The regulatory approach to next-generation access: Asia-Pacific

October 2009 | 22 pages | ID: R6DEF3170C7EN
Ovum

Abstracts

It is widely recognised that a handful of Asian countries (notably Japan, Korea and Singapore) rank at the top of the table for rolling out super-fast broadband networks, creating and implementing necessary regulatory measures in the process. With the governments of both Australia and New Zealand recently announcing national broadband strategies, the Asia-Pacific region continues to attract international attention. This report provides a current snapshot of the regulatory treatment of fibre in select Asia-Pacific countries.

Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
IN A NUTSHELL
OVUM VIEW
KEY MESSAGES
STATUS OF FIBRE ROLLOUT
AUSTRALIA
BROADBAND MARKET OVERVIEW
REGULATORY APPROACH TO NGA
GOVERNMENT NGA STRATEGY: THE NATIONAL BROADBAND NETWORK (NBN)
GOVERNMENT NGA STRATEGY: THE SEPTEMBER 2009 REFORM PACKAGE
GOVERNMENT NGA STRATEGY: IMPLICATIONS
CHINA
BROADBAND MARKET OVERVIEW
REGULATORY APPROACH TO NGA
GOVERNMENT NGA STRATEGY
STATUS OF FIBRE ROLLOUT
JAPAN
BROADBAND MARKET OVERVIEW
REGULATORY APPROACH TO NGA
FIBRE LOCAL LOOP UNBUNDLING (LLU)
FIBRE LLU COST MODEL
GOVERNMENT NGA STRATEGY
STATUS OF FIBRE ROLLOUT
NTT’S DEPLOYMENT OF FTTH
OTHER INVESTORS’ FIBRE DEPLOYMENTS
NEW ZEALAND
BROADBAND MARKET OVERVIEW
REGULATORY APPROACH TO NGA
GOVERNMENT NGA STRATEGY
STATUS OF FIBRE ROLLOUT
INCUMBENT’S FIBRE DEPLOYMENT
OTHER INVESTORS’ FIBRE DEPLOYMENTS
SINGAPORE
BROADBAND MARKET OVERVIEW
REGULATORY APPROACH TO NGA
STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL SEPARATION OF THE FTTH NETWORK
NETCO AND OPCO AWARDED
GOVERNMENT NGA STRATEGY
SOUTH KOREA
BROADBAND MARKET OVERVIEW
REGULATORY APPROACH TO NGA
FIBRE REGULATION
WHOLESALE CHARGES FOR FIBRE
GOVERNMENT NGA STRATEGY
STATUS OF FIBRE ROLLOUT
KT’S DEPLOYMENT OF FTTH
OTHER INVESTORS’ FIBRE DEPLOYMENTS
SK BROADBAND

List Of Tables

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Regulatory treatment of NGA and associated remedies
Table 2: Comparison of some local governments’ digital strategies
Table 3: Fibre LLU charges in Japan from 2008–2010
Table 4: Capital expenditure of KDDI in fixed-line business (¥ billion)
Table 5: Next-gen NBN bandwidth requirement
Table 6: Wholesale charges for telecoms facilities
Table 7: UBCN targets for fixed access network

List Of Figures

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: Planned/announced fibre deployments in Asia ¥
Figure 2: Trends in broadband subscription numbers in Japan by technologies
Figure 3: Configuration of NTT fibre optic unbundling
Figure 4: Unbundling cost system
Figure 5: Broadband and FTTH rollout plan in Japan (households)
Figure 6: NTT’s investment in fibre local loops and total investment in equipment
Figure 7: Industry structure of next-gen NBN