Overview of Telecom Scenario
in
India
(Telecom, Cable & Broadcasting)
K Sridhara
Member (T)
Telecom Commission
Changing Perception
Traditional
Contemporary
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Luxury
Fixed
Costly
Per House
Necessary
Mobile
Affordable
Every one can have it
Growth Indicators
•Fastest Growing in World
•Growth Rate: 44% pa
•Number added every month: 6-8 million
•Number added last year: 84 million
•Broadband added every year: 3 million
Growth Indicators
•Fastest Growing in World
•Growth Rate: 44% pa
•Mobile No added every month: 6-8 million
•Mobile No added last year: 84 million
•Broadband added every year: 3 million
Phenomenal Growth
25
23
TELE DENSITY
20
16
15
10
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
0
4.29 5.11
3.58
2.33 2.86
1.07 1.28 1.56 1.94
1995
5
9
7
Status and Targets
Present
Target 2010
Mobile:
237 m
500 m
Fixed:
41 m
41 m
BB:
3.4 m
18 m
Internet:
9m
40 m
Internet users: 42 m
The Transformation
From
Competition
To

Monopoly of one
service provider


STD tariff Rs 30
per minute (1999)
One India – Rupee One
per minute

18 million fixed
lines March 1998

0.1 million
cellular in March
1998
Tariffs
Subscribers
Competitive regime
with multiple players

About 39 million
fixed lines

About 225 million
mobiles
Concern
• Unique Rural Scenario:Low Teledensity
(Bridging Digital Divide)
• Efficient utilization of Spectrum
• Lack of Content in Local Languages
• Low use of e-Commerce
• Network Security
Technologies & Services
(Telecom)
Telecom:
•Fixed Line
•Mobile: 2 G, 3G, 4G, LBS,
PTT
•NGN, IMS
•WiFi
•WiMAX
•ADSL 2+, Quadruple Play
•FTTH, FTTC, FTTD
3G
3G is the third Generation of mobile phone standards based on
the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) family of
standards "IMT-2000".
Technologies & Services
(Telecom)
Telecom:
•Fixed Line
•Mobile: 2 G, 3G, 4G, LBS,
PTT
•NGN, IMS
•WiFi
•WiMAX
•ADSL 2+, Quadruple Play
•FTTH, FTTC, FTTD
NGN
Next Generation Network (NGN) is a packet-based
network which allow consistent and ubiquitous provision
of multiple services to users independent of the
underlying transport-related technologies.
Technologies & Services
(Telecom)
Telecom:
•Fixed Line
•Mobile: 2 G, 3G, 4G, LBS,
PTT
•NGN, IMS
•WiFi
•WiMAX
•ADSL 2+, Quadruple Play
•FTTH, FTTC, FTTD
WiMAX
• Wi-MAX : the Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access,
is a technology aimed at providing wireless data over long
distances It is based on the IEEE 802.16 standard.
Technologies & Services
(Telecom)
Telecom:
•Fixed Line
•Mobile: 2 G, 3G, 4G, LBS,
PTT
•NGN, IMS
•WiFi
•WiMAX
•ADSL 2+, Quadruple Play
•FTTH, FTTC, FTTD
Technologies & Services
(Cable & Broadcasting)
Cable, TV & Broadcasting:
• Cable, CAS, DTH, HITS
•Mobile TV, Time Shift TV, IPTV, Video on
Demand, HDTV
•AM, FM
•Satellite Radio, Terrestrial Radio
•Cognitive Radio
Convergence
Services
Convergence of Technologies
Television +Broadcasting +
Mobile+ Fixed
telephone+Broadband+
Game Console
Convergence of Services
Computing + Entertainment+
Information +Communication
ICE:
I: Information
C: Communication
E: Entertainment
ICT
I: Information
C: Computing
T: Telecommunication
Full Convergence
ICTE
I: Information
C: Computing
T: Telecommunication
E: Entertainment
Challenges
 The march of the technologies is increasingly blurring
the difference between service specific water tight
compartment definition of Telecom Licences.
 The subscriber can get various services in a single
platform.
 The convergence leads to reduction in cost thereby
reduction in tariffs.
 The real challenges before us is to cope with march of
technology in terms policies, regulation & dispute
resolution and pave the way towards further growth of
Telcom in the country for better and cheaper services.