Overview of Telecom Scenario in India (Telecom, Cable & Broadcasting) Overview of Telecom Scenario in India (Telecom, Cable & Broadcasting) K Sridhara Member (T) Telecom Commission
Changing Perception Traditional Luxury Fixed Costly Per House Contemporary Necessary Mobile Affordable Every one can have it
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 Growth Indicators
Phenomenal Growth
Status and Targets Present Target 2010 Mobile: 237 m 500 m Fixed: 41 m 41 m BB: 3.4 m 18 m Internet: 9 m 40 m Internet users: 42 m
The Transformation n Monopoly of one service provider n Competitive regime with multiple players n STD tariff Rs 30 per minute (1999) One India – Rupee One per minute Competition Tariffs FromTo n 18 million fixed lines March 1998 n 0.1 million cellular in March 1998 n About 39 million fixed lines n About 225 million mobiles Subscribers
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 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 Technology Policies & Regulation
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
ICTE I: Information C: Computing T: Telecommunication E: Entertainment Full Convergence
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.