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In-Stat: Asia-Pacific broadband access revenues to top US$55 billion by 2011

In-Stat: Asia-Pacific broadband access revenues to top US$55 billion by 2011 Total Asia-Pacific broadband-access services market revenue, which stood at US$20.7 billion in 2005, will reach US$55.1 billion by 2011, according to In-Stat . First-tier markets Japan and South Korea contributed more than 60% of total revenue in 2005, followed by second-tier markets Hong Kong, Taiwan, Australia, and Singapore, which together contributed around 15%, the market research firm indicated. In less developed markets like China and India, broadband access services are expected to demonstrate impressive growth through 2011 and constitute the bulk of Asia Pacifics broadband subscriber expansion, said In-Stat analyst Bryan Wang.

eBay looks to Asia for growth

eBay looks to Asia for growth Online auction company eBay said it expects the number of Asia-Pacific users trading on its site to eventually outstrip that for the U.S. and Europe as Internet penetration grows, but it also predicts imminent competition. More than 30 million of the company's 181 million registered users worldwide are in the Asia-Pacific region, Chief Executive Meg Whitman said Thursday. "These are still small markets, but as Internet usage and broadband penetration increase, we see these markets growing bigger than our top markets currently," she said. And in markets like India, the company has seen a rise

In-Stat: Asia-Pacific IPTV subscribers to grow at CAGR of 73.3% by 2011

In-Stat: Asia-Pacific IPTV subscribers to grow at CAGR of 73.3% by 2011 The Asia-Pacific region is leading the global revolution of IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) in infrastructure deployments, applications development and subscriber adoption, according to research firm In-Stat. By 2011, the Asia/Pacific market is expected to reach 39 million IPTV subscribers, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 73.3% from 1.44 million subscribers in 2005, said the market research firm. Total IPTV revenues in the region will reach US$8.1 billion by 2011, In-Stat projects. With IPTV, telcos have the opportunity to fundamentally change their broadband customers video service experience

Intel invests in Anytime to push Viiv in Asia Pacific

Intel invests in Anytime to push Viiv in Asia Pacific Intel Capital has taken equity in Asia VoD content provider, Anytime and Intel intends to use the Anytime service to promote its Viiv brand for PCs designed for the digital entertainment in the home. With the backing of Intel, Anytime will shortly launch, in Australia Anytime TV a service providing movies and other video content for download to a PC and for subsequent playback on a TV. Anytime TV will be available direct from Anytime on any PC with a broadband connection, in contrast to the existing Anytime service offered via ISP