"Asia-Pacific is distinctive in its vast collection of mobile markets: South Korea and Japan are the most advanced in terms of next-generation networks and services, and Bangladesh and Pakistan are seeing subscription growth begin to rocket."
Shaun Sutton, Author

Asia-Pacific Mobile Opportunities analyses in detail key developments and markets in this expanding region. The report studies key markets and includes an exclusive matrix of key operator reach.

Key Coverage
-Forecasts to 2011 - unique subscriber forecasts to 2011 for 17 countries, allowing you to assess the future developments of each market and the region as a whole
-Comprehensive regional summary - provides an invaluable insight into the current status of regional and global operators' footprints, acquisition strategies and ambitions, including: Hutchison, Citycell, China Mobile, SmarTone-Vodafone and Bharti
-17 in-depth country profiles - supplies a status update of each key market, including significant technology, licence and investment developments, subscriber numbers and forecasts, and operator market share
-Details of new license awards and technology developments - reviews all the latest developments and planned launches in the region
-Expert commentary from industry analysts - puts the figures and forecasts into context whilst identifying key trends and explaining their significance to the market

Countries Profiled
-Australia
-Bangladesh
-China
-Hong Kong
-India
-Indonesia
-Japan
-Malaysia
-New Zealand
-Pakistan
-Philippines
-Singapore
-South Korea
-Sri Lanka
-Taiwan
-Thailand
-Vietnam

Each profile includes:
-Key market intelligence
-Subscriber growth to end-2006 by country
-Topline subscriber forecasts to 2011
-Historical subscriber numbers per operator between 4Q05 and 4Q06
-Operator market share
-3G developments
-Licensing opportunities available in the region
-MVNO developments
-Technology launches and status
-Operator financial results and KPIs
-Useful contacts

Other significant developments in the region, including mergers and acquisitions, branding, market segmentation, data, and enterprise

Key Issues Addressed
-Which countries are seeing the most development and investments?
-Which are seeing the most growth?
-How important is driving data usage to Asia-Pacific operators?
-How are market conditions driving competition and consolidation?
-What degree of market liberalisation are regulators legislating for?
-Who should read this report?
-Asian mobile operators - analyse the status of the Asian mobile market with in-depth profiles and forecasts
-Regulators - monitor what has been done to support or hinder the industry's growth
-Global mobile operators with potential acquisition goals - analyse existing ventures and identify potential competitors and business partners
-Applications providers, infrastructure suppliers and vendors - discover what strategies operators are implementing and how you can match their requirements
-Investment analysts - review the new developments and investment opportunities in this region