Abstract
This report provides a comprehensive overview of the developments and trends in telecommunications, Internet and digital media markets in India.
Subjects covered include:
- Key Statistics;
- Market Overviews;
- Major Players (fixed and mobile);
- Infrastructure development - national and international;
- Mobile Voice and Data Markets;
- Internet, including VoIP;
- Broadband development;
- Convergence and Digital Media;
- Regulatory Environment.
Table of Contents
1. Key Statistics
- 1.1 Subscriber statistics
2. Telecommunications Market
- 2.1 Overview
- 2.2 Foreign investment
- 2.3 Universal service
3. Regulatory Environment
- 3.1 Telecommunications authorities
- 3.1.1 Ministry for Communications (MoC)
- 3.1.2 Department of Telecommunications (DoT)
- 3.1.3 Telecom Commission
- 3.1.4 Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)
- 3.1.5 Telecom Dispute Settlement & Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT)
- 3.1.6 Telecom Sector Ombudsman (TSO)
- 3.2 Regulatory background
- 3.2.1 Licensing circles
- 3.2.2 Licence fees and taxes
- 3.3 National Telecom Policies
- 3.3.1 National Telecom Policies 1999 (NTP-99)
- 3.3.2 Addendum to NTP-99
- 3.3.3 Proposed new National Telecom Policy (NTP)
- 3.4 Foreign investment
- 3.5 Regulatory reforms
- 3.5.1 Overview
- 3.5.2 Access Deficit Charge (ADC)
- 3.5.3 Rural telephony
- 3.5.4 Quality of Service (QoS)
- 3.5.5 Local Loop Unbundling (LLU)
- 3.5.6 Conditional Access System (CAS)
- 3.6Fixed-line (Basic Service) licences
- 3.6.1 Licensing guidelines
- 3.6.2 Development of basic service sector
- 3.6.3 National Long-Distance (NLD)
- 3.6.4 International Long-Distance (ILD)
- 3.6.5 ‘Fixed' mobile
- 3.6.6 Basic service tariffs
- 3.6.7 Compensation
- 3.6.8 Other outcomes
- 3.7 Privatisation
- 3.7.1 VSNL
- 3.7.2 MTNL/BSNL
4. Fixed Network Operators in India
- 4.1 Overview of operators
- 4.1.1 Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)
- 4.1.2 Bharti Airtel (formerly Bharti Telenet)
- 4.1.3 Hughes Telecom
- 4.1.4 Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL)
- 4.1.5 Tata Teleservices Ltd
- 4.1.6 Reliance Infocomm
- 4.1.7 Shyam Telelink
- 4.1.8 BSNL/MTNL merger
- 4.2 International operators
- 4.2.1 Market development
- 4.2.2 Tata Communications (formerly Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd (VSNL)
- 4.2.3 Data Access
- 4.2.4 Bharti Telesonic
- 4.2.5 Reliance Communications/Flag Telecom
- 4.3 Other operators
5. Telecommunications Infrastructure
- 5.1 National infrastructure
- 5.1.1 Overview
- 5.1.2 Network development
- 5.1.3 National network
- 5.1.4 Tariffs
- 5.1.5 Infrastructure sharing
- 5.1.6 Rural and regional networks
- 5.1.7 Fibre optic cable projects
- 5.1.8 Wireless Local Loop (WLL)
- 5.2 International infrastructure
- 5.2.1 Overview
- 5.2.2 India-Pakistan
- 5.2.3 Submarine cable networks
- 5.2.4 Satellite communications
- 5.3 Infrastructure developments
- 5.3.1 Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
- 5.3.2 IP networks
- 5.3.3 Next Generation Networks (NGNs)
6. Broadband and Internet Market
- 6.1 Internet market
- 6.1.1 Overview
- 6.1.2 Regulatory issues
- 6.1.3 ISP market
- 6.2 Broadband networks and services
- 6.2.1 Overview
- 6.2.2 Market development
- 6.2.3 National Broadband Policy 2004
- 6.2.4 Personal computers
- 6.2.5 Cable modems
- 6.2.6 Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)
- 6.2.7 Wireless broadband
- 6.2.8 Satellite
- 6.2.9 Other broadband networks
- 7. Convergence
- 7.1.1 Overview
- 7.2 Triple play
- 7.3 Overview of broadcasting market
- 7.3.1 Statistical overview
- 7.3.2 Regulatory issues
- 7.4 Digital TV
- 7.4.1 Internet Protocol TV (IPTV)
- 7.4.2 Cable TV
- 7.4.3 Satellite TV
- 7.4.4 Free-to-Air TV
8. Mobile Communciations
- 8.1 Overview of India' s mobile market
- 8.1.1 Market background
- 8.1.2 Mobile statistics
- 8.1.3 Mobile market segments
- 8.1.4 Pricing and marketing strategies
- 8.2 Regulatory issues
- 8.2.1 New Telecommunications Policy - 1999 (NTP-99)
- 8.2.2 Year 2007
- 8.2.3 Year 2006
- 8.2.4 Year 2005
- 8.2.5 Year 2004
- 8.3 Mobile technologies
- 8.3.1 Overview of mobile technologies used in India
- 8.3.2 GSM
- 8.3.3 CDMA
- 8.3.4 Third Generation (3G) mobile
- 8.4 Major mobile operators
- 8.4.1 Market overview
- 8.4.2 Market structure and earlier growth
- 8.4.3 Mergers and acquisitions
- 8.4.4 Competition
- 8.4.5 Subscriber statistics and market share
- 8.4.6 Overview of major mobile operators
- 8.5 Mobile voice services
- 8.5.1 Prepaid
- 8.5.2 Satellite mobile
- 8.6 Mobile data services
- 8.6.1 Market overview
- 8.6.2 Short Message Service (SMS)
- 8.6.3 Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)
- 8.6.4 General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)
- 8.6.5 Push-to-Talk over Cellular (PoC)
- 8.6.6 Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless (BREW)
- 8.6.7 Enhanced Data for GSM Evolution (EDGE)
- 8.6.8 Mobile entertainment
- 8.6.9 i-mode
- 8.6.10 BlackBerry
- 8.6.11 Mobile TV
- 8.6.12 Mobile content
9. Glossary of Abbreviations
TABLES:
- Table 1 - Country statistics India - 2008
- Table 2 - Telecom revenue and investment statistics - 2007
- Table 3 - Telephone network statistics - 2007
- Table 4 - Internet user statistics - 2007
- Table 5 - Broadband statistics - 2007
- Table 6 - Mobile statistics - 2007
- Table 7 - National telecommunications authorities
- Table 8 - Fixed-line services versus mobile services and penetration - 2007
- Table 9 - Foreign Direct Investment in telecom sector - 2004 - 2008
- Table 10 - Telephone services to villages - September 2007
- Table 11 - Number of telecom licences issued by category - January 2007
- Table 12 - Fixed-line basic services1 by operator - September 2007
- Table 13 - Fixed-line subscribers and teledensity - 1995 - 2005
- Table 14 - Fixed-line subscribers and teledensity - 2005 - 2007
- Table 15 - Growth of VPT scheme - 2001 - 2007
- Table 16 - PCOs in operation and market share by operator - September 2007
- Table 17 - Fixed WLL subscribers1 - 2004 - 2006
- Table 18 - International undersea cable capacity - 1997 - 2007
- Table 19 - Internet users - 1995 - 2007
- Table 20 - Internet subscribers - 1995 - 2007
- Table 21 - ISP market - leading operators, subscribers and market share - September 2007
- Table 22 - Broadband subscribers - 2001 - 2008
- Table 23 - Broadband subscribers and households - 2007
- Table 24 - Broadband subscribers by access and annual change - 2007
- Table 25 - Broadband subscribers and market share by access - September 2007
- Table 26 - Broadband and Internet subscriber targets - 2005; 2007; 2010
- Table 27 - Cable modem subscribers - 2001 - 2007
- Table 28 - DSL subscribers - 2001 - 2008
- Table 29 - Broadcasting market overview - 2007
- Table 30 - Cable and TV households - 1995 - 2007
- Table 31 - Total TV industry revenue - 2000 - 2007
- Table 32 - Pay TV subscriber growth - 2002 - 2007
- Table 33 - Licensing of DTH service providers - September 2007
- Table 34 - Mobile subscribers and annual change - 2006 - 2007
- Table 35 - Mobile subscribers (GSM and CDMA) and annual change - 2002 - 2007
- Table 36 - GSM mobile subscribers and annual change - 1997 - 2008
- Table 37 - WLL technology-based subscribers - June 2006
- Table 38 - Mobile services revenue - 1996 - 2007; 2010
- Table 39 - Mobile ARPU (GSM and CDMA) and annual change - 2005 - 2007
- Table 40 - Mobile subscribers and market share by region/circle - September 2007
- Table 41 - GSM mobile subscribers by region/circle - 2004 - 2007
- Table 42 - GSM ARPU - 2004 - 2007
- Table 43 - GSM ARPU/month by region/circle, prepaid/postpaid/blended - June 2007
- Table 44 - GSM ARPU/month by operator grouping, prepaid/postpaid/blended - June 2007
- Table 45 - CDMA mobile subscribers by operator - June 2007
- Table 46 - CDMA mobile ARPU/month by region/circle, prepaid/postpaid/blended - June 2007
- Table 47 - Total mobile subscribers (GSM & CDMA) by operator & market share - September 2007
- Table 48 - Mobile operators, subscribers and annual change - September 2007
- Table 49 - GSM mobile operators - subscribers & market share by operator - September 2007
- Table 50 - CDMA mobile operators - subscribers & market share by operator - September 2007
- Table 51 - Mobile monthly ARPU (GSM & CDMA) - postpaid/prepaid - September 2007
- Table 52 - Mobile monthly ARPU (blended) for selected operators - September 2007
- Table 53 - Monthly ARPU for mobile subscribers by technology, prepaid/postpaid/blended - June 2007
EXHIBITS:
- Exhibit 1 - Major telecommunications players
- Exhibit 2 - ISRO satellite network - March 2008
- Exhibit 3 - Broadcasting Standard and major broadcasters
- Exhibit 4 - Information on FTA turned Pay and New Pay Channels - 2006
- Exhibit 5 - Overview of major channels available to consumers in India
- Exhibit 6 - CDMA 2G deployment in India - 2006
- Exhibit 7 - CDMA 3G commercial deployment in India - 2007
- Exhibit 8 - BSNL ‘mega-contract' procurement process - timeline - Jul 2005 - Nov 2007
