Research and Markets: India Telecommunications Report Q1 2011

DUBLIN--()--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/f3c80b/india_telecommunic) has announced the addition of the "India Telecommunications Report Q1 2011" report to their offering.

India Telecommunications Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, telecommunication associations, government departments and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on India's telecommunications industry.

We have incorporated the latest figures released by India's telecoms operators and the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India in our latest telecommunications report for the country. The country continued its growth momentum by adding 52.205mn mobile subscribers in the quarter ended September 2010. We expect a strong finish to 2010 based on historical data that indicate strong performance by operators in the second half of the year due to seasonal demand, and we retained our previous forecast of 743mn subscribers by end-2010. Meanwhile, the ongoing price war continues to exert downward pressure on operators ARPU and companies are showing little signs of preventing further declines as they look towards the lower value rural population to maintain subscriber growth.

That said, the competitive landscape could change once all the 3G license holders launch their commercial 3G services in the first half of 2011. State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam (MTNL) were the only operators that offered 3G services but growth was largely suppressed due to a lack of capital and competition, which hindered overall service roll-out.

With the entry of private operators, which invested heavily to secure spectrum license and roll out infrastructure, we expect true growth in India's 3G industry. That said, 3G tariff rates offered by the only private 3G operator, Tata DoCoMo, are significantly higher than BSNL, which could deter mass adoption.

Shortly after the Commonwealth Games debacle and financing irregularities in Mumbai housing projects, the ongoing 2G spectrum license scandal has throw the issue of weak regulatory framework and corruption in India back into the investment spotlight. The country's Comptroller and Auditor-General has condemned the management of the 2G spectrum sale to operators in 2008 and estimated the government lost about INR1.76trn in revenue. Besides threatening to revoke the licenses of the guilty parties, the Department of Telecommunications is likely to impose fines on all telecoms operators that have failed to meet their service roll-out deadline as part of an industry-wide crackdown. Although the scandal will continue to shadow the industry in the long run, BMI believes that it could also pave the way for a long-term industry development, assuming that the government manages the dispute properly.

Lastly, India remained in eighth position in BMIs latest Business Environment Ratings for Asia-Pacific after no changes were made to the country's individual scores. India continued to head the emerging countries in the region, staying ahead of peers such as China and Indonesia. While India's huge population and growth potential gives the country one of the highest Industry Rewards score, long-term weaknesses, high proportion of rural regions, and low GDP per capita means the country is unlikely to overtake seventh place Taiwan in the short term.

Key Topics Covered:

Executive Summary

SWOT Analysis

Business Environment Ratings

Industry Forecast Scenario

Market Data Analysis

Regulatory Environment And Industry Developments

Competitive Landscape

Company Monitor

Company Profiles

Regional Telecommunications Penetration Overview

Country Snapshot: India Demographic Data

Glossary Of Terms

BMI Methodology

Companies Mentioned:

  • ZTE
  • Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL)
  • Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL)
  • Bharti Airtel
  • Vodafone Essar (Formerly Hutchison Essar)
  • Reliance Communications

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