GSM in India available through bharatbook.com  Author:Bharat Book Website:http://www.bharatbook.com Added: Thu, 03 Jun 2010 02:22:33 -0500
Category: Computer Security & Online Safety
GSM is world’s most popular standard for mobile telephony systems. It differs
from its predecessor technologies in that both signaling and speech channels are
digital, and thus GSM is considered as 2G and 3G mobile phone system. In India
the number of GSM subscribers reached 580.67 millions by May 2011, and the GSM
market is showing the growth rate of more than 20%, year on year basis.
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The major players in Indian market are Airtel, Idea, Vodafone, BSNL and Tata
Docomo. Airtel is the market leader with the total number of 165 million
subscribers and holds the share of 28.35% followed by Vodafone which has 137
million subscribers. Firther, Indian GSM market is witnessing a fierce
competition in accordance with its rapid market growth. The internal drivers of
GSM market are from its large population, open and fully competitive market,
increasing mobile subscribers in rural areas and rising mobile penetration. market research reports
Further, on the basis of large rural population, the emphasis of Indian GSM
participants has transferred to rural market, and the GSM market in rural
regions is expected to grow at more than 75 present in next three years.
The increase in the number of subscribers resulted in lower Average Revenue per
User (ARPU), apart from reduced tariffs due to the rising competition. Cost
optimization efforts, however, ensured a lower rate of increase.
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
What is GSM?
Technical Details of GSM
Network structure
Evolution of GSM Technology
Benefits provided by GSM
GSM Worldwide Market
Indian Telecom Sector
Major Investments
Regulatory Framework: Regulatory Initiatives and Policies
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