印度电信业分析(11月)（英文）.docx

MUNICATIONS
Table of Content
Executive Summary 3
Advantage India 4
Market Overview 6
Recent Trends and Strategies 17
Growth Drivers 22
Opportunities 31
Industry Associations 35
Useful Information… 37
Second-largest subscriber base
India has the second largest work in the world.
Total subscriber base in the country stood at 1, million, at the end of August 2018.
Rising ration rate
ration, also known as tele-density, has grown rapidly over the course of the past few years.
Tele-density grew from per cent in FY07 to per cent in FY18.
Second-highest number
of users
India has the second highest number of subscribers globally.
Total number of subscribers stood at million by the end of June 2018.
Affordability and lower rates
Availability of affordable smartphones and lower rates of data are expected to drive growth in the Indian
industry.
Notee: Regulatory Authority of India, Aranca Research
Source: Regulatory Authority of India, Aranca Research
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ADVANTAGE INDIA
India ranks second in terms of number of munication subscriptions, subscribers and app downloads* globally.
Moreover, India is also one of the largest data consumers globally. Total mobile data usage in the country grew
144 per cent year-on-year to 2,360 PB per month in
December 2017.^
The government of India has introduced Digital India programme under which all the sectors such as healthcare, retail, etc. will be connected through .
Also, with 70 per cent of the population staying in rural areas and a ration of per cent as of August 2018, the rural market would be a key growth driver in ing years.
munication ratings in the country are expected to start rising within the next two quarters (Q3 and Q4 2018-19), providing higher pricing
power to incumbent players.
ADVANTAGE INDIA

The government has been proactive in its efforts to transform India into a global munication hub.
The Government of India unveiled the National mun