2008 Asian - Internet Market

Publication Date	August 2008
Publisher	BuddeComm
Product Type	Report
Pages	203
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	BUD00295

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Summary

This market report provides a comprehensive overview of the Internet segment of the market across the various economies of Asia. The overview includes Internet statistics on each country.

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 (200 million) and India (210 million) maintain a real presence, despite their modest user penetration figures.

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 71%, leads the regional market with a broadband subscriber penetration of 30%. Closely following in second place is Hong Kong with 70% user penetration and 27% broadband subscriber penetration. The countries in this top grouping are characterised by their state of the art national infrastructure and, most importantly, strong regulatory support for expansion of telecom and IT services.

The countries in second band - roughly between 10% and 20% user penetration - are to be found in expansion mode when it comes to their Internet markets. But there is a clear gap (20%) to be bridged before they can be counted in the top grouping. With Thailand (21% user penetration) and Vietnam (20%) playing lead roles in this middle group, 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. Of course, as noted already we find China and India in this grouping as the two giants struggle to provide Internet access for their respectively huge populations.

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. Indonesia, for example, has major infrastructure challenges to overcome in providing Internet to its citizens; yet its 9% penetration does in fact represent a very significant 25 million users. And 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 among these are Laos, Nepal, Turkmenistan, Cambodia, Tajikistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar.

Internet penetration, users and broadband subscriber penetration in Asian countries - 2007

Country
Internet penetration
Internet users
(thousand)
Broadband subscriber penetration

South Korea 71% 34,820 30%
Hong Kong 70% 4,880 27%
Japan 69% 88,110 22%
Taiwan 67% 15,400 20%
Macau 63% 335 21%
Singapore 61% 2,700 20%
Malaysia 56% 15,000 5%
Brunei Darussalam 43% 159 3%
Thailand 21% 13,400 1.2%
Vietnam 20% 17,900 1.5%
India 17% 200,000 0.3%
China 16% 210,000 5.3%
Kyrgyzstan 14% 750 <0.05%
Mongolia 14% 406 <0.1%
Kazakhstan 12% 1,900 0.3%
Azerbaijan 11% 1,035 <0.1%
Maldives 11% 33 0.5%
Pakistan 11% 17,500 <0.1%
Georgia 8% 360 1%
Armenia 6% 190 <0.05%
Indonesia 9% 25,000 0.1%
Bhutan 5% 40 <0.05%
Philippines 5% 5,300 1.1%
Sri Lanka 4% 770 0.3%
Uzbekistan 4% 1,200 <0.1%
Afghanistan 2% 580 <0.05%
Laos 2% 100 <0.05%
Nepal 1% 337 <0.05%
Turkmenistan 1% 70 <0.05%
Cambodia 0.5% 70 <0.05%
Tajikistan 0.5% 32 <0.05%
East Timor 0.5% 5 <0.05%
Bangladesh 0.4% 500 <0.05%
Myanmar <0.1% 40 <0.05%

(Source: BuddeComm based on industry data)

Data in this report is the latest available at the time of preparation and may not be for the current year.

Content

1. Afghanistan
- 1.1 Overview
  - 1.1.1 Internet statistics
- 1.2 Internet cafs
- 1.3 Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
- 1.4 Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
2. Armenia
- 2.1 Overview
  - 2.1.1 Internet statistics
- 2.2 Wireless Internet
- 2.3 ISP market
  - 2.3.1 ArmincGlobal Telecommunications
  - 2.3.2 Armenian Freenet
  - 2.3.3 Web Ltd (WEB.AM)
  - 2.3.4 Armenian Datacom Company (ADC)
3. Azerbaijan
- 3.1 Overview
  - 3.1.1 Internet statistics
  - 3.1.2 Computers for schools
- 3.2 ISP market
4. Bangladesh
- 4.1 Overview
  - 4.1.1 Internet statistics
  - 4.1.2 Constraints on Internet growth
- 4.2 MediNet
- 4.3 Village Computer and Internet Program (VCIP)
- 4.4 International Internet Gateway (IIG) licence
- 4.5 ISP market
  - 4.5.1 Overview
  - 4.5.2 BTTBs ISP service
  - 4.5.3 Grameen Cybernet
  - 4.5.4 Integrated Services Network (ISN)
  - 4.5.5 InTech Online (IOL)
  - 4.5.6 AlwaysOn Network
- 4.6 Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
5. Bhutan
- 5.1 Overview
  - 5.1.1 Internet statistics
  - 5.1.2 Government online
- 5.2 ISP market
  - 5.2.1 DrukNet
  - 5.2.2 Samden Tech
6. Brunei Darussalam
- 6.1 Overview
  - 6.1.1 Internet statistics
7. Cambodia
- 7.1 Overview
  - 7.1.1 Internet statistics
  - 7.1.2 Internet access locations
  - 7.1.3 MediaRings acquisition of AngkorNet
8. China
- 8.1 Overview
  - 8.1.1 Internet statistics
- 8.2 Internet regulations and censorship
  - 8.2.1 Overview
9. Georgia
- 9.1 Overview
  - 9.1.1 Internet statistics
- 9.2 ISP market
  - 9.2.1 Georgia Online
  - 9.2.2 SaNet
10. Hong Kong
- 10.1 Overview
  - 10.1.1 Internet statistics
- 10.2 Regulatory issues
  - 10.2.1 Regulatory developments
- 10.3 Internet traffic volume
- 10.4 Domain names
- 10.5 Wireless Internet
11. India
- 11.1 Overview
  - 11.1.1 Growth path
  - 11.1.2 Internet statistics
  - 11.1.3 Growth issues
  - 11.1.4 Service disruption
- 11.2 Regulatory issues
  - 11.2.1 Internet policy
  - 11.2.2 National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI)
  - 11.2.3 Pricing
  - 11.2.4 Domain names
  - 11.2.5 Censorship and security
- 11.3 ISP market
  - 11.3.1 Major ISPs
12. Indoensia
- 12.1 Overview
  - 12.1.1 Internet statistics
  - 12.1.2 Internet information control
  - 12.1.3 Cyber laws
  - 12.1.4 Telkoms national IP backbone
  - 12.1.5 IPv6
- 12.2 ISP market
13. Japan
- 13.1 Overview
  - 13.1.1 Internet statistics
- 13.2 Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ)
- 13.3 Japan Internet Providers Association (JAIPA)
- 13.4 Regulatory issues
  - 13.4.1 Policy on national information superhighway
  - 13.4.2 Governments IT Basic Strategy
  - 13.4.3 Internet replacement
- 13.5 Fight against Google dominance
- 13.6 Online banking
14. Kazakhstan
- 14.1 Overview
  - 14.1.1 Internet statistics
  - 14.1.2 Kazakh Network Information Centre (KazNIC)
  - 14.1.3 Ashyk Alem Project
- 14.2 ISP market
  - 14.2.1 Kazakhstan Online
  - 14.2.2 Nursat
- 14.3 Internet Protocol TV (IPTV)
15. Kyrgyzstan
- 15.1 Overview
  - 15.1.1 Internet statistics
- 15.2 ISP market
16. Laos
- 16.1 Overview
  - 16.1.1 Internet statistics
- 16.2 ISP market
- 16.3 Public Internet access
- 16.4 Top level domain name
17. Macau
- 17.1 Overview
  - 17.1.1 Internet statistics
  - 17.1.2 ISP market
  - 17.1.3 Licensing of Internet services
18. Malaysia
- 18.1 Overview
  - 18.1.1 Internet statistics
- 18.2 ISP market
  - 18.2.1 Initial market structure
  - 18.2.2 Restructure of the Internet service market
  - 18.2.3 TMNet
  - 18.2.4 Jaring
  - 18.2.5 Maxis Net
  - 18.2.6 Time dotNet
  - 18.2.7 iZZinet
- 18.3 Internet via satellite
- 18.4 National IPv6 Council
19. Maldives
- 19.1 Overview
  - 19.1.1 Internet statistics
- 19.2 Competition
- 19.3 Government Network of the Maldives (GNM)
20. Mongolia
- 20.1 Overview
  - 20.1.1 Internet statistics
- 20.2 Mongolia Internet Exchange (MIX)
- 20.3 ISP market
  - 20.3.1 DataCom (MagicNet)
  - 20.3.2 Other ISPs
21. Myanmar
- 21.1 Overview
  - 21.1.1 Internet statistics
  - 21.1.2 Internet cafs
  - 21.1.3 WiMAX
22. Nepal
- 22.1 Overview
  - 22.1.1 Internet statistics
  - 22.1.2 WiFi network for remote villages
- 22.2 ISP market
23. North Korea
- 23.1 Overview
- 23.2 ISP market
- 23.3 Websites
- 23.4 Email service
- 23.5 Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
- 23.6 Internet cafes
24. Pakistan
- 24.1 Overview
  - 24.1.1 Internet statistics
  - 24.1.2 Major government initiatives
  - 24.1.3 Internet censorship
- 24.2 ISP market
25. Philippines
- 25.1 Overview
  - 25.1.1 Internet statistics
- 25.2 Internet exchanges
  - 25.2.1 PhIX
  - 25.2.2 I-Gate
- 25.3 Internet regulations
  - 25.3.1 Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT)
- 25.4 Gearing Up Internet Literacy and Access for Students (GILAS)
- 25.5 Cybercafs
- 25.6 ISP market
  - 25.6.1 Selected ISPs
  - 25.6.2 Internet Data Centres (IDCs)
- 25.7 Internet via satellite
- 25.8 IP networks
26. Singapore
- 26.1 Overview
  - 26.1.1 Internet statistics
  - 26.1.2 Singapore Network Information Centre (SGNIC)
  - 26.1.3 Regulatory environment
  - 26.1.4 International Internet infrastructure
  - 26.1.5 Internet data centres
  - 26.1.6 Internet security
  - 26.1.7 International Internet Exchange
- 26.2 ISP market
  - 26.2.1 Overview of selected ISPs
27. South Korea
- 27.1 Overview
  - 27.1.1 The worlds most penetrated broadband Internet market
  - 27.1.2 Internet statistics
  - 27.1.3 Internet cafes/PC bangs
  - 27.1.4 Inter usage patterns
  - 27.1.5 Internet search engines
28. Sri Lanka
- 28.1 Overview
  - 28.1.1 Internet statistics
- 28.2 Internet exchange
- 28.3 Public Internet access
- 28.4 Data centres
- 28.5 ISP market
  - 28.5.1 Lanka Internet Services
  - 28.5.2 Wishya Online (Pvt) Ltd
  - 28.5.3 ITMIN Ltd
  - 28.5.4 Eureka Online (Pvt) Ltd
  - 28.5.5 Pan Lanka Networking (Pvt) Ltd
  - 28.5.6 Lanka Global Online
  - 28.5.7 SLTNet
  - 28.5.8 Suntel wOw
  - 28.5.9 BellNet
- 28.6 E-commerce
29. Taiwan
- 29.1 Overview
  - 29.1.1 Internet statistics
- 29.2 Public Internet access
- 29.3 Internet hosts
- 29.4 Direct Internet access network
- 29.5 TWGate
- 29.6 ISP market
  - 29.6.1 HiNet
  - 29.6.2 SeedNet
  - 29.6.3 Eastern Broadband
  - 29.6.4 TrandSend Internet C
  - 29.6.5 JoinNet
30. Tajikistan
- 30.1 Overview
  - 30.1.1 Internet statistics
- 30.2 Censorship
31. Timor Leste
- 31.1 Overview
  - 31.1.1 Internet statistics
- 31.2 VoIP
32. Thailand
- 32.1 Overview
  - 32.1.1 Internet statistics
  - 32.1.2 Thailand proposed as a regional ICT hub
  - 32.1.3 Internet censorship
- 32.2 ISP market
- 32.3 Major ISPs
  - 32.3.1 True Internet (formerly Asia Infonet)
  - 32.3.2 CS Loxinf
  - 32.3.3 Jasmine Internet (Ji-NET)
  - 32.3.4 Internet Thailand C
  - 32.3.5 KSC Commercial Internet
  - 32.3.6 Loxley Information Services (Loxinfo)
  - 32.3.7 Samart Infonet
  - 32.3.8 Pacific Internet
  - 32.3.9 Roynet Internet
  - 32.3.10 CATNET
- 32.4 Thailand Internet Exchange (THIX)
  - 32.4.1 Opening up of gateway market
- 32.5 Regulatory issues
  - 32.5.1 Internet charges
- 32.6 Internet cafes
- 32.7 Content
- 32.8 IT policy
33. Turkmenistan
- 33.1 Overview
  - 33.1.1 Internet statistics
- 33.2 Censorship
34. Uzbekistan
- 34.1 Overview
  - 34.1.1 Internet statistics
- 34.2 ISP market
35. Vietnam
- 35.1 Overview
  - 35.1.1 Internet statistics
  - 35.1.2 Internet subscriber projections
  - 35.1.3 International bandwidth
- 35.2 Regulatory environment
  - 35.2.1 Government control
  - 35.2.2 Proposed Cyber Law
- 35.3 Vietnam Internet Network Information Center (VNNIC)
  - 35.3.1 Domain name system
- 35.4 Internet cafs
- 35.5 ISP market
  - 35.5.1 NetNam
  - 35.5.2 Online service providers
  - 35.5.3 Electricity of Vietnam (EVN)
  - 35.5.4 International leasing charges for IXPs
- 35.6 Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
- 35.7 Satellite Internet
- 35.8 Emerging IT industry
36. Glossary of Abbreviations