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HIGH PRIORITY MARKET

India Telecom Cable Market Forecast and Opportunities, 2019

Key Players in India

Aksh Optifibre Limited J-1 / 1, B-1 Extension, Mohan Co-operative Industrial Estate, Mathura Road, New Delhi- 110044. T: + 91-11-26991508; E: aksh @ akshoptifibre. com W: akshoptifibre. com
Cabletronics Pvt Ltd 45, 2nd floor Angoori Bagh, Delhi- 110006 T: 01493-516789 E: chetan _ cabetronics @ hotmail. com W: chetancabletronics. com
Electro Cables Industries 178, Chatrapatinagar, Aerodrome Road, Indore, Madhya Pardesh T: + 91- 0731-2720153, 09993336175, E: jain _ simple @ yahoo. com
Finolex Cables Ltd 26-27, Mumbai-Pune Road, Pimpri, Pune- 411018, Maharastra T: 020-27475963, E: sales @ finolex. com W: finolex. com
Polycab Group Polycab House, 1st floor, 771, Pandit Satewelkar Marg, Mahim( West), Mumbai- 400016, Maharastra T: 022-2432 7070-74, F: 022-2432 7075 E: info @ polycab. com; W: polycab. com
RR Kabel Ltd 305 / A, Windsor Plaza, RC Dutt Road, Alkapuri, Baroda 390 007; T: + 91 265-232189 E: baroda @ ramratna. com; W: ramratna. com
SBEE Cables( India) Ltd Contact details: 29, JCW Industrial Estate, 11th KM, Kanakpura Road, Bengaluru 560062; T: 80-26662172, F: 91 80 26667339; E: info @ sbeecables. in; W: sbeecables. in
UM Cables Ltd 2A, Shakespeare Sarani, Kolkata 700 071, T: 033-39800300; E: rahul _ gupta @ ushamartin. co. in W: ushamartin. co. in
Universal Cables Ltd PO Birla Vikas, Satna, Madhya Pradesh; T: + 91 7672257121 to 27; E: headoffice @ unistar. co. in
YOU Broadband India Limited. Plot No 54, Marol Co-op Industrial Area, Makwana, Off Andheri Kurla Road, In the lane of Shemaroo, Mumbai 400059, T: 022- 33772125 / 040-47560250 E: customercare. mum @ youbroadband. co. in W: www. youbroadband. in
Indian telecom industry has been
penetration of 3G / 4G and interactive
witnessing continuous growth over the
voice services such as video calling in the
last decade. Ever since the introduction of
country, the telecom cable market is
second generation( 2G) telecom network
expected to grow further at a faster
in India, the country’ s telecom
growth rate over the next five years.
infrastructure has undergone major
According to“ India Telecom Cable Market
technological advancements. The country
Forecast & Opportunities, 2019”, the
has also been experiencing tremendous
telecom cable market in India is forecast
growth in overall telecom subscriber base,
to reach US $ 354 million by 2019. Indian
which is further driving the telecom
telecom cables market has been
infrastructure, and hence the telecom
segmented into Polyethylene Insulated
cable market in India. Growing
Jelly Filled( PIJF) cable, Optical Fiber
commercial spaces, offices and corporate
cable, and Community Access TV( CATV)
hubs, coupled with proliferation of
cable segment. Of these, Optical Fiber
smartphones and increasing teledensity
cables dominated the market, holding
are other major factors driving telecom
majority revenue share. The segment is
cable demand in the country. The
expected to continue dominating through
government of India, on its part, is also
the forecast period due to rising demand
not leaving any stone unturned to
for high speed data transmission services.
contribute in telecom infrastructure
Region-wise, North India is the leading
expansion throughout the country, which
market for telecom cables with major
is evident from various projects that the
revenues being generated from states of
government has undertaken such as
Delhi, Haryana, and Punjab due to
National Optic Fiber Network( NOFN) to
increasing demand for high speed internet
connect around 250,000 Gram
and other voice services. Leading players
Panchayats of India to a principal telecom
operating in the Indian telecom cables
network for high speed data transmission
market are Sterlite, Finolex Cables, and
and internet services. With increasing
Aksh Optifiber Limited.
Telecom Cable Market to surpass $ 354 Million by 2019
Increasing government expenditure for the
connect 250,000 Gram Panchayats in
development of telecom infrastructure and
various parts of the country to their
projects such as National Optical Fiber
respective district blocks for streamlining
Network to drive telecom cable market.
various sectors healthcare, education, etc.
According to the recently published report
This is expected to drive the adoption of
by TechSci Research,“ India Telecom
telecom cables in rural India on the back
Cable Market Forecast and Opportunities,
of rising number of mobile subscribers. In
2019”, the telecom cable market in India is
addition, projects like Network for
forecast to reach USD354.23 million by
Spectrum( NFS) being implemented by
2019. Growing number of telecom
the Indian Army and Indian Navy are also
subscribers, growing penetration of
expected fuel the market for telecom
smartphones and rising demand for high
cables in the country. In addition, the
speed data transmission are the major
expected 4G rollout would further propel
factors propelling the demand for telecom
the demand for telecom cables in the
cables in the country. With increasing data
country. Considering these opportunities,
traffic, expansion of telecom infrastructure
telecom operators are also eyeing to
has become inevitable, thereby spurring
expand their penetration level in rural are
the market for telecom cables. In 2013,
as over the forecast period.
advanced optical fiber cables that are
“ Increasing penetration of telecom services
designed for high speed data transfer
in rural India has emerged as the major
dominated the market, holding over 50 %
growth driver for the Indian telecom cable
market share in value terms. The segment
market. Teledensity in India is increasing
is expected to continue dominating
continuously due to the growing demand
through the forecast period due to rising
for high speed internet services, which
demand for high speed Internet on the go.
cannot be catered by traditional copper
The Government of India is planning to
cable network.
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