Mobile Broadband in India
50 Years of Growth, Innovation and Leadership
Frost & Sullivan Whitepaper On
Mobile Broadband in India –
The Next Telecom Revolution
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Introduction ......................................................................................................... 3
2. Why Mobile Broadband? ...................................................................................... 4
2.1 Advantage Mobile Broadband ...................................................................... 5
2.2 Availability Of Affordable Devices .............................................................. 5
2.3 Government Efforts To Increase Broadband Penetration ......................... 6
2.4 Social Impact ................................................................................................ 6
3. Market Potential For Mobile Broadband .......................................................... 7
4. Infrastructure Requirements ............................................................................... 8
4.1 Radio Access Network ................................................................................ 8
4.2 Backhaul Network ......................................................................................... 9
5. Growth Of Ancillary Segments ............................................................................ 9
6. Strategic Recommendations............................................................................... 10
6.1 Recommendations To Operators ............................................................... 10
6.2 Recommendations To The Government And Other Regulatory Bodies 11
6.3 Recommendation to Other Key Ecosystem Participants ......................... 11
7. Conclusion........................................................................................................... 12
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INTRODUCTION
India is home to over 900 million mobile subscribers and is the second-largest telecom industry in
Frost & Sullivan Whitepaper On
Mobile Broadband in India –
The Next Telecom Revolution
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Introduction ......................................................................................................... 3
2. Why Mobile Broadband? ...................................................................................... 4
2.1 Advantage Mobile Broadband ...................................................................... 5
2.2 Availability Of Affordable Devices .............................................................. 5
2.3 Government Efforts To Increase Broadband Penetration ......................... 6
2.4 Social Impact ................................................................................................ 6
3. Market Potential For Mobile Broadband .......................................................... 7
4. Infrastructure Requirements ............................................................................... 8
4.1 Radio Access Network ................................................................................ 8
4.2 Backhaul Network ......................................................................................... 9
5. Growth Of Ancillary Segments ............................................................................ 9
6. Strategic Recommendations............................................................................... 10
6.1 Recommendations To Operators ............................................................... 10
6.2 Recommendations To The Government And Other Regulatory Bodies 11
6.3 Recommendation to Other Key Ecosystem Participants ......................... 11
7. Conclusion........................................................................................................... 12
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INTRODUCTION
India is home to over 900 million mobile subscribers and is the second-largest telecom industry in