The Future of CDMA in Asia
Code division multiple access (CDMA) technology faces an exciting future in Asia. Hard efforts of pro-CDMA vendors from Korea to North America, and the surprising success of CDMA-based 2.5G services in Japan, have created opportunities for the technology in both mature, increasingly datacentric markets and underdeveloped basic voice markets.
Operator Trends and Opportunities
Asia has always been a GSM dominant region and will remain so through 2007. However, in 2001, there was a slight shake in the market when China and India announced that they will adopt CDMA. In Japan and Korea, success of CDMA1x has further fueled CDMA prospects. While GSM will still remain dominant in Asia, there are pockets of opportunity for CDMA vendors and operators as a result.
- China: The world biggest mobile market, is one of Asia's fastest-growing CDMA markets. China Unicom managed to sign up over 6 million subscribers in 2002 and is expected to adopt the same approach with CDMA1x, having already bought 400,000 handsets from Samsung.
- Indonesia: There are reasonable prospects for CDMA in Indonesia, especially for fixed-wireless limited mobility networks. All four of Indonesia's analog mobile operators intend to convert their networks to CDMA.
- India: The Indian market is attractive for CDMA-based wireless local loop (WLL) limited mobility services, largely because its lower costs could prove a key facilitator for increasing teledensity and is likely to take off next year.
This report provides analysis and factual data as to why CDMA1x is performing well in Japan and identifies the key markets for growth in Asia. The report also includes CDMA market forecasts, household income analysis, and a CDMA vs. WCDMA pricing breakdown. The success of CDMA2000 projects in Asia will depend on favorable regulation, cheap handsets and the ability of CDMA operators to differentiate themselves from competitors.
Companies Included
- APBW
- ARM
- Bhakti Investama
- Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.
- BSNL
- China Unicom
- Communications Authority of Thailand (CAT)
- Ericsson
- Fujitsu
- HFCL Infotel
- Himachal Futuristics Communications
- Hughes Tele.Com
- Hutchison
- Hyundai
- Inquam
- ITI
- J-Phone
- KDDI
- Komselindo
- KT Freetel
- LG
- Lucent
- M1
- Mahanager Telephone Nigam Ltd.
- Metrosel
- Ministry of Information Industry
- Mobisel
- Motorola
- MTNL
- NTT DoCoMo
- Pitel
- PT Telekom
- Puncom
- Qualcomm
- Reliance Infocomm
- Samsung
- Shyam Telecom
- Shyam Telelink Ltd
- SingTel
- SK Telecom
- StarHub
- Tata Teleservices
- Telecom New Zealand
- Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)
- Telekom Malaysia
- Telesera
- Telkomsel
- Telselindo
- Telstra Clear
- UTL
- ZTE
This report provides analysis and factual data as to why CDMA1x is performing well in Japan and identifies the key markets for growth in Asia. The report also includes CDMA market forecasts, household income analysis, and a CDMA vs. WCDMA pricing breakdown. 