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Research and Markets: Hong Kong and Other North Asian Countries Examined on the Basis of North Asian Broadband and Internet Markets

Posted on: Friday, 15 July 2005, 06:12 CDT

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c20871) has announced the addition of 2005 North Asian Broadband and Internet Markets to their offering.

This annual report offers a wealth of information on the Broadband and Internet markets in China, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan.

Subjects covered include:

-- Broadband Infrastructure, Analyses and Developments

-- The broad banding of North Asia (policies, models, concept)

-- CBD, Inter-City, Regional and International Networks

-- Internet Market, VPNs and VoIP

-- Web Sites, Web hosting

-- Research, Marketing, Benchmarking

-- Vision for a National Policy, Government Policies, BAG

-- Network Operators, Wholesalers and Retailers, Utilities Projects

-- xDSL, HFC, MDS, Satellite, Cable Modems, Cable Telephony

-- Wireless Broadband

An example of North Asian Broadband and Internet Markets in one of the 8 economies profiled:

Hong Kong - Consistent with its status as one of the leading telecommunications economies in the world, Hong Kong has built itself world-class infrastructure. Digitalized since 1995, the Special Administrative Region (SAR) has been wired with almost 400,000km of optical fiber, with the vast majority of households covered by this extensive broadband network. Hong Kong is also a key regional telecommunications hub and as such is the landing point for a significant number of strategically important submarine cables.

Growth in Hong Kong's booming mobile phone market continued through 2004. By early 2005, penetration had reached 103% and Hong Kong was in top place in the Asian mobile. With an adult population of 5.9 million, the market has moved closer to saturation and the opportunities for further significant growth may finally be starting to shrink.

Hong Kong has also been experiencing rapid growth in its Internet market. The speed of its expansion was highlighted in the first half of 2001, when Hong Kong had the highest rate of growth in the world for household Internet penetration. There were an estimated 4 million Internet subscribers in the territory, gaining access using mainly broadband but also dial-up. There were around 190 ISPs by end-2004.

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c20871.

Source: Business Wire

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