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China - Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Forecasts
Paul Budde Communication Pty Ltd, July 2011, Pages: 221
The China market still has low penetration rates and this is an excellent indicator for future growth. The report covers trends and developments in telecommunications, mobile, internet, broadband, digital TV and IPTV developments. Subjects include:
- Market and industry analyses, trends and developments;
- Facts, figures and statistics;
- Industry and regulatory issues;
- Infrastructure;
- Major players, revenues, net profit, EBITDA, subscribers, ARPU;
- Internet, VoIP, IPTV;
- Mobile voice and data markets;
- Broadband (FttH, DSL, cable TV, mobile);
- Digital media;
- Smart cities;
- Cloud computing;
- Smart grids; Forecasts for internet users, fixed-line, mobile, 3G, broadband, FttX and cable subscribers to 2016.
Market highlights:
- China had close to 1,200 million phone users by mid-2011, including mobile phones, fixed-line phones and PHS handsets. Mobile subscribers comprised over 75% of the total.
- Non-voice revenue comprised 40% of total industry revenue and value-added services comprised 25% of total industry revenue.
- Internet access conditions improved in rural areas as more provinces and municipalities moved into the first echelon of internet development.
- Broadband investments increased particularly with FttX infrastructure, driven by government initiatives.
- Nascent IPTV growth was impacted by the government announcement of three-network integration trials of the country’s telecom, broadcast television and internet networks.
- Mobile TV was introduced using the local China Multimedia Mobile Broadcasting mobile TV standard.
- Large scale LTE trials were started even though 3G deployments still have to reach critical mass, and government statements that 4G operations will only be approved in 2014.
For those needing high level strategic analysis and objective analysis on China, this report is essential reading and gives further information on the following trends:
- Aims by the government to broadcast all TV programs in digital format by 2010 and complete cable TV digitisation by 2015.
- State Grid Corporation’s goal of building out a smart grid by 2020 as part of the country’s US$100 billion investments in smart grids.
- The establishment of the State Internet Information Office agency to oversee internet information and to direct development of online gaming, online video and audio businesses, and online publication industries.
- China’s 12th Five Year Plan targeting seven priority industries with the aim of increasing their GDP contributions from 2% of GDP to 8% by 2016 and supported by a budget allocation of RMB10 trillion (US$1.52 trillion) over the five year period.
- Successful NYSE initial public offerings of Chinese online companies which are still to see profitability.
- A substantial decline in basic internet resources as the government cracks down on illegal operations;
- A noticeable shift to instant messaging, blogging and micro-blogging and increased use of the internet for currency transactions.
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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