2008 ASIAN - INTERNET MARKET

Table of Contents

1. Afghanistan

• 1.1 Overview
  • 1.1.1 Internet statistics
• 1.2 Internet cafes
• 1.3 Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
• 1.4 Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)

2. Armenia

• 2.1 Overview
  • 2.1.1 Internet statistics
• 2.2 Wireless Internet
• 2.3 ISP market
  • 2.3.1 Arminco Global Telecommunications
  • 2.3.2 Armenian Freenet
  • 2.3.3 Web Ltd (WEB.AM)
  • 2.3.4 Armenian Datacom Company (ADC)

3. Azerbaijan

• 3.1 Overview
  • 3.1.1 Internet statistics
  • 3.1.2 Computers for schools
• 3.2 ISP market

4. Bangladesh

• 4.1 Overview
  • 4.1.1 Internet statistics
  • 4.1.2 Constraints on Internet growth
• 4.2 MediNet
• 4.3 Village Computer and Internet Program (VCIP)
• 4.4 International Internet Gateway (IIG) licence
• 4.5 ISP market
  • 4.5.1 Overview
  • 4.5.2 BTTB' s ISP service
  • 4.5.3 Grameen Cybernet
  • 4.5.4 Integrated Services Network (ISN)
  • 4.5.5 InTech Online (IOL)
  • 4.5.6 AlwaysOn Network
• 4.6 Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)

5. Bhutan

• 5.1 Overview
  • 5.1.1 Internet statistics
  • 5.1.2 Government online
• 5.2 ISP market
  • 5.2.1 DrukNet
  • 5.2.2 Samden Tech

6. Brunei Darussalam

• 6.1 Overview
  • 6.1.1 Internet statistics

7. Cambodia

• 7.1 Overview
  • 7.1.1 Internet statistics
  • 7.1.2 Internet access locations
  • 7.1.3 MediaRing' s acquisition of AngkorNet

8. China

• 8.1 Overview
  • 8.1.1 Internet statistics
• 8.2 Internet regulations and censorship
  • 8.2.1 Overview

9. Georgia

• 9.1 Overview
  • 9.1.1 Internet statistics
• 9.2 ISP market
  • 9.2.1 Georgia Online
  • 9.2.2 SaNet

10. Hong Kong

• 10.1 Overview
  • 10.1.1 Internet statistics
• 10.2 Regulatory issues
  • 10.2.1 Regulatory developments
• 10.3 Internet traffic volume
• 10.4 Domain names
• 10.5 Wireless Internet

11. India

• 11.1 Overview
  • 11.1.1 Growth path
  • 11.1.2 Internet statistics
  • 11.1.3 Growth issues
  • 11.1.4 Service disruption
• 11.2 Regulatory issues
  • 11.2.1 Internet policy
  • 11.2.2 National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI)
  • 11.2.3 Pricing
  • 11.2.4 Domain names
  • 11.2.5 Censorship and security
• 11.3 ISP market
  • 11.3.1 Major ISPs

12. Indoensia

• 12.1 Overview
  • 12.1.1 Internet statistics
  • 12.1.2 Internet information control
  • 12.1.3 Cyber laws
  • 12.1.4 Telkom' s national IP backbone
  • 12.1.5 IPv6
• 12.2 ISP market

13. Japan

• 13.1 Overview
  • 13.1.1 Internet statistics
• 13.2 Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ)
• 13.3 Japan Internet Providers' Association (JAIPA)
• 13.4 Regulatory issues
  • 13.4.1 Policy on national information superhighway
  • 13.4.2 Government' s IT Basic Strategy
  • 13.4.3 Internet replacement
• 13.5 Fight against Google dominance
• 13.6 Online banking

14. Kazakhstan

• 14.1 Overview
  • 14.1.1 Internet statistics
  • 14.1.2 Kazakh Network Information Centre (KazNIC)
  • 14.1.3 Ashyk Alem Project
• 14.2 ISP market
  • 14.2.1 Kazakhstan Online
  • 14.2.2 Nursat
• 14.3 Internet Protocol TV (IPTV)

15. Kyrgyzstan

• 15.1 Overview
  • 15.1.1 Internet statistics
• 15.2 ISP market

16. Laos

• 16.1 Overview
  • 16.1.1 Internet statistics
• 16.2 ISP market
• 16.3 Public Internet access
• 16.4 Top level domain name

17. Macau

• 17.1 Overview
  • 17.1.1 Internet statistics
  • 17.1.2 ISP market
  • 17.1.3 Licensing of Internet services

18. Malaysia

• 18.1 Overview
  • 18.1.1 Internet statistics
• 18.2 ISP market
  • 18.2.1 Initial market structure
  • 18.2.2 Restructure of the Internet service market
  • 18.2.3 TMNet
  • 18.2.4 Jaring
  • 18.2.5 Maxis Net
  • 18.2.6 Time dotNet
  • 18.2.7 iZZinet
• 18.3 Internet via satellite
• 18.4 National IPv6 Council

19. Maldives

• 19.1 Overview
  • 19.1.1 Internet statistics
• 19.2 Competition
• 19.3 Government Network of the Maldives (GNM)

20. Mongolia

• 20.1 Overview
  • 20.1.1 Internet statistics
• 20.2 Mongolia Internet Exchange (MIX)
• 20.3 ISP market
  • 20.3.1 DataCom (MagicNet)
  • 20.3.2 Other ISPs

21. Myanmar

• 21.1 Overview
  • 21.1.1 Internet statistics
  • 21.1.2 Internet cafes
  • 21.1.3 WiMAX

22. Nepal

• 22.1 Overview
  • 22.1.1 Internet statistics
  • 22.1.2 WiFi network for remote villages
• 22.2 ISP market

23. North Korea

• 23.1 Overview
• 23.2 ISP market
• 23.3 Websites
• 23.4 Email service
• 23.5 Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
• 23.6 Internet cafes

24. Pakistan

• 24.1 Overview
  • 24.1.1 Internet statistics
  • 24.1.2 Major government initiatives
  • 24.1.3 Internet censorship
• 24.2 ISP market

25. Philippines

• 25.1 Overview
  • 25.1.1 Internet statistics
• 25.2 Internet exchanges
  • 25.2.1 PhIX
  • 25.2.2 I-Gate
• 25.3 Internet regulations
  • 25.3.1 Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT)
• 25.4 Gearing Up Internet Literacy and Access for Students (GILAS)
• 25.5 Cybercafes
• 25.6 ISP market
  • 25.6.1 Selected ISPs
  • 25.6.2 Internet Data Centres (IDCs)
• 25.7 Internet via satellite
• 25.8 IP networks

26. Singapore

• 26.1 Overview
  • 26.1.1 Internet statistics
  • 26.1.2 Singapore Network Information Centre (SGNIC)
  • 26.1.3 Regulatory environment
  • 26.1.4 International Internet infrastructure
  • 26.1.5 Internet data centres
  • 26.1.6 Internet security
  • 26.1.7 International Internet Exchange
• 26.2 ISP market
  • 26.2.1 Overview of selected ISPs

27. South Korea

• 27.1 Overview
  • 27.1.1 The world' s most penetrated broadband Internet market
  • 27.1.2 Internet statistics
  • 27.1.3 Internet cafes/PC bangs
  • 27.1.4 Inter usage patterns
  • 27.1.5 Internet search engines

28. Sri Lanka

• 28.1 Overview
  • 28.1.1 Internet statistics
• 28.2 Internet exchange
• 28.3 Public Internet access
• 28.4 Data centres
• 28.5 ISP market
  • 28.5.1 Lanka Internet Services
  • 28.5.2 Wishya Online (Pvt) Ltd
  • 28.5.3 ITMIN Ltd
  • 28.5.4 Eureka Online (Pvt) Ltd
  • 28.5.5 Pan Lanka Networking (Pvt) Ltd
  • 28.5.6 Lanka Global Online
  • 28.5.7 SLTNet
  • 28.5.8 Suntel wOw
  • 28.5.9 BellNet
• 28.6 E-commerce

29. Taiwan

• 29.1 Overview
  • 29.1.1 Internet statistics
• 29.2 Public Internet access
• 29.3 Internet hosts
• 29.4 Direct Internet access network
• 29.5 TWGate
• 29.6 ISP market
  • 29.6.1 HiNet
  • 29.6.2 SeedNet
  • 29.6.3 Eastern Broadband
  • 29.6.4 TrandSend Internet Co
  • 29.6.5 JoinNet

30. Tajikistan

• 30.1 Overview
  • 30.1.1 Internet statistics
• 30.2 Censorship

31. Timor Leste

• 31.1 Overview
  • 31.1.1 Internet statistics
• 31.2 VoIP

32. Thailand

• 32.1 Overview
  • 32.1.1 Internet statistics
  • 32.1.2 Thailand proposed as a regional ICT hub
  • 32.1.3 Internet censorship
• 32.2 ISP market
• 32.3 Major ISPs
  • 32.3.1 True Internet (formerly Asia Infonet)
  • 32.3.2 CS Loxinfo
  • 32.3.3 Jasmine Internet (Ji-NET)
  • 32.3.4 Internet Thailand Co
  • 32.3.5 KSC Commercial Internet
  • 32.3.6 Loxley Information Services (Loxinfo)
  • 32.3.7 Samart Infonet
  • 32.3.8 Pacific Internet
  • 32.3.9 Roynet Internet
  • 32.3.10 CATNET
• 32.4 Thailand Internet Exchange (THIX)
  • 32.4.1 Opening up of gateway market
• 32.5 Regulatory issues
  • 32.5.1 Internet charges
• 32.6 Internet cafes
• 32.7 Content
• 32.8 IT policy

33. Turkmenistan

• 33.1 Overview
  • 33.1.1 Internet statistics
• 33.2 Censorship

34. Uzbekistan

• 34.1 Overview
  • 34.1.1 Internet statistics
• 34.2 ISP market

35. Vietnam

• 35.1 Overview
  • 35.1.1 Internet statistics
  • 35.1.2 Internet subscriber projections
  • 35.1.3 International bandwidth
• 35.2 Regulatory environment
  • 35.2.1 Government control
  • 35.2.2 Proposed Cyber Law
• 35.3 Vietnam Internet Network Information Center (VNNIC)
  • 35.3.1 Domain name system
• 35.4 Internet cafes
• 35.5 ISP market
  • 35.5.1 NetNam
  • 35.5.2 Online service providers
  • 35.5.3 Electricity of Vietnam (EVN)
  • 35.5.4 International leasing charges for IXPs
• 35.6 Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
• 35.7 Satellite Internet
• 35.8 Emerging IT industry

36. Glossary of Abbreviations