Research and Markets Offers Report on '2007 Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband in Asia -- Myanmar and Thailand'

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09-07-2007
Research and Markets Offers Report on '2007 Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband in Asia -- Myanmar and Thailand'

WIRELESS NEWS-September 7, 2007-Research and Markets Offers Report on '2007 Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband in Asia -- Myanmar and Thailand' (C)2007 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com

Research and Markets has announced the addition of "2007 Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband in Asia -- Myanmar and Thailand" to its offerings.
Research and Markets noted that the report provides a comprehensive overview of the trends and developments in telecommunications, broadcasting and pay TV markets in Myanmar and Thailand. Subjects covered include:

Thailand's mobile market was approaching 40 million subscribers in early 2007. After more than six straight years of strong growth, the annual increase in the mobile subscriber numbers was still running at over 20 percent.

The 2006 year saw another surge in Thailand's broadband Internet market with subscriber growth running at an annual rate of around 100 percent. Interest in broadband services was finally picking up; but all this was happening from a relatively tiny base and broadband penetration remained low (1 percent penetration).

Despite a slowing of economic growth following the September 2006 coup, the post-coup government, after a number of missteps, was working hard to stimulate the economy, looking to such initiatives as free trade agreements.

In Myanmar, mobile services reportedly grew at a strong annual rate in excess of 100 percent in 2006, albeit from a tiny base. The subscriber numbers moved from 126,000 (0.3 percent penetration) in 2005 to 269,000 (6 percent penetration) in 2007. -Further information on this growth has been difficult to access. It is therefore hard to judge whether this growth pattern will continue.

From totally different perspectives both Thailand and Myanmar must seriously address regulatory reform. Thailand needs to work to get fresh momentum in its stalled reform processes; Myanmar needs to get some sort of reform process started. The latter has a long way to go.

Report information: http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/ c67545.

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