2008 Asia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband in North and South Korea

SUMMARY

South Korea is a country leading in technology use. The report covers trends and developments in telecommunications, mobile, Internet, broadband, digital TV and converging media including VoIP and IPTV developments.

Subjects include:

• Market and industry analyses, trends and developments;
• Facts, figures and statistics;
• Industry and regulatory issues;
• Infrastructure;
• Major Players, Revenues, Subscribers, ARPU;
• Internet, VoIP, IPTV;
• Mobile Voice and Data Markets;
• Broadband (FttH, DSL, cable TV, wireless);
• Convergence and Digital Media.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. North Korea

• 1.1 Key statistics
• 1.2 Telecommunications market
  • 1.2.1 Overview of North Korea's telecom market
  • 1.2.2 Market analysis
  • 1.2.3 Relationship with South Korea and the world
• 1.3 Regulatory environment
  • 1.3.1 Foreign investment
• 1.4 Fixed network operators
  • 1.4.1 Lancelot Holdings
  • 1.4.2 Loxley Pacific (Loxpac)
  • 1.4.3 KT Corporation
  • 1.4.4 Shin Satellite Corp
• 1.5 Telecommunications infrastructure
  • 1.5.1 National telecom network
  • 1.5.2 International infrastructure
• 1.6 Internet market
  • 1.6.1 Overview
  • 1.6.2 Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
  • 1.6.3 Websites
  • 1.6.4 Email service
  • 1.6.5 Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
  • 1.6.6 Internet cafes
• 1.7 Broadcasting market
  • 1.7.1 Overview
  • 1.7.2 TV stations
  • 1.7.3 Cable TV
  • 1.7.4 Satellite TV
• 1.8 Mobile communications
  • 1.8.1 Overview of North Korea's mobile market
  • 1.8.2 Mobile technologies

2. South Korea

• 2.1 Key statistics
• 2.2 Telecommunications market
  • 2.2.1 Overview of South Korea's telecom market
  • 2.2.2 Competitive market
  • 2.2.3 Fixed-line and mobile services
  • 2.2.4 Television broadcasting in South Korea
  • 2.2.5 Telecommunications service markets
  • 2.2.6 Digital Korea statistics - convergence
  • 2.2.7 Market highlights and analysis - 2007
  • 2.2.8 Market highlights and analysis - 2006
  • 2.2.9 Market highlights and analysis - 2005
  • 2.2.10 Market highlights and analysis - 2004
  • 2.2.11 Market highlights and analysis - 2003
• 2.3 Regulatory environment
  • 2.3.1 Overview
  • 2.3.2 Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC)
  • 2.3.3 National Internet Development Agency of Korea (NIDA)
  • 2.3.4 Korea Communications Commission (KCC)
  • 2.3.5 National Computerisation Agency (NCA)
  • 2.3.6 Korea Broadcasting Commission (KBC)
  • 2.3.7 Master plans for an information society
  • 2.3.8 Deregulation
  • 2.3.9 Privatisation of Korea Telecom (KT)
  • 2.3.10 Licensing
  • 2.3.11 Ownership rules
  • 2.3.12 Number portability (NP)
  • 2.3.13 Policy overview
  • 2.3.14 Highlights
• 2.4 Major fixed-line network players
  • 2.4.1 Overview
  • 2.4.2 KT Corp
  • 2.4.3 Dacom Corporation
  • 2.4.4 Hanaro Telecom
  • 2.4.5 Onse Telecom
• 2.5 Telecommunications infrastructure
  • 2.5.1 Overview of infrastructure developments in South Korea
  • 2.5.2 Regulatory issues
  • 2.5.3 Next Generation Network (NGN)
  • 2.5.4 Major national infrastructure players
  • 2.5.5 Fibre-to-the-Home (FttH)
  • 2.5.6 Broadband over Powerline (BPL)/Powerline Communications (PLC)
  • 2.5.7 IPv6
  • 2.5.8 IP-Virtual Private Network (IP-VPN)
  • 2.5.9 Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
  • 2.5.10 Apartment LANs
  • 2.5.11 National submarine cable infrastructure
  • 2.5.12 International submarine cable infrastructure
  • 2.5.13 Satellite infrastructure
  • 2.5.14 Data communications
• 2.6 Broadband and Internet market
  • 2.6.1 Internet market
  • 2.6.2 Broadband market
• 2.7 E-services
  • 2.7.1 Overview
  • 2.7.2 E-commerce
  • 2.7.3 Online trading
  • 2.7.4 E-banking
  • 2.7.5 E-government
  • 2.7.6 E-entertainment
  • 2.7.7 Social networking
  • 2.7.8 Google
• 2.8 Convergence
  • 2.8.1 Overview of media convergence
  • 2.8.2 Triple play models
  • 2.8.3 Regulatory issues
  • 2.8.4 Digital TV
• 2.9 Mobile communications
  • 2.9.1 Overview of South Korea's mobile market
  • 2.9.2 Regulatory issues
  • 2.9.3 Mobile technologies
  • 2.9.4 Major mobile operators
  • 2.9.5 Mobile voice services
  • 2.9.6 Mobile data services
  • 2.9.7 Mobile content and applications

3. Glossary of Abbreviations

TABLES:

• Table 1 - Country statistics North Korea - 2008
• Table 2 - Telephone network statistics - 2005
• Table 3 - Mobile statistics - 2005
• Table 4 - National telecommunications authorities
• Table 5 - Fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1990 - 2005
• Table 6 - Country statistics South Korea - 2008
• Table 7 - Telecom revenue and investment statistics - 2006
• Table 8 - Telephone network statistics - 2007
• Table 9 - Internet user statistics - February 2008
• Table 10 - Broadband statistics - February 2008
• Table 11 - Mobile statistics - 2007
• Table 12 - National telecommunications authorities
• Table 13 - Telecom service subscribers and market share by sector - November 2007
• Table 14 - KT Corp's fixed-line subscribers and market share - 2004 - 2007
• Table 15 - Fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1991 - 2007
• Table 16 - Fixed-line subscribers by operator and market share - November 2007
• Table 17 - Number portability, fixed line services - 2003 - 2007
• Table 18 - Number portability, mobile services - 2004 - 2007
• Table 19 - KT Corp broadband subscribers and market share - 2005 - 2007
• Table 20 - Hanaro broadband subscribers by access type - September 2006
• Table 21 - ISDN subscribers - 1994 - 2006
• Table 22 - Registered .kr domains - 1996 - 2008
• Table 23 - Internet users - 1994 - 2008
• Table 24 - Internet subscribers - 1996 - 2007
• Table 25 - Broadband Internet subscriber growth and penetration - 1998 - 2008
• Table 26 - Broadband subscribers and annual growth by access type - 2007
• Table 27 - Broadband subscribers and households - February 2008
• Table 28 - Broadband Internet subscribers by system - 1998 - 2007
• Table 29 - Broadband users by access type (wired and/or wireless) - 2006
• Table 30 - Broadband subscribers and market share - major providers - April 2007
• Table 31 - Broadband subscribers by access type - February 2008
• Table 32 - Cable modem subscribers - 2000 - 2007
• Table 33 - Cable modem (HFC) subscribers by service provider - March 2007
• Table 34 - DSL subscribers - 1999 - 2007
• Table 35 - DSL subscribers by service provider - March 2007
• Table 36 - A-LAN subscribers by service provider - March 2007
• Table 37 - FttH subscribers by service provider - March 2007
• Table 38 - E-commerce volume - 2001 - 2006
• Table 39 - E-commerce volume by transaction type - 2001 - 2006
• Table 40 - Internet banking service subscribers - 2001 - 2007
• Table 41 - Financial service by delivery channel - 2002 - 2006
• Table 42 - BcN implementation goals in households/subscribers - 2005; 2007; 2010
• Table 43 - Mobile subscribers - 1994 - 2007
• Table 44 - Mobile subscribers and market share by operator - 2007
• Table 45 - Mobile operators, subscribers and annual change - 2007
• Table 46 - Overall mobile ARPU by operator - 2006
• Table 47 - CDMA2000 1x subscribers by operator and system - 2004; 2007
• Table 48 - WCDMA subscribers by operator - 2007
• Table 49 - Wireless Internet subscribers and market share - November 2007

EXHIBITS:

• Exhibit 1 - Regional TV broadcasters
• Exhibit 2 - Classification of service providers
• Exhibit 3 - Bits and Bytes
• Exhibit 4 - Foreign ownership restrictions
• Exhibit 5 - Overview of KT subsidiaries
• Exhibit 6 - National submarine fibre optic cables, capability, length and launch dates
• Exhibit 7 - International submarine fibre optic cables, capability, length and launch dates
• Exhibit 8 - Confusion surrounding DSL statistics in South Korea
• Exhibit 9 - Estimated B-WLL frequencies, bandwidth and applications
• Exhibit 10 - LMCS network operators
• Exhibit 11 - Types of telecom convergence
• Exhibit 12 - Overview of licences awarded to mobile carriers
• Exhibit 13 - Wireless Internet operators and services
• Exhibit 14 - Comparison of S-DMB and T-DMB application in South Korea