Research and Markets has announced the addition of Telecom and Mobile Application Market - China to their offering.
Uncertainty over how the government will address issues such as 3G licenses, potential restructuring of the state-owned telecom operators, development of Chinese technology standards, opening of the market to foreign telecom operators, development of a system for a Universal Service Obligation, and the control and censorship of content and applications offered over fixed-line and mobile telecom networks, remains a consistent concern of industry players, complicating their business planning and ability to raise capital.
Ongoing reform is however gradually leading to a more transparent regulatory environment. As part of these changes, China's regulatory agencies are shifting away from an economic planning function to act as more independent regulators. As the pace of investment has increased, valuations in some sectors have shot up, and there has been speculation that some sectors are becoming overcapitalized. But with the domestic venture capital industry still in its infancy and most foreign investors being new to China, investment flows have tended to be concentrated in a few "hot" sectors. Other sectors, where the regulatory risks are greater or the development cycle is slower are still starved for capital.
In sync the timing of 3G-license issuance, which operators will receive licenses, and the selection of technology standards remain uncertain. China Mobile is certain to receive a license for W-CDMA, and Unicom is expected to upgrade its CDMA network to EVDO, but whether both fixed-line operators will receive licenses and what technology they might deploy is still undecided with China's TD-SCDMA standard representing the biggest wild card. The possible break-up of China Unicom is another complicating factor. It is widely believed that the government will delay the issuance of 3G licenses until the second half of 2005 at the earliest.
This report pays an Insight to the emerging market sector for mobile and telecom application in China. Covering the market perform ability and demand growth for W-CDMA and 3G application across the country and per household basis for 2005 and ahead. On its prime facie, the report intended to answer on behalf of importers/exporters and strategic planners approaching the world market with the answer on rudimentary questions of demand and supply measures in China's Telecom and Mobile Application Market.
Report Highlights:
-Status of telecommunication privatization, by country and by share of global revenue;
-Current and historical statistics for Mobile and fixed telephone subscribers worldwide;
-Estimating the growth of fixed-line, mobile and broadband teledensity;
-Estimating growth for Telecom Application in rural and mainland China;
-How domestic and international firms react to the changing phases of Mobile and Telecom marketplace in China?
-Expenditure and Revenue share of Telecom application among large and SME corporations
-Key developments that drive domestic Security Vendors grabbing more Market Share
-Investment strategies and growth prospects for 2005-2008, as initiated by government and private funding participants in developing the market sector.
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