Indian Telecom Industry
Price War in Indian Telecom Industry
Executive Summary 3
Methodology 3
The Indian Telecommunications Industry 3 Mobile Growth – Twist in the Game 3 Revenue and Growth 4 Beginning of Overcrowding and Price War 4 Industry perspectives on Price War/ Falling Rates 5 Opinions from Industry Stalwarts and Watchers 7 3G on the Horizon 8 Growth at Home and Abroad 8
Conclusions 10 The Indian telecom sector could be going the airline way. 10 Hypothesis on future trends of structure conduct and performance of Industry 10 Who wins who looses? 10
Appendix 13 Exhibit 1: Indian Telecom Industry Key Milestones 13 Exhibit 2: India Telecommunication Industry – Facts and Figures 15 Exhibit 3: Subscriber Base in Key States 15 Exhibit 4: operator wise wireless subscriber base in India 16 Exhibit 5: Performance of QoS Parameters for Cellular Mobile Services 17
List of References: 17
Executive Summary
This document is the result of an academic case study an attempt to analyze and understand the present dynamics of Indian Telecommunication Industry with special focus on the Price war in mobile telecom that has overwhelmed the industry. In this study we attempt to look at the causes that lead to the price war, impact thereof and also hypothesize future trends.
Methodology
Methodology used for the case study is as follows. We have made a set of hypothesis and arrived at key questions which are used to gather the data around the hypothesis. We have retained hypothesis which are supported by the data and expert views and presented the hypothesis and conclusions.
The Indian Telecommunications Industry
The Indian telecommunication industry, with about 506.04 million mobile phone connections (Nov 2009), is the third largest telecommunication network in the world and the second largest in terms of number of wireless connections. The Indian telecom industry is one of the fastest growing in the world and is projected that India
Executive Summary 3
Methodology 3
The Indian Telecommunications Industry 3 Mobile Growth – Twist in the Game 3 Revenue and Growth 4 Beginning of Overcrowding and Price War 4 Industry perspectives on Price War/ Falling Rates 5 Opinions from Industry Stalwarts and Watchers 7 3G on the Horizon 8 Growth at Home and Abroad 8
Conclusions 10 The Indian telecom sector could be going the airline way. 10 Hypothesis on future trends of structure conduct and performance of Industry 10 Who wins who looses? 10
Appendix 13 Exhibit 1: Indian Telecom Industry Key Milestones 13 Exhibit 2: India Telecommunication Industry – Facts and Figures 15 Exhibit 3: Subscriber Base in Key States 15 Exhibit 4: operator wise wireless subscriber base in India 16 Exhibit 5: Performance of QoS Parameters for Cellular Mobile Services 17
List of References: 17
Executive Summary
This document is the result of an academic case study an attempt to analyze and understand the present dynamics of Indian Telecommunication Industry with special focus on the Price war in mobile telecom that has overwhelmed the industry. In this study we attempt to look at the causes that lead to the price war, impact thereof and also hypothesize future trends.
Methodology
Methodology used for the case study is as follows. We have made a set of hypothesis and arrived at key questions which are used to gather the data around the hypothesis. We have retained hypothesis which are supported by the data and expert views and presented the hypothesis and conclusions.
The Indian Telecommunications Industry
The Indian telecommunication industry, with about 506.04 million mobile phone connections (Nov 2009), is the third largest telecommunication network in the world and the second largest in terms of number of wireless connections. The Indian telecom industry is one of the fastest growing in the world and is projected that India