Fiber Optic Services for Residential APAC Markets

Business Environment, Operator Strategies, and Economic Drivers for Mass Deployment

Internet access in the Asia-Pacific region has experienced aggressive growth in the last decade as a result of the ongoing migration to broadband services. Authorities are making operators upgrade their networks and implement high-speed broadband services in anticipation of future demand, to stay abreast with global trends. As broadband subscription rates rise in the region, growth rates vary among different nations as a result of differences in technology, infrastructure, market conditions, pricing, CPE costs, regulations, and in some instances, geography. This report examines broadband and fiber activities in six countries in the region (Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, and India) that are at different stages of broadband market evolution. Topical discussions also include strategic analysis, business opportunities, hypes and pitfalls of the different broadband technologies, and technical factors influencing the deployments of FTTH services. Key operators are also profiled.

What Questions Does This Report Answer?

  • What are the characteristics of broadband markets in the six countries?
  • What is the adoption rate of broadband (DSL, cable broadband and fiber)?
  • How large is the market for DSL, cable broadband and fiber?
  • What market regulations exist in each of the six countries?
  • What is the the role of government in the development of broadband?
  • Which factors support or stifle growth for each of the video platforms?
  • How do the various broadband technologies complement or cannibalize each other?
  • How has technology adoption evolved over the years?
  • How can consumer demands for new services help catalyze the growth of the FTTH industry?
  • What characteristics distinguish the key carriers in the six markets?

Who Needs This Report?

  • Telco carriers
  • ISPs
  • CPE vendors
  • Vendors providing network solutions
  • Companies interested in a better understanding of FTTH in Asia
  • Regulators
  • Financial community



Section 1.
Executive Summary
1.1. Introduction
1.2. Environment
1.3. Why Fiber?
1.3.1. User Demand and NGNs
1.3.2. Operational Costs
1.3.3. Economy
1.3.4. e-Business, e-Government, e-Health, e-Learning
1.4. Technology
1.4.1. Developed Nations
1.4.2. Developing Nations
1.5. Conclusion

Section 2.
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
2.1. Preamble
2.2. What Justifies a Major Network Upgrade?
2.3. Japan
2.3.1. Market Situation
2.3.1.1. IT Revolution
2.3.1.2. JGN
2.3.1.3. Subscriptions
2.3.2. Japan’s Wireline Broadband Industry
2.3.3. Government Strategies
2.3.3.1. e-Japan Strategy
2.3.3.2. e-Japan Strategy II
2.3.3.3. e-Japan Strategy II Acceleration Package
2.3.3.4. u-Japan Strategy
2.3.4. What Sustains Strong Broadband Growth?
2.3.4.1. Competition
2.3.4.2. Lower Prices
2.3.4.3. Market Culture
2.3.4.4. Services
2.3.5. Relationship between Fiber and IPTV
2.3.6. Verdict
2.4. South Korea
2.4.1. Broadband Market
2.4.2. The Government
2.4.2.1. IT839 Strategy
2.4.2.2. u-IT839 Strategy
2.4.3. The Role of IPTV in Fiber Broadband Growth
2.5. Hong Kong
2.5.1. Broadband Situation
2.5.1.1. Liberalization of Market
2.5.1.2. Fiber Broadband
2.5.1.3. Fixed-Mobile Convergence
2.5.2. Regulatory
2.5.3. Outlook
2.6. Taiwan
2.6.1. Internet Evolution
2.6.2. Government
2.6.2.1. e-Taiwan
2.6.2.2. M-Taiwan & Broadband Development Project
2.6.2.3. IPv6
2.6.3. Verdict
2.7. China
2.7.1. Environment
2.7.2. Influencing Factors
2.7.2.1. One Country, Two Systems?
2.7.2.2. The “Tenth Five-Year” Plan (2001-2005)
2.7.2.3. The “Eleventh Five-Year” Plan (2007-2012)
2.7.2.4. Economic Conditions
2.7.2.5. Internet Users’ Profiles and Habits
2.7.2.6. Internet in Rural Areas
2.7.2.7. Digitalization Program
2.7.3. Verdict
2.8. India
2.8.1. Subscriber Base
2.8.2. Broadband Policy, 2004
2.8.3. Influencers
2.8.3.1. Shortcomings of Existing Broadband Services
2.8.3.2. Infrastructure
2.8.3.3. Bandwidth Availability
2.8.3.4. Cost
2.8.3.5. National Broadband Policies
2.8.3.6. Content
2.8.4. How can India Accelerate Broadband Usage?
2.8.5. What’s In For India?

Section 3.
TECHNOLOGY ISSUES
3.1. FTTx — Definition
3.2. More Cost Efficient Alternatives
3.3. Japan
3.3.1. Optical Fibers used in FTTH
3.3.2. Infrastructure Costs
3.4. South Korea
3.4.1. Local Loop Unbundling
3.4.2. IPTV Drives Growth
3.5. Hong Kong
3.5.1. Key Industry Developments
3.5.2. Preserving its Leadership Position
3.6. Taiwan
3.6.1. Initiatives
3.6.2. Network Applications Development
3.6.3. Fiber Optic
3.7. China
3.7.1. xDSL
3.7.2. FTTx
3.7.3. Standards for FTTx
3.7.3.1. What’s for China – GEPON or GPON?
3.7.4. “Broadband is Not Broad Enough”
3.8. India
3.8.1. Bandwidth Growth
3.8.1.1. Fiber
3.8.2. Lower Prices for Leased Lines
3.9. Conclusion

Section 4.
STAKEHOLDERS IN THE FIBER OPTICS MARKET
4.1. Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
4.2. KDDI Corporation
4.3. Korea Telecom
4.4. Hanaro Telecom Inc
4.5. Hong Kong Broadband Network
4.6. China Telecommunications Corporation (CTC)
4.6.1. Vnet
4.7. China Network Communications Corporation (CNC)
4.8. Chunghwa Telecom
4.9. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd
4.10. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited

Section 5.
MARKET ANALYSIS
5.1. Methodology
5.2. DSL Subscriber Forecast
5.3. Cable Broadband Subscriber Forecast
5.4. FTTx Subscriber Forecast
5.5. Wireline Subscriptions Forecast
5.6. DSL Household Penetration Forecast
5.7. Cable Broadband Household Penetration Forecast
5.8. FTTx Household Penetration Forecast
5.9. Wireline Subscriptions Household Penetration Forecast

Section 6.
COMPANY LIST

Section 7.
ACRONYMS

Section 8.
SCOPE OF STUDY


SOURCES AND METHODOLOGY
NOTES

Tables
  • FTTH Situation, Key Regions
  • Bandwidth Comparison, Wireline Broadband
  • Bandwidth Comparison, Wireless Broadband
  • DSL Subscriptions Forecast, Key Regions
  • Cable Broadband Subscriptions Forecast, Key Regions
  • FTTx Broadband Subscriptions Forecast, Key Regions
  • Wireline Broadband Subscriptions Forecast, Key Regions
  • DSL Household Penetration Forecast, Key Regions
  • Cable Broadband Household Penetration Forecast, Key Regions
  • Fiber Broadband Household Penetration Forecast, Key Regions
  • Wireline Broadband Household Forecast, Key Regions
  • Fiber Broadband Residential Tariffs Comparison, Key Regions: Key Operators
  • FTTx Operators, Key Regions
  • Why Choose High-Speed Broadband?, Main Drivers, Key Regions
  • 2007 ICT Opportunity-Index, High Category Economies, Asia
  • 2005/2006 ITU Digital Opportunity Index Ranking, APAC
  • Number of Internet Users, China: Dec 2005 to Jun 2007
  • Internet Users, Segregated by Age, China: Dec 2005 to Dec 2006
  • Internet Access Methods, China: Dec 2005 to Dec 2006
  • Broadband Traffic Growth, Japan
  • FTTH Deployment Status & Plans, Korea
  • EPON vs GPON, Technology Comparison
  • Viability Assessment, Technology Options, India
  • Hanaro Telecom's 100 Mbps Technology vs 100 Mbps Cable Modem, Hanaro Telecom

Charts
  • Wireline Broadband Subscriptions Forecast, Key Regions
  • Broadband Subscriptions Forecast, China
  • Broadband Subscriptions Forecast, India
  • Broadband Subscriptions Forecast, Japan
  • Broadband Subscriptions Forecast, South Korea
  • Broadband Subscriptions Forecast, Hong Kong
  • Broadband Subscriptions Forecast, Taiwan
  • Broadband Subscriptions Forecast, South Korea
  • Broadband Subscriptions Forecast, China 2006 to 2013
  • Operator FTTH Market Share, 4Q 2007, Japan
  • Operator Market Share 4Q 2007, South Korea
  • Operator Market Share, 2Q 2007, India
  • DSL Subscriptions Forecast, Key Regions
  • Cable Broadband Subscriptions Forecast, Key Regions
  • FTTx Subscriptions Forecast, Key Regions
  • Wireline Subscriptions Forecast, Key Regions
  • DSL Household Penetration Forecast, Key Regions
  • Cable Broadband Household Penetration Forecast, Key Regions
  • Fiber Broadband Household Penetration Forecast, Key Regions
  • Wireline Broadband Household Penetration Forecast, Key Regions

Figures
  • Fiber Infrastructure Installations Costs, Japan: NTT
  • Average Broadband Speed by Country
  • Value Chain of the South Korean IT Industry and the Role of the Government
  • Items of the u-IT 839 Strategy
  • FTTx Architectures Comparison
  • Average Broadband Speed by Country
  • Taiwan’s Broadband Development Timetable