2008Asia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband in India

• 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.

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)

3.6 Fixed-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

List of Tables and Exhibites

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

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