Market Studies
1394 Market and Technology Study
China Telecom Volume 2:
Fiber Optics Markets and Opportunities

Published: March 2001

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Overview:
China’s demand for optical fiber will reach 16 million kilometers by 2005, up from 6.6 million in 1999, a growth rate of over 140 percent and a CAGR of 15 percent per year, according to IGI Consulting’s (IGIC) new report, China Telecom Volume 2: Fiber Optic Markets and Opportunities. China’s demand for telecommunications is exploding. China Telecom, China Unicom, China Netcom, China Railcom, and China Mobile continue to build out their nationwide backbone networks. By the end of 2000, a total of 1.25 million kilometers of fiber optic cable and 30 million kilometers of optical fiber were installed.

The rapid installation of backbone networks in China has stimulated demand for Dense Division Wavelength Multiplexing (DWDM) and SDH systems. As China increases its teledensity, and the demand for Internet connectivity and data applications ignites, IGIC predicts that the demand for optical transmission equipment will grow at annual rate of approximately 45 percent.

We forecast that China’s DWDM market will reach $1.5 billion in 2005, up from approximately $185 million in 2000. China is already a world leader in deploying SDH. We predict China’s SDH lead will continue. We forecast that the market for SDH will grow at annual rate of 40 percent and skyrocket to over $3.7 billion by 2005, up from $400 million in 1999, and $700 million in 2000.

China Telecom Volume 2: Fiber Optics Markets and Opportunities also takes an in-depth look at the carriers, the equipment vendors, and the domestic optical fiber manufacturing market. The report includes forecasts, charts, and maps depicting China’s fiber optic networks and the capacity of those networks. In addtion, the report examines the CATV market and points out the recent and upcoming HFC and ADSL tests and trials taking place in the major cities.
In addition to the forecasts, maps, and charts, China Telecom Volume 2: Fiber Optics Markets and Opportunities provides a historical overview of China’s telecommunications market, the current construction activities by China Telecom in the Submarine Cable market, and a comprehensive roadmap of the many government networks and the regulators and their government bodies who are helping China become one of the largest telecommunications markets in the world

Who will benefit from this report
This report should be of interest to a wide range of equipment manufacturers, software developers and component suppliers.
  • Optical Fiber Manufacturers
  • Fiber Optic Cable Manufacturers
  • DWDM Systems Vendors
  • SONET/SDH Systems Suppliers
  • Optical Components Suppliers
  • International Carriers
  • Global Carrier's Carriers
  • Submarine Cable Systems Developers
  • Systems Integrators
  • Investors
  • Market Analysts
  • Consultants

Table of Contents

1.0 Executive Summary

  • 1.1 Repaid Telecom Growth
  • 1.2 Some Features of China Transport market
  • 1.3 China Telecom Fiber Optic Backbone Network
  • 1.4 China Unicom Fiber Optic Backbone Network
  • 1.5 IP over DWDM Network China Netcom
  • 1.6 SDH and DWDM Networks of China Railcom
  • 1.7 CATV Fiber Optic Backbones
  • 1.8 Private Networks
  • 1.9 Metro and Access Networks
  • 1.10 China’s International Fiber Optic Cables
  • 1.11 Internet Backbones
  • 1.12 Optical Fiber Markets and Technologies
  • 1.13 Fiber Optic Cable Markets and Technologies
  • 1.14 Optical Communications Equipment and Components Market

2.0 Telecom Regulatory Environment

  • 2.1 The State Council
  • 2.2 29 Commissions and Ministries
  • 2.3 The Key Ministries and Commissions Related to Telecom
  • 2.3.1 State Development Planning Commission
  • 2.3.2 The Economic and Trade Commission
  • 2.3.3 Ministry of Science and Technology
  • 2.3.4 Ministry of Finance
  • 2.3.5 Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation
  • 2.3.6 People’s Bank of China
  • 2.3.7 Ministry of Public Security
  • 2.3.8 Ministry of Information Industry (MII)
  • 2.3.8.1 Organizational Structure
  • 2.3.8.2 Functions and Responsibilities of MII
  • 2.3.9 State Administration of Radio, Film and TV (SARFT)

3.0 Major National Telecom Service Providers

  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 China Telecom
  • 3.3 China Unicom
  • 3.4 China Mobile
  • 3.5 China Netcom
  • 3.6 Ji Tong Communications Ltd
  • 3.7 China Railcom
  • 3.8 China Sat

4.0 Overview of China’s Fiber Optic Network Infrastructure

  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Rapid Telecom Network and Market Development
  • 4.2.1 Some Features of China Transport market
  • 4.3 Fiber Optic Network Architecture in China
  • 4.3.1 Layer 1- Inter-province long haul network
  • 4.3.2 Layer 2 - Intra-province long haul network
  • 4.3.3 Layer 3 - Junction network
  • 4.3.4 Layer 4 - Access network
  • 4.4 China Telecom Fiber Optic Backbone Network
  • 4.4.1 Eight Big Toll/Tandem Stations
  • 4.5 China Unicom Fiber Optic Backbone Network
  • 4.6 IP over DWDM Network China Netcom
  • 4.7 SDH and DWDM Networks of China Railcom
  • 4.8 CATV Fiber Optic Backbones
  • 4.9 Private Networks
  • 4.10 Metro and Access Networks
  • 4.11 China’s International Fiber Optic Cables
  • 4.11.1 Construction and Investment Activities of China Telecom
  • 4.11.2 Details on the International Fiber Optic Cables:
  • 4.12 Internet Market Development
  • 4.12.1 Internet Backbones
  • 4.12.2 Internet Service Providers (ISPs

5.0 End-Users of Fiber Optics Systems and Equipment

  • 5.1 China Telecom
  • 5.2 China Unicom
  • 5.3 China Netcom
  • 5.4 China Mobile
  • 5.5 China Railcom
  • 5.6 Private Networks

6. 0 Optical Fiber Markets and Technologies

  • 6.1 Development of the Fiber Industry
  • 6.2. Fiber Selection and Construction
  • 6.3 Optical Fiber Manufacturers
  • 6.4 Prices Of Imported Fiber And Domestic Fiber
  • 6.5 Market Forecast
  • 6.6 New Optical Fiber Plant to Ease Shortage in China

7.0 Fiber Optic Cable Markets and Technologies

  • 7.1 A Review of Fiber Optic Cable Market before 1995
  • 7.2 Current Market Situation
  • 7.3 Type of Cables Produced
  • 7.4 Major Optical Cable Manufacturers
  • 7.5 Major Optical Cable Users
  • 7.6 Forecast of Optical Cable Market Growth

8. 0 Optical Communications Equipment and Components Market

  • 8.1 Evolution of Transmission Systems in China
  • 8.1.1 From PDH to SDH
  • 8.1.2 From SDH to DWDM
  • 8.1.3 DXC and ADM Deployment
  • 8.2 Major SDH Equipment Manufacturers
  • 8.2.1 Joint Ventures
  • 8.2.2 Domestic Chinese Manufacturers:
  • 8.3 The Development of DWDM Systems
  • 8.4 Optical Transmission Equipment Market Forecast
  • 8.5 Fiber Optic Components Markets

Table of Exhibits

  • Exhibit 1.1: Telecom Service Providers in China
  • Exhibit 1.2: Trunk Capacity of China Telecom SDH Backbone Network
  • Exhibit 1.3: China Telecom’s DWDM Deployment
  • Exhibit 1.4: China Unicom Fiber Optic Backbone Network
  • Exhibit 1.5: Construction Activities by China Telecom in International Submarine Fiber Optic Network
  • Exhibit 1.6: Optical Fiber Production Capacity in China, 1995-2000
  • Exhibit 1.7: Forecast of Annual Demand for Optical Fiber in China, 1996-2005
  • Exhibit 1.8: Forecast of Optical Fiber Market in China, 1996-2005
  • Exhibit 1.9: Forecast of Fiber Optic Cable Annual Demand in China, 1886-2005
  • Exhibit 1.10: Forecast of Fiber Optic Cable Market Size in China, 1996-2005
  • Exhibit 1.11: Forecast of DWDM Market in China, 1998-2005
  • Exhibit 1.12: Forecast of SDH Market in China, 1998-2005
  • Exhibit 2.1: Organizational Chart of the State Council
  • Exhibit 2.2: New and The Replaced Ministries under The State Council
  • Exhibit 2.3: The New Ministries/Commissions and their Sub-Bureaus under the State Council
  • Exhibit 2.4: The 13 Departments of the Ministry of Information Industry of China
  • Exhibit 2.5: State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT)
  • Exhibit 3.1: Telecom Service Providers in China
  • Exhibit 3.2: A Summary and Overview of National Telecom Service Providers in China
  • Exhibit 3.3: Organizational Structure of China Telecom
  • Exhibit 3.4: Organizational Structure of China Unicom
  • Exhibit 3.5: CNC Shareholders
  • Exhibit 4.1: SDH transport network architecture
  • Exhibit 4.2: Transport network node architecture
  • Exhibit 4.3: Intra-provincial backbone network model
  • Exhibit 4.4: Junction network model
  • Exhibit 4.5: Trunk Capacity of China Telecom SDH Backbone Network
  • Exhibit 4.6: Optical Cable Trunk in China
  • Exhibit 4.7: China Telecom’s DWDM Deployment
  • Exhibit 4.8: China Unicom’s Fiber Optic Backbone Network
  • Exhibit 4.9: CNCnet Network Topology
  • Exhibit 4.10: China Netcom Fiber Optic Backbone Network
  • Exhibit 4.11: Construction Activities by China Telecom in International Submarine Fiber Optic Network
  • Exhibit 4.12: Investment Activities by China Telecom in International Submarine Optical Fiber Cable Network
  • Exhibit 4.13: Major ISPs in China
  • Exhibit 4.14: Major MII Licensed Inter-provincial ISPs in China
  • Exhibit 6.1: Fiber Production Capacity of Lucent Technologies Shanghai Fiber Optics Co. Ltd.
  • Exhibit 6.2: Optical Fiber Production Capacity in China, 1995-2000
  • Exhibit 6.3: Production of China Major Optical Fiber Manufacturers in 1999 (thousands km)
  • Exhibit 6.4: Optical Fiber Price Trends in China, 1996-2005
  • Exhibit 6.5: Forecast of Annual Demand for Optical Fiber in China, 1996-2005
  • Exhibit 6.6: Forecast of Optical Fiber Market in China, 1996-2005
  • Exhibit 7.1: Customer Shares of Optical Cable Market in China
  • Exhibit 7.2: Fiber Optic Cable Price Trends in China, 1996-2005
  • Exhibit 7.3: Forecast of Fiber Optic Cable Annual Demand in China, 1986-2005
  • Exhibit 7.4: Forecast of Fiber Optic Cable Market Size in China, 1996-2005
  • Exhibit 8.1: Major SDH Equipment Joint Ventures in China
  • Exhibit 8.2: Major Chinese SDH / DWDM Equipment Developers
  • Exhibit 8.3: Forecast of DWDM Market in China, 1998-2005
  • Exhibit 8.4: Forecast of SDH Market in China, 1998-2005

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