Overview
| Overview | 2006 | 2007 | 2008(estimated) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Market Size | 474.7 | 569.7 | 654 |
| Total Local production | 11 | 12 | 14 |
| Total Exports | 4.3 | 7.3 | 10.1 |
| Total Imports | 468 | 565 | 650 |
| Imports from the U.S. | 73.2 | 105 | 135 |
In USD Millions; Note: the above statistics are unofficial estimate based on Kazakhstan customs data and industry sources.
Best Products and Services
There is a growing demand for telecom equipment and services for mobile, fixed line telephony, cable, broadband, mobile (value-added) data services, digitization of the existing telecommunication networks including digital and/or interactive TV systems working on a frequency of 40 GHz and more, and all types of Internet-related communication services including Wi-Max and Wi-Fi technologies and equipment, VSAT terminals, DWDM technologies and DECT technologies.
Opportunities
- In 2006, Kazakhstan launched the Alatau IT City, an informational technologies park in Almaty. The IT Park offers a number of projects aimed to improve and develop the IT industry in Kazakhstan and can provide tax and other benefits to firms interested in investing into this sector.
- Kazakhtelecom’s New Generation Network Project, to build a new broadband infrastructure based on the IP/MPLS and Metro Ethernet technology.
- In 2006 Kazakhstan launched its own communications satellite. The government of Kazakhstan allocated approximately $340 million for the development of Kazakhstan’s space program, and plans to launch four more telecommunication satellites by 2010.
- A number of e-Government Projects are being implemented in Kazakhstan.
- In 2006 the government approved a program to reduce the country’s “informational inequality” by creating a training center for information technology specialists and a Kazakhstani university for informational technologies, which will be developed by cooperating with leading educational and training organizations.