Ravi Parkash Gandhi

Telecom Value Chain and Telecom Markets—Enterprise, Retail and Application Development

Value can be defined in many ways and is a function of the dimensions employed in a study. For the purpose of this chapter, the use of the word “value” is restricted to its common definition, as the amount buyers are willing to pay for a product or service. The concept of the value chain was first popularized by Michael Porter in a seminal work on the implementation of competitive strategies to enhance business performance.

Costing and Pricing Mechanism of Telecom Services

The telecommunication (or telecom) sector is of critical importance to the economy of any country. Telecommunication services are vital for overall economic development. The Indian telecom sector has witnessed phenomenal growth over the past decades and is now the second largest telecom market in the world.

Telecommunication Policy—Concerns and Suggestions

The overwhelming growth of telecommunications in India can largely be attributed to the liberalization of the sector and the prolonged efforts of the licensor, the regulator and the Industry. Many of us have lived through an era of telecommunications when simply acquiring a fixed telephone line could take up to a whole year, and may be even longer depending on where it was to be situated. The same process can now be completed in no more than a few days. The ubiquitous availability of telecommunications services is often taken for granted, and we tend to forget about a time when owning a fixed line was considered a privilege.

Telecom Evolution and Role of Regulatory Bodies: The Indian Perspective

The invention of the electric telegraph in 1837 and the telephone by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876 led to the birth of a new industry that had the vision and the very real potential to broadcast voice and music and eventually become a platform for data services. The introduction of PSTN by Bell Systems afforded commercial viability and investment incentives to businesses. PSTN relied on circuit switching which became the core concept to provide voice services to the public.

Overview of Fourth-Generation Mobile Technology

The growth of mobile communications can most appropriately be paralleled with the scope and pace advocated by the very general yet strangely accurate Moore’s Law. Such has been the nature of technological development over the last decade that even consumers have come to expect growth at such momentum.

Telecommunication Standards and Growth: Evolutionary Process

Telecommunication networks are fundamental for the overall economic development of any nation. According to a study by ICRIER (2009), Indian States which achieve an increment of 10 % in mobile penetration can expect to have 1.2 % increase in their average growth rate.

Telecom Networks and Innovation

Telecom Industry is buzzing with huge growth of mobile users not only because of voice telephony but with increased pace of adoption of social media applications such as Twitter, Skype, Facebook, YouTube and WhatsApp.

Telecom Players, Regulatory Bodies, International Organizations and Regional Telecom Statistics: Global Overview

Technology and regulation are key drivers for telecom growth in emerging economies. Technology facilitates improved services and creates market conducive for growth. The evolution of technology decreases costs and facilitates rapid growth phase that appeals to many industry players. With an increasing number of players, each striving for larger market shares, regulation is critical and necessary to promote growth and harmony in the sector. Regulations ensure that fair practices are adopted by telecom operators in their efforts to increase and maintain market shares.

Introduction to Spectrum Management

Radio spectrum is the invisible lifeline for mobile communications. The invention of the base station architecture by Bell Labs and the development of technological standards enabled handsets to become truly mobile.

Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs): An Emerging Business Model

Currently, India stands second in the world in terms of the number of mobile subscribers. This success can be attributed to the regulatory strategy of encouraging private players and maintaining a competitive environment. There has been an exponential growth in the number of wireless subscribers over the years and the telecommunications sector has reinforced the economic growth wave of the country.