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China Telecom was called Directorate General of Telecommunications?P?T?China at first. In 1995, it was registered the legal representative, from then on, separating enterprises from government management. In 1998, the post and telecommunications services separated, specializing in the telecommunications operation. In 1999, the services, satellite services and mobile services were separated out from China Telecom. In 2000, China Telecom was established officially.  

 

During 2001 to 2002, in order to break monopoly in the fixed telecommunications field, having been separated the mobile services, China Telecom was divided into the north and south part. In May, 2005, newly reformed China Telecom and China Netcom were established officially. The telecommunications companies in ten provinces, including Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi and Inner Mongolia of North China, Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang of Northeast China, Henan and Shandong, belonged to the north part of China Telecom. Others belonged to the south part of China Telecom.

 

China Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited was merged by the north part of China Telecom together with China Netcom and Jitong Network Communications Company Limited.

 

The south part of China Telecom maintained the name, possessing the name of China Telecom and the intangible assets. Chinese telecommunications market was gradually formed the competition patterns with the basic telecommunications companies of China Telecom, China Netcom, China Mobile, china Unicom, China Satcom and China Tietong.

 

During the long development process, China Mobile Limited had been the giant of Chinese mobile communications industry. In 2008, the service revenues of China Mobile Limited reached to 412.3 billion Yuan (58.9 USD), up by 15.5% of 2007, realizing the annual net profits of 112.8 billion Yuan, up by 29.6% of 2007. Calculation by the users, China Mobile Limited had been the largest operator of Chinese mobile communications. By the end of December, 2008, the users of China Mobile Limited were 457.3 billion, up by 23.8% of 2007, the revenues and profits of China Mobile Limited exceeding the total sum of China Telecom and China Unicom.

 

By the end of May, 2008, the prelude of the fourth reform of Chinese telecommunications industry was officially started. The CDMA internet merged by China Telecom, China Tietong entry China Mobile, the integration of China Unicom and China Netcom, represented that Chinese telecommunications industry had entered the age of tripartite confrontation. After the mergers, the reformed China Telecom, China Mobile and China Unicom all had fixed networks, mobile licenses, the qualification of all service operations, marking the new competition stage of Chinese telecommunications industry.

 

There are three purposes for the mergers: first, strengthening the competitiveness of the operators; second, changing the disparate competition pattern; third, creating service reform opportunities for the operators. 

 

The newly built China Unicom obtained the 3G license, the largest scale and well-rounded in the world. Because of its mature industry chains and the low price for the equipment, the newly built China Unicom had advantages in the competition of 3G service.

 

Meanwhile, WCDMA service is the technical standard of 3G in the world, the fastest growth in the users. It had obvious competition advantages compared with the CDMA2000 services, especially the later reform towards 4G. At present, WCDMA standard is the most mature, receiving supports from various major telecommunications equipment manufacturers. However, the market operation capacity of China Unicom fell behind China Mobile. The development perspectives of WCDMA services in China need further investigation. By the end of 2008, the accumulative GSM mobile phone users of China Unicom reached to 133.365 million and 100.146 million of the fixed phone users.

 

China Telecom is the largest operator of the fixed phones. By the end of 2008, the users were more than 208 million, but the users cut down by about several million in each month averagely. Since its acquisition of CDMA services of China Unicom, the CDMA users decreased in a successive three months in the end of 2008. By the end of 2008, the CDMA users of China Telecom totaled 27.91 million, down by 1.17 million compared with the beginning of acquisition. But the CDMA users increased in the beginning of 2009.

 

The internet users of China Telecom were 44.27 million at the end of 2008, accumulative net growth by 8.62 million in 2008. The internet users of China Unicom were 25.416 million at the end of 2008.

 

Although the internet users of China Mobile were very small, China Mobile had started the network construction in the whole country because of its abundant capital. It is predicted that its users will grow at a fast speed.

 

The TD-SCDMA standard operated in China Mobile belonged to Chinese independent 3G standard, falling behind of WCDMA and CDMA2000. But out of the consideration of the services, the giant position of China Mobile could not weaken in Chinese mobile communications market. It is possible for China Mobile to obtain another WCDMA license in recent years.

 

More following information can be obtained in this report:

- Merger History of Chinese Telecommunication Industry

- Present Development Situations of Chinese Telecommunication Industry

- Supervision Policies of Chinese Telecommunication Industry

- Major Operators and Their Operations of Chinese Telecommunication Industry

- Development Perspectives of TD-CSDMA Services in China

- Development Perspectives of WCDMA Services in China

- Development Perspectives of CDMA2000 Services in China

-Development Perspectives of Internet Access Services in China

-Factors Affecting the Development of Chinese Telecommunication Industry

To get more details, please visit Research Report on Mergers and Service Development of Chinese Telecommunications Industry, 2009

Bharatbook.com is proud to announce the new report “Telecommunications Report UAE” (http://www.bharatbook.com/detail.asp?id=19088).

Independent 5-year telecommunications forecast for the UAE.

Original telecommunications market research and telecommunications sector trend analysis for the UAE’s telecommunications industry.

Competitive intelligence, regional telecommunications company rankings and SWOT analyses on international and domestic telecommunications companies in the UAE.

The UAE Telecommunications Report has been researched at source and features latest-available data covering all headline indicators; 5-year industry forecasts through end-2012; company rankings and competitive landscapes covering leading multinational handset manufacturers and equipment vendors, domestic fixed-line and mobile operators, and analysis of latest industry news, trends and regulatory developments.

UAE Telecommunications Report provides industry professionals and researchers, operators, equipment suppliers and vendors, corporate and financial services analysts and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on the telecommunications industry in the UAE.

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Exploit Latest Competitive UAE Telecommunications Intelligence & company SWOTS on your competitors and peers through company rankings by sales, market share, investments and leading products and services.

Coverage

Executive Summary

Summary of It’s key industry forecasts and trend analysis, covering ICT, fixed-line, mobile and internet markets, and headline news of key industry events from the latest quarter.

Market Overview

At-a-glance outlook of the structure, size and value of the industry, including an overview of key players and a snapshot of regional penetration rates for fixed-line, mobile and internet markets.

Business Environment Rankings

It provides a cross-border analysis of telecoms regulatory systems across regional markets, and their investor prospects, discussing the merits and downfalls of each country’s business environment, and ranking them in order of competitiveness. The rankings take into account industry factors, such as Market Maturity, Growth Potential, Competitive Environment and Licensing Framework in addition to It’s political and economic risk ratings.

It 5-Year Industry Forecast

Historic data series and 5-year forecasts to end-2012 for all key industry indicators (see list below), supported by explicit assumptions, plus analysis of key downside risks to the main forecast.

Fixed-Line Telephony – Telephone Lines (’000); Telephone Lines/100 Inhabitants;

Cellular Telephony – Phone Subscribers (’000); Mobile Phone Subscribers/ 100 Inhabitants; Mobile Phone Subscribers/100 Fixed Line Subscribers;

Internet Markets – Internet Users (’000); Internet Users/100 Inhabitants; Broadband Internet Subscribers (’000); Broadband Internet Subscribers/100 Inhabitants;

Multimedia Markets – PCs (’000); PCs/100 Inhabitants; TV households (’000s); Pay-TV subscribers (’000s); Pay-TV subscribers/100 inhabitants; Cable TV subscribers (’000s); Direct-to-Home Subscribers (’000s)

It 5-Year Macroeconomic Forecast

It forecasts for all headline macroeconomic indicators, including real GDP growth, inflation, fiscal balance, trade balance, current account and external debt.

Competitive Landscape & Rankings

Commentary on key operators highlighting ownership structures, latest available revenue figures, market share analysis and ARPU counts.

Company Profiles & SWOTS

Company profiles, including SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) analyses, fully researched senior executives and contact details, business activity, leading products and services, and a record of all recent foreign direct investments and projects.

Executive Summary

The Sector At A Glance

Key Insights On The Telecomunications sector of United Arab Emirates

The future of the UAE’s fixed-line market is expected to be one of continued slow growth, at odds with our earlier expectations that the sector would begin to flatten out, and eventually dip. Annual growth has remained fairly consistent over the past few years, with 2004 experiencing growth of 4.6%, followed by 2005 growth of 3.5% and 4% in 2006, taking the total fixed-line subscriber base to 1.28mn users. Our confidence that the market will continue growing derives from the ban on Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services by the telecoms regulatory body, and until such a time when use of VoIP is allowed, customers will have little alternative than to use services as provided by Etisalat and du. This forms the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority’s (TRA) method of protecting its domestic companies and industry. Etisalat has sought to encourage usage in the international long distance (ILD) market by offering the corporate sector a 35% discount. We are now forecasting that fixed-line will grow at a consistent rate, in line with previous movements in the market, to achieve a penetration rate of 28.6% by the end of this year.

Further, the dominant operator is also seeking an aggressive strategy towards its broadband market position, with newcomer du currently trialling WiMAX. Etisalat set a precedent in the UAE with the announcement that it would reduce broadband tariffs – one of the highest in the region – and on a par with regional peers such as Bahrain’s Batelco. The operator is hoping that it will be able to make an early entry into the triple-play arena, with a well-established base across the mobile and fixed-line sectors, and ahead of newcomer du. To this end, it has also been pursuing a fibre-optic cable project, and recently added a new agreement to its existing portfolio with a US$400mn joint venture linking the Middle East, India and Western Europe.

Even as the operator branches out into the triple-play arena, it is well aware of the saturated nature the mobile market presents, leading it to pursue an international expansionist strategy. Two likely takeover candidates are Algérie Télécom, which is also the sole owner of mobile operator Algeria’s No.2 Mobilis and Kuwait’s Wataniya (it failed in its objective here). Having said that, Etisalat will need to be vigilant over its domestic market – newcomer du is more than likely set to take subscribers away from the market, given its 100% penetration rate, with MNP facilitating the move. The 31-year absence of an alternative service provider is more than likely to have made customers keen to try out a new provider, and unless it is able to provide a good level of service and high network quality, Etisalat could soon find itself permanently losing market share. To this end, Etisalat has sought to satisfy UAE customers, who are technologically more savvy than other users in the region given the modern technological infrastructure they enjoy, leading with the announcement this quarter that the migration to Next Generation Networks (NGN) had begun, with around 10% of its existing network to be NGN-ready by YE07.

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