China Telecom 2000: Vol. 3: Switching Market and Opportunities in China
This report provides detailed analyses of both the central office and the PBX markets, with quantitative forecasts of how the switching markets will develop till the year 2000 and beyond. Market supply and demand situations are closely examined and major foreign switching equipment suppliers, joint ventures and the emerging domestic producers such as the Great Dragon Telecommunications Group and the Golden Roc EIM Group are profiled and analyzed. The report also identifies the direction of competitive forces and future market opportunities, with a complete contact list of the switching industry.
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Table of Contents
E.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
E.1 Introduction
E.2 Structure of China's Telecom Sector
E.3 Structure of the Switching Industry
E.4 China's Network Development
E.5 The Market of Central Office Switching Equipment
E.6 The Private Branch Exchange (PBX) Market
E.7 Opportunities and Strategies
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
1.5 Definitions
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 Policy and Foreign Investment
2.3.1 Foreign Trade
2.3.2 Foreign Investment
3.0 STRUCTURE OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR
3.1 Overview
3.2 The State Council
3.3 Commissions and Ministries
3.3.1 The State Planning Commission (SPC)
3.3.2 The State Science and Technology Commission (SSTC)
3.3.3 The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MPT)
3.3.3.1 Organization
3.3.3.2 Functions of the MPT
3.3.3.3 The Directorate General of Telecommunications (DGT)
3.3.3.4 China National Posts and Telecommunications Industry Corp.(PTIC)
3.3.3.5 China National Postal and TelecommunicationsAppliances Corp.(PTAC)
3.3.3.6 China National Communications Construction Corp. (CNCCC)
3.3.3.7 China Communications Broadcast and Satellites Corp.(CCBSC)
3.3.4 The Ministry of Electronics Industry (MEI)
3.3.5 The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC)
3.4 Provincial and Local PTAs
4.0 STRUCTURE OF THE SWITCHING INDUSTRY
4.1 Overview
4.2 Network Standards and Regulating Organizations
4.2.1 Technical Standards
4.2.1.1 National Standards
4.2.1.2 Professional Standards
4.2.1.3 Regional Standards
4.2.1.4 Enterprise Standards
4.2.2 Regulating Organizations
4.2.2.1 The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (MPT)
4.3 Switching Equipment Manufacturing
4.3.1 MPT
4.3.2 MEI
4.3.3 Provincial and Local PTAs
4.4 Endusers
4.4.1 The Network Planning Process and Telecom Equipment Procurement
4.4.1.1 National Plans
4.4.1.2 Approval of Important Projects
4.4.1.3 Project Implementation
4.4.1.4 Procurement
4.4.1.5 China National Postal and Telecommunications Appliances Corp (PTAC)
4.4.1.6 Procurement Decision Making at the Provincial and Local Levels
4.4.2 The Main Endusers
4.4.2.1 MPT and Provincial PTAs
4.4.2.2 The Ministry of Railways
4.4.2.3 China Unicom (Lian Tong)
4.4.2.4 Other Ministries
4.4.2.5 The Military
4.5 Research and Development
4.5.1 Research Organizations
4.5.2 Major Switching R &D Centers
4.5.2.1 National Digital Switching Systems Research Center (NDSC)
4.5.2.2. MEI No.54 Research Institute
4.5.2.3 Huawei Tech. Ltd
4.5.2.4 Zhongxing Telecom Institute
4.5.2.5 Xian Datang Telecom Ltd
4.5.2.6 Joint Ventures and Universities
4.6 Policy on Imports and Technology Transfer
4.7 Financing Sources and Implications
5.0 THE NETWORK DEVELOPMENT OF THE TELECOM MARKET
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Network Development History
5.3 The Current Network Development
5.4 Future Development Plans
5.4.1 The National Plan
5.4.2 The 9th Five-Year Plan (1996-2000)
5.5 Network Structure
5.5.1 Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN)
5.5.2 Local Networks
5.5.3 Rural Networks
5.5.4 Private Networks
5.6 Network Architecture
5.7 The Development of Provinces
5.8 Financing the Telecom Growth
5.8.1 Total Telecom Investment
5.8.2 Source of Financing
5.8.3 Problems in Telecom Financing
5.8.3.1 End of Favorable Tax Policy
5.8.3.2 Difficulty To Sustain High Installation Charge
5.8.3.3 Reduction In International Lending
6.0 THE MARKET OF CENTRAL OFFICE SWITCHING EQUIPMENT
6.1 Overview
6.1.1 Introduction
6.1.2 Production Capabilities
6.2 Current Switching Market Development in China
6.2.1 Growth of CO Switching Capacity
6.2.2 Models of CO Exchanges in the Network
6.3 Demand Analysis
6.3.1 Forecast of Demand for CO Switches
6.4 Supply Analysis
6.4.1 Background
6.4.1.1 Siemens
6.4.1.2 NEC
6.4.1.3 Alcatel
6.4.2 The Changes in Market Share of Foreign Firms
6.4.3 Joint ventures
6.4.3.1 Alcatel
6.4.3.2 Siemens
6.4.3.3 NEC
6.4.3.4 AT&T
6.4.3.5 Nortel
6.4.3.6 Ericsson
6.4.4 Domestic Production
6.4.4.1 Development History of the Domestic Switches
6.4.4.2 Major Domestic Producers
Great Dragon Telecommunications (GDT) Group
Golden Roc Electronic Information Machine (EIM-601) Co. Ltd. (Group)
6.5 The Analysis of the Market
6.5.1 Supply and Demand
6.5.2 Market Segments
6.5.2.1 Types of CO Switches by Capacity
6.5.2.2 Market Segments by Features
6.6 The Development Plans of Major Provinces
7.0 PROFILES OF CO SWITCHING EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Foreign Vendors
7.2.1 Alcatel
7.2.2 Siemens
7.2.3 NEC
7.2.4 AT&T
7.2.5 Ericsson
7.2.6 Northern Telecom( Nortel)
7.2.7 Fujitsu
7.2.8 Samsung Electronics Co.
7.2.9 Philips
7.3 Major Switch Joint Ventures
7.3.1 Shanghai Bell
7.3.2 Tianjin NEC Electronics & Communications Industry Co. , Ltd. (Tianjin NEC)
7.3.3 Beijing International Switching System Corp. Ltd. (BISC)
