telecommunications services
Jun 20, 2015
telecommunications services
It is communication at a distance by
technological means, particularly through
electrical signals or electromagnetic waves.
In 1792 Claude Chappe first fixed
semaphore line between Lille and Paris.
The 1st commercial electrical telegraph was
constructed by Sir Charles Wheatstone and
sir William Fothergill Cooke
Telecommunication services
Replica of one of Chappe’s Semaphore tower
Alexander Graham Bell and Gardiner
Greene Hubbard created first telephone
company Bell telephone company of US.
Later evolved into American Telephone
& Telegraph.
First commercial telephone services set
up in 1878 in the cities New Haven,
Connecticut, and London , England.
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Point to point communication-
Telecommunication over Telephone lines
Broadcast Communication-
Telecommunication through Radio Broadcasts
Multiplex system-
Telecommunications in which multiple
transmitters and multiple receivers.
Types of communication
top 15 telecom companies in world
India has surpassed US to become 2nd largest
wireless network in the world with the
subscriber base of over 900 million.
India’s telephone subscriber base expanded
224 million in 2007 to 898 million in 2013.
India's telecom sector’s revenue is USD 64
billion FY12.
Indian Telecommunication Indusries
The wireless segment dominates the market.
Remaining share is with wire line segment.
Urban region account for 61.1 % of telecom
subscriptions while rural areas constitute the
39.9% subscription.
Segment wise growth-
composition of telephone subscriber 2013
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The no. of internet subscribers increased from 8.6
million from 2006 to 56.5 million in 2013.
By 2015 this figure will grow to 117.1 million
subscribers.
Total internet service providers revenue stood at 12.2
billion USD in 2013.
Internet Subscriber:
Wireless segment – Bharti Airtel 21.7% of total subscription which is around 189 million
subscribers Fixed line Segment – BSNL 67.7% of total subscription which is around 20 million subscribers Broadband Internet – BSNL which is 66% of total
broadband market which is around 7.7 million subscribers.
Market Leaders:
Wireless Connection providers in INDIA
Key companies in the market
Company Ownership
Bharat sanchar nigam Ltd. (BSNL)
Government (100%)
Bharti Airtel Bharti group (47.7%), LIC India (4.3%) , Pastel Ltd (15.57%)