Mobile Subscribers in India Projected to Grow at 11% CAGR

According to our research report “Indian Telecom Analysis (2008-2012)”, mobile telephony continues to fuel growth of the Indian telecom sector, with mobile subscribers projected to grow at a CAGR of around 11% between 2009-10 and 2013-14. The largest proportion of thriving mobile telephone market comes from urban India. Rural mobile telephone market is yet to reach many parts of India. Growing mobile telephone market has given opportunity to mobile manufacturers, service providers, and operators to expand their business in rural India. Our report has studied various factors such as, untapped rural market, cheap call rates, and many more, which are fueling growth in the mobile subscriber base.

 

Tele-density in India has improved significantly during the past few years and has reached around 51% in the fiscal year 2009-10, owing to improving network infrastructure. Other segments of the industry such as, Internet and broadband are also anticipated to witness strong growth in terms of both subscriber addition and network infrastructure deployment during the forecast period. Our team of experts has analyzed all these segments of the Indian telecom sector and has provided future outlook on their subscriber base.

 

We have found that the launch of advanced telecom services like 3G and IPTV will also drive the growth in the Indian telecom subscriber base during the forecast period. Furthermore, mobile handset market is expected to register a robust growth in near future. In this regard, our report provides rational analysis of the factors, which are driving growth of the mobile handset market in India. The report has also discussed areas of potential opportunities for future.

 

Although the market is showing tremendous growth, it is facing certain limitations. Our study shows that it would not be easy to penetrate into the semi-rural and rural areas because of inadequate infrastructure. Service providers will have to incur substantial initial fixed cost to make inroads into this market. Moreover, it may be extremely difficult to achieve break-even under such circumstances. The report has also discussed other issues that are hindering growth. It has also examined the key players of the industry.

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