Reportlinker Adds Mobile Network Infrastructure Sharing in India

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Jun 06, 2011, 06:54 ET

NEW YORK, June 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:

Mobile Network Infrastructure Sharing in India

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Telecom Tower infrastructure is increasingly becoming independent of telecom operators in India. Given the rapid increase in number of telecom subscribers and teledensity, the industry shows huge growth potential for players to expand network coverage and services. The industry, which is growing at almost 20% per annum, is also driven by the favourable initiatives provided by the government. A large number of players are resorting to infrastructure sharing to accommodate the overall growth in subscribers in the urban and rural areas.

India, the second largest mobile market in the world, is also among the fastest growing mobile markets globally. The total number of mobile subscribers in India has increased from 53 million in March 2005 to 584 million in March 2010, at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 62%, aided by a significant increase in network coverage and a continual decline in tariffs and handset prices.

India, a relatively late entrant into mobile services, has benefited from a significant decline in mobile network costs during the last three to four years. As compared with a capital cost of INR2000-3500/subscriber to provide mobile service, it costs as much as INR9000-15000/subscriber to provide fixed-line services. However, telecom operators are continuously in process to further reduce this operational cost and with the help of governing bodies they have come up with solution called 'Network Sharing'. In network sharing operators can share third party network infrastructure to operate their business in India with a relatively low initial operational investment.

The telecom tower industry in India is expected to grow at 20% during the next 5 years. This growth is driven mainly by the current capacity constraints, increased rural penetration strategy and additional requirement for rolling out 3G services. It is advantageous for the mobile operators to tie up with tower companies as it is faster and cheaper to roll out the network by collocating with Infrastructure operators (IP) rather than expanding their own network. This report will justify this prospect in details.

The report begins with the introduction of mobile network infrastructure in India. The market overview section highlighted the network infrastructure in terms of type and number of telecom towers installed, their functionality and how they work. The infrastructure and description of different types of telecom towers in India is also highlighted. This is followed by the information regarding the various business models followed in India with regards to erection of towers and its related infrastructure. A separate section on this report talks about mobile infrastructure sharing in India. This section explores mobile network sharing. This section outlines the policy benefits associated with mobile network sharing, the various forms of passive and active sharing, and regulatory and policy issues associated with mobile network sharing. Mobile network sharing offers a number of potential benefits to both operators and users. This report also identifies the key benefits of sharing for players in the market, some recent deals within the industry and future of this new operational cost saving method in the industry.

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

Introduction

Overview

Usage Segment

Trends in the Industry

Structure of the Industry

Financials of a Tower Infrastructure Company

Key Industry Drivers

Key Challenges and barriers

Regulatory Support & Legal Structure

Industry Analysis