India - Mobile Communications - Technologies including 3G

Synopsis

India is one of the fastest growing markets for mobile technology. The country’s mobile operators have been providing services based initially on GSM, but subsequently a substantial CDMA presence has been added. While India moved into advanced forms of mobile technology, including GPRS and EDGE, the country has been waiting for the adoption of 3G. The government has been finalising its 3G licensing arrangements, but the process has been subject to repeated and increasingly frustrating delays. There have been a series of regulatory battles going on with vigorous participation by the wider market. This report looks at the mobile market in India from the viewpoint of the technology platforms in place and those being put in place.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
  
• 2. Mobile technologies
  
  • 2.1 Overview of mobile technologies used in India
    
  • 2.2 GSM
    
  • 2.3 CDMA
    
  • 2.4 Third Generation (3G) mobile
    
    • 2.4.1 Background
      
    • 2.4.2 Network trials
      
    • 2.4.3 Licensing process
      
    • 2.4.4 Auction for 3G licences - 2010
      
    • 2.4.5 Background to the 3G auction process
      
    • 2.4.6 BSNL and MTNL
      
• 3. Related reports
  

• Table 1 –GSM mobile subscribers by region/circle – 2007; 2009
• Table 2 – GSM ARPU – 2003 - 2009
• Table 3 – GSM ARPU by region/circle, prepaid/postpaid/blended – September 2009
• Table 4 – GSM ARPU by operator grouping, prepaid/postpaid/blended – September 2009
• Table 5 – CDMA mobile operators, subscribers & market share – September 2009
• Table 6 – CDMA ARPU – 2003 - 2009
• Table 7 – CDMA ARPU by region/circle, prepaid/postpaid/blended – June 2009

• Exhibit 1 – CDMA 3G commercial deployment in India