India - Mobile Communications - Major Operators

Synopsis

The dynamic Indian mobile telephony market has seen a number of important takeovers and mergers, resulting in significant shifts in market share among the players. Three major private players – Hutchison (subsequently acquired by Vodafone), Bharti, and Idea Cellular - emerged from the fray to do battle. The entry of the state-owned enterprises –BSNL and MTNL – as mobile operators saw BSNL in particular throw out a challenge to the private operators. And then we have seen the arrival (through the back door) of the CDMA-based services. Among these, Reliance has emerged as a very serious challenger to the GSM operators. This report looks at the operators in this ever-changing sector, providing some pertinent statistics.

1. Synopsis
2. Major mobile operators in India
- 2.1 Market overview
- 2.2 Unified Access Service Licences (UASL)
- 2.3 Market structure and earlier growth
  - 2.3.1 Telecom circles
  - 2.3.2 Mergers and acquisitions
  - 2.3.3 BSNL / MTNL
  - 2.3.4 Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) licences.
- 2.4 Subscriber statistics and market share
3. Overview of major mobile operators
- 3.1 Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL)
  - 3.1.1 Overview
  - 3.1.2 Proposed Initial Public Offering (IPO)
  - 3.1.3 Historical development
  - 3.1.4 3G development
- 3.2 Bharti Airtel
  - 3.2.1 Overview
  - 3.2.2 ARPU
  - 3.2.3 Corporate structure
  - 3.2.4 Historical development
  - 3.2.5 Key strategic decisions
  - 3.2.6 3G plans
- 3.3 Loop Mobile (formerly BPL Mobile)
  - 3.3.1 Overview
  - 3.3.2 Corporate structure and development
- 3.4 Vodafone Essar (formerly Hutchison Essar Telecom Ltd)
  - 3.4.1 Overview
  - 3.4.2 ARPU
  - 3.4.3 Corporate structure
  - 3.4.4 Historical development
  - 3.4.5 Key strategic decisions
  - 3.4.6 3G plans
- 3.5 Aircel
  - 3.5.1 Overview
  - 3.5.2 Corporate structure
  - 3.5.3 Historical development
- 3.6 Idea Cellular
  - 3.6.1 Overview
  - 3.6.2 ARPU
  - 3.6.3 Corporate structure
  - 3.6.4 Historical develoment
- 3.7 Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL)
  - 3.7.1 Overview
  - 3.7.2 Historical Development
- 3.8 Reliance Communications
  - 3.8.1 Overview
  - 3.8.2 ARPU
  - 3.8.3 Corporate structure
  - 3.8.4 Historical development
  - 3.8.5 3G
- 3.9 Spice Telecom
  - 3.9.1 Overview
  - 3.9.2 Corporate structure
  - 3.9.3 Historical development
- 3.10 Tata Teleservices
  - 3.10.1 Overview
  - 3.10.2 Corporate structure
  - 3.10.3 Historical development
- 3.11 Virgin Mobile
- 3.12 New operators
  - 3.12.1 Datacom
  - 3.12.2 Unitech Wireless / Uninor
  - 3.12.3 S Tel
  - 3.12.4 Others
4. Related reports

Table 1 – Mobile operators, subscribers – June 2009
Table 2 – Total mobile subscribers (GSM & CDMA) by operator & market share – March 2009
Table 3 – GSM mobile operators, subscribers & market share – June 2009
Table 4 – CDMA mobile operators, subscribers & market share – June 2009
Table 5 –Overall mobile ARPU – 2005 - 2009
Table 6 – Mobile ARPU (GSM & CDMA), postpaid/prepaid – September 2009
Table 7 – Mobile ARPU (blended) for selected operators – 2009
Table 8 – BSNL mobile subscribers – 2002 - 2009
Table 9 – Bharti Airtel mobile subscribers – 2002 - 2009
Table 10 – Bharti Airtel mobile ARPU – 2004 – 2005; 2007 - 2009
Table 11 – Loop Mobile (BPL) mobile subscribers – 2002 - 2009
Table 12 – Vodafone Essar mobile subscribers – 2002 - 2009
Table 13 – Vodafone Essar mobile ARPU – 2008 - 2009
Table 14 – Aircel mobile subscribers – 2004 - 2009
Table 15 – Idea Cellular mobile subscribers – 2002 - 2009
Table 16 – Idea Cellular mobile ARPU – 2007 - 2009
Table 17 – MTNL mobile subscribers – 2002 - 2009
Table 18 – Reliance mobile subscribers – 2002 - 2009
Table 19 – Reliance mobile ARPU – 2007 - 2009
Table 20 – Spice Telecom mobile subscribers – 2002 - 2008
Table 21 – Tata Teleservices mobile subscribers – 2002 - 2009