2008 Asian - Mobile Operators

亚洲,移动运营商,Asian, Mobile Operators

Abstract

The report has gathered together a selection of information about each of these many operators. The range of information presented in the text, and where appropriate in tables, includes:

· brief history of the company;

· corporate and business structure;

· subscriber growth;

· financial performance;

· market position.

It is noted that the information provided varies from market to market and operator to operator, depending very much on the availability of statistics and corporate reports.

In some markets we also provide an overall review of the market in which we find these operators; this overview includes such statistical information as market share and APRU if available. Within the background information we have also reported on the mergers and acquisition that have been part of a transformational market.

Contents

1. Afghanistan

• 1.1 Operator statistics
  
• 1.2 Afghan Wireless (AWCC)
  
• 1.3 Roshan
  
• 1.4 Areeba
  
• 1.5 Etisalat
  

2. Armenia

• 2.1 Operator statistics
  
• 2.2 ArmenTel (ArmGSM)
  
• 2.3 K-Telecom (VivaCell)
  

3. Azerbaijan

• 3.1 Operator statistics
  
• 3.2 Azercell
  
• 3.3 Bakcell
  
• 3.4 Nar Mobile (Azerfon)
  

4. Bangladesh

• 4.1 Operator statistics
  
• 4.2 CityCell (PBTL)
  
• 4.3 GrameenPhone
  
• 4.4 Banglalink (formerly Sheba Telecom)
  
• 4.5 Telekom Malaysia International Bangladesh/AkTel
  
• 4.6 Teletalk (BTTB)
  
• 4.7 Warid Telecom
  

5. Bhutan

• 5.1 Mobile statistics
  
• 5.2 B-Mobile
  
• 5.3 Tashi InfoComm
  

6. Brunei Darussalam

• 6.1 Overview
  
• 6.2 Operator statistics
  
• 6.3 DSTCom
  

7. Cambodia

• 7.1 Operator statistics
  
• 7.2 Cambodia GSM (MobiTel)
  
• 7.3 CamShin
  
• 7.4 TMIC (formerly Casacom)
  
• 7.5 AZ Communications
  
• 7.6 Viettel
  
• 7.7 Star Cell
  

8. China

• 8.1 Overview
  
• 8.2 Operator statistics
  
• 8.3 China Mobile
  
• 8.4 China Unicom
  
• 8.5 Other mobile operators
  
  • 8.5.1 China Netcom
    
  • 8.5.2 China Telecom
    

9. Georgia

• 9.1 Operator statistics
  
• 9.2 Geocell
  
• 9.3 MagtiCom
  
• 9.4 Mobitel
  
• 9.5 MegaCom
  

10. Hong Kong

• 10.1 Operator statistics
  
• 10.2 CSL New World
  
  • 10.2.1 Hong Kong CSL
    
  • 10.2.2 New World Mobility
    
  • 10.2.3 CSL New World Mobility Group
    
• 10.3 Hutchison Telecom
  
• 10.4 Peoples (China Resources Peoples Telephone Co Ltd)
  
• 10.5 SmarTone-Vodafone
  
• 10.6 Sunday
  
  • 10.6.1 PCCW
    
• 10.7 Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) services
  

11. India

• 11.1 Market overview
  
• 11.2 Market structure and earlier growth
  
• 11.3 Mergers and acquisitions
  
• 11.4 Competition
  
• 11.5 Operator statistics
  
• 11.6 Overview of major mobile operators
  
  • 11.6.1 Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL)
    
  • 11.6.2 Bharti Cellular Ltd (Airtel)
    
  • 11.6.3 BPL Mobile
    
  • 11.6.4 Vodafone Essar (formerly Hutchison Essar Telecom Ltd)
    
  • 11.6.5 Aircel
    
  • 11.6.6 Idea Cellular
    
  • 11.6.7 Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL)
    
  • 11.6.8 Reliance Telecom Ltd
    
  • 11.6.9 Spice Telecom Ltd
    
  • 11.6.10 Virgin Mobile
    

12. Indonesia

• 12.1 Operator statistics
  
• 12.2 PT Telkomsel
  
• 12.3 PT Indosat
  
  • 12.3.1 PT Satelindo
    
  • 12.3.2 IM3 Indosat
    
• 12.4 PT Excelcomindo
  
• 12.5 PT Sampoerna Telekomunikasi Indonesia (STI)
  
• 12.6 Mobile-8
  
• 12.7 Natrindo Telepon Selular (NTS)
  
• 12.8 PT Hutchison CP Telecommunications
  
• 12.9 Smart Telecom
  

13. Japan

• 13.1 Operating environment
  
• 13.2 Operator statistics
  
  • 13.2.1 Regulatory environment
    
• 13.3 Overview of major operators
  
  • 13.3.1 NTT Corporation
    
  • 13.3.2 KDDI Corporation
    
  • 13.3.3 Softbank Corporation
    

14. Kazakhstan

• 14.1 Operator statistics
  
• 14.2 Altel
  
• 14.3 GSM-Kazakhstan (K’Cell)
  
• 14.4 Kar-Tel (K-Mobile)
  
• 14.5 Mobile Telecom Service (NeoTelecom)
  

15. Kyrgyzstan

• 15.1 Operator statistics
  
• 15.2 MegaCom (BiMoCom Ltd)
  
• 15.3 Bitel/Sky Mobile
  
• 15.4 Katel
  

16. Laos

• 16.1 Operator statistics
  
• 16.2 Lao Telecommunications Company (LTC)
  
• 16.3 Enterprise of Telecommunications Lao (ETL)
  
• 16.4 Tigo (Millicom)
  
• 16.5 Lao Asia Telecom (LAT)
  
• 16.6 Sky Telecom
  

17. Macau

• 17.1 Operator statistics
  
• 17.2 CTM
  
• 17.3 Hutchison Telecom Macau
  
• 17.4 SmarTone Mobile Communications (Macau) Ltd
  
• 17.5 China Unicom
  

18. Malaysia

• 18.1 Operator statistics
  
• 18.2 Telekom Malaysia
  
• 18.3 Celcom
  
  • 18.3.1 Telekom Malaysia/Celcom merger
    
  • 18.3.2 Listing
    
• 18.4 Digi Communications
  
• 18.5 Maxis Communications
  
• 18.6 Time dotCom
  
  • 18.6.1 Maxis/Time merger
    
• 18.7 U Mobile
  

19. Maldives

• 19.1 Operator statistics
  
• 19.2 Dhiraagu (DhiMobile)
  
• 19.3 Wataniya Telecom
  

20. Mongolia

• 20.1 Operator statistics
  
• 20.2 MobiCom
  
• 20.3 SkyTel
  
• 20.4 Unitel
  
• 20.5 G-Mobile
  

21. Myanmar

• 21.1 Operator statistics
  
• 21.2 Sole mobile operator
  
  • 21.2.1 Myanmar P&T (MPT)
    

22. Nepal

• 22.1 Operator statistics
  
• 22.2 Nepal Telecom
  
• 22.3 Spice Nepal Pvt Ltd (SNPL)
  

23. Pakistan

• 23.1 Operator statistics
  
• 23.2 CMPak (Formerly Paktel)
  
• 23.3 Pakcom (Instaphone)
  
• 23.4 Mobilink (PMCL)
  
• 23.5 Ufone (PTCL)
  
• 23.6 Warid Telecom
  
• 23.7 Telenor Pakistan
  

24. Philippines

• 24.1 Overview
  
• 24.2 Operator statistics
  
• 24.3 Globe Telecom
  
• 24.4 Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT)
  
  • 24.4.1 Smart Communications
    
  • 24.4.2 Pilipino Telephone Corp (Piltel)
    
  • 24.4.3 ACeS Philippines
    
• 24.5 Extelcom
  
• 24.6 Digitel/Sun Cellular
  
• 24.7 BellTel
  

25. Singapore

• 25.1 Overview
  
• 25.2 Operator statstics
  
• 25.3 SingTel Mobile
  
• 25.4 MobileOne
  
  • 25.4.1 PLDT/MobileOne
    
• 25.5 StarHub
  

26. South Korea

• 26.1 Overview
  
• 26.2 Operator statistics
  
• 26.3 SK Telecom
  
  • 26.3.1 Merger with Shinsegi Telecom
    
• 26.4 KTF
  
  • 26.4.1 KT ICOM
    
  • 26.4.2 KT M.Com/Hansol M.Com
    
• 26.5 LG Telecom
  

27. Sri Lanka

• 27.1 Operator statistics
  
• 27.2 Tigo (formerly Celltel Lanka)
  
• 27.3 Hutchison Lanka
  
• 27.4 Mobitel
  
• 27.5 Dialog Telekom (MTN)
  
• 27.6 Bharti Airtel Lanka
  
• 27.7 Sixth mobile licence
  

28. Taiwan

• 28.1 Operator statistics
  
• 28.2 Chunghwa Telecom
  
• 28.3 Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET)
  
• 28.4 KG Telecom
  
• 28.5 MobiTai Telecom
  
• 28.6 Taiwan Mobile (formerly Taiwan Cellular)
  
• 28.7 Asia Pacific Broadband Wireless (APBW)
  
• 28.8 VIBO Telecom
  

29. Tajikistan

• 29.1 Operator statistics
  
• 29.2 Babilon-Mobile
  
• 29.3 Indigo Tajikistan
  
• 29.4 Somoncom
  
• 29.5 Tacom
  
• 29.6 TK Mobile
  
• 29.7 TT Mobile
  

30. Timor Leste

• 30.1 Timor Telecom
  

31. Thailand

• 31.1 Market overview
  
• 31.2 Operator statistics
  
• 31.3 Advanced Info Service (AIS)
  
  • 31.3.1 Digital Phone Company (DPC)
    
• 31.4 DTAC
  
• 31.5 True Move (formerly TA Orange)
  
• 31.6 Hutchison CAT
  
• 31.7 Thai Mobile
  
• 31.8 CAT Telecom
  

32. Turkmenistan

• 32.1 Operator statistics
  
• 32.2 Barash Communications Technologies (BCTI)
  
• 32.3 Altyn Asyr/TM Cell
  

33. Uzbekistan

• 33.1 Operator statistics
  
• 33.2 Uzdunrobita / MTS-Uzbekistan
  
• 33.3 Unitel
  
• 33.4 Coscom
  
• 33.5 Other mobile operators
  

34. Vietnam

• 34.1 Operator statistics
  
• 34.2 Mobifone
  
• 34.3 Vinaphone
  
• 34.4 CityPhone
  
• 34.5 S-Fone (SLD Telecom)
  
• 34.6 Viettel
  
• 34.7 VP Telecom/EVN Telecom
  
• 34.8 Hutchison/HT Mobile
  
• 34.9 New and prospective operators
  
  • 34.9.1 Telenor
    
  • 34.9.2 Vodafone
    
  • 34.9.3 GTel
    

35. Glossary of Abbreviations

亚洲,移动运营商,Asian, Mobile Operators