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This report provides a comprehensive overview of the trends and developments in telecommunications and broadcasting markets in Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam.

Subjects covered include:

• Key Statistics;
  
  
• Market and Industry Overviews;
  
  
• Regulatory Environment;
  
  
• Major Players (fixed and mobile);
  
  
• Infrastructure;
  
  
• Mobile Voice and Data Markets;
  
  
• Internet, VoIP, IPTV;
  
  
• Broadband (DSL, cable modem, wireless);
  
  
• Digital Media.

 
 

1. Cambodia

1.1 Key statistics

1.2 Telecommunications market

1.2.1 Overview of Cambodia’s telecom market

1.3 Regulatory environment

1.3.1 Regulatory authority

1.3.2 Opening up the market

1.4 Telecommunications infrastructure

1.4.1 National telecom network

1.4.2 International infrastructure

1.5 Internet market

1.5.1 Overview

1.6 Mobile communications

1.6.1 Overview of Cambodia’s mobile market

1.6.2 Regulatory issues

1.6.3 Major mobile operators

1.6.4 Mobile services

1.7 broadcasting market

1.7.1 Overview

1.7.2 Free-to-air broadcasting

1.7.3 Cable TV

1.7.4 Satellite TV

1.8 Forecasts

1.8.1 Overview

1.8.2 Forecasts - fixed-line market to 2016

1.8.3 Forecasts - Internet services to 2016

1.8.4 Forecasts - mobile services to 2016

2. Laos

2.1 Key statistics

2.2 Telecommunications market

2.2.1 Overview of Laos’s telecom market

2.3 Regulatory environment

2.3.1 Telecommunications Act 2001

2.3.2 Master plan for telecommunications

2.4 Fixed network operators in Laos

2.4.1 Lao Telecom

2.4.2 Enterprise of Telecommunications Lao (ETL)

2.4.3 Lao Asia Telecom (LAT)

2.5 Telecommunications infrastructure

2.5.1 National telecom network

2.5.2 International infrastructure

2.6 Internet market

2.6.1 Overview

2.6.2 ISP market

2.6.3 Public Internet access

2.6.4 Top level domain name

2.6.5 Broadband Internet

2.6.6 VoIP telephony

2.7 Mobile communications

2.7.1 Overview of mobile market in Laos

2.7.2 Major mobile operators

2.8 Broadcasting market

2.9 Forecasts

2.9.1 Overview

2.9.2 Forecasts - fixed-line market to 2016

2.9.3 Forecasts - Internet services to 2016

2.9.4 Forecasts - mobile services to 2016

3. Vietnam

3.1 Key statistics

3.2 Telecommunications market

3.2.1 Overview of Vietnam’s telecom market

3.2.2 Government role

3.2.3 International voice traffic and charges

3.2.4 Public utility telecommunications fund

3.3 Regulatory environment

3.3.1 Background

3.3.2 Domestic fixed-line competition

3.3.3 Tariffs

3.3.4 Numbering plans

3.3.5 Foreign investment

3.3.6 Liberalisation

3.3.7 Privatisation of state-owned enterprises

3.4 Fixed network operators in Vietnam

3.4.1 Vietnam Post & Telecommunications (VNPT)

3.4.2 Saigon Postel

3.4.3 Viettel

3.4.4 Other operators

3.5 Telecommunications infrastructure

3.5.1 National telecom network

3.5.2 National infrastructure projects

3.5.3 International

3.6 Internet market

3.6.1 Overview

3.6.2 Regulatory environment

3.6.3 Vietnam Internet Network Information Center (VNNIC)

3.6.4 Internet cafés

3.6.5 ISP market

3.6.6 Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)

3.6.7 Satellite Internet

3.6.8 Emerging IT industry

3.7 Mobile communications

3.7.1 Overview of Vietnam’s mobile market

3.7.2 Market background

3.7.3 Tariffs

3.7.4 Mobile technologies

3.7.5 Major mobile operators

3.7.6 Mobile voice services

3.7.7 Mobile data services

3.7.8 Mobile applications

3.8 broadcasting market

3.8.1 Overview

3.8.2 Cable TV

3.8.3 Satellite TV

3.8.4 Mobile TV

3.8.5 Film content censorship

3.9 Forecasts

3.9.1 Overview

3.9.2 Forecasts - fixed-line market to 2017

3.9.3 Forecasts - Internet services to 2017

3.9.4 Forecasts - mobile services to 2017

4. Glossary of Abbreviations

Table 1 - Country statistics Cambodia - 2008

Table 2 - Telephone network statistics - 2007

Table 3 - Internet user statistics - 2007

Table 4 - Mobile statistics - September 2007

Table 5 - National telecommunications authority

Table 6 - Fixed lines in service - 1995 - 2007

Table 7 - Internet users - 1997 - 2007

Table 8 - Internet subscribers - 1999 - 2007

Table 9 - Mobile operators, technology, subscribers and annual change - September 2007

Table 10 - Mobile subscribers - 1993 - 2007

Table 11 - Cambodia GSM (MobiTel) subscribers - 1998 - 2007

Table 12 - CamShin subscribers - 1998 - 2007

Table 13 - TMIC subscribers - 1998 - 2007

Table 14 - Key broadcasting statistics - 2007

Table 15 - Forecast fixed line growth - 2006; 2011; 2016

Table 16 - Forecast Internet subscriber growth - 2006; 2011; 2016

Table 17 - Forecast mobile subscriber growth - 2006; 2011; 2016

Table 18 - Country statistics Laos - 2008

Table 19 - Telephone network statistics - 2007

Table 20 - Internet user statistics - 2007

Table 21 - Mobile statistics - September 2007

Table 22 - National telecommunications authority

Table 23 - Fixed-line operators’ subscribers and market share - 2007

Table 24 - Fixed lines in service - 1995 - 2007

Table 25 - Internet users - 1998 - 2007

Table 26 - Internet subscribers - 1999 - 2007

Table 27 - Broadband subscribers by access type - June 2007

Table 28 - Broadband subscribers by ISP and access type - December 2006

Table 29 - Mobile operators, technology, subscribers and annual change - September 2007

Table 30 - Mobile subscribers and annual growth - 1995 - 2007

Table 31 - Mobile subscribers and market share by operator - September 2007

Table 32 - Lao Telecom’s mobile subscribers and annual growth - 1995 - 2007

Table 33 - Key broadcasting statistics - 2007

Table 34 - Forecast fixed line growth - 2006; 2011; 2016

Table 35 - Forecast Internet subscriber growth - 2006; 2011; 2016

Table 36 - Forecast mobile subscriber growth - 2006; 2011; 2016

Table 37 - Country statistics Vietnam - 2008

Table 38 - Telephone network statistics - 2007

Table 39 - Internet user statistics - 2007

Table 40 - Broadband statistics - 2007

Table 41 - Mobile statistics - September 2007

Table 42 - National telecommunications authorities

Table 43 - Fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1990 - 2008

Table 44 - Internet users - 1998 - 2007

Table 45 - Internet subscribers - 1998 - 2007

Table 46 - Registered domain names - August 2007

Table 47 - Internet Service Providers’ subscribers and market share - August 2007

Table 48 - Mobile operators, technology, subscribers and annual change - September 2007

Table 49 - Mobile subscribers - 1995 - 2008

Table 50 - Mobile services revenue - 1993 - 2007

Table 51 - Mobifone subscriber growth - 1998 - 2007

Table 52 - Vinaphone subscriber growth - 1998 - 2007

Table 53 - S-Fone subscribers - 2003 - 2007

Table 54 - Viettel subscribers - 2004 - 2007

Table 55 - EVN Telecom subscribers - 2006 - 2007

Table 56 - Key broadcasting statistics - 2007

Table 57 - Forecast fixed line growth - lower market scenario - 2007; 2012; 2017

Table 58 - Forecast fixed line growth - higher market scenario - 2007; 2012; 2017

Table 59 - Forecast Internet subscriber growth - lower market scenario - 2007; 2012; 2017

Table 60 - Forecast Internet subscriber growth - higher market scenario - 2007; 2012; 2017

Table 61 - Forecast mobile subscriber growth - lower market scenario - 2007; 2012; 2017

Table 62 - Forecast mobile subscriber growth - higher market scenario - 2007; 2012; 2017

Exhibit 1 - Overview of telecom service and operators - 2007

Exhibit 2 - Overview of telecommunications development in Vietnam - 1993 - 2008

 
 

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More Details

This Annual Publication: Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband in Asia - Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam profiles three countries which once made up the French colonial entity known as Indochina. It is reasonable to say that Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam are all still in comparatively early stages of their telecommunications development with expanding national infrastructure and growing subscriber bases across all market segments. The introduction of Internet and especially broadband Internet is still very much in the early stages, although 2007 saw a significant surge in online access in Vietnam.

Continuing to ignore fixed-line services, Cambodia has built a healthy mobile market instead, reaching the 2.5 million subscriber milestone (17% penetration) in early 2008 and was growing at an annual rate of around 50% into 2008. In the meantime, fixed-line services had flattened out at around 42,000, with no sign of any revival in interest in this segment of the market. Surprisingly, at the same, Internet penetration has remained particularly low; one of the biggest inhibitors to Internet growth in Cambodia is the high cost of online access in Cambodia in comparison to other countries in the region. The push towards the strengthening of the telecom regulatory environment as well as the expansion of the national telecom infrastructure in Cambodia has been continuing. This is despite the occasional political problem and the country’s mixed success in its wider struggle to build the national economy. The country has certainly entered a period of relative political stability, presenting a useful opportunity for some serious regulatory reform. Foreign investor confidence appears to have returned and there is every indication that the economy is strengthening in a sustainable fashion.

There was no hiding the fact Laos had to struggle for years with a poorly performing economy and a commercial environment that was in desperate need of reform. However, in the 2006/07 period there was a noticeable shift in the outlook for the country with positive news being reported on many fronts. Most importantly, a significant number of hydro-electric power projects and mining ventures have become or are close to a reality, with many more possible projects in the pipeline. Laos is at last moving forward in a confident fashion.

As attention turned to building the country’s infrastructure, by early 2008 fixed-line teledensity stood at less than two telephones per 100 people. While more foreign investment is needed to boost the sector, the government must also be judicious in selecting and licensing new operators to ensure that it gets the best value out of the investment. The joint venture formed by the government with Thai company Shinawatra in 1996 let the five year period of market exclusivity granted to Lao Telecom pass without any serious attention to infrastructure building. When the market was opened up to competition in 2002, foreign capital finally started to flow. The mobile phone market took off in early 2003, with the number of subscribers increasing sevenfold in the two years following. The Lao telecom sector still has many issues to address. The rate of regulatory reform continues to lag well behind industry development and has the potential to derail the progress already made if the reform is not speeded up.

Vietnam has become the target for an energetic new round of investor interest of late. Numerous foreign telcos are turning their attention to this significant South East Asian market. The country has it seems come out of a period of wishful thinking - based on the belief that it could ‘go it alone.’ The introduction of a limited level of competition into the telecoms market, combined with a generally improved economic climate, triggered a round of strong growth in the sector. More recently the move to allow an increased level of ‘equitisation’ (the Vietnamese government’s word for ‘privatisation’) has sent a clear message to investors that the rules are changing and the door has been opened. Vietnam’s accession to the WTO in 2007 effectively provided a formal confirmation of change. It was still not totally clear, however, what form the government’s involvement in the telecom sector will take into the future.

As well as strong growth in Vietnam’s mobile sector (28 million subscribers at end-2007, 33% penetration), there has been surprisingly healthy growth in the country’s fixed line subscriber base. Although precise figures are hard to get, fixed-line services were continuing to expand by an estimated 25% a year. The government continues to demonstrate a certain ambivalence about the Internet; nevertheless, this has not stopped the market starting out on a what looks like a solid growth path. Internet user penetration was running at an impressive 21% in January 2008 and the ‘hot’ broadband segment of that market was growing at an annual rate of well over 100%.

Key highlights

• Vietnam’s mobile market had passed the 28 million subscriber mark coming into 2008.
  
  
• The country’s annual growth rate in the mobile market was running at around 75% and looked set to continue.
  
  
• The 2007 year saw a remarkable surge in Vietnam’s broadband Internet market, following on from a similar surge in 2006.
  
  
• With broadband subscriber growth running at an annual rate of almost 150%, interest in broadband services was finally picking up.
  
  
• Overall broadband penetration remained low, (6% of households) but continuing strong growth in this market segment can be expected.
  
  
• Vietnam launched its Vinasat-1 satellite in early 2008; this was the country’s first venture into the satellite market.
  
  
• In Cambodia, mobile services have continued to dominate the local telecom market in what is still a relatively poor country, (estimated GDP per capita of almost US$600 in 2007).
  
  
• There were 2.5 million mobile subscribers in a country of just under 15 million people (17% penetration) coming into 2008, with the market continuing to expand at almost 50% per annum.
  
  
• A similar picture was emerging in Laos, where mobile penetration had reached 20% early in 2008, as annual growth was running at about 40% in this country of only 6 million people.
  
  
• Whilst to the outside observer progress seems painfully slow at times, all three countries have been making steady progress with regulatory change and structural reform within their respective telecom sectors.

Mobile subscribers, penetration and annual change - by country - 2007
Country Subscribers (million) Penetration Annual change
Cambodia 2.5 17% 49%
Laos 1.2 20% 40%
Vietnam 27.9 33% 75%
(Source: BuddeComm data)
Data in this report is the latest available at the time of preparation and may not be for the current year.