The future of voice in Asia-Pacific

The future of voice in Asia-Pacific

This report analyses the future opportunities and threats in the Asia-Pacific voice market over the coming years. By 2010, we expect the Asia-Pacific region with India and China to host over 2 billion fixed and mobile voice connections, 42% of the global total. 77% of voice connections in the region will be mobile by 2010, and nearly 85% of these voice connections will be based in emerging markets within the region.

Among the key messages of this report are:

Mobile growth is the biggest driver in the Asia-Pacific voice market
The VoIP threat will take longer to emerge
Fixed–mobile convergence (FMC) will drive structural change

Table of contents

Key messages

Asia-Pacific growth scenario

Developed markets
Emerging markets

Threats and opportunities in developed markets

Fixed operators
Mobile operators
Issues and trends in developed markets

Threats and opportunities in emerging markets

Fixed operators
Mobile operators
Issues and trends in emerging markets

Table of figures

Figure 1 Forecast fixed voice connections and revenue in developed Asia-Pacific markets
Figure 2 Forecast mobile voice connections and revenues in developed Asia-Pacific markets
Figure 3 Forecast fixed voice connections and revenues in emerging Asia-Pacific markets
Figure 4 Forecast mobile voice connections and revenues in emerging Asia-Pacific markets
Figure 5 Threats to incumbent fixed voice connections in developed Asia-Pacific markets
Figure 6 Broadband population penetration in developed Asia-Pacific countries
Figure 7 Threats to incumbent fixed voice services in emerging Asia-Pacific markets
Figure 8 Broadband penetration in emerging Asia-Pacific countries