The government has fast-tracked reforms in the telecom |
of India ( TRAI ). |
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sector and continues to be proactive in providing room for |
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The Central Government ’ s several initiatives to |
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growth for telecom companies . Some of the other major |
promote manufacturing in the country , such as ‘ Make |
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initiatives taken by the government are as follows : |
in India ’ campaign appears to have had a positive |
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The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India ( TRAI ) has |
impact on mobile handsets manufacturing in the |
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directed the telecom companies or mobile operators |
country . Companies like Samsung , Micromax and |
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to compensate the consumers in the event of dropped |
Spice had been assembling handsets in the country |
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calls with a view to reduce the increasing number of |
already . Xiaomi and Motorola , along with Lenovo have |
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dropped calls . |
also started assembly of smartphones in India . Firms |
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With a view to encourage consolidation in the telecom |
like HTC , Asus and Gionee too have shown interest in |
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sector , the Government of India has approved the |
setting up a manufacturing base in the country . |
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rules for spectrum trading that will allow telecom |
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The Government of India plans to roll out free highcompanies |
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to buy and sell rights to unused spectrum |
speed wi-fi in 2,500 cities and towns across the |
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among themselves . The Union Cabinet chaired by the |
country over the next three years . The program entails |
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Prime Minister , Mr Narendra Modi , gave its approval to |
an investment of up to Rs 7,000 crore ( US $ 1.06 |
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the guidelines on spectrum sharing , aimed to improve |
billion ) and will be implemented by state-owned |
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spectral efficiency and quality of service , based on the |
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd ( BSNL ). |
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recommendations of the Telecom Regulatory Authority |
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PricewaterhouseCoopers ( PwC ) has published its “ Five |
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Data monetisation to move away from telcos : This |
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trends for Indian telecom in 2016 ”– a preview of what the |
continues a theme from 2015 , and predicts that new |
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market may expect from one of India ’ s most dynamic |
revenues in the industry generated from data service |
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industries of late : |
will flow more and more to data service and |
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Consolidation towards a 5 + 1 market : The market will settle |
applications providers , and not to telecom operators . |
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on five private sector players , and one state-owned |
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OEMs to climb the value chain : Network technology |
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one . Combinations may come in the form of outright |
providers are expected to do more to leverage their |
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mergers , or of spectrum sharing such as recently |
potential in usage analytics , packet-probing and |
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announced by Idea and Videocon . |
pushing content-based offerings , all in a bid to protect |
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Network experience prevails over customer experience : In |
their challenged revenue base . |
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other words , operators will continue to focus on |
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More regulatory scrutiny on quality : The regulatory |
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providing a high quality , consistent network |
authorities are likely to go harder on ensuring |
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experience offering the speeds and coverage expected |
operators keep to their commitments for providing a |
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by customers . Differentiating that experience |
quality service , and doing so transparently and |
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( reference net neutrality debates ) is not for India , just |
responsibly . |
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yet . |
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Continued momentum around core telecommunications |
mPayments , and evolving communications |
businesses — as well as innovation around non-traditional |
technologies — will present both new challenges and |
business models such as Internet of Things applications , |
growth opportunities for telecommunications companies . |
The telecom sector continues to be at the epicenter for |
telecom industry including wireless and |
growth , innovation , and disruption for virtually any |
wireline / broadband carriers , network |
industry . Mobile devices and related broadband |
equipment / infrastructure companies , and device |
connectivity continue to be more and more embedded in |
manufacturers who are all critical components of this key |
the fabric of society today and they are key in driving the |
ecosystem . |
momentum around some key trends such as video |
As the number of embedded devices that require mobile |
streaming , Internet of Things ( IoT ), and mobile payments . |
connectivity grows , telecommunications companies will be |
The number of “ connected things ” continues to grow as |
looking for opportunities to increase revenue through their |
mobile and “ smart ” device utilization and connectivity |
core businesses such as network connectivity , sale of |
continues to expand — which will ultimately shape and |
network equipment and devices , all of which this emerging |
define the IoT space . Based on the results of our latest |
ecosystem will require , as well as through new products |
Global Mobile Consumer Survey ( GMCS ), US consumers |
and services that are enabled by these core businesses . |
look at their devices over 8 billion times a day in the |
The consumer oriented “ things ” that comprise IoT will in |
aggregate . This is a big deal for all sectors within the |
large part consist of wearables , smartphones , “ connected ” |