Next-Generation Access Country Overview: Korea

Next-Generation Access Country Overview: Korea published by Ovum, Ltd. in July, 2009. This report consists of 19 pages and the price starts from US $ 1495.

Introduction

Abstract

Korea is one of the most advanced broadband markets in the world, with fibre-based subscriptions constituting 44.5% of total broadband subscriptions as of March 2009. Almost all of the Korean operators have focused on infrastructure-based competition.

Table of Contents

• Executive summary
• In a nutshell
• Technology and network
• Legacy network technology and service types
• Proposed FTTx technology and approach
• FTTx (consumer) products available
• Wholesale services
• Limited wholesale market
• Competition
• Competitive landscape
• Key players
• Korea Telecom (KT)
• SK Broadband (formerly Hanaro Telecom)
• LG Powercomm
• System operators
• Government involvement
• Industrial policy
• Regulatory situation
• Local loop unbundling (LLU)
• Wholesale broadband services
• Korean hybrid approach to regulation of fibre
• VoIP
• IPTV: commercialising and linear retransmission
• Bundling regulation

List of Tables

• Table 1: Developing technologies for Korea' s BcN
• Table 2: KT' s FTTH deployment performance for 2008
• Table 3: Basic retail plans of SK Broadband FTTx service (W, May 2009)
• Table 4: Retail plans of KT FTTx service (W, May 2009)
• Table 5: Discount rates for KT bundled services (May 2009)
• Table 6: South Korea: broadband and FTTx market share by operator (March 2009)
• Table 7: UBcN target

List of Figures

• Figure 1: Proportion of KT' s broadband subscribers by technology
• Figure 2: Access network strategy: SFUs
• Figure 3: Access network strategy: MDUs and small businesses
• Figure 4: KT NGN roadmap
• Figure 5: Proportion of SK Broadband' s broadband subscribers by technology
• Figure 6: SK Broadband FTTx scenarios: total network

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