PART-A INDUSTRY PROFILE 1.1 Introduction to Telecom Industry: Telecommunication industry deals with the activities and services of electronic system for transmitting message through cables, telephone, radio or television. In the modern age of electricity and electronics, telecommunication now also includes the use of electrical device such as telegraphs, telephones, and teletypes, the use of radio and microwave communication as well as fiber optics and their associated electronic plus an important role in the world economy and the world wide communication industry revenue was estimated to be $ 1.7 trillion in the 2008, and is expected to touch by 2014. The introduction of an advanced technologies make the telecommunication industry …show more content…
That first patent by Bell was the master patent of the telephone, from which all other patent for electronic telephone device and feature flowed. The key innovators were Alexander Graham bell and Gardiner Greene Hubbard, who created the first telephone company, the bell telephone company in the United States, which later evolved into American Telephone & Telegraph. The world telecommunication market was expected to rise at a 15 percent compound annual growth rate at the end of year 2014. India’s telecommunication network is the second largest in the world based on the total number of telephone users (both fixed and mobile phone). It has one of the lowest call tariffs in the world enabled by the mega telephone networks and hyper- completion among them. It has the world’s third – largest interest user- base with over 137 million as of June 2012. Major sector of the Indian telecommunication industry are telephony, internet and television …show more content…
Four markets are developing fastest in Asia. They are china, Indonesia, India and Vietnam. Mean while, in the markets of Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong and Singapore, handsets have a high markets penetration. India has a mere 1.2 telephones foe every 100 of its people. This is way below international standards and is not becoming of a country aspiring to be a major player in the global economy of the 21st century. The telecom industry is developing the faster among all sectors in India. Meanwhile, GSM mobile communication is in the leading position in the development of telecom market. In the next few years, handset subscribes will be expanding dramatically with an expected growth rate of more than 50%. The figure will add up to 200 million in 2008, accounting for 75 percent of all telecom subscribers. In the past 5 years, the number of GSM handset users increases ten times. In virtue of great market potentials, it will take a shorter time than expected for consumers to exceed 100
For Americans, this allowed for overnight travel and became time-saving. Beneficial to businesses in the railroad industry, the demand of these cars went up. Moreover, Alexander Graham Bell was an inventor who created the telephone in 1876, inspired by the hearing impairment of both his mother and wife. The patent of this invention was soon recognized globally, and affected the means of communication. Although it was a novelty item, it was crucial and necessary for businesses to possess.
The dominant economic traits of this industry start with having an enormous amount of capital required for staying competitive. One is also required to spend lots of money on research and development, as the telecommunications industry seems to be the vision of the future. More and more companies like AT&T are trying very hard to combine their network services of phone line, video and data transfer, high speed internet access, and television cable via one line in the consumers homes. With a successful combination of the above stated services AT&T is hoping to be the industry leader in the near future.
The cell phone market has grown in the past few years, many firms have entered and exited the market. Once a highly competitive market is now condensed to four main telecommunication
The telecommunications industry is of vital importance to the development of the information-based economy. AT&T need to supply access to cost efficient, timely and innovative telecommunications services.
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Telecommunications gained mainstream attention in the early 90’s; however the initial key market was business men and women, who used their phones whilst being on the move and so allowing them to communicate with their companies with ease. Though in the modern era, telecommunication went through segmentation in the market trends, and now in this day and age it would be difficult to find someone who does not own some form of mobile technology. Many phone providers battle to provide the best service for their customers (Figure 1).
The industry growth has slowed significantly from 4 percent in 2010 to 0.9 percent in 2013. Aside from the weak economic growth since the end of recession, two other key factors behind the slow expansion of the industry are the wireless market entering a more mature stage and the the potential start of the declining phase for traditional TV service with companies such as Netflix stealing a huge chunk of market share from cable and satellite companies. Even with the maturing of the wireless segement and the changes in the demand for TV services , the future remains bright for the industry as the demand for Bandwidth continues to increase rapidly especially for online streaming. We will thus see a growing number for consumers upgrading the mobile internet and data packages to benefit from faster connection speed.
The changes in the technological can influence many part of societies. When the AT&T Company introduce their new product and services which is wireless and wire line technology will effects occur primarily through the new products, processes, and materials. Thus, changes in technological also often can achieve higher market share and earn higher return because, newly emerging technology from AT&T could derive competitive advantages. For example, internet today becoming more remarkable capability to provide information easily, quickly, effectively, and also can create more value for customer in the future and to anticipate future trends.
This paper will be discussing about the distribution channels used by Gionee Smartphones in the Nepali market. This paper will also be trying to how the channels of distribution can be integrated so that the consumer can be more benefitted in terms of the service received and the company as a whole can enjoy more profit in the Nepali market
By 2002-03, Indian market has grown highly competitive. Due to fall in ARPU (average monthly revenue per customer unit), players fought to capture new subscribers. With industry consolidation, the focus is switching from having a national footprint to the ability to provide value-added services. Opera...
The growth of services sector in our economy is a step forward in the development of Indian economy. In day to day life of an individual the use of mobile phones acts as necessity in getting connected with people for one or the other purpose. India has a largest variety of smartphones available for the users. Because of the fast technologies in smartphones & in market, the networks and services providers of telecom must be updated so as to meet the requirements of people. Indian telecommunication industry is considered to be one of the fastest growing telecom industries in the world. The mounting up of the subscribers reaches to an approximate 800 billion plus users in telecom sector. The industry is growing at as pace in such a way that it will reach a level beyond the telecom markets of USA &
Since its inception, the telephone has become one of the most important inventions of all time. Although some were skeptical about its replacement over telegrams, in the end the advent of this fine communication equipment has won the hearts of many. As a matter of fact, the telephone system had come to numerous facelifts that it literally connected the world before the internet was born. Because of its importance, homes and businesses can not live without it. In the U.S. alone, most if not all have a phone in the house.
The topic chosen for the study is “Market potential for Vodafone 3G services inBijapur”. This study will help Vodafone to understand the different customers using internet services of Vodafone.
Within a few years, there will be well over a billion mobile phone users worldwide and the majority of mobile phones will be connected to the Internet.
Today, we are not just at the threshold of a new world but much deeper into it; we have been living and witnessing the materialization of change through developing technologies. The technologies used for telecommunications have changed greatly over the last 50 years. These changes are central to the foundation of the 21st century, are continuously evolving providing potential for newer ways of changing our world and making it a better place to live in. The field of telecommunications has always fascinated me, the way it dwarves the vastness of the world or how it has helped people connect with each other. Having pursued Electronics and Communication at my undergraduate level further propelled my passion for telecommunications along with providing me a deeper insight and in-depth understanding of the subject. I believe that a proper master’s degree will help me realize the true potential of telecommunications and help realize my aspirations.