2007 Asia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband in India

1. KEY STATISTICS

1.1 Subscribers statistics

2. TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKET

2.1 Overview

2.2 Growth forecasts

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 ombudsman

3.3 Regulatory background

3.3.1 Licensing circles

3.3.2 Licence fees

3.3.3 Licence dispute

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

3.5 Foreign investment

3.6 Regulatory reforms

3.7 Rural telephony

3.8 Quality of Service (QoS)

3.8.1 Local Loop Unbundling (LLU)

3.9 Conditional Access System (CAS)

3.10 Liberalisation

3.10.1 Policy highlights

3.10.2 Basic service

3.10.3 Local Loop Unbundling (LLU)

3.11 Fixed-line licences

3.11.1 National Long-distance (NLD)

3.11.2 International Long-distance (ILD)

3.11.3 ‘Fixed’ mobile

3.11.4 Tariffs

3.11.5 Compensation

3.11.6 Other outcomes

3.12 Privatisation

3.12.1 VSNL

3.12.2 MTNL

4. FIXED NETWORK OPERATORS

4.1 Overview of the 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 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 / 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 Network 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 development

5.3.1 Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)

5.3.2 IP networks

5.3.3 Next Generation Networks (NGN)

6. BROADBAND AND INTERNET MARKET

6.1 Broadband market

6.1.1 Overview

6.1.2 National Broadband Policy 2004

6.1.3 Personal computers

6.1.4 Cable modems

6.1.5 Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)

6.1.6 Wireless broadband

6.1.7 Satellite

6.1.8 Other broadband networks

6.2 Internet market

6.2.1 Overview

6.2.2 Regulatory issues

6.2.3 ISP market

6.3 Content and e-services

6.3.1 E-commerce

7. CONVERGENCE

7.1 Triple play

7.2 Overview of the broadcasting market

7.2.1 Statistical overview

7.2.2 Regulatory issues

7.3 Digital TV

7.3.1 Internet Protocol TV (IPTV)

7.3.2 Cable TV

7.3.3 Satellite TV

7.3.4 Free-to-Air TV

7.3.5 TV content

8. MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS

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 in India

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 entertainment

8.6.9 i-mode

8.6.10 BlackBerry

8.6.11 Mobile TV

8.7 Mobile content

8.7.1 Gaming

9. GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS

Exhibit 1 - Major telecommunications players

Exhibit 2 - ISRO satellite network - April 2007

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 deployment in India - 2006

Table 1 - India’s mobile subscriber growth - GSM versus CDMA - 2000 - 2007

Table 2 - Country statistics India - 2006

Table 3 - Telecom revenue and investment statistics - 2006

Table 4 - Telephone network statistics - 2006

Table 5 - Internet user statistics - 2006

Table 6 - Broadband statistics - 2006

Table 7 - Mobile statistics - 2006

Table 8 - National telecommunications authorities

Table 9 - Fixed-line services versus mobile services and penetration - 2006

Table 10 - Telephone services to villages - 2006

Table 11 - Number of telecom licences issued - by category - January 2007

Table 12 - Fixed-line basic services* by operator - 2006

Table 13 - Fixed-line growth and teledensity - 1995 - 2005

Table 14 - Fixed-line growth and teledensity - 2005 - 2006

Table 15 - Growth of VPT scheme - 2001 - 2006

Table 16 - PCOs in operation and market share by operator - 2006

Table 17 - Fixed WLL subscriber* growth - 2004 - 2006

Table 18 - International undersea cable capacity - 1997 - 2006

Table 19 - Broadband subscriber growth - 2001 - 2007

Table 20 - Broadband subscribers by access - 2006

Table 21 - Broadband and Internet subscriber targets - 2005; 2007; 2010

Table 22 - Cable modem subscribers - 2001 - 2006

Table 23 - DSL subscriber growth - 2001 - 2006

Table 24 - Internet user growth - 1995 - 2007

Table 25 - Internet subscriber growth - 1995 - 2007

Table 26 - ISP market in India - leading operators, subscribers and market share - 2006

Table 27 - Broadcasting market overview - 2006

Table 28 - TV household growth - 1995 - 2006

Table 29 - Total TV industry revenue growth - 2000 - 2006

Table 30 - Pay TV subscriber growth - 2002 - 2006

Table 31 - Mobile subscribers (GSM and CDMA) and annual growth - 2002 - 2006

Table 32 - GSM mobile subscribers and annual growth - 1997 - 2006

Table 33 - WLL technology-based subscribers - June 2006

Table 34 - Mobile services revenue - 1996 - 2007; 2010

Table 35 - Mobile ARPU (GSM and CDMA) and annual change - 2005 - 2006*

Table 36 - Mobile subscribers and market share by region/circle - 2006

Table 37 - GSM mobile subscribers by region/circle - 2004 - 2007

Table 38 - Total mobile subscribers (GSM & CDMA) per operator and market share - 2006

Table 39 - Mobile operators - subscribers and annual change - September 2006

Table 40 - GSM mobile operators - subscribers and market share per operator - 2006

Table 41 - CDMA mobile operators - subscribers and market share per operator - 2006

Table 42 - ARPU* for mobile subscribers by technology prepaid, postpaid and blended - 2006**