Over the past two decades the Indian |
According to “ India VoIP Market Forecast |
telecom industry has changed |
& Opportunities , 2017 ”, the market will |
dramatically . The shift from landline |
witness phenomenal growth ( CAGR ) of |
phones to mobile phones was quick . |
27 % for next five years in terms of |
VoIP : Voice Over Internet Protocol is a |
number of VoIP subscribers . Some of the |
new addition in the technological |
drivers for growing VoIP market in India |
advancement in the Indian telecom |
are increasing internet penetration , |
industry . The scenario changed in May , |
escalating LTE deployments , rising |
2012 as the Government of India ’ s |
migration within and outside Indian |
National Telecom Policy 2012 allowed |
borders and growing Smartphone VoIP |
full-fledged use of VoIP in India . This |
vendors and applications . There are many |
regulation is expected to give rise to a |
players who are expected to roll out their |
new boom in the telecom industry . |
services for the rising internet population |
Telecom players are expected to shift |
in India , the market will have adequate |
their focus to VoIP because of its |
number of players , but the company ’ s |
enormous advantages over mobile . The |
offering state of the art technologies and |
residential VoIP market is a completely |
better subscriber experience are expected |
untapped segment which the companies |
to win the race . |
have already started to focus on . |
With the implementation of National |
VoIP in India . This regulation is bound to |
Telecom Policy 2012 allowing major |
make the change in the Indian telecom |
changes for voice over internet |
industry as Indian VoIP market will reach |
telephony ( VoIP ) the demand for VoIP |
new levels now . The market is still at its |
services will witness huge growth in the |
nascent stage but is expected to grow |
coming years . |
enormously in the years to come . |
Voice over Internet was a buzz word |
According to Karan Chechi , Research |
around the world during the 20th |
Director at TechSci Research “ The |
century and it created a buzz with its |
number of Indian VoIP subscribers is |
special features and offerings . Voice |
expected to touch 65.7 Million by 2017 |
over Internet Protocol has proved to be |
on the sidelines of growing internet |
a boon for users worldwide , especially |
penetration , migration within and |
businesses as VoIP has decreased their |
outside Indian subcontinent ”. Previously |
communication expenses significantly . |
Indian VoIP market was majorly |
VoIP has become an integral part of |
dependent on corporate houses and |
corporations worldwide for |
SME ( small and medium enterprises ), |
communication . The BPO ’ s of the world |
but now the focus will shift to residential |
are highly dependent on VoIP for their |
users and mobile users . The Indian |
day to day operations . On the personal |
telecom industry is set to feel the heat |
front VoIP is yet to enter the households |
as now VoIP can be used for calling a |
around the world other than through |
mobile phone in India which was |
Skype and similar free platforms . Asia |
previously restricted .. |
Pacific has been a tremendous market |
“ The approval is good news for Reliance |
for VoIP service providers as majority of |
Industries as the company can now work |
the ITES and IT companies are present |
over VoIP services with pan-India 4G |
in Asia Pacific region . |
licenses . RIL will now offer 4G data and |
The internet revolution has changed |
voice services to customers who seek |
Indians in many ways from shopping |
large data plans in India . The company |
experience to learning experience ; |
does not have to acquire an existing |
everything has been influenced by |
telecom operator to take a lead in the |
internet now . But one experience was |
industry with the latest changes . The |
left untouched by internet : i . e . the way |
company can now offer affordable |
Indians talk . But with implementation of |
service to consumers with pan-India |
the National Telecom Policy this is also |
licenses ” said Mr . Chechi . |
expected to change as the Government | |
of India has allowed full-fledged use of |