Telecom

Sector in
INDIA
THE SECOND LARGEST TELECOM
INDUSTRY IN WORLD
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

01 Market Size Competitive

environment
04

02 Categorization of
market size by
Trends in Telecom
sector
05
segments

03 Market Share of
different Players
Future of Telecom in
India
06
 “An efficient telecommunications
network is the foundation upon which
an information society is built.’’
 MARKET SIZE

• The total subscriber base in the country stood at 1,160.52 million, as of June 30,2020.

• Gross revenue of the telecom sector stood at Rs. 252,825 crore (US$ 35.87
billion) in FY20.

• The number of internet subscribers in the country increased at a CAGR of 21.36%

from FY16 to FY20 to reach 743.19 million in FY20.

• Total wireless data usage in India grew 9.35% quarterly to reach 22,854,131 TB in
Q4FY20.
Categorization of market size
by segments
Total Revenue Trends
 Market Share Of different
players

Reliance Jio  : 32.99%

Bharti Airtel  : 28.35% 

Vodafone Idea : 28.05%

BSNL : 10.32%

MTNL  : 0.29% 
 Competitive
environment

• Over 62,443 uncovered villages in India will be provided with village telephone facility with subsidy
support from the government’s Universal Service Obligation Fund (thereby increasing rural tele-
density). 
• The rural subscriber base accounted for 43.36 per cent of the total subscriber base in FY20 (till
December 2020), thereby fuelling growth across the sector.
• BWA technologies, such as WiMAX and LTE, is among the most recent and significant
developments in wireless communication. 
• Bharti Airtel VoLTE and Reliance Jio 4G services are live across all the 22 telecom circles since
2019. 
• Reliance Jio has partnered with Samsung Electronics to set up a nationwide IoT network.  Jio's IoT
platform is ready to be commercially available in 2020.
• In June 2020, Jio Platforms Ltd. sold 22.38 per cent stake worth Rs 1.04 trillion (US$ 14.75 billion) to ten global
investors in a span of eight weeks from separate deals involving Facebook, Silver Lake, Vista, General Atlantic,
Mubadala, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), TPG Capital and L. Catterton. This is the largest continuous
fundraise by any company in the world. 
• In April 2020, Vodafone Group Plc infused Rs 1,530 crore (US$ 217.05 million) in Vodafone Idea as accelerated
payment to help it manage its operations.
• Department of Posts launched mobile banking for its saving account customers. 
• By October 2019, the number of mobile wallet transactions stood at 3.59 billion. 
• As of January 2020, more than 542 banks have been permitted to provide mobile banking services in India.
• Reliance Jio Infocomm is going to expand its optical fibre network to over 1,100 cities under its Jio GigaFiber brand. In
August 2019, Reliance commercially launched Jio GigaFiber as a wired broadband service.
• Players are using innovative marketing strategies to succeed in this sector.
• Vodafone Idea launched #StrongerEveryHour with an aim to highlight the improved network of Vodafone SuperNet 4G -
India’s Data Strong Network.
• Airtel launched a new ad campaign, ‘Sab Kuch Try Karo, Fir Sahi Chuno’.
• Players differentiate themselves by providing different services to customers. 
• Bharti Airtel has already partnered with Amazon Prime and Hotstar and is expected to tie up with Netflix to offer free
subscription to Netflix’s content for its mobile customers.
• Jio provides free subscription to various channels like hotstar, Netflix, prime video etc.
 TRENDS IN
TELECOM SECTOR
• 5G Networks
5G stands for 5th generation — the most recent iteration of broadband
connection. 5G brings three major upgrades to the table. It provides
greater speed to move more data, decreases latency for shorter load
times, and increases the ability to connect more devices at once.
5G networks will enable more detailed and efficient augmented and
virtual realities, higher resolution video, fully autonomous vehicles,
massive connected IoT networks (like smart cities), and more. 

• IoT and Smart Cities

The IoT consists of a network of connected devices, able to communicate with each other, and which can
be controlled and monitored remotely.  By 2021, there will be an estimated 30 billion connected IoT
devices worldwide, many of which will be industrial connections, an essential component of smart cities.
Smart cities take the IoT a step further by creating an interconnected network that residents can access
online, often via a mobile app. A network like this will provide data and communication channels that
allow users to better manage their day-to-day activities, from corresponding directly with their
government, to instantly finding a parking spot on a busy day.
• Artificial Intelligence
AI in the telecom industry encompasses a myriad of focus areas. Customer service and network
optimization are at the top of that list. Throughout this year, some of the biggest implementations
of AI will be in these spaces (this seems redundant). In fact, according to IDC 63 percent of
telecom companies are investing in AI systems this year.

• Diversified Ecosystems
Much like ecosystems function in nature, industrial ecosystems are a network of cross-industry
organizations that work together to create a stronger, more advanced industry. The telecom
industry will see a move toward creating those lucrative ecosystems.
 FUTURE OF
SECTOR
• According to a recent Accenture report, ecosystems will unlock $100 trillion in value during the next
• 10 years by unlocking competitive agility. Telecom companies have the highest potential to come together
and form such alliances. Industry leaders agree, with 83 percent citing ecosystems as an important piece of
their disruption strategy.
• The introduction of IoT networks, backed with 5G capabilities, will make this even easier and will allow
companies to seamlessly collaborate to advance these technologies across their networks.
• The telecommunications industry is a vital center for cutting-edge technology adoption. With the
integration of AI technologies, 5G networks, and the IoT, telecom organizations will continue to be at the
forefront of technological growth.
• India is expected to be the second largest market in 5G services followed by China in the next 10
years
• The Indian Government is planning to develop 100 smart city projects where IoT will play a vital
role in development of those cities.
•  The number of internet subscribers in the country is expected to double by 2021 to 829 million and
overall IP traffic is expected to grow four-fold at a CAGR of 30% by 2021.
•  The National Digital Communications Policy 2018 envisaged attracting investment worth US$
100 billion in the telecommunications sector by 2022.
• App downloads in India is expected to increase to 18.11 billion in 2018F and 37.21 billion in
2022F.
• It can be concluded that the telecom sector will play a dominant role in shaping the industries of
the future, with a backup support like that of a spine.
• The next generation monitoring system will provide intelligent and holistic monitoring throughout
all layers of telecom facilities. In our exploration, we have clearly seen that only two countries
have taken a lead in development of 5G and have also started developing applications for future
generation.
• We are moving towards digitisation and digitalisation with the help of future generation
technologies and all of this can only be possible by fast speed networking and data sharing services
that can only be given by the next generation mobile networks (5G onwards) by the telecom sector.
This is the future of telecom.
THANK YOU

- DEEPANSHU MARWAHA