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ITM 395 - Meghana Bhushan
ITM 395 - Meghana Bhushan
Summary:
Bharti was founded by Sunil Mittal in 1995
Advantage of Bhartis model is the liberalization of Indian telecom market
Largest player in growing wireless segment with a quarter of the market share
Fast growing with a revenue increase of 100% over 2003
Highly competitive market with focus on volumes against margins
Anticipated full coverage in India by 2005
Problem Analysis
IT Challenges:
IT network scalability to match the size of the organization
IT design not Bhartis core competency
Incompatibility in existing and inherited IT systems
High end of life cost
To face huge up-front investments for getting right architecture
Network Challenges:
Industry practice to purchase 30% excess capacity
Increased costs of purchasing and installation at more sites, staff and maintenance
HR issues:
Difficult to retain best and the brightest employees
Alternative Solutions
Conclusion