Indian Telecom Industry with the increasing number of business hubs here, is considered to be the worlds fifth largest sector. The Indian mobile sector has witnessed the increase of 10 million subscribers in 2002 to reach out at 150 million in 2007. It showed an average growth rate of above 90%. There were several factors for the immense growth some of them could be lower handset rate and lower plan rates. The telecom reforms introduced by government have opened pathways for many foreign companies to enter into Indian market sector. International telecom companies like Vodafone have made its foray into the Indian marketplace into a big way. At present Indian telecom industry cost around $100 billion (Rs.400,000 crore). The Indian telecom sector is not only limited to the basic telephone but it covers internet broadband, cable TV, SMS, IPTV, soft switches etc. Currently there are nearly 42 million Internet subscribers in India. At an estimate there are primarily 9 GSM with 5 CDMA operators imparting mobile services in 19 telecommunication circles and across 4 metro cities. It covers around 2000 towns throughout the nation. Indian telecom industry is regulated and administrated by the 'Telecom Regulatory Authority of India' (TRAI). The TRAI has announced the Indian telecom and broadband subscription numbers, which shows increase in the subscription base.
The Indian telecom sector has witnessed a massive increase in its progress rate in last few years, during which time period it registered above 90% growth rate. However, broadband subscribers have not resulted the expected increase. Wireless is recorded to be nearly 54.6% of the total telephone subscription base. The technology used in respect of it is mainly are global system for mobile communications (GSM) and code division multiple access (CDMA).
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