Abstract
This IDC study presents IDC' s network equipment and set-top box (STB) capex
forecast for Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) or APEJ covering the years
2005-2009. Key features included forecasts for eight APEJ markets - Australia,
Hong Kong, the Philippines, the People' s Republic of China (PRC), Singapore,
South Korea, Taiwan, and Rest of APEJ or ROAPEJ (Indonesia, Thailand, and
Malaysia). Fifteen carriers' activities in IPTV are analyzed - BSNL, Reliance,
China Netcom, China Telecom, Chungwha Telecom, KT, PCCW, HKBN, PLDT, SingTel,
StarHub, Telekom Malaysia, MiTV, TRUE, and CS LoxInfo.
"The APEJ region has metropolitan areas that have achieved high household
penetration of broadband Internet access and cable TV (CATV) access. These
markets are ripe for broadcast TV over broadband services," says Bill Rojas,
contributing analyst, IDC Asia/Pacific. "Over the next five years, the region
will see large-scale IPTV deployments in most metropolitan areas with high
broadband Internet access penetration. In those metropolitan areas where
broadband access is lagging, carriers will look for innovative ways to utilize
wireless broadband and satellite broadcasting with IP multicasting.
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