Overview of Telecom Scenario in India (Telecom, Cable & Broadcasting)

1. Overview of Telecom Scenario in India (Telecom, Cable & Broadcasting) K Sridhara Member (T) Telecom Commission

2. Traditional Luxury Fixed Costly Per House Contemporary Necessary Mobile Affordable Every one can have it Changing Perception

3. Growth Indicators • 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

4. 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

5. Phenomenal Growth

6. 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

7. The Transformation From To Competition • Monopoly of one service provider • Competitive regime with multiple players • STD tariff Rs 30 per minute (1999) One India – Rupee One per minute Tariffs • About 39 million fixed lines • About 225 million mobiles • 18 million fixed lines March 1998 • 0.1 million cellular in March 1998 Subscribers

8. 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

9. Technologies & Services (Telecom) • Telecom: • Fixed Line • Mobile: 2 G, 3G, 4G, LBS, PTT • NGN, IMS • WiFi • WiMAX • ADSL 2+, Quadruple Play • FTTH, FTTC, FTTD

10. 3G 3Gis the third Generation of mobile phone standards based on the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) family of standards "IMT-2000".

11. Technologies & Services (Telecom) • Telecom: • Fixed Line • Mobile: 2 G, 3G, 4G, LBS, PTT • NGN, IMS • WiFi • WiMAX • ADSL 2+, Quadruple Play • FTTH, FTTC, FTTD

12. 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.

13. Technologies & Services (Telecom) • Telecom: • Fixed Line • Mobile: 2 G, 3G, 4G, LBS, PTT • NGN, IMS • WiFi • WiMAX • ADSL 2+, Quadruple Play • FTTH, FTTC, FTTD

14. 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 802.16 standard.

15. Technologies & Services (Telecom) • Telecom: • Fixed Line • Mobile: 2 G, 3G, 4G, LBS, PTT • NGN, IMS • WiFi • WiMAX • ADSL 2+, Quadruple Play • FTTH, FTTC, FTTD

16. 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

17. Convergence Technology Policies & Regulation Services

18. Convergence of Technologies Television +Broadcasting + Mobile+ Fixed telephone+Broadband+ Game Console

19. Convergence of Services Computing + Entertainment+ Information +Communication

20. ICE: I: Information C: Communication E: Entertainment

21. ICT I: Information C: Computing T: Telecommunication

22. Full Convergence ICTE I: Information C: Computing T: Telecommunication E: Entertainment

23. 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.

24. Thank You