The document summarizes India's telecommunications market. It notes that India has the fourth largest telecom market in Asia and eighth largest globally, with a market size expected to reach over $8 billion and triple by 2012. The market includes fixed line and mobile services provided by state-owned companies, private Indian companies, and foreign invested companies. Emerging technologies discussed include GPRS, 3G, and potential reductions in tariffs. Bharti Airtel is highlighted as India's largest telecom company by subscribers in 2008. The document also briefly profiles Reliance Communications, BSNL/MTNL, Vodafone, and Idea Cellular as major players in India's telecom sector.
2. Fourth largest telecom market in Asia after China, Japan
and south Korea.
Eighth largest in the world.
Market size of over US $8 billion is expected to increase
three fold by 2012.
Broadly classified into
a) Fixed line telephony and
b) Mobile telephony.
3. Three types of players in telecom
services:
State owned companies
(BSNL and MTNL)
Private Indian owned companies
(Reliance Infocomm, Tata
Teleservices,
Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular)
Foreign invested companies (Vodafone,
Escotel)
4. GPRS- enabled multimedia messaging, internet surfing and
mobile commerce.
3G mobile technology
There will be a reduction in tariffs according to the Financial
budget.
5. India's largest telecommunications company by subscriber base,
which stood at 85.7 million in December 2008.
The company has a 34.5% share of the wireless services market.
VISION:
By 2010, Airtel will be the most admired brand in India:
a) Loved by more customers.
b) Targeted by top talent.
c) Benchmarked by more businesses
8. Ads are focused mainly on selling their product and
service, no social message as such is conveyed
through the ads
9. Embarking on a multi-pronged strategy, including a
comprehensive customer retention programme.
Partnerships with companies that offer mobile
entertainment and commerce services, domestic
acquisitions.
Customer life-cycle management system
10. Decreasing ARPU and net profit margin offset by increasing
subscriber additions.
Regulatory charges are between 17% and 26% of total .
Falling handset prices could increase wireless penetration
rate in rural India.
Rollout of 3G spectrum.
11. STRENGTHS: WEAKNESESS:
Largest cellular provider Airtel did not had its own
in India, with 110 towers earlier which was a
million customers particular strength of some
overall. of its competitors such as
Hutchison Essar, but now it
has 100,000 towers.
Supplies broadband and
telephone services to
both domestic and
corporate customers. It
has 1.5 million outlets in
the world.
Strategic alliances with-
Sony-Ericsson, Nokia -
and SingTel
12. OPPORTUNITIES THREATS
Airtel have done a tie-up with Airtel and Vodafone seem
Google. to be having an on/off
relationship.
Global telecommunications and
new technology brands:
a) launch of Apple I-phone
b) Partnership with Bharti Airtel could also be
Blackberry.
the target for the takeover
vision of other global
Bharti Airtel is embarking on
another joint venture with telecommunications players
Vodafone Essar and Idea Cellular that wish to move into the
to create a new independent Indian market.
tower company called Indus
Towers have control on 70%
towers in India.
14. RELIANCE COMMUNICATIONS:
Indias second-largest wireless operator by subscriber base.
Different services, viz.
Wireless
Global
Broadband
Infrastructure
Recorded 5 million subscribers in January 2009.
BSNL/ MTNL:
Third-largest wireless operator by subscriber base and along
with government-owned MTNL provides wireless services in
all 23 circles of India.
15. VODAFONE:
The second largest telecom company in India in terms of
subscriber base
The company Vodafone Essar has its operations in 16
telecom circles of the country, which covers around 86% of
the customer mobile base in India
Economical and Value based services provided to the users
as well as it has a good network range.
IDEA CELLULAR:
Operates in 11 circles.
Customer base of over 17 million, covering approximately
45% of India's population and over 50% of the potential
telecom-market