Adding Five Million Subscribers Per Month, India Will Become the World's
Second Largest Mobile Phone Market by 2008
ST. LOUIS, May 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The pace of India's mobile phone
market growth is accelerating and the country is on track to surpass Russia
and the U.S. in total subscribers. That is one of the conclusions of the
updated 86-page report, India's Wireless Market: Model for the Next Phase
of Global Wireless Expansion, released today by Datacomm Research Company.
"The number of mobile phone subscribers added each month in India has
more than tripled over the past year," said Chetan Sharma, President of
Chetan Sharma Consulting and the report's author. "India passed Japan in
total subscribers last month. Within the next few weeks, India will break
through the 100 million subscriber barrier," he added.
The updated version of India's Wireless Market: Model for the Next
Phase of Global Wireless Expansion provides a comprehensive, accurate,
up-to-date, and actionable report on India's wireless market. The study is
based on in-depth interviews with executives at operators, application
developers, manufacturers, and other players. The report describes India's
market, value chain, competition, and regulation and identifies the best
and worst money-making opportunities.
Additional conclusions found in the updated version of India's Wireless
Market: Model for the Next Phase of Global Wireless Expansion:
1. India's wireless boom is largely the result of government decisions
favoring competition. Both developing and developed countries can
learn from India's regulatory, network infrastructure, handset, and
value-added service innovations.
2. India will spend several $billion on wireless infrastructure to
accommodate subscriber growth, improve rural coverage, and add
advanced services. Significant opportunities exist for leveraging the
450 and 800 MHz bands.
3. India's consumers require low-cost handsets. Handsets are now
available for as little as $40. However, many Indian consumers will
spend a little more for enhancements such as the ability to download
and play music and games.
4. Thanks to low per-minute charges (under $0.03), most Indian consumers
pay less than US$10 per month for voice service. Wireless data yields
higher margins for operators, providing incentives for affordable
text, music and video services.
India's Wireless Market: Model for the Next Phase of Global Wireless
Expansion is one of Datacomm Research's CompetitiveEdge(TM) family of
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About Chetan Sharma
Chetan Sharma is a recognized expert on wireless technologies and
markets, particularly wireless data solutions and business strategies. He
is author of three books and numerous articles and reports on wireless
topics.
About Datacomm Research Company
Datacomm Research is a leader in researching, analyzing and forecasting
emerging computing and communications markets. Entering its seventeenth
year, the company helps clients around the world identify and exploit major
growth opportunities. Other Datacomm Research reports include Hard Numbers
& Experts' Insights on Migration to Evolved 3G and 4G Wireless Technology.
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