1. Executive summary
2. Key statistics
3. Country overview
4. Telecommunications market
4.1 Market overview and analysis
4.2 Regional Asian Market Comparison
5. Regulatory environment
5.1 Regulatory authority
5.1.1 Nepal Telecommunication Authority (NTA)
5.2 Telecommunications Policy 1999
5.2.1 Universal service
5.2.2 Rural Telecommunications Development Fund (RTDF)
5.3 Telecommunications Policy 2004
5.4 Telecom sector liberalisation and licensing
5.5 Foreign assistance
5.6 Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA)
5.7 Privatisation of Nepal Telecom
5.8 Broadband policy
6. Fixed Network Operators
6.1 Major operators
6.2 Nepal Telecom
6.3 United Telecom Ltd (UTL)
6.4 Nepal Satellite Telecom (NSPTL)
6.5 Smart Telecom (STPL)
6.6 STM Telecom
7. Telecommunications infrastructure
7.1 Overview of the national telecom network
7.2 Fixed line statistics and market forecast
7.3 Fibre networks
7.4 International infrastructure
7.4.1 Overview
7.4.2 Proposed satellite
8. Fixed-line broadband market
8.1 Background
8.2 ISP market
8.3 Fixed Broadband statistics and Market Forecast
8.4 Fixed-line broadband technologies
8.4.1 Wi-Fi
8.4.2 WiMAX
9. Mobile market
9.1 Mobile statistics and market forecast
9.2 Mobile broadband and market forecast
9.3 Mobile regulatory issues
9.3.1 Spectrum
9.3.2 Pricing
10. Major mobile operators
10.1 Operators
10.2 Nepal Telecom (NT)
10.3 Ncell
10.4 Smart Telecom (SPTL)
10.5 Nepal Satellite Telecom (NSPTL)
11. MNVOs
12. Digital economy
12.1 e-Government
13. Digital media
13.1 Internet Protocol TV (IPTV)
13.2 Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
14. Related reports
Table 1 – Country Statistics, Major Operators and Telco Authorities – 2018 (e)
Table 2 – Top Level Country Statistics – 2018 (e)
Table 3 – Licences issued for telecom services - 2018
Table 4 – Fixed subscribers by operator – wireline and WLL – 2018
Table 5 – Historic - Fixed subscribers by operator – wireline and WLL – 2017
Table 6 – Historic - Fixed subscribers by operator – wireline and WLL – 2016
Table 7 – Nepal Telecom’s (NDCL) fixed subscribers – wireline and WLL – 2006; 2011 - 2018
Table 8 – UTL’s subscribers – limited mobility and WLL – 2011 - 2018
Table 9 – Smart Telecom’s (SPTL) fixed line subscribers – 2011 - 2018
Table 10 – STM’s subscribers – limited mobility and fixed-line – 2013 - 2018
Table 11 – Fixed Line Subscriptions and Penetration – 2007 - 2018
Table 12 – Historic - fixed-lines in service and teledensity – 1995 - 2005
Table 13 – Fixed-line subscribers – wireline and WLL – 2010 - 2018
Table 14 – Data and Internet subscribers by technology – 2016 - 2018
Table 16 – DSL broadband subscribers – 2007 - 2018
Table 17 – Fixed Broadband Subscribers (with Forecast) – 2008 - 2023
Table 18 – Historic - Internet users and penetration rate – 1997 - 2011
Table 19 – Internet bandwidth capacity – 2001 - 2018
Table 20 – Mobile Subscribers and Penetration (with Forecast) – 2008 – 2023
Table 21 – Historic - Mobile subscribers, annual change and penetration rate – 1999 - 2011
Table 22 – Mobile Broadband Subscribers and Penetration (with Forecast) – 2011 – 2023
Table 23 – Mobile operators and systems
Table 24 – Mobile operators and market share - 2018
Table 25 – Mobile broadband subscribers by operator, 3G 4G and EVDO – 2018
Table 26 – Historic - Mobile operators and market share - 2017
Table 27 – Historic - Mobile operators and market share - 2016
Table 28 – Nepal Telecom (NDCL) - mobile subscribers – 2006 - 2018
Table 29 – Ncell’s mobile subscribers – 2006 - 2018
Table 30 – Smart Telecom- mobile subscribers – 2016 - 2018
Table 31 – Nepal Satellite Telecom (NSPTL)- mobile subscribers – 2018
Chart 1 – Mobile, Mobile Broadband & Fixed Broadband Penetration – 2018; 2023
Chart 2 – Asian Telecoms Maturity Index by Market Category
Chart 3 – Asian Telecoms Maturity Index vs GDP per Capita
Chart 4 –Telecoms Maturity Index – Central Asia
Chart 5 – Fixed Line Subscriptions and Penetration – 2007 - 2018
Chart 6 – Fixed Broadband Subscribers (with Forecast) - 2008 - 2023
Chart 7 – Mobile Subscribers and Penetration (with Forecast) – 2008 - 2023
Chart 8 – Mobile Broadband Subscribers and Penetration (with Forecast) – 2011 - 2023
Exhibit 1 – Key Market Characteristics by Market Segment
Exhibit 2 – Central Asia -Key Characteristics of Telecoms Markets by Country
Exhibit 3 – Level of competition by market segment