2. Overview of Telecom Scenario in India (Telecom, Cable & Broadcasting) Overview of Telecom Scenario in India (Telecom, Cable & Broadcasting) K Sridhara Member (T) Telecom Commission

3. Changing Perception Traditional Luxury Fixed Costly Per House Contemporary Necessary Mobile Affordable Every one can have it

4. Fastest Growing in World Growth Rate: 44% pa Number added every month: 6-8 million Number added last year: 84 million Broadband added every year: 3 million Growth Indicators

5. Fastest Growing in World Growth Rate: 44% pa Mobile No added every month: 6-8 million Mobile No added last year: 84 million Broadband added every year: 3 million Growth Indicators

6. Phenomenal Growth

7. Status and Targets Present Target 2010 Mobile: 237 m 500 m Fixed: 41 m 41 m BB: 3.4 m 18 m Internet: 9 m 40 m Internet users: 42 m

8. The Transformation n Monopoly of one service provider n Competitive regime with multiple players n STD tariff Rs 30 per minute (1999) One India – Rupee One per minute Competition Tariffs FromTo n 18 million fixed lines March 1998 n 0.1 million cellular in March 1998 n About 39 million fixed lines n About 225 million mobiles Subscribers

9. Concern Unique Rural Scenario:Low Teledensity (Bridging Digital Divide) Efficient utilization of Spectrum Lack of Content in Local Languages Low use of e-Commerce Network Security

10. Technologies & Services (Telecom) Telecom: Fixed Line Mobile: 2 G, 3G, 4G, LBS, PTT NGN, IMS WiFi WiMAX ADSL 2+, Quadruple Play FTTH, FTTC, FTTD

11. 3G 3G is the third Generation of mobile phone standards based on the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) family of standards "IMT-2000 ".

12. Technologies & Services (Telecom) Telecom: Fixed Line Mobile: 2 G, 3G, 4G, LBS, PTT NGN, IMS WiFi WiMAX ADSL 2+, Quadruple Play FTTH, FTTC, FTTD

13. NGN Next Generation Network (NGN) is a packet-based network which allow consistent and ubiquitous provision of multiple services to users independent of the underlying transport-related technologies.

14. Technologies & Services (Telecom) Telecom: Fixed Line Mobile: 2 G, 3G, 4G, LBS, PTT NGN, IMS WiFi WiMAX ADSL 2+, Quadruple Play FTTH, FTTC, FTTD

15. WiMAX Wi-MAX : the Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, is a technology aimed at providing wireless data over long distances It is based on the IEEE 802.16 standard.

16. Technologies & Services (Telecom) Telecom: Fixed Line Mobile: 2 G, 3G, 4G, LBS, PTT NGN, IMS WiFi WiMAX ADSL 2+, Quadruple Play FTTH, FTTC, FTTD

17. Technologies & Services (Cable & Broadcasting) Cable, TV & Broadcasting: Cable, CAS, DTH, HITS Mobile TV, Time Shift TV, IPTV, Video on Demand, HDTV AM, FM Satellite Radio, Terrestrial Radio Cognitive Radio

18. Convergence Services Technology Policies & Regulation

19. Convergence of Technologies Television +Broadcasting + Mobile+ Fixed telephone+Broadband+ Game Console

20. Convergence of Services Computing + Entertainment+ Information +Communication

21. ICE: I: Information C: Communication E: Entertainment

22. ICT I: Information C: Computing T: Telecommunication

23. ICTE I: Information C: Computing T: Telecommunication E: Entertainment Full Convergence

24. Challenges  The march of the technologies is increasingly blurring the difference between service specific water tight compartment definition of Telecom Licences.  The subscriber can get various services in a single platform.  The convergence leads to reduction in cost thereby reduction in tariffs.  The real challenges before us is to cope with march of technology in terms policies, regulation & dispute resolution and pave the way towards further growth of Telcom in the country for better and cheaper services.