Prospects for fixed VoIP in the Asia-Pacific region

VoIP development in the markets of Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore is still at an early stage. This report reviews the VoIP strategies of current market leaders in these markets, and how they fit into broader telco strategy trends.

• Ovum view
• Key messages
• What is VoIP?
• Drivers and inhibitors of VoIP
• Drivers and enablers
• Inhibitors
• Australia
• Overview
• iiNet: ISP to triple-play
• Engin: VoIP provider to triple-play
• Hong Kong
• Overview
• Hong Kong Broadband Network (HKBN)
• i-Cable
• Singapore
• Overview
• SingTel
• StarHub
• Table of figures
  • Figure 1 Household broadband connection forecast by region
  • Figure 2 Broadband connections and VoIP users in the Asia-Pacific region
  • Figure 3 Australian broadband connections, June 2007
  • Table 1 Price structure for iiNet VoIP and PSTN services
  • Figure 4 iiNet average operating cost and margin, by product
  • Figure 5 Mio Box gateway configuration