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Overview of Telecom Scenario in India

This document provides an overview of the telecom sector in India, including the current scenario, key policy initiatives, technology trends, and challenges. It notes that the telecom sector has experienced the highest growth rate in India with over 60 lakh new customers added each month. Major policy milestones that enabled growth include the National Telecom Policy of 1994, establishment of TRAI in 1997, and the New Telecom Policy of 1999 which introduced free competition. Technology trends include the growth of wireless networks, fiber networks, and convergence of voice, data and video. Remaining challenges include addressing the unique rural scenario, managing spectrum needs, expanding local language content and addressing the digital divide.

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Overview of Telecom Scenario in India

This document provides an overview of the telecom sector in India, including the current scenario, key policy initiatives, technology trends, and challenges. It notes that the telecom sector has experienced the highest growth rate in India with over 60 lakh new customers added each month. Major policy milestones that enabled growth include the National Telecom Policy of 1994, establishment of TRAI in 1997, and the New Telecom Policy of 1999 which introduced free competition. Technology trends include the growth of wireless networks, fiber networks, and convergence of voice, data and video. Remaining challenges include addressing the unique rural scenario, managing spectrum needs, expanding local language content and addressing the digital divide.

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OVERVIEW OF TELECOM

SCENARIO IN INDIA
including rapidly changing
technology in the telecom
K. Sridhara
Member (Technology)
Department of Telecom
TDSAT SEMINAR 26 November 2006

Contents

Telecom Sector
Current Telecom scenario
Key Policy initiatives
Technology development
Issues & challenges

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Dept. of Telecom

Telecom Sector

Most vibrant sector with highest growth


rate more than 60 lakh customers are
added every month
Plethora of services
Easier access/ availability
Drastic reduction in tariff
World class service

26 November 2

Dept. of Telecom

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Dept. of Telecom

Major classes of Services


Fixed
Mobile

Copper, Optical Fibre, Wireless


GSM and CDMA based

Narrow band Voice, Internet, Fax


Broad band

High speed Internet, Video

Current Telecom Scenario

Total Number of Operators

- Above 800

Access Service (Mobile & Fixed)


National Long Distance
International Long Distance
ISPs, Infrastructure providers etc.

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Dept. of Telecom

138
13
8
- Above 650

Current Telecom Scenario


(contd)

Fixed lines
Mobile lines
WLL Fixed
Total wireless lines
Teledensity
Internet connections
Broadband connection

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49.2 m
105.36 m
6.79 m
112.15 m
15.12
8.4 m
1.92 m

Dept. of Telecom

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Dept. of Telecom

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Dept. of Telecom

Fall in STD Rates


(Rs/min)

Pre April 1999 38


April 1999
30
October 2000
24
January 2002
9
March 2003
4.80
April 2004
3.60
September 2004
2.40
March 2006
1

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Key Policy Initiatives/milestones

New Economic Policy (1991)

Opening up of Telecom service sector (Mobile


metros)

National Telecom Policy 1994

Telecom, key for development


Inadequacy of public resource to meet demand
Private sector to supplement Govt.
Provide world class telecom service at affordable
cost

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Dept. of Telecom

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Key Policy initiatives


(contd..)
Establishment of TRAI (1997)

New Telecom Policy (NTP 99)

Transition from fixed license fee to revenue


share
Introduction of free competition
Technology neutral licenses
Tariff rebalancing

Creation of BSNL (2000)


Establishment of TDSAT (2000)

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Dept. of Telecom

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Key Policy initiatives (contd..)

Opening of National & International long


distance
Launching of mobile service by BSNL
(2002)
Establishment of USO Fund
Broadband policy (2004)

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Dept. of Telecom

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Technology Trend

Optical fiber based wireline networks


Wireless networks
GSM,CDMA based mobile
VSAT based satellite
WiMax
Next Generation Networks
Voice , Data,Video convergence
Telecom networks increasingly software
intensive

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Dept. of Telecom

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Subscribers Wish List

VIRTUAL PRESENCE
Speak, Hear, See, Seek, Store Info
Instantaneously & Interactively
Perhaps feeling and sharing ambience
Seamlessly , Everywhere , Always
at
Affordable cost with Agreed Quality of
Service

Convergence
Scenario for Residences
Members of the same household are
On-line Simultaneously
Browsing Web
Watching, Downloading & Recording
Video
Digital Audio & Video Broadcast

Future Growth
Demand

for Wireless based services.


Content rich services.
IP based technology to provide requisite
cost economics to achieve attractive
business cases.

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Dept. of Telecom

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CONTENT RICH TELECOM SERVICES

LOCATION BASED SERVICES, USING


DIGITAL MAPS.
VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORKS
VIDEO CONFERENCING.
e-EDUCATION
e-MEDICINE
INTERACTION WITH GOVERNMENT
ENTERTAINMENT

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Dept. of Telecom

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Issues to be addressed in the


Indian Scenario

Unique Rural Scenario : low teledensity

Need for Spectrum re-farming & reallocation

Lack of Content in Local Languages

Confidence on e-Commerce

Network Security

Bridging Digital Divide

The real Challenge !


How effectively can the:

Government with its policies


TRAI with regulation &
TDSAT with dispute resolution

can keep pace with the fastest growing


and complex Telecom sector

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THANK YOU

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Dept. of Telecom

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