Current Status and Future Development of WiMAX in India: Policies, Industry, and Market

Published by: Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute

Published: Sep. 30, 2009 - 45 Pages

Table of Contents

1. India: Overall Introduction

2. India's Telecommunications Regulatory Authorities

2.1 DoT (Department of Telecom)

2.2 TRAI (Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of India)

3. Development of India's WiMAX Policies

3.1 India's Telecommunications and Broadband Policies

3.2 WiMAX Spectrum Policies

3.3 Current Development of India's WiMAX Product Certification

4. Outlook for India's WiMAX Policy Development

4.1 Frequency Interference Arising from Collision with Satellite Services Needs Solving

4.2 Importance of Release 1.5 to Increase; Results of BSNL's FDD WiMAX Deployment Expected to Be Crucial for India's WiMAX Development

5. WiMAX Industry Development in India

5.1 WiMAX Industry Clusters

6. Development of India's WiMAX Equipment Industry Value Chain

6.1 Chipset Suppliers

6.2 Equipment Providers

6.3 System Integration and Testing Service Providers

7. Indian WiMAX Industry Outlook

7.1 Lacking in WiMAX Chipset Capability while Competitive in Equipment Production

7.2 Overseas Companies Plagued by High Tariff; Indian and Taiwanese Companies Expected to Benefit from Collaboration

8. Telecommunications Market Development in India

9. WiMAX Subscriber Development in India

10. Current Development of Major Indian WiMAX Carriers

10.1 BSNL

10.2 MTNL

10.3 Tata Communications

10.4 Reliance Communications

10.5 Aircel

10.6 Bharti Airtel

11. Indian WiMAX Market Outlook

11.1 Indian Carriers Prefer Network Deployment on Franchise Basis

11.2 Initial Market Demand to Consist of Low-price, VoIP-capable Products

Appendix

List of Topics

1. Overall introduction to India's current status, focusing on economic development

2. Profiling India's telecommunications regulatory authorities, including DoT (Department of Telecommunications) and two subsidiaries WPC (Wireless Planning and Coordination Wing) and TEC (Telecommunication Engineering Centre), as well as independent monitoring organization TRAI (Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of India)

3. Analyzing the development of India's WiMAX policies, touching upon the overall telecommunications and broadband policies, WiMAX spectrum policies, and WiMAX product specification; current uses of different frequency bands also included

4. Introduction to the WiMAX industry in India, including distribution of major industry clusters

5. Analyzing the development of industry value chain, covering the current status of chipset suppliers, equipment providers, system integrators and testing service providers

6. Outlining India's telecommunications market, touching upon issues as broadband penetration and major players in the market

7. Profiling the overall status of India's WiMAX market and subscriber development

8. Analyzing the development of major Indian WiMAX carriers including BSNL, MTNL, Tata Communications, Reliance Communications, Aircel, and Bharti Airtel

9. Companies and organizations analyzed or mentioned in the report include: ABS (Aircel Business Solutions), AFCO Asia, Aircel, Alvarion, Beceem, Bharti Airtel, BSNL, CMEA Ventures, Digitelco Communications, DishnetDSL, Elitecore Technologies, Gemini Communication, GTL, Harris Stratex, Hathway, HCL, Huawei Technologies, L&T Infotech, Maxis, MediaTek, Mena Telecom, Mindtree, MTNL, New Enterprise Associates, NewPath Ventures, Packet One Networks, PointRed, Raasi Callnet, Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, Reliance Communications, Reliance Globalcom, Sequans, Sify, Sloka Telecom, Soma Networks, Spectranet, Spectrus Communications, Supernet Technologies, SV Telecom Systems, Tata Communications, Tata Elxsi, Technotial Infoways, Telsima, Vodafone, VSNL, Wavesat, WiEpert Communications, WiMAX Forum, Wipro, YOU Telecom, iMAX Forum, Wipro

List of Tables

Table 1 Internet and Broadband User Base Targets Outlined in India's Broadband Policy 2004

Table 2 Planned Allocation of 2.3GHz and 2.5GHz Frequency Bands in India

Table 3 Indian Carriers Awarded 3.3GHz - 3.4GHz Frequency Band

Table 4 Telsima's StarMAX 6400 CO Equipment

Table 5 Telsima's Fixed and Mobile WiMAX Terminal Devices

Table 6 Sloka Telecom's 802.16d Fixed WiMAX Equipment

Table 7 PointRed's WiMAX Product Portfolio

Table 8 Comparison between Three Major Indian WiMAX Equipment Vendors

Table 9 BSNL's WiMAX Service Tariff Plan

Table 10 MNTL's WiMAX Equipment Provider Requirements and Device Demand

Table 11 Tata Communications' WiMAX Deployment Project

Table 12 Telecom Service Areas in India

List of Figures

Figure 1 India's Income Structure and GDP Growth Rates

Figure 2 India's Labor Structure by Age and Literacy Rate

Figure 3 Framework of India's Telecom Regulatory Authorities

Figure 4 Development of India's Telecom Policies, 1992 - 2008

Figure 5 India's Broadband Deployment Roadmap

Figure 6 Planned Uses of 2.5GHz Frequency Band in India

Figure 7 Geographical Distribution of WiMAX Industry Clusters in India

Figure 8 India's WiMAX Industry Chain

Figure 9 Wipro's RF Chipset Development Roadmap

Figure 10 Telsima's 450MHz/700MHz Equipment Test Results

Figure 11 Scale of Telecommunications Services by Population in India, 2008

Figure 12 Broadband Technologies and Transmission Rates in India, 2008

Figure 13 Broadband Subscriber Base and Penetration Rate in India, 2004 - 2008

Figure 14 WiMAX Subscriber Growth in India, 1Q 2008 - 1Q 2009

Figure 15 WiMAX Technology and Spectrum by Subscriber Base in India, 1Q 2009

Figure 16 Tata Communications' WiMAX Subscriber Base, 1Q 2008 - 1Q 2009

Abstract

With WiMAX subscriber base expected to reach 19 million by 2012 and WiMAX equipment market value projected to top US$600 million eventually following the auction of 2.3GHz and 2.5GHz licenses in the fourth quarter of 2009, the Indian WiMAX market presents enormous business opportunities. This report seeks to provide a comprehensive picture of WiMAX development in India, focusing on the three aspects of policy, industry, and market. Topics include India's telecom and WiMAX spectrum licensing policies, as well as issues related to WiMAX equipment certification; profile of the overall WiMAX industry in India and current development of companies positioned throughout the industry value chain; an overall sketch of the WiMAX subscriber market in India and outline of Indian WiMAX carriers' current status and future development.

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