Market Report - China Telecom 2000: Vol. 5, Data Market and Opportunities

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China Telecom 2000: Vol. 5, Data Market and Opportunities

Overview:

Over the last several years, China has made impressive progress in data communications and has demonstrated the great potential for all types of datacom equipment. China will spend over US$20 billion per year on its telecom infrastructure development in the next three years. A significant part of that investment will be on datacom networks and equipment.

Data communications services in China are provided by China Telecom, Ji Tong Communications Company, China Unicom and other Ministries. China Telecom is the major provider of public data communication services. Ji Tong and China Unicom are newcomers as public datacom service providers. In addition, numerous ministries, such as the Ministry of Railways, the former Ministry of Power (now the State Power Corp.), the Ministry of Water Resources and the People’s Bank of China, are also building data networks for their internal uses.

China’s public data communications market has gained momentum over the last three years. In 1993, there were fewer than 3,000 subscribers to datacom services. That number increased to 14,000 and 60,000 in 1994 and 1995. By the end of 1996, the number of subscribers increased to 160,000. The public datacom service users reached 400,000 and 1.54 million at the end of 1997 and 1998 respectively.

This report on China’s Data Communications Markets and Opportunities provides a detailed analysis of the data communications markets in China. The report provides information on China’s different regions and gives a detailed analysis of the telecom market structure and policy. It surveys the current telecom market development status and future development plans of the MII, Ji Tong, China Unicom and various provincial PTAs. In addition, special attention is given to the data market opportunities of the following provinces and organizations: Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Hubei, Liaoning, Shandong, Ji Tong and the Golden Projects. The report offers quantitative forecasts of how the datacom and Internet markets will develop till the year 2005 and beyond. Major datacom equipment vendors are profiled and a detailed contact list is provided to help prospective firms to enter the Chinese datacom and the Internet markets.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

E.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

E.1.0 Introduction
E.2.0 The Organizational Structure of China's Telecom Industry before 1998 Reorganization
E.3.0 The Organizational Structure of China's Telecom Industry after 1998 Reorganization
E.4.0 Datacom Market Policy and Development
E.4.1 The DCB of MII
E.4.2 China's Public Data Networks
E.4.3 Ji Tong and the "Golden Projects"
E.4.4 China Unicom's Datacom Ambitions
E.4.5 Private Networks
E.5.0 The Internet in China
E.5.1 Market Development
E.5.2 A Survey of Internet Market
E.5.3 Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
E.5.4 IP Telephony in China
E.5.5 Forecast of Internet Growth
E.5.6 Factors Stimulate Internet Growth
E.5.7 Obstacles to Growth
E.6.0 Data Markets in Major Provinces

1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Purposes of This Report
1.2 Scope of This Report
1.3 Plan of This Report
1.4 Methodology of This Report

2.0 COUNTRY BACKGROUND

2.1 Demographics
2.1.1 Western China
2.1.2 Northeastern China
2.1.3 Northern China
2.1.4 Southern China
2.1.5 Southwestern China
2.1.6 Population
2.1.7 Distribution of Wealth
2.2 Political and Economic Reforms
2.3 Foreign Trade and Investment
2.3.1 Foreign Trade
2.3.2 Foreign Investment
2.4 China's WTO Negotiations

3.0 THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF CHINA'S TELECOM INDUSTRY BEFORE 1998 REORGANIZATION

3.1 Introduction
3.2 Overview of the Old Regulatory Structure
3.3 The State Council
3.4 Key Ministries and Commissions Related to Telecom
3.4.1 The State Planning Commission (SPC)
3.4.2 The State Science and Technology Commission (SSTC)
3.4.3 State Economic and Trade Commission (SETC)
3.4.4 The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MPT)
3.4.4.1 Organization
3.4.4.2 Functions of the MPT
3.4.4.3 The Directorate General of Telecommunications (DGT)
3.4.4.4 China National Posts and Telecommunications Industry Corporation (PTIC)
3.4.4.5 China National Postal and Telecommunications Appliances Corporation (PTAC)
3.4.4.6 China National Communications Construction Corporation (CNCCC)
3.4.4.7 China Communications Broadcast and Satellites
Corporation (ChinaSat)
3.4.4.8 China Provincial and Local PTAs
3.4.5 The Ministry of Electronics Industry (MEI)
3.4.6 The Ministry of Radio, Film and Television (MRFT)
3.4.7 The Ministry of Railways (MOR)
3.4.8 The Ministry of Power
3.4.9 The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC)
3.4.10 State Radio Regulatory Commission (SRRC)
3.4.11 People's Liberation Army (PLA)
3.4.12 People's Bank of China
3.5. Development of Research Center of the State Council
3.6 State Information Center (SIC)
3.7 Center for Information Infrastructure and Economic Development (CIIED)
3.8 The State Council Steering Committee of National Information Infrastructure
3.9 China United Telecommunications Corp. (China Unicom)
3.9.1 Founding Organizations
3.9.2 The Leadership Team
3.9.3 Business Development
3.9.4 Foreign Cooperation
3.9.5 Future Objectives of China Unicom
3.10 Ji Tong and The Golden Projects
3.11 China Telecom Great Wall Mobile Communications Ltd.