1. Key statistics
2. Telecommunications market
2.1 Market overview and analysis
2.2 Regional Asian Market Comparison
2.3 Background
2.4 Telecommunications investment
2.4.1 Infrastructure projects – 2018 - 2020
2.4.2 Investment in digital projects
2.4.3 Rural projects
2.4.4 2018-19 telecoms projects
3. Regulatory environment
3.1 Overview
3.2 Regulatory authorities
3.2.1 Ministry for Communications (MoC)
3.2.2 Department of Telecommunications (DoT)
3.2.3 Telecom Commission
3.2.4 Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)
3.2.5 Telecom Dispute Settlement & Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT)
3.2.6 Communications Commission of India (CCI)
3.2.7 Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY)
3.3 Licensing circles
3.4 Licensing – VNO’s
3.5 Net neutrality
3.6 Access
3.7 Fibre access
3.8 Interconnect
3.9 Regulatory developments
3.9.1 Regulatory developments - 2015
3.9.2 Regulatory developments - 2014
3.10 Government policies
3.10.1 12th Five Year Plan (2012 – 2017)
4. Fixed network operators
4.1 Fixed-line statistics by operator
4.2 Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL)
4.3 Bharti Airtel
4.4 Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL)
4.5 Quadrant
4.6 Reliance Communications
4.6.1 SSTL (Sistema)
4.7 Tata Teleservices
4.8 Videocon
4.9 Vodafone
4.10 NTT
5. Telecommunications infrastructure
5.1 Overview of the national telecom network
5.2 Statistics
5.3 Telecom towers
5.3.1 Overview
5.3.2 Developments
5.4 Rural and regional networks
5.4.1 Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF)
5.4.2 Public Call Offices (PCOs)
5.5 BharatNet / National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN)
5.6 Next Generation Networks (NGN)
5.7 International infrastructure
5.7.1 Background
5.8 Satellite communications
5.8.1 INSAT
5.8.2 Intelsat
5.8.3 Thaicom (formerly ShinSat)
5.9 Submarine cable networks
5.9.1 FLAG
5.9.2 Network i2i
5.9.3 Tata-Indicom cable
5.9.4 SEA-ME-WE 4
5.9.5 Bharat Lanka cable
5.9.6 India, Middle East, Western Europe (I-ME-WE) cable
5.9.7 Europe India Gateway (EIG) cable
5.9.8 Southeast Asia Japan Cable System (SJC)
5.9.9 Submarine cable developments
5.10 Specific IT developments
5.10.1 Data Centres
5.10.2 Cloud Computing
5.11 Smart infrastructure
5.11.1 Internet-of-Things (IoT)
5.11.2 Smart cities
5.11.3 Artificial Intelligence
6. Broadband market
6.1 Introduction and statistical overview
6.1.1 Market overview and analysis
6.1.2 Broadband statistics and Forecast
6.1.3 National Broadband Policy
6.1.4 National Broadband Plan
6.2 Fixed Broadband Service Providers
6.2.1 Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL)
6.2.2 Bharti Airtel
6.2.3 Hughes Telecom
6.2.4 Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL)
6.2.5 Atria Convergence Technologies (ACT)
6.2.6 Vodafone
6.2.7 Spectra
6.2.8 Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
6.3 Fixed Broadband Technologies
6.3.1 Hybrid Fibre Coax (HFC) networks
6.3.2 Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) networks
6.3.3 Fibre-to-the-Premises (FttP) and Fibre-To-The-Home (FttH)
6.3.4 Fixed wireless
7. Digital economy
7.1 Overview
7.2 e-Commerce
7.3 e-Payments
7.4 e-Education
7.5 Smart meters
8. Digital media
8.1 Videostreaming
8.1.1 IPTV
8.2 Broadcasting market
8.2.1 Overview
8.2.2 Market statistics
8.2.3 Cable TV and Satellite TV
8.2.4 Satellite TV Direct-to-Home (DTH) TV
9. Mobile communications
9.1 Market overview and analysis
9.1.1 Geographic segments
9.1.2 Rural expansion
9.2 Mobile statistics
9.2.1 Mobile statistics and Forecast
9.2.2 Mobile broadband statistics and forecast
9.3 Regulatory issues
9.3.1 Spectrum
9.3.2 Mobile subscriber verification
9.3.3 Call drop investigation
9.3.4 Operators directed to issue data usage messages
9.3.5 Interconnection
9.3.6 Roaming
9.3.7 Mobile Number Portability (MNP)
9.3.8 Network sharing
9.4 Mobile infrastructure
9.4.1 Introduction
9.4.2 GSM
9.4.3 CDMA
9.4.4 3G
9.4.5 4G / LTE
9.4.6 5G Developments
9.4.7 Other infrastructure developments
9.5 Major mobile operators
9.5.1 Subscribers by operator
9.5.2 Merger activities – 2016 – 2018
9.5.3 Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL)
9.5.4 Bharti Airtel
9.5.5 Idea Cellular
9.5.6 Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL)
9.5.7 Quadrant
9.5.8 Reliance Communications (RCOM)
9.5.9 Aircel
9.5.10 Reliance Jio Infocomm (Jio)
9.5.11 Tata Teleservices
9.5.12 Vodafone
9.5.13 Reach mobile
9.5.14 MVNOs
9.6 Mobile content and applications
9.6.1 Introduction
9.6.2 m-Banking (payments/loans)
9.6.3 m-TV
9.6.4 m-Health
9.6.5 Apps
Table 1 – Country Statistics, Major Operators and Telco Authorities – 2018 (e)
Table 2 – Top Level Country Statistics – 2018 (e)
Table 3 – Telephone services to villages (Universal Services) – 2016
Table 4 – Fixed-line subscribers (millions) by operator – 2010 – 2014; 2016 – 2018
Table 5 – Fixed Line Service Provider by Rural, Urban Segment – 2018
Table 6 – Historic - Fixed Line Service Provider by Rural, Urban Segment – 2017
Table 7 – BSNL fixed-line subscribers – 2002; 2012 - 2018
Table 8 – Bharti fixed-line subscribers – 2002 - 2018
Table 9 – MTNL fixed-line subscribers – 2004; 2007; 2010 - 2018
Table 10 – Quadrant fixed-line subscribers – 2012 - 2018
Table 11 – Reliance fixed-line subscribers – 2005 - 2018
Table 12 – Historic - Sistema fixed-line subscribers – 2010 - 2017
Table 13 – Tata fixed-line subscribers – 2011 - 2018
Table 14 – Historic - Videocon mobile subscribers – 2010 - 2015
Table 15 – Vodafone Fixed Line subscribers – 2011 - 2018
Table 16 – Fixed-line subscribers and penetration – 2007 – 2018
Table 17 – Fixed-line subscribers and teledensity (historical) – 1995 - 2005
Table 18 – PCOs in operation – 2003 – 2004; 2008 - 2018
Table 19 – Fixed Broadband Subscribers and Penetration (with Forecast) – 2008 – 2023
Table 20 – Fixed broadband subscribers - market share by access type (Historical) – 2014
Table 21 – Internet penetration – 2006 - 2018
Table 22 – Historic - Dial-up internet subscribers – 2007 - 2013
Table 23 – International internet bandwidth – 2000 - 2017
Table 24 – Historic - Number of licensed ISPs – 2002 – 2003; 2005; 2008 - 2013
Table 25 – Historic - Cable modem subscribers – 2001 - 2014
Table 26 – Historic - DSL subscribers – 2001 - 2014
Table 27 – Historic - FttX subscribers – 2010 - 2014
Table 28 – Historic - Broadcasting market overview - 2016
Table 29 – DTH subscribers – 2008 - 2018
Table 30 – Mobile Subscribers and Penetration (with Forecast) – 2008 - 2023
Table 31 – Historic - Mobile subscribers (GSM and CDMA) – 2002 - 2018
Table 32 – Mobile penetration in urban and rural areas – 2007; 2009 - 2018
Table 33 – Mobile ARPU (GSM and CDMA) – 2005 - 2018
Table 34 – Mobile Broadband Subscribers and Penetration (with Forecast) – 2010 - 2023
Table 35 – Percentage of Population Covered by Type of Mobile Network
Table 36 – GSM ARPU – 2003 - 2018
Table 37 – CDMA ARPU – 2003 - 2018
Table 38 –Mobile subscribers and market share – 2017 - 2018
Table 39 – Historic - Mobile subscribers and market share – 2017
Table 40 – Historic - Mobile operators, subscribers and market share (wireless) – 2015 - 2016
Table 41 – Historic - Mobile operators, subscribers and market share (fixed and wireless) – 2016 - 2017
Table 42 – Historic - Mobile operators, subscribers and market share (fixed and wireless) – 2015 - 2016
Table 43– Mobile operators – Systems and Launch
Table 44 – BSNL mobile subscribers – 2002 - 2018
Table 45 – Bharti Airtel mobile subscribers – 2002 - 2018
Table 46 – Bharti Airtel mobile ARPU – 2004 - 2018
Table 47 – Historic - Telenor mobile subscribers – 2009 - 2017
Table 48 – Idea Cellular mobile subscribers – 2002 - 2018
Table 49 – Idea Cellular mobile ARPU – 2007 – 2011; 2013 - 2018
Table 50 – MTNL mobile subscribers – 2002 - 2018
Table 51 – Historic - Quadrant mobile subscribers – 2012 - 2017
Table 52 – Reliance mobile subscribers – 2002 - 2018
Table 53 – Reliance mobile ARPU – 2007 - 2017
Table 54 – Historic - Sistema mobile subscribers – 2008 - 2017
Table 55 – Aircel mobile subscribers – 2004 - 2018
Table 56 – Reliance Jio mobile subscribers – 2017 - 2018
Table 57 – Reliance mobile ARPU – 2018
Table 58 – Tata Teleservices mobile subscribers – 2002 - 2018
Table 59 – Vodafone mobile subscribers – 2002 – 2018
Table 60 – Vodafone - mobile ARPU – 2008 - 2018
Chart 1 – Mobile, Mobile Broadband & Fixed Broadband Penetration – 2018; 2023
Chart 2 – Asian Telecoms Maturity Index by Market Category
Chart 3 – Asian Telecoms Maturity Index vs GDP per Capita
Chart 4 –Telecoms Maturity Index – Central Asia
Chart 5 - Fixed-line subscribers and penetration – 2007 - 2018
Chart 6 – Fixed Broadband Subscribers and Penetration (with Forecast) – 2008 – 2023
Chart 7 - Internet penetration – 2007 - 2018
Chart 8 – Mobile Subscribers and Penetration (with Forecast) – 2008 - 2023
Chart 9 – Mobile Broadband Subscribers and Penetration (with Forecast) – 2010 - 2023
Exhibit 1 – Key Market Characteristics by Market Segment
Exhibit 2 – Central Asia -Key Characteristics of Telecoms Markets by Country
Exhibit 3 – Major shareholders in Bharti Airtel
Exhibit 4 – ISRO satellite network