TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. AFGHANISTAN ........................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Overview of Afghanistan’s mobile market ................................................................ 1
1.1.1 Mobile statistics
1.1.2 Mobile licences
1.2 Third Generation (3G) ............................................................................................... 2
1.3 Satellite mobile ........................................................................................................... 2
2. ARMENIA ..................................................................................................................... 3
2.1 Overview of Armenia’s mobile market ...................................................................... 3
2.1.1 Mobile statistics
3. AZERBAIJAN ............................................................................................................... 5
3.1 Overview of Azerbaijan’s mobile market .................................................................. 5
3.1.1 Mobile statistics
3.2 Mobile technologies ................................................................................................... 6
3.2.1 Trunk Mobile Radio (TMR)
4. BANGLADESH............................................................................................................. 7
4.1 Overview of Bangladesh’s mobile market................................................................. 7
4.1.1 Mobile network shutdown
4.1.2 Mobile statistics
4.2 Regulatory issues........................................................................................................ 9
4.2.1 Infrastructure sharing
4.2.2 Spectrum allocation
4.2.3 SIM registration
5. BHUTAN ......................................................................................................................11
5.1 Overview of Bhutan’s mobile market .......................................................................11
5.1.1 Mobile statistics
5.2 Regulatory issues.......................................................................................................11
5.2.1 Second mobile licence
5.3 3G mobile...................................................................................................................12
6. BRUNEI DARUSSALAM............................................................................................13
6.1 Overview of Brunei’s mobile market........................................................................13
6.1.1 Mobile statistics
7. CAMBODIA..................................................................................................................15
7.1 Overview of Cambodia’s mobile market...................................................................15
7.1.1 Mobile statistics
7.2 Regulatory issues.......................................................................................................17
8. CHINA ..........................................................................................................................18
8.1 Overview of China’s mobile market .........................................................................18
8.1.1 Mobile statistics
8.2 Prepaid cards (SIM and PIM cards) ........................................................................20
8.3 Mobile technologies ..................................................................................................20
8.3.1 PAS/PHS (Little Smart / Xiaolingtong)
8.3.2 GSM
8.3.3 General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)
8.3.4 Enhanced Data for GSM Evolution (EDGE)
8.3.5 CDMA
8.4 3G mobile...................................................................................................................22
8.4.1 Overview
8.4.2 3G Licences
8.4.3 3G Investments
8.4.3.1 China Unicom
8.4.3.2 China Mobile
8.4.3.3 China Telecom
8.4.4 3G forecasts for China
8.5 3G Technologies........................................................................................................25
8.5.1 TD-SCDMA
8.5.1.1 Background
8.5.1.2 TD-SCDMA Trials and Rollout
8.5.2 WCDMA
8.5.3 CDMA2000
8.6 4G mobile...................................................................................................................28
8.7 Mobile handset market..............................................................................................29
8.7.1 Overview
8.7.2 3G TD-SCDMA handsets
8.7.3 Smartphone market
8.7.4 Android
8.7.5 BlackBerry
8.7.6 iPhone
8.7.7 Netbooks
9. GEORGIA.....................................................................................................................34
9.1 Overview of Georgia’s mobile market ......................................................................34
9.1.1 Mobile statistics
9.1.2 Impact of the conflict with Russia
9.2 Regulatory issues.......................................................................................................35
9.2.1 3G mobile
9.2.2 Spectrum auctions
10. HONG KONG...............................................................................................................37
10.1 Overview of Hong Kong’s mobile market.............................................................37
10.1.1 Mobile statistics
10.2 MVNO services ......................................................................................................38
10.3 Regulatory issues...................................................................................................39
10.3.1 Mobile Number Portability (MNP)
10.3.2 Spectrum licensing
10.3.3 Personal Communications Services (PCS)
10.4 Handsets.................................................................................................................41
10.4.1 iPhone
10.5 Mobile voice services .............................................................................................42
10.5.1 Prepaid
10.6 3G mobile...............................................................................................................42
10.6.1 3G licensing
10.6.2 3G launches
10.7 4G...........................................................................................................................45
11. INDIA...........................................................................................................................4611.1 Overview of India’s mobile market .......................................................................46
11.1.1 Mobile statistics
11.2 Mobile market segments........................................................................................48
11.3 Development issues................................................................................................49
11.3.1 MVNOs
11.3.2 Spectrum
11.3.3 Rural expansion
11.3.4 Future growth
11.3.5 Foreign investment
11.3.6 Revenue and ARPU
11.3.7 Pricing and usage
11.4 Regulatory issues...................................................................................................50
11.4.1 Background
11.4.2 Year 2009
11.4.3 Year 2008
11.5 Mobile technologies...............................................................................................56
11.5.1 Overview of mobile technologies used in India
11.5.2 GSM
11.5.3 CDMA
11.6 3G mobile...............................................................................................................60
11.6.1 Background
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