In China, one area of great potential is the consumer market. Industries where there is potential for consolidation are also attractive, as private equity firms are interested in growth markets where they can easily exit their investments.

You will find that governments in China, Myanmar and Vietnam have a much higher level of control over content. In countries like Korea, Taiwan and Japan, the privacy protections are much more similar to Europe or the United States.

There would simply be too much information for network operators to store all the data. The government has to be practical.