1. Key Statistics
2. Telecommunications Market
2.1 Overview of China’s telecom market
2.2 China’s telecom market restructure in 2008
2.3 Fixed-lines and mobiles
2.4 Timetable for China’s telephone users
3. Regulatory Environment
3.1 Overview
3.2 Tenth Five-Year Plan (2000-2005)
3.3 Eleventh Five-Year Plan (2006-2010)
3.4 Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT)
3.4.1 Ministry of Information Industry (MII)
3.4.2 MII expansion
3.4.3 Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT)
3.5 2008 Global economic crisis: how will China react?
3.5.1 China’s RMB4 trillion for infrastructure spending
3.6 Previous restructuring of the telecommunications operators
3.6.1 WTO accession
3.7 Yearly summaries of major regulatory developments
3.7.1 Year 2009
3.7.2 Year 2008
3.7.3 Year 2007
3.7.4 Year 2006
4. Major Telecom Operators
4.1 Overview of major players
4.1.1 2002 industry restructure
4.1.2 Drivers for further business restructuring in China
4.1.3 2008 industry restructure
4.1.4 Newly formed entities
4.2 China Mobile Ltd (CML)
4.2.1 Company overview
4.2.2 Financial and operating highlights – Annual Report 2008
4.2.3 Recent developments
4.2.4 China Tietong (merged into China Mobile)
4.3 China Telecom
4.3.1 Company overview
4.3.2 Financial and operating highlights – Annual Report 2008
4.3.3 Recent developments
4.3.4 China Satcom (merged into China Telecom)
4.4 China Unicom
4.4.1 Company overview
4.4.2 Financial and operating highlights – Annual Report 2008
4.4.3 Recent developments
4.4.4 China Netcom (merged into China Telecom)
5. Telecommunications Infrastructure
5.1 Overview of infrastructure developments in China
5.2 National telecom networks
5.2.1 Backbone Internet networks
5.3 International infrastructure
5.3.1 Submarine cable infrastructure
5.3.2 Satellite infrastructure
5.4 IP networks
5.4.1 IP-Virtual Private Network (IP-VPN)
5.4.2 Peer-to-Peer (P2P) streaming
5.5 Next Generation Networks (NGNs)
5.6 China’s world first eco city
5.7 Environmental focus for smart grids
5.7.1 Overview
5.7.2 Policy
5.7.3 Call for a modern grid
5.7.4 Smart grid in Anhui Province
5.8 China builds its own Silicon Delta
5.9 Snow storms damage operator infrastructure
5.10 Earthquake response
6. Internet Market
6.1 Overview
6.1.1 Internet subscribers
6.2 Internet regulations and censorship
6.2.1 Overview
6.3 E-services
6.3.1 Overview
6.3.2 E-commerce
6.3.3 Government e-commerce projects
6.3.4 E-payment systems
6.3.5 E-government
6.3.6 E-entertainment
6.3.7 Social networking
6.3.8 Search engines
6.3.9 Instant Messaging (IM)
7. Broadband Market
7.1 Overview
7.2 Broadband statistics
7.3 Broadband forecasts
7.4 Broadband networks
7.4.1 Overview
7.4.2 Cable modems
7.4.3 Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)
7.4.4 Fibre-to-the-Home (FttH)
7.4.5 Broadband over Powerline (BPL)
7.4.6 Wireless broadband
7.5 IP telephony/VoIP
7.5.1 Market overview
7.6 Fibre-to-the-Home (FttH)
7.6.1 Market overview
7.6.2 Gigabit Ethernet/FTTx+LAN
8. Convergence
8.1 Overview of media convergence
8.2 Triple play models
8.3 Television broadcasting
8.4 Digital TV
8.4.1 Broadband TV
8.4.2 Cable TV
8.4.3 Satellite TV
8.4.4 Digital Terrestrial TV (DTTV)
8.4.5 Interactive TV (iTV)
9. Mobile Communications
9.1 Overview of China’s mobile market
9.2 3G licences
9.3 Mobile statistics
9.4 Mobile Internet
9.5 Regulatory issues
9.5.1 Price wars
9.5.2 Subscriber registration
9.5.3 Calling Party Pays (CPP)
9.6 Mobile technologies
9.6.1 GSM
9.6.2 CDMA
9.6.3 PAS/PHS (Little Smart/Xiaolingtong)
9.6.4 WiMAX
9.6.5 Third Generation (3G) mobile
9.6.6 WCDMA
9.6.7 CDMA2000
9.6.8 Fourth Generation (4G) mobile
9.7 Mobile handset market
9.7.1 Overview
9.8 Mobile voice services
9.8.1 Prepaid cards (SIM and PIM cards)
9.8.2 Satellite mobile
9.9 Mobile data services
9.9.1 Market overview
9.9.2 Short Message Service (SMS)
9.9.3 Wireless Application Protocol (WAP)
9.9.4 Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)
9.9.5 General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)
9.9.6 Push-to-Talk (PTT)
9.9.7 Enhanced Data for GSM Evolution (EDGE)
9.9.8 Broadband wireless data services
9.9.9 Mobile TV
9.10 Mobile applications
9.10.1 Market overview
9.10.2 Surge in new applications development
9.10.3 Global positioning systems (GPS)
9.10.4 M-commerce
9.10.5 Mobile gaming
9.10.6 IM search services
9.10.7 Ringtones
9.10.8 Mobile music
9.10.9 Mobile Internet
9.10.10 Push email
10. Forecasts
10.1 Overview
10.2 Forecasts – fixed-line market to 2018
10.3 Forecasts – Internet services to 2018
10.4 Forecasts – broadband market to 2018
10.5 Forecasts – mobile market to 2018
11. Glossary of Abbreviations
Table 1 – Country statistics China – 2008
Table 2 – Telecom revenue and investment statistics – 2008
Table 3 – Telephone network statistics – 2008
Table 4 – Internet user statistics – 2008
Table 5 – Broadband statistics – 2008
Table 6 – Mobile statistics – 2008
Table 7 – National telecommunications authorities
Table 8 – Fixed-line and mobile subscriptions and penetration rate – 1998 - 2008
Table 9 – Telephone subscribers fixed versus mobile overview – 1998 - 2007
Table 10 – China Mobile subscribers, annual change, ARPU, market share – 1997 - 2008
Table 11 – China Mobile voice usage – 2006 - 2008
Table 12 – China Mobile selected value-added revenue – 2007 - 2008
Table 13 – China Mobile revenue composition of value-added business – 2006 - 2008
Table 14 – China Mobile advanced services usage – 2007 - 2008
Table 15 – China Mobile financial data – 2000 - 2008
Table 16 – China Telecom key operating statistics – 2004 - 2008
Table 17 – China Telecom (China Unicom) CDMA mobile subscribers – 2002 - 2008
Table 18 – China Telecom financial data – 2001 - 2008
Table 19 – China Telecom revenue breakdown – 2007 - 2008
Table 20 – China Telecom wireline revenue breakdown – 2007 - 2008
Table 21 – China Telecom wireline VAS revenue growth and mix – 2007 - 2008
Table 22 – China Telecom CAPEX – 2007 - 2008
Table 23 – China Unicom GSM mobile subscribers – 2002 - 2008
Table 24 – China Unicom key operating metrics – 2007 - 2008
Table 25 – China Unicom financial data – 2001 - 2008
Table 26 – China Unicom CAPEX breakdown – 2007 - 2008
Table 27 – China Netcom subscribers by service – 2003 - 2008
Table 28 – China Netcom ARPU by service – 2003 - 2008
Table 29 – China Netcom revenue percentages – 2003 - 2008
Table 30 – China Netcom financial data – 2003 - 2008
Table 31 – China Netcom traditional and innovative revenue ratios – 2005 - 2008
Table 32 – Network distribution of bandwidth – 2004 - 2008
Table 33 – CNNIC Internet statistical survey – December 2008
Table 34 – Internet users and annual change – 1996 - 2008
Table 35 – Internet subscribers and annual change – 1996 - 2008
Table 36 – Growth of websites in China and annual change – 2002 - 2008
Table 37 – Website classification and Domain Names in China – 2008
Table 38 – Registered .cn domain names by code – 2008
Table 39 – Estimated value of B2C e-commerce market – 2004 - 2006; 2010
Table 40 – Breakdown of e-commerce users – 2008
Table 41 – Online gaming revenues – 2004 - 2008
Table 42 – Market share of online search engines – 2005 - 2008
Table 43 – Broadband subscribers and annual change – 2000 - 2008
Table 44 – Broadband subscribers and growth by access type – 2008
Table 45 – Broadband subscribers and households - 2008
Table 46 – China Telecom broadband subscribers and annual change – 2003 - 2008
Table 47 – China Netcom broadband subscribers and annual change – 2003 - 2008
Table 48 – Cable modem Internet subscribers and annual change – 2000 - 2008
Table 49 – DSL Internet subscribers – 2000 - 2008
Table 50 – Registered Tom-Skype users in China – 2005 - 2008
Table 51 – IPTV subscribers – 2004 - 2012
Table 52 – Overview of cable TV market – 2008
Table 53 – Cable TV households – 1996 - 2011
Table 54 – Digital cable TV subscribers and penetration rate – 2003 - 2015
Table 55 – Mobile subscribers by operator and annual change – 2008
Table 56 – Mobile subscribers and annual change – 1995 - 2008
Table 57 – Mobile Internet subscribers and annual change – 2006 - 2008
Table 58 – China Unicom CDMA subscribers pre/postpaid, MOU, ARPU – 2002 - 2008
Table 59 – China Unicom CDMA network statistics – 2007
Table 60 – Little Smart (PHS) subscribers – 2002 - 2008
Table 61 – Mobile phones manufactured in China – 2004 - 2007
Table 62 – Prepaid mobile subscribers by operator – 2008
Table 63 – China Unicom postpaid/prepaid mobile subscribers by network – 2004 - 2008
Table 64 – China Mobile postpaid/prepaid mobile subscribers – 2004 - 2008
Table 65 – Mobile data revenues – top three countries – 1H 2008
Table 66 – China Mobile mobile data service users – 2004 - 2008
Table 67 – China Mobile and China Unicom mobile VAS revenue – 2008
Table 68 – China Mobile Value Added Business revenue breakdown – 2006 - 2008
Table 69 – China Mobile VAS revenue breakdown (selected items) – 2006 - 2008
Table 70 – China Mobile VAS subscribers (selected items) – 2006 - 2008
Table 71 – SMS messages sent in China and annual change – 2000 - 2008
Table 72 – China Mobile SMS usage volume and annual change – 2003 - 2008
Table 73 – China Unicom SMS usage by network and annual change – 2005 - 2008
Table 74 – CNNIC WAP usage report – March 2007
Table 75 – Forecast fixed-line subscribers & penetration – lower growth scenario – 2007 - 2008; 2013; 2018
Table 76 – Forecast fixed-line subscribers & penetration – higher growth scenario – 2007 - 2008; 2013; 2018
Table 77 – Forecast Internet subscribers & penetration – lower growth scenario – 2007 - 2008; 2013; 2018
Table 78 – Forecast Internet subscribers & penetration – higher growth scenario – 2007 - 2008; 2013; 2018
Table 79 – Forecast broadband subscribers & penetration – lower growth scenario – 2007 - 2008; 2013; 2018
Table 80 – Forecast broadband subscribers and penetration – higher growth scenario – 2007 - 2008; 2013; 2018
Table 81 – Forecast mobile subscribers & penetration – lower forecast – 2007 - 2008; 2013; 2018
Table 82 – Forecast mobile subscribers & penetration – higher forecast – 2007 - 2008; 2013; 2018
Exhibit 1 – Telecommunications industry statistics from the MII – 2006 - 2008
Exhibit 2 – Restructuring of China’s telecommunications undustry
Exhibit 3 – China’s agreed schedule for telecom liberalisation – 2002 - 2007
Exhibit 4 – Restructuring – scenario 1
Exhibit 5 – Restructuring – scenario 2
Exhibit 6 – Restructuring – scenario 3
Exhibit 7 – China Mobile Ltd at a glance – 2008
Exhibit 8 – China Telecom Corporation Ltd* at a glance – 2008
Exhibit 9 – China Unicom Ltd at a glance – 2008
Exhibit 10 – China Network Communications Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Ltd at a glance – 1H 2008
Exhibit 11 – Regional/international fibre optic cable networks
Exhibit 12 – Selected Chinese satellite service providers and satellites
Exhibit 13 – China Satcom satellite fleet
Exhibit 14 – Types of telecom convergence
Exhibit 15 – BesTV Corporation
Exhibit 16 – Jiangsu IPTV applications
Exhibit 17 – Overview of ‘eye will’

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