2008 Asian - Mobile Operators

Table of 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
• 3.3Bakcell
• 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