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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.

Asia set for $55bn broadband bonanza

Asia set for $55bn broadband bonanza Asia will be paying $55.1bn a year for broadband access by 2011, according to the latest market research. The number of broadband subscribers in the region will triple in just five years, from 86.63 million last year, to 235.84 million in 2011, research firm In-Stat predicts. The lions share of broadband revenue in Asia is currently being generated by a comparatively small section of the regions population. Last year, more than 60 per cent of the regions total $20.7bn broadband revenue came from subscribers in just two nations: Japan and South Korea. More than 62 per cent of

Telecom equipment sales to reach US$47 billion in Asia-Pacific in 2007

Telecom equipment sales to reach US$47 billion in Asia-Pacific in 2007 The Asia-Pacific telecom equipment market will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.6% from US$43 billion in 2005 to US$47 billion in 2007, according to In-Stat. Major growth drivers in the region include the expansion of all types of networks in China and India, accelerating deployment of high-speed Internet access networks in developed markets including Japan and South Korea, as well as the implementation and extension of third-generation (3G) wireless networks throughout the Asia-Pacific equipment market, the market research firm noted. As competition will intensify in the marketplace,

VoIP In Asia To Nearly Double By 2009

VoIP In Asia To Nearly Double By 2009 VoIP in Asia is expected to grow from $5.5 billion in 2004 to more than $10 billion by 2009, according to an In-Stat report released Tuesday. VoIP in Asia is expected to grow from $5.5 billion in 2004 to more than $10 billion by 2009, according to an In-Stat report released Tuesday. Revenue for 85.4 percent of VoIP traffic came from traditional public switched telephone networks in 2004, the high tech market research firm said. In-Stat added that most of the calls were initiated from PSTN terminals or full IP local loops that carry

In-Stat Reports Sluggish Asia Wireless Location Services Market on Verge of Taking Off

In-Stat Reports Sluggish Asia Wireless Location Services Market on Verge of Taking Off SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 19, 2005--Location-based services (LBS) may finally realize its potential in the Asia/Pacific region in the upcoming five years, reports In-Stat (http://www.in-stat.com). LBS has been labelled "the next big thing," and has been the subject of aggressive revenue projections by industry insiders, however, it has yet to materialize in a big way, the high-tech market research firm says. "Slower-than-expected implementation of more accurate location determination technologies (LDTs), consumer privacy concerns, and operators focused on the deployment of other proven mobile data services have hampered LBS in