Next Generation Network China and South Korea 2012-2017: Market Trends, Challenges and Prospects

Table of Contents:
 
1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY  6

2.0 INTRODUCTION
2.1 NEGN: PERSPECTIVES FOR CHINA AND SOUTH KOREA  8
2.2 POLICY APPLICATION ON NGN   9
2.3 APPLICABLE NGN SOLUTIONS IN CHINA   10
2.4 APPLICABLE NGN SOLUTIONS IN SOUTH KOREA  11
2.4.1CHINA AND SOUTH KOREA FOR LONG TERM EVOLUTION (LTE) 4G  12
2.4.2TD-LTE TRIALS  13
2.4.34G WIFI ROUTER FOR HOME NETWORKING  14
2.4.4MIGRATION TOWARDS MOBILE 3G SERVICES  14
2.4.5UNDERSTANDING CHINA AND SOUTH KOREA NGN RELATED STANDARDS  16
2.4.6HOME NETWORKING THROUGH WIRELESS GIGABIT (WIGIG)  17
2.4.7PRODUCT 1: SIXTH GENERATION JUNGO OPENRG FOR RESIDENTIAL GATEWAYS  18
2.4.8PRODUCT 2: QUALCOMM ATHEROS™  19
2.4.9THE CASE OF UTSTARCOM™  20
2.4.10 DEVELOPMENT IN IPTV PLATFORMS IN CHINA AND SOUTH KOREA  20
2.4.11 SARF USES NGN PLATFORM TO CONTROL INTEGRATED BROADCAST 21
2.5 FTTH IN CHINA AND SOUTH KOREA GAINS MOMENTUM  22
2.6 APPLICATION OF CLOUD COMPUTING IN CHINA  25
2.7 SOUTH KOREA PREFERS VDI OVER CLOUD 26

3.0 CHALLENGES IN NGN  28
3.1 NGN MARKET COMPETITION  28
3.1.1MANAGING COMPETITION 1: THE CASE OF HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO LTD  29
3.1.2MANAGING THE COMPETITION 2: THE CASE OF ZTE CORPORATION  30
3.1.3STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIPS  31
3.1.4TELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATIONS  32
3.1.5SOUTH KOREA MORE WELCOMING BROADBAND MARKET THAN CHINA  33
3.1.6BROADBAND MONOPOLY IN CHINA  35
3.1.7MOBILE INTERNET USERS IN CHINA AND SOUTH KOREA  37

4.0 PROSPECTS  39
4.1.1RAPID TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES  39
4.1.2CREATING NGN MARKET OPPORTUNITIES  39
4.1.3SESSION BORDER CONTROLLER FROM ACME PACKET  39
4.1.4PROSPECTS: POSITIVE OUTLOOK FOR CLOUD COMPUTING  40
4.1.5INCREASING POPULARITY OF NON-VOICE 41
4.1.6OPPORTUNITY IN MOBILE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS  41
4.1.7THE ENTRY OF IPHONE APPLE IN CHINA 41
4.1.8INTENSE COMPETITION 2013 ONWARDS  42
4.1.9TOWARDS THE 4G TECHNOLOGY  42
4.1.10 IPV6: THE NEXT GENERATION WEB PROTOCOL 43

5.0 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS  45
 
List of Figures
 
Figure 1 Internet Users in China and South Korea 2007-2012 9
Figure 2 3G Subscribers in China 2009-2017  15
Figure 3 China NGN Related Applications 2012 16
Figure 4 South Korea NGN Related Applications 2012 17
Figure 5 FTTH Subscribers in China and South Korea 2009-2012  23
Figure 6 Cloud Computing Market Growth in China 2009-2017  26
Figure 7 Cloud Computing Models: Expansion  27
Figure 8 NGN Market Players in China Sales Shares 2012  29
Figure 9 Mobile Telecommunications Market Share in South Korea 2012  33
Figure 10 China Telecommunications Market Shares 2007-2012  36
Figure 11 Mobile Internet Subscribers in China 2007-2017  38
 
List of Tables
 
Table 1 LTE Operators' Programs and Initiatives in China and South Korea  12