India - Broadband Market

Synopsis

While India initially embraced the Internet with a degree of ambivalence, there was tremendous enthusiasm among dial-up users and an estimated 60% of Internet users were still regularly accessing the Internet via the country’s more than 10,000 cybercafes. But when it comes to high-speed broadband access, there has been reluctance to embrace, especially within the corporate sector, and the take-up rate has been relatively slow. By early 2009, there were around 6 million broadband subscribers – a lowly penetration (by population) of less than 0.6%. After a surge in broadband subscribers in 2006, the market settled back to a relatively modest 50% growth in 2007/08. The WiMAX technology was attracting considerable interest in India as operators committed to substantial network roll-outs. However, by early 2009, the number of WiMAX subscribers remained modest for the time being. This report looks at the stage the development of broadband Internet has reached in India.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
  
• 2. Broadband networks and services
  
  • 2.1 Overview
    
    • 2.1.1 Broadband statistics
      
  • 2.2 Market development
    
  • 2.3 National Broadband Policy 2004
    
  • 2.4 Personal computers
    
  • 2.5 Cable modems
    
  • 2.6 Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)
    
  • 2.7 Wireless broadband
    
    • 2.7.1 WiMAX
      
  • 2.8 Satellite
    
    • 2.8.1 DirecPC
      
    • 2.8.2 Bharti Broadband Networks
      
    • 2.8.3 Reliance broadband network
      
  • 2.9 Broadband over Powerline (BPL)
    
  • 2.10 Other broadband networks
    
• 3. Related reports
  

• Table 1 – Broadband subscribers – 2001 - 2009
• Table 2 – Broadband subscribers and households - 2008
• Table 3 – Broadband subscribers by access and annual change – 2008
• Table 4 – Broadband subscribers and market share by access – 2008
• Table 5 – Broadband and Internet subscriber targets – 2005; 2007; 2010
• Table 6 – Cable modem subscribers – 2001 - 2009
• Table 7 – DSL subscribers – 2001 - 2009