2006 Asia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband in India

Published by: Paul Budde Communication Pty Ltd

Published: May. 29, 2006 - 162 Pages

Table of Contents

31. KEY STATISTICS

2. TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKET

2.1 Overview of India’s telecom market

2.2 Growth forecasts

2.3 Foreign investment

2.4 Universal service

2.5 Analysis - structural separation - Bharti leads the way - May 2006

3. REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT

3.1 Analysis - policies and regulations - May 2006

3.2 Analysis - spectrum reform in India - May 2006

3.3 Telecommunications authorities

3.3.1 Ministry for Communications (MoC)

3.3.2 Department of Telecommunications (DoT)

3.3.3 Telecom Commission

3.3.4 Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)

3.3.5 Telecom Dispute Settlement & Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT)

3.4 Regulatory background

3.4.1 Licensing circles

3.4.2 Licence fees

3.4.3 Licence dispute

3.5 National Telecom Policies

3.5.1 National Telecom Policies 1999 (NTP-99)

3.5.2 Addendum to NTP-99

3.5.3 Proposed new National Telecom Policy

3.6 Foreign investment

3.7 Regulatory reforms

3.8 Quality of service

3.9 Liberalisation

3.9.1 Policy highlights

3.9.2 Basic service

3.9.3 Local Loop Unbundling (LLU)

3.10 Fixed-line licences

3.10.1 National Long-distance (NLD)

3.10.2 International Long-distance (ILD)

3.10.3 ‘Fixed’ mobile

3.10.4 Tariffs

3.10.5 Compensation

3.10.6 Other outcomes

3.11 Privatisation

3.11.1 VSNL

3.11.2 MTNL

4. FIXED NETWORK OPERATORS

4.1 Overview of the operators

4.1.1 Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)

4.1.2 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 BSNL/MTNL merger

4.2 International operators

4.2.1 Videsh Sanchar Nigram Ltd (VSNL)

4.2.2 Data Access

4.2.3 Bharti Telesonic

4.2.4 Reliance Communications

5. TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE

5.1 National telecom network

5.1.1 Overview

5.1.2 Network development

5.1.3 Rural and regional networks

5.1.4 Next Generation Networks (NGN)

5.2 National infrastructure

5.2.1 Overview

5.2.2 National projects

5.2.3 Wireless Local Loop (WLL)

5.3 International infrastructure

5.3.1 Overview

5.3.2 India-Pakistan

5.3.3 Submarine cable networks

5.3.4 Satellite communications

5.4 Infrastructure developments

5.4.1 Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)

5.4.2 IP networks

6. BROADBAND AND INTERNET MARKET

6.1 Overview of broadband market

6.2 National Broadband Policy 2004

6.3 Cable modems

6.4 Personal computers

6.5 Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)

6.6 Wireless broadband

6.6.1 Analysis - TeNeT wireless project - May 2006

6.7 Satellite

6.7.1 DirecPC

6.7.2 Bharti Broadband Networks

6.7.3 Reliance broadband network

6.8 Other broadband networks

6.9 Internet market

6.9.1 Overview of Internet market

6.9.2 Regulatory issues

6.9.3 ISP market

6.9.4 Content and e-services

7. CONVERGENCE

7.1 Overview of media convergence

7.2 Digital TV

7.2.1 Internet Protocol TV (IPTV)

7.3 Broadcasting market

7.3.1 Overview

7.3.2 Analysis - A view of India’s broadcasting market - May 2006

7.3.3 Statistical overview

7.3.4 Regulatory issues

7.3.5 Free-to-Air TV

7.3.6 Cable TV

7.4 Satellite TV

7.4.1 Direct-to-Home (DTH) TV

7.4.2 Major cable and pay TV operators

7.5 TV content

8. MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS

8.1 Overview of India’s mobile market

8.1.1 Mobile statistics

8.1.2 Mobile market segments

8.1.3 Pricing and marketing strategies

8.2 Regulatory issues

8.2.1 New Telecommunications Policy - 1999 (NTP99)

8.2.2 Year 2006

8.2.3 Year 2005

8.2.4 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 Mergers and acquisitions

8.4.3 Competition

8.4.4 Subscriber statistics and market share

8.4.5 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 TV

8.7 Mobile applications

8.7.1 Mobile entertainment

9. GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS

Exhibit 1 - Major telecommunications players

Exhibit 2 - ISRO satellite network - March 2006

Exhibit 3 - Broadcasting Standard and major broadcasters

Exhibit 4 - Information on FTA turned Pay and New Pay Channels - 2005

Exhibit 5 - Overview of major channels available to consumers in India

Exhibit 6 - CDMA 2G deployment in India - 2005

Table 1 - Country statistics India - 2005

Table 2 - Telephone network statistics - 2005

Table 3 - Internet provider statistics - 2005

Table 4 - Internet user statistics - 2005

Table 5 - Broadband statistics - 2005

Table 6 - Mobile statistics - 2005

Table 7 - National telecommunications authorities

Table 8 - Fixed-line services vs mobile services and penetration - 2005

Table 9 - Telephone services to villages - December 2005

Table 10 - Fixed-line basic services* by operator - December 2005

Table 11 - Fixed-line growth and teledensity - 1995 - 2006

Table 12 - Growth of VPT scheme - 2001 - 2005

Table 13 - PCOs in operation and market share by operator - 2005

Table 14 - Fixed WLL subscriber growth - 2004 - 2006

Table 15 - International undersea cable capacity - 1997 - 2005

Table 16 - Broadband subscriber growth - 2001 - 2005

Table 17 - Broadband subscribers by access - 2005

Table 18 - Broadband and Internet subscriber targets - 2005; 2007; 2010

Table 19 - Cable modem subscribers - 2001 - 2005

Table 20 - DSL subscriber growth - 2001 - 2005

Table 21 - Internet subscriber and user growth - 1995 - 2006

Table 22 - Internet host computers - 1995 - 2005

Table 23 - Top 10 ISPs - subscribers and market share - 2005

Table 24 - Commercial value of e-commerce sector - 2000; 2005

Table 25 - Broadcasting market overview - 2005

Table 26 - TV household growth - 1995 - 2005

Table 27 - Total TV industry revenue growth - 2000 - 2005

Table 28 - Pay TV subscriber growth - 2002 - 2006

Table 29 - Pay TV (cable) operators - 2004

Table 30 - Mobile subscriber growth - GSM and CDMA and annual growth - 2002 - 2005

Table 31 - GSM mobile subscriber growth and annual growth - 1997 - 2006

Table 32 - Mobile operators (GSM & CDMA) - subscribers and market share - December 2005

Table 33 - WLL technology-based subscribers - March 2006

Table 34 - Mobile services revenue - 1996 - 2006

Table 35 - GSM mobile subscriber market share by circle - February 2006

Table 36 - GSM mobile subscribers by region/circle - 2004 - 2006

Table 37 - GSM mobile operators - subscribers per operator and market share - 2005

Table 38 - CDMA mobile operators - subscribers per operator and market share - 2005

Table 39 - Mobile operators - subscribers and annual change - 2005

Table 40 - Operator market share (GSM & CDMA) - July 2005

Table 41 - ARPU prepaid/postpaid/blended ARPU per month (in rupees) by circle - December 2005

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