Telecom Sector
Telecom Sector
By:VIKRANT
Number of mobile subscriber will propel the total subscriber base to 600 million by 2012
The telecom subscriber base has witnessed an explosive growth; the additions in the 2011 registered a growth of approximately 47 percent over the previous years. The subscriber base registered a CAGR of 40.4 percent for 200405 to 200809.
The state-owned BSNL was the second largest service provider after Bharti Airtel (23 percent) in the Indian wireless telecom market with a market share of approximately 19 percent for the year ending March 2010.
Indian telecom handset market booming along with mobile services industry
The Indian handset market grew at a phenomenal rate in 2006 with the sale of approximately 3035 million handsets. It is estimated that by 2012, sales of mobile handsets will reach 180 million units.
Competitive pricing has triggered the growth of coloured handsets, which accounted for 65 percent of the market in 2006; whereas, the share of monochrome handsets has declined to 35 percent.
Mobile phones are available at prices as low as USD 1525.
The CDMA category is growing faster than the GSM category. It captured 25 percent of the market volume in 200607 as against a 20.5 percent share in the previous years.
Overall, Nokia has a market share of 53 percent; it dominates the GSM mobile handsets with a market share of approximately 73 percent.
The Department of telecommunications (Government of India) is the main governing body for the industry. Telephone Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) assists the Government of India (GoI) to take timely decisions and introduce new technologies in the country.
Independent Bodies
They formulate various policies and pass laws to regulate the telecom industry in India.
They undertake various research activities and monitor the quality of service provided in the Indian telecom industry. They also provide various recommendations to improve the status of telecom operations in India.
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)
Handles spectrum allocation and management DoT Licensee and frequency management for telecom Exclusive policy making body of DoT
Department of Telecommunications
Telecom Commission
MOBILE SERVICES
Reliance
Vodafone Idea
TTSL TTSL
BSNL
Airtel
MTNL Mahanagar Telecom Nigam Ltd. BSNL Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.
To reduce their network deployment costs, many service providers are considering
Value-Added Services and Rural Telephony holds large market potential in India
Value-Added Services in India (200910)
The VAS industry was worth USD 632 million in 200910. The industry is estimated to grow by 60 percent in 2011 12 and become an USD 1,011 million.
The VAS industry is currently focussing on the entertainment sector, such as the film industry, cricket, location information(GPS) and mobile transactions.
Rural Telephony
As the government targets to increase rural teledensity from 5 percent to 25 percent by 2012, rural telephony will require major investments. This segment will boost the demand for telecom services, equipment, Internet services and other value-added services; thereby, offering great market opportunities for telecom players.
Skilled and competitive labour force Fifth largest telecom network in the world; second largest among the emerging economies after China On an average, about 67 million new users added per month, making India the worlds fastest growing wireless services market Liberal Foreign Investment RegimeFDI limit increased from 49 percent to 74 percent; the rural telecom equipment market is also open to large investments India is among the countries offering the highest rates of return on investment The large untapped potential in Indias rural markets1.9 percent teledensity in rural markets as compared to the national level of 18 percent Expected to become the second largest telecom market by 2013 The government promoting telecom manufacturing by providing tax benefits. Fully repatriable dividend income and capital invested in telecom equipment manufacturing
Challenges
No. of operators are increasing per circle: hence more competition Cost is very high in rural areas Infrastructure readiness in rural areas Availability of Contents in local language Availability of Contents for Rural Population International Bandwidth is costly Telecom Manufacturing in India
Rural connectivity
100 million in 2010 300 million by 2013
Broadband
20 million broadband connections and 60 million internet connections provided in 2011 Broadband connections to provide on demand across the country by 2012
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