This document provides an overview of the telecom industry and telecom services marketing. It discusses that traditional voice services remain the largest revenue generator for the industry, but advancement in technology and consumer behavior shifts have led to reductions in voice calls and increases in texting, video streaming, and calls. The telecom industry segments include internet, wireless, equipment, processing systems, carriers, and diversified communication services. The document also notes that India has the second largest telecom subscriber base globally and rural expansion represents a key growth area. It outlines the 7Ps of marketing as they apply to telecom services and lists some of the major telecom service providers worldwide and in India.
2. Introduction
Telecommunication
Telecommunication is the transmission of signs, signals, messages, words, writings,
images and sounds or information of any nature by wire, radio, optical or electromagnetic
systems.
Telecommunication occurs when the exchange of information between communication
participants includes the use of technology.
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5. Telecom Industry
o Traditional telephone calls continues to be industry’s biggest revenue
generator.
o Advancement of technology
o Reduction in voice calls and increase in texts and video streaming and
calls
o Telecom Segments
Huge increase in internet data users.
Wireless communications.
Communications equipment.
Processing systems and products.
Long-distance carriers.
Domestic telecom services.
Foreign telecom services.
diversified communication services.
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6. Indian Telecom Industry
o India ranks 2nd in terms of number of telecommunication subscriptions, Internet
subscriptions, and app downloads globally with subscriber base of 1.17 billion.
o With 70% of the population staying in rural areas and a telecom penetration of
58.45% as of july 2018 , rural market would be key growth driver for the upcoming
years.
o The Govt of India unveiled the National Digital Communication Policy in 2018,
policy aims at US $100billion worth of investments and generate 4 million jobs in
telecom industry by 2022.
o Deregulation of FDI norms
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10. Top Telecom Service providers in the world
AT&T | United States.
Verizon Communications | United States.
China Mobile | China-Hong Kong.
Soft Bank | Japan.
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone | Japan.
Deutsche Telekom | Germany.
Telefónica | Spain.
KDDI | Japan.
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