Asia Broadband & High-Speed

Papua New Guinea - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses Independent Consumer Competition Commission concludes inquiry into Papua New Guinea’s broadband market Broadband prices are extremely high in Papua New Guinea, meaning internet access remains out of the reach of the m ...

City Profile - Novosibirsk; Comprehensive overview of the city, PEST analysis and analysis of key industries including technology, tourism and hospitality, construction and retail Summary “City Profile - Novosibirsk” provides historical and forecast data on key city level metrics along with analytic ...

Russia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses Russia’s telcos continue with network investment despite difficult economic climate Telcos in Russia have continued to focus on upgrading fixed-line infrastructure, with a focus on fibre and with considerable support from the go ...

Asia - Fixed Broadband Market - Statistics and Analyses Asia’s fixed broadband market underpinned by the success of China’s fibre rollout The state of the fixed broadband market in Asia is overwhelmingly a reflection of the extent to which individual countries have enabled, encouraged, o ...

The Internet Exchange Ecosystem in India Internet exchanges (IXs) facilitate the exchange of internet traffic reducing latency and cost of bandwidth. They are a crucial component of the Digital India campaign. IX is a physical infrastructure that directly interconnects Internet service providers (IS ...

Asia-Pacific Fixed Broadband Growth Opportunities Remote working and online learning have transformed the fixed broadband market in Asia-Pacific. These market trends drove up usage of high-data- and high-bandwidth-intensive applications, such as telecommuting, video conferencing and streaming, which ...

Uzbekistan - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses Uzbekistan looks to LEO satellite connectivity as a way to fast-track high-speed broadband Uzbekistan has given strong signals of its intention to branch out into the Lower-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-based telecommunications mark ...

Taiwan - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses Taiwan mobile companies shrink from six to three in a bid to drive revenue growth Taiwan’s mobile sector has dramatically shrunk from six operators to just three in a very small space of time. While still subject to regulatory a ...

Asia/Pacific (Excluding Northeast Asia and India) Satellite Broadband Services Market Forecast, 2022–2026 This IDC study presents an outlook on the satellite broadband services market in Asia/Pacific (excluding Northeast Asia and India) for the 2022–2026 period."The sheer amount of new GEO bandwidth ...

The Evolving Competitive Landscape of Broadband Satellite in Asia/Pacific The satellite broadband and broadcast industry is experiencing a renewed interest and demand as global low-earth orbits (LEO) enter the market and new national/regional satellites are being launched in the next two to three ye ...

China - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses China forges ahead with 6G research and development Notwithstanding the presence of three major operators (ostensibly in competition with each other), the development of China’s mobile sector has largely been propelled by governm ...

South Korea - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses South Korea calls a halt to additional 5G spectrum auctions while usage balloons With South Korea’s mobile population switching over to 5G at breakneck speed, the government has put a sudden halt on expanding the amount of ...

Azerbaijan - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses Azerbaijan completes 5G trials but makes little progress towards commercialisation Two of Azerbaijan’s three major mobile network operators (Azercell and Bakcell) completed 5G trials some years ago, but neither company seems ...

Thailand - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses Thailand sees boost in fibre broadband sectorIn the early stages of Thai’s broadband market development, there was widespread adoption of DSL services, together with a significantly lesser deployment of cable broadband, as wel ...

North Korea - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses North Korea’s mobile services to fall under total state control following Koryolink’s demise Egyptian mobile operator Orascom was the private sector partner with government-owned North Korea Post and Telecommunication ...

Afghanistan - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses Afghanistan turmoil puts fibre optic cable projects on indefinite hold Afghanistan was on the brink of unveiling the completion of a number of major telecom infrastructure projects in late-2021. However, the Taliban’s retur ...

Macau - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses Macau’s incumbent fixed network provider CTM keeps a tight grip on the market Macau’s incumbent PSTN provider, CTM, continues to maintain a stranglehold over the region’s fixed-line telephony, fixed broadband, and eve ...

Turkey - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses Turkey’s fibre market showing consistent growth Turkey’s telcos have continued to invest in fibre infrastructure in a bid to improve network capacity and underpin developments in smart infrastructure. This will also be sup ...

Laos - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses Laos jumps into 5G before achieving widespread 4G coverage Laos leapt relatively early into the world of 5G with its network trials and launches, but well before being able to build sufficient market penetration with 4G LTE coverage. Un ...

Kyrgyzstan - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses Kyrgyzstan telecom market growth largely dependent on 5G network rollouts Partly as a result of the Covid-19 crisis, but also driven by a lack of interest from potential bidders, Kyrgyzstan’s planned 5G spectrum auction in 2 ...

India - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses India pushes 5G commercial service launches out beyond 2022 In November 2021, India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) extended the timeframe for the country’s MNOs to complete their 5G trials by another six months. T ...

Turkmenistan - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses Turkmenistan keeps a stranglehold on internet and broadband use The telecom market in Turkmenistan is full of extremes. It has one of the lowest internet penetration rates (in terms of accessibility) in the world, ranking second ...

Bhutan - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses Bhutan’s MNOs launch limited 5G services ahead of schedule Bhutan’s telecom regulator, the Bhutan Information Communications and Media Authority (BICMA), published a 5G deployment framework in March 2020. In this document, ...

Georgia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses Telecom investors nervous about committing to Georgia’s market. Georgia’s government has long recognised the importance and value of enabling widespread access to telecommunication services and the Internet. It has been a ...