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Dataquest Insight: How to Approach China's ICT Market
1 February 2007
 
Rolf Jester   Sandy Shen   Simon Ye  

Every company must develop a strategy to address the opportunities presented by China's ever-growing information and communication technology market. We outline the approaches to adopt and the pitfalls to avoid.




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Table of Contents


    
 Analysis

1.0
    
 Some Basic Facts About China
2.0
    
 China's Economy
3.0
    
 How Attractive Is China's ICT Market?
4.0
    
 China's Hardware Market

4.1
    
 Drivers
4.2
    
 Inhibitors
5.0
    
 China's Software Market

5.1
    
 Drivers
5.2
    
 Inhibitors
6.0
    
 China's Telecom Market
7.0
    
 China's Services Market

7.1
    
 Drivers
7.2
    
 Inhibitors
8.0
    
 Beware Myths and Misconceptions About China's Market
9.0
    
 Hype Cycle for China
10.0
    
 China-Initiated Standards in ICT
11.0
    
 Risks to Doing Business in China
12.0
    
 The Role of Government in China
13.0
    
 One China but Three Markets
14.0
    
 China Moves to High-Tech Services Exports
15.0
    
 Prepare for a Looming Talent War in China
16.0
    
 Three Scenarios for China's ICT Market in 2010
17.0
    
 Recommendations

    
 Recommended Reading


List of Tables


Table 1.  
 China: Conventional Wisdom vs. Marketplace Reality
 

List of Figures


Figure 1. 
 Gross Domestic Product, China, 1998-2010
 

Figure 2. 
 Factors to Watch in China's ICT Market
 

Figure 3. 
 China: Size of Hardware Market, 2004-2010
 

Figure 4. 
 China: Size of Software Market, 2004-2010
 

Figure 5. 
 China: Mobile and Fixed Telecom Users, 2004-2010
 

Figure 6. 
 China: Spending on Telecom Services, 2004 and 2009
 

Figure 7. 
 China: Size of Services Market, 2004-2010
 

Figure 8. 
 Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies in China, 2006
 

Figure 9. 
 Risks to Businesses in China
 

Figure 10. 
 Government Agencies in China
 

Figure 11. 
 The Three Regional Markets in China, 2005
 

Figure 12. 
 Three Scenarios for China's ICT Market in 2010
 



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