country’s problems.
- The legal basis is constantly being improved; there is a big number of legal documents regulating the country’s Information and communication technologies sector. However, there are still gaps remaining to put the current legislation into operation to legalize certain Internet activities which have never existed in the country.
- Connection to the international Internet channel is performed through the UzNet state-controlled operator.
- The Internet providers market is well-organized; it has its own main players and a strong competitive environment.
- Development of the Internet services and additional services Market is under way.
- In 2008, the ... company entered the Uzbek market to provide the ... broadband technology service.
- By late 2010, the number of Internet users in the country reached 7 million, where 4 million of them are subscribers of mobile operators who have mobile phone Internet access.
- The number of mobile operator subscribers in the country increased to 20 million, whereas in the beginning of the year this number was 15 million.
- Published official data on the number of cellular subscribers in Uzbekistan does not specify subscribers counting method.
- In late 2010, penetration of mobile operator market amounted to 70 percent.
- The number of broadband subscribers exceeded .... people. The government has adopted a program to increase this figure to ... by late 2011.
- In 2010, MTS-Uzbekistan put the 4G (LTE) network service into operation.
- The introduction of the 3G network service and a mass connection of mobile operator subscribers to the Internet via 3G USB modems can greatly impact on the market share of the traditional Internet service providers.
- Saturation of the cellular connection market in the near future can make cellular companies to increase non-call services, in particular, make them provide Internet services or specialize in content-providing.
- Business, entertainment and educational websites hold the 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in popularity respectively.
- There are no online stores, the rate of the Internet commercialization is slow, mainly due to lack of a reliable payment system.
- Almost all the government bodies and institutions have their own websites.
- Over ... percent of the country’s automatic telephone stations are digital.
- In 2011, the state set a target to transfer broadcasting in some regions to the digital format.
- Three major mobile operators in Uzbekistan as MTS, Beeline and Ucell are planning to invest $... million in the network development in 2011-2013.'
Products Mentioned:
- Fixed telephone lines
- Internet services
- USB Modems
- Broadband Internet
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