Telecom: On a fast track

October 21, 2009 6:35 am

Telecom: On a fast track 
 
Telecom, one of those few sectors in India, came through almost unscathed from the economic unrest. Along with growth, the industry is also passing through change and consolidation. Increasing competition, more customer demand, affordability and availability of new technologies are some of the factors responsible for this.
Telecom is one of the fastest growing industries, and foreign players and investors are eager to be a part of this growth. A number of new players — Unitech Wireless, Datacom, Swan Telecom, Loop Telecom and S Tel — have recently entered this space, either on their own or in collaboration with a foreign operator. Others like Aircel and Idea, which are regional players, have expanded their reach. 
The war between two key mobile telephony technologies — GSM and CDMA — seems to have settled with GSM emerging as the clear winner. For instance, the two main CDMA operators, Reliance Communications (RCom) and Tata Teleservices, have now launched their services on GSM platform. RCom has already launched its GSM service all over the country and Tata Tele is steadily expanding its GSM offering. The average number of service providers per circle has also increased, from the previous four to six providers to eight or even 10 per circle.

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