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| 6/18/2009 10:55:47 PM |
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New Delhi, June (EPC News): The Indian telecom sector is expected to generate revenues of over $30 billion by 2013, according to global analyst firm Gartner. |
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The country’s telecom subscriber base is expected to cross the 770-million mark by 2013. India has over 450 million telecom users at present.
As per Gartner, India’s telecom market is unlikely to surpass China as the largest telecom market by 2013 and would retain its position as the second-largest market in the world. The mobile penetration in the country is also expected to reach 63.5% by 2013, up from 38.7% at present, according to Gartner.
Growth is largely expected to come from telecom operators increasing their focus on the rural market, local consumer durable and electronic companies entering the domestic mobile handset segment, and decline in handset prices. The increased adoption of value-added services (VAS) will also stimulate growth. The number of people with prepaid connections would also increase to contribute about 96% of the total subscriber base by 2013, due to increased adoption in rural circles. Currently, about 93% of the users own a pre-paid connection. The churn rate is also expected to go up in India as more players enter the fray and the government allows mobile number portability (MNP). MNP will allow users to switch their telecom service provider while retaining their mobile number.
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