India - Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Forecasts

This report provides a comprehensive overview of the trends and developments in the telecommunications and digital media markets in India. Subjects covered include:

• Key Statistics;
• Market and Industry Overviews;
• Regulatory Environment;
• Major Players (fixed and mobile);
• Infrastructure development - national and international;
• Convergence and Digital Media;
• Mobile Voice and Data Market;
• Internet, including VoIP and IPTV;
• Broadband services;
• Telecom market forecasts.
 

1. Key Statistics

1.1 Subscribers statistics

2. Telecommunications Market

2.1 Overview

2.2 Analysis: India and the global financial crisis - February 2009

2.3 Foreign investment

2.4 Universal service

3. Regulatory Environment

3.1 Overview

3.2 Telecommunications authorities

3.2.1 Ministry for Communications (MoC)

3.2.2 Department of Telecommunications (DoT)

3.2.3 Telecom Commission

3.2.4 Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)

3.2.5 Telecom Dispute Settlement & Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT)

3.2.6 Telecom Sector Ombudsman (TSO)

3.3 Regulatory background

3.3.1 Licensing circles

3.3.2 Licence fees and taxes

3.4 National Telecom Policies

3.4.1 National Telecom Policies 1999 (NTP-99)

3.4.2 Addendum to NTP-99

3.4.3 Proposed new National Telecom Policy (NTP)

3.5 Foreign investment

3.6 Regulatory reforms

3.6.1 Overview

3.6.2 Access Deficit Charge (ADC)

3.6.3 Rural telephony

3.6.4 Quality of Service (QoS)

3.6.5 Local Loop Unbundling (LLU)

3.6.6 Conditional Access System (CAS)

3.7 Fixed-line (Basic Service) licences

3.7.1 Licensing guidelines

3.7.2 Development of basic service sector

3.7.3 National Long-Distance (NLD)

3.7.4 International Long-Distance (ILD)

3.7.5 ‘Fixed’ mobile

3.7.6 Basic service tariffs

3.7.7 Compensation

3.7.8 Other outcomes

3.8 Privatisation

3.8.1 VSNL (subsequently Tata Communications)

3.8.2 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 VSNL)

4.2.3 Data Access

4.2.4 Bharti Telesonic

4.2.5 Reliance Communications

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 Infrastructure sharing

5.1.5 Rural and regional networks

5.1.6 Fibre optic cable projects

5.1.7 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. Internet Market

6.1 Overview

6.1.1 Growth path

6.1.2 Growth issues

6.1.3 Service disruption

6.2 Regulatory issues

6.2.1 Internet policy

6.2.2 National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI)

6.2.3 Pricing

6.2.4 Domain names

6.2.5 Censorship and security

6.3 ISP market

6.3.1 Major ISPs

6.3.2 Internet telephony licences

7. Broadband Market

7.1 Overview

7.1.1 Broadband statistics

7.2 Market development

7.3 National Broadband Policy 2004

7.4 Personal computers

7.5 Cable modems

7.6 Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)

7.7 Wireless broadband

7.7.1 WiMAX

7.8 Satellite

7.8.1 DirecPC

7.8.2 Bharti Broadband Networks

7.8.3 Reliance broadband network

7.9 Broadband over Powerline (BPL)

7.10 Other broadband networks

8. Convergence

8.1 Overview

8.2 Triple play

8.3 Overview of broadcasting market

8.3.1 Statistical overview

8.3.2 Regulatory issues

8.4 Digital TV

8.4.1 Internet Protocol TV (IPTV)

8.4.2 Cable TV

8.4.3 Satellite TV

8.4.4 Major cable and pay TV operators

8.4.5 Free-to-Air TV

9. Mobile Communications

9.1 Overview of India’s mobile market

9.1.1 Market background

9.1.2 Mobile statistics

9.1.3 Mobile market segments

9.1.4 Pricing and marketing strategies

9.2 Regulatory issues

9.2.1 New Telecommunications Policy - 1999 (NTP-99)

9.2.2 Year 2009

9.2.3 Year 2008

9.2.4 Year 2007

9.2.5 Year 2006

9.2.6 Year 2005

9.2.7 Year 2004

9.3 Mobile technologies

9.3.1 Overview of mobile technologies used in India

9.3.2 GSM

9.3.3 CDMA

9.3.4 Third Generation (3G) mobile

9.4 Major mobile operators in India

9.4.1 Market overview

9.4.2 Market structure and earlier growth

9.4.3 Mergers and acquisitions

9.4.4 Competition

9.4.5 Subscriber statistics and market share

9.5 Overview of major mobile operators

9.5.1 Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL)

9.5.2 Bharti Cellular Ltd (Airtel)

9.5.3 BPL Mobile

9.5.4 Vodafone Essar (formerly Hutchison Essar Telecom Ltd)

9.5.5 Aircel

9.5.6 Idea Cellular

9.5.7 Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL)

9.5.8 Reliance Telecom Ltd

9.5.9 Spice Telecom Ltd

9.5.10 Virgin Mobile

9.5.11 New operators

9.6 Mobile voice services

9.6.1 Prepaid

9.6.2 Satellite mobile

9.7 Mobile data services

9.7.1 Market overview

9.7.2 Short Message Service (SMS)

9.7.3 Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)

9.7.4 General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)

9.7.5 Push-to-Talk over Cellular (PoC)

9.7.6 Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless (BREW)

9.7.7 Enhanced Data for GSM Evolution (EDGE)

9.7.8 Mobile entertainment

9.7.9 i-mode

9.7.10 BlackBerry

9.7.11 Mobile TV

9.7.12 Mobile content

9.7.13 Handsets

10. Forecasts

10.1 Overview

10.2 Forecasts - fixed-line market to 2018

10.3 Forecasts - Internet services to 2018

10.4 Forecasts - mobile market to 2018

11. Glossary of Abbreviations

List of Tables

Table 1 - Country statistics India - 2009

Table 2 - Telecom revenue and investment statistics - 2007

Table 3 - Telephone network statistics - 2008

Table 4 - Internet user statistics - 2008

Table 5 - Broadband statistics - 2008

Table 6 - Mobile statistics - 2008

Table 7 - National telecommunications authorities

Table 8 - Fixed-line services versus mobile services and penetration - 2008

Table 9 - Foreign Direct Investment in telecom sector - 2004 - 2008

Table 10 - Telephone services to villages - 2008

Table 11 - Number of telecom licences issued, by category - 2007 - 2008

Table 12 - Fixed-line subscribers by operator - 2007 - 2008

Table 13 - Fixed-line subscribers and teledensity (historic) - 1995 - 2005

Table 14 - Fixed-line subscribers and teledensity - 2005 - 2009

Table 15 - Growth of VPT scheme - 2001 - 2008

Table 16 - PCOs in operation and market share by operator - 2008

Table 17 - Fixed WLL subscribers - 2004 - 2006

Table 18 - International undersea cable capacity - 1997 - 2008

Table 19 - Internet users - 1995 - 2009

Table 20 - Internet subscribers - 1995 - 2009

Table 21 - Leading ISPs, subscribers and market share - 2008

Table 22 - Broadband subscribers - 2001 - 2009

Table 23 - Broadband subscribers and households - 2008

Table 24 - Broadband subscribers by access and annual change - 2008

Table 25 - Broadband subscribers and market share by access - 2008

Table 26 - Broadband and Internet subscriber targets - 2005; 2007; 2010

Table 27 - Cable modem subscribers - 2001 - 2009

Table 28 - DSL subscribers - 2001 - 2009

Table 29 - Broadcasting market overview - 2008

Table 30 - Number of channels carried by cable operators - 2007 - 2008

Table 31 - Cable and TV households - 1995 - 2008

Table 32 - Total TV industry revenue - 2000 - 2008

Table 33 - Pay TV subscribers by technology - 2002 - 2008

Table 34 - Licensing of DTH service providers - September 2007

Table 35 - Mobile subscribers and annual change - 2006 - 2009

Table 36 - Mobile subscribers (GSM and CDMA) and annual change - 2002 - 2008

Table 37 - GSM mobile subscribers and annual change - 1997 - 2008

Table 38 - WLL technology-based subscribers - June 2006

Table 39 - Mobile services revenue - 1996 - 2008; 2010; 2012

Table 40 - Mobile ARPU (GSM and CDMA) and annual change - 2005 - 2008

Table 41 - Mobile subscribers and market share by region/circle - 2008

Table 42 - GSM mobile subscribers by region/circle - April 2009

Table 43 - GSM ARPU - 2004 - 2008

Table 44 - GSM ARPU/month by region/circle, prepaid/postpaid/blended - 2008

Table 45 - GSM ARPU/month by operator grouping, prepaid/postpaid/blended - 2008

Table 46 - CDMA mobile subscribers by operator and market share - 2008

Table 47 - CDMA mobile ARPU/month by region/circle, prepaid/postpaid/blended - 2008

Table 48 - Total mobile subscribers (GSM & CDMA) by operator & market share - 2008

Table 49 - Mobile operators, subscribers and annual change - June 2008

Table 50 - GSM mobile operators, subscribers & market share - 2008

Table 51 - CDMA mobile operators, subscribers & market share - 2008

Table 52 - Mobile monthly ARPU (GSM & CDMA), postpaid/prepaid - 2008

Table 53 - Mobile monthly ARPU (blended), selected operators - September 2007

Table 54 - Monthly ARPU, mobile subscribers by technology, prepaid/postpaid/blended - 2008

Table 55 - Forecast fixed-line subscribers and penetration - lower forecast - 2007 - 2008; 2013; 2018

Table 56 - Forecast fixed-line subscribers and penetration - higher forecast - 2007 - 2008; 2013; 2018

Table 57 - Forecast Internet subscribers & penetration - lower forecast - 2007 - 2008; 2013; 2018

Table 58 - Forecast Internet subscribers & penetration - higher forecast - 2007 - 2008; 2013; 2018

Table 59 - Forecast mobile subscribers and penetration - lower forecast - 2007 - 2008; 2013; 2018

Table 60 - Forecast mobile subscribers and - higher forecast - 2007 - 2008; 2013; 2018

List of Exhibits

Exhibit 1 - Major telecommunications players

Exhibit 2 - Fixed-line basic services by operator - 2008

Exhibit 3 - ISRO satellite network - May 2009

Exhibit 4 - Broadcasting standard and major broadcasters

Exhibit 5 - Information on FTA turned Pay and New Pay Channels - 2006

Exhibit 6 - Overview of major channels available to consumers in India

Exhibit 7 - Operators issued DTH licences - 2008

Exhibit 8 - CDMA 3G commercial deployment in India