India is currently the world ’ s second-largest |
demand in the rapid growth in the Indian telecom sector . |
telecommunications market and has registered strong |
The government has enabled easy market access to |
growth in the past decade and half . The Indian mobile |
telecom equipment and a fair and proactive regulatory |
economy is growing rapidly and will contribute |
framework that has ensured availability of telecom services |
substantially to India ’ s gross domestic product ( GDP ), |
to consumer at affordable prices . The deregulation of |
according to report prepared by GSM Association ( GSMA ) |
foreign direct investment ( FDI ) norms has made the sector |
in collaboration with the Boston Consulting Group ( BCG ). |
one of the fastest growing and a top five employment |
The liberal and reformist policies of the Government of |
opportunity generator in the country . |
India have been instrumental along with strong consumer |
India is the world ' s second-largest telecommunications |
per cent by 2017 . The emergence of an affluent middle |
market , with over 1.0 billion subscribers as of May 2015 . |
class is triggering demand for the mobile and internet |
The wireless segment ( 97.36 per cent of total telephone |
segments . Availability of affordable smartphones , along |
subscriptions ) dominates the market . It has also been |
with a rise in the security level of mobile transactions , is |
growing at a brisk pace . During FY07-15 , wireless |
expected to boost growth of transactions conducted via |
subscriptions witnessed a CAGR of 24.78 per cent to 969.8 |
phones , with the overall transaction value being tripled in |
million . . It is also the second largest country in terms of |
2014 from last year . |
internet subscribers . India had 267.39 million internet |
Strong policy support from the government has been |
subscriptions as of December 2014 . |
crucial to the sector ’ s development . FDI cap in the telecom |
India ’ s telecommunications market is expected to |
sector has been increased to 100 per cent from 74 per |
experience further growth , fuelled by increased non-voice |
cent . In January 2015 , the Government of India |
revenues and higher penetration in rural market . Telecom |
recommended reduction in license fees of telecom by 6 per |
penetration in the nation ' s rural market is expected to |
cent for operators ; telecom operators currently pay 8 per |
increase from 46.14 per cent as of December 2014 to 70 |
cent of adjusted gross revenue as licence fee . |