TELECOM EXECUTIVES

TELECOM EXECUTIVES

"Content delivery on Internet-based applications and through devices which are wireless will also happen.

Mobile Devices will increase pumping of news and response-based interactivity. In Europe, some Content Companies derive Substantial programming revenues from SMS operations. So far, this has not happened in India. But Competition will change that. Even as revenue becomes significant, Content-providers will charge from mobile Service operators.

There is business opportunity in exploiting Content through all delivery platforms.

Content is going to be an important part of DTH. But exclusive content will not come from existing channels. That may drive DTH... Special Interest channels will be launched.

Broadcasters can make products for people who are more niche than mass.

We will see the beginning of pay-per-view."

KUNAL DASGUPTA

CEO - Sony Entertainment Television

[Source: India 2010 | Telecom | Aug. 30, 2003]

TELECOM EXECUTIVES

"However in the long run, Service quality and Variety of offerings will play the most important role in sustaining businesses of operators. These will be the only differentiators that will help them acquire new customers and retain the existing ones.

The Voice tariff has more or less stabilized whereas the trend for Value-added services has just started. SMS traffic is a live example.

The Operators will roll out many new services in the future, where each operator may like to differentiate themselves with the rest of them.

It is at Value-added services that operators would like to pay attention to increase revenue as well as margins."

RAVI SHARMA

MD

Alcatel India

(Source: India 2010 | Telecom | Aug. 30, 2003)

TELECOM EXECUTIVES

Mr. Sanjay Mehta

Director

Ernst & Young

as quoted from "Redefining Indian Telecom Report" (Business Standard | 08-03-2004.)

"We estimate the Subscriber base to cross 20 Crores (200 million) mark by 2007 and 25 crores (250 million) in the next couple of years. This will make India the second largest market in the World.

Eventually only three or four large operators with pan-India operations will remain dominants.

According to us, companies with low cost and pan India business models with diversified Product Offerings will be the future winners."

TELECOM EXECUTIVES

Rajiv Sawhney

Chief Executive

Hutch Essar Telecom.

"This is the time to go beyond Voice. The idea is to provide the latest technology and features to the customers. And if the subscribers see value in new services, the usage will certainly increase."

"GPRS phones are available in models priced at sub Rs. 10,000. Moreover GPRS is expected to become a standard feature of the mobile handset over the next 3 to 6 months".

"We plan to make almost everything that the subscriber wants to see, to be made available. We are talking to news and entertainment companies to enhance the content"

[eFE, March 6, 2003]

 

TELECOM EXECUTIVES.

Hr. S. P. Shukla

President

Wireless Products & Services

Reliance Infocomm Ltd.

"Earlier, Reliance Infocomm revolutionised SMS as a messaging medium in the domestic market by making it affordable and accessible to millions of Indians.

Reliance India Mobile Subscribers send around 150 million (15 crore) messages every month. Now Reliance India Mobile is adding another dimension altogether by offering technology-neutral SMS to International networks, irrespective of the technology used - CDMA, GSM, TDMA or IDEN."

[Business Standard, Nov. 22, 2003]

Notes

43 operators in 159 Countries

Rs. 2 / SMS.

 

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