Already worth US$93 billion by 2007, the fixed-line telecom market in Asia/Pacific continues to grow steadily. With ongoing liberalization, competition is ever-intensifying. Public telecom operators are grappling with competition and new generation networks and technologies, while new operators are using a variety of strategies to get a foothold into the market. Telecom service providers and equipment vendors are proactively crafting a highly competitive and dynamic landscape in Asia. IDC's Asia/Pacific Semiannual Fixed-Line Telecom Services Tracker provides a comprehensive database of strategic market share and forecasts on a country-by-country basis covering the Asia/Pacific fixed-line telecom services market (including voice, data, broadband and narrowband IP services). Market share information and five-year forecasts are provided by each service segment to highlight key trends and developments, giving essential insights to telecom service providers and equipment vendors alike.

This product covers the following segments of the Retail Fixed-Line market:

• Service provider's market share
• Internet services (dial-up, DSL, cable modem, metro Ethernet, public wireless LAN, FWA)
• Data network services (leased line, frame relay, ATM, x.25, DDN, IP VPN)
• Voice (PSTN, VoIP)
• Local, national and international services
• Migration of PSTN voice to Internet telephony service, of traditional to IP data services

Throughout the year, this product will address the following topics:

• Semiannual sizing and forecast of voice, data and Internet communication services by country
• Semiannual sizing of top 5 service providers by country in each service segment
• Semiannual sizing and forecast in revenue, subscriber, traffic destination and bandwidth terms (as appropriate)

Our research addresses the following issues that are critical to your success:

1. What is the market opportunity of fixed-line telecom services across the Asia/Pacific region?
2. What is the market share of major telecom service providers on a per country and per service basis?
3. What is the cross-border traffic and revenue?
4. What is the future opportunity of each of the fixed-line telecom service segment?
5. What are the destination splits for telecom service providers for each of the international network data service segments?

IDC's Asia/Pacific Semiannual Fixed-Line Telecom Services Tracker examines how telecom operators are positioning themselves to compete in the fixed-line telecom services market. This product provides an in-depth analysis into the fixed-line services market on a semiannual basis. It provides all major statistics required to have a complete understanding of this marketplace. Companies tracked include:

AAPT, AT&T, Bharti, Cable&Wireless, CAT, China Netcom, China Railcom, China Telecom, Chunghwa Telecom, Dacom, Equant, Hanaro, Infonet, Korea Telekom, MCI WorldCom, MTNL, New World Telephone, Optus, PACNET, PCCW, Qwest, SingTel, Sprint, Telstra, TOT, and VSNL.

Throughout the year, this product will offer insight into the latest trends impacting the market. This tracker will include 2 deliverables per semiannual cycle:

• Fixed-Line Services Revenue by Service Provider
• Business/Residential Fixed-Line Services Revenue by Service Provider
• Local, National, and International Revenue by Service Provider
• Dial-up Internet Access Subscribers and Revenue by Service Provider
• Broadband Subscribers and Revenue by Service Provider
• Business/Residential Internet Subscribers and Revenue by Service Provider
• International Data Services Revenue by Destination

2009 to 2013 Outlook

• Fixed-Line Services Revenue
• Business/Residential Fixed-Line Services Revenue
• Local, National, and International Revenue
• Dial-up Internet Access Subscribers and Revenue
• Broadband Subscribers and Revenue
• Business/Residential Internet Subscribers and Revenue
• International Data Services Revenue and Bandwidth by Destination
• Forecast assumptions

As a privately held company, IDC believes that our customers are our primary constituency. A large percentage of every revenue dollar is reinvested back into our products, including more analysts, more geographic coverage, and extensive primary research.

Our steady growth over the past 10-plus years reflects our commitment to investing in our customers.