Market SHPD internet in Central Asia

Analytical company J'son & Partners released a report on the state of affairs in the area of broadband Internet in the countries of Central Asia. Thus, at the end of 2008, the number of monthly audience of Internet users in the countries of Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan) broke the mark of 5.7 million people, while in 2007 the rate was 4,7 million people. It should be noted that during the period from 2005 to 2008 growth rate of Internet users in the region each year dropped by half, and the average annual growth rate of 53%. In 2007, the level of penetration in the region 8%, and as a result of 2008, an increase of 1% to 9%. It is estimated J'son & Partners Central Asia, in 2009, the monthly audience of Internet users in the region will increase by 900 thousand and will be about 6,6 million people, and the level of penetration of 10%.

At the end of 2008, the number of subscribers of the home and corporate SHPD in the region amounted to 450 thousand and 78 thousand subscribers, respectively, while the levels of penetration broke the mark in 3,5% and 2,8%. Leaders of the total number of subscribers are SHPD Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, on the basis of 2008 there are 300 thousand and 135 thousand subscribers, respectively. The smallest number of subscribers SHPD in Turkmenistan, where there were no more than 7 thousand subscribers in 2008. In Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan accounted for 82% of subscriber base region, while the rest of the country accounts for 18% of subscribers SHPD in the region.