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This Report Provides a Comprehensive Overview of the Trends and Developments in Telecommunications and Broadcasting Markets in Cambodia, Laos and Viet

Thursday April 10 9:14 PM

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c88359) has announced the addition of "2008 Asia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam" to their offering.

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.

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.

Contents:

-- 1. Cambodia

-- 2. Laos

-- 3. Vietnam

-- 4. Glossary of Abbreviations

List of Tables

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c88359

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