Asia-Pacific Internet User Base to Grow 422% by 2005 With China Almost 40% of Users in Region.LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 3, 1999-- Research being conducted by The Phillips Phil·lips A trademark used for a screw with a head having two intersecting perpendicular slots and for a screwdriver with a tip shaped to fit into these slots. Group predicts that the Internet user Internet user n → internauta m/f Internet user Internet n → internaute m/f base in the Asia-Pacific The term Asia-Pacific generally applies to littoral East Asia, Southeast Asia and Australasia near the Pacific Ocean, plus the states in the ocean itself (Oceania). region will increase from an anticipated 43.6 million at the beginning of 2000 to at least 228 million by the close of 2005. The research has analysed market dynamics in the region and suggests growth may be even greater if recently announced fibre projects are implemented. Early indications show that the potential Asia-Pacific Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the market for 2006 could comprise in excess of 370 million users -- an increase of 750% from the figures predicted for the end of 1999. Within the Asia-Pacific region, China is expected to take over the Japan's present number one spot, in terms of Internet user base growth rate, by late 2004. This will be consolidated by the close of 2005 when it will exceed 85 million, representing 37.64% of the entire Asia-Pacific user base (with a penetration of 6.58%). In contrast, Japan's user base share represents greater than 60% penetration. The Phillips Group draws this information from initial findings of a new study Net Pressure which assesses the impact of the Internet on carrier traffic patterns and infrastructure. Net Pressure will provide forecasts of growth in Internet traffic Internet traffic is the flow of data around the Internet. It includes web traffic, which is the amount of that data that is related to the World Wide Web, along with the traffic from other major uses of the Internet, such as electronic mail and peer-to-peer networks. , the demands that growth will make on bandwidth and the increase in Internet traffic nexus points globally. The Phillips Group has established a website for the study at http://www.netpressure.com. A full prospectus and enquiry form is available at that location. For Editors: -0-
1. For the purposes of this release, the term `Asia-Pacific' is
comprised of Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, South
Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia, The Philippines, Thailand,
Indonesia, India and China.
2. With regard to methodology, base figures were taken from the most
recent pertinent information and extrapolated, using a
proprietary Internet growth curve linked to `time-in-market',
against United Nations population data sanity checked against
Population Research Bureau data.
3. To obtain a free chart please contact consult@tarifica.com Mark
subject: FREE CHART
-0- The Phillips Group The Phillips Group is an international telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. consultancy with offices in London London, city, Canada London, city (1991 pop. 303,165), SE Ont., Canada, on the Thames River. The site was chosen in 1792 by Governor Simcoe to be the capital of Upper Canada, but York was made capital instead. London was settled in 1826. , Washington Washington, town, England Washington, town (1991 pop. 48,856), Sunderland metropolitan district, NE England. Washington was designated one of the new towns in 1964 to alleviate overpopulation in the Tyneside-Wearside area. DC and New Jersey and offers niche consultancy services that deliver professional advice and informed decision support for telecommunications operators, service providers, new entrants, next generation service providers and regulatory bodies. The consultancy group is composed of practices and research groups, in law and regulation, e-commerce e-commerce, commerce conducted over the Internet, most often via the World Wide Web. E-commerce can apply to purchases made through the Web or to business-to-business activities such as inventory transfers. , Internet, mobile and pricing. -0- The Phillips Group 40 Furnival Street London EC4A 1JQ United Kingdom Telephone: +44 171 440 6500 Fax: +44 171 831 8552 Email: consult@tarifica.com www.tarifica.com |
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