The document provides an overview of Bangladesh's public switched telephone network (PSTN) telecom sector and competitive landscape. It discusses key developments like allowing additional operators in lucrative urban areas and deregulation. Historically, Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTTB) had a monopoly until private operators entered the market in the late 1980s and 1990s with poor performance. The market was further liberalized in 2004 with 37 zone licenses issued. While the mobile sector grew rapidly, the PSTN market saw slow subscriber growth of private operators totaling 205,355 by 2007. BTTB also experienced negative growth and declining revenues despite growing internet subscribers.
This document provides information about Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a state-owned telecommunications company in India. It discusses BSNL's objectives, services offered like basic telephone, cellular, internet, broadband. It also summarizes BSNL's rural network expansion including village public telephones, public telephones, and its network management including optical fiber network and VSAT services. The document contains 16 chapters covering details of the organization, functions, decision making process, categories of information held, facilities for public information, and details of information officers.
A project report on performance appraisal in bsnlProjects Kart
A project report on performance appraisal in BSNL. BSNL is India's oldest and largest Communication Service Provider (CSP). Currently BSNL has a customer base of 64.8 million (Basic & Mobiletelephony). It has footprints throughout India except for the metropolitan cities of Mumbai and New Delhi which are managed by MTNL. As on March 31, 2007 BSNL commanded a customer base of 33.7 million Wire line, 3.6 million CDMA-WLL and 27.5 million GSM Mobile subscribers. BSNL's earnings for the Financial Year ending March 31, 2006 stood at INR 401.8b (US$ 9.09 b) with net profit of INR 89.4b (US$ 2.02 billion). Today, BSNL is India's largest Telco and one of the
largest Public Sector Undertaking of the country with authorized share capital of US$ 3.95 billion (INR 17,500 Crore) and net worth of US$ 14.32 billion. Visit http://www.projectskart.com/p/contact-us.html for more information.
BSNL is a state-owned telecommunications company that was incorporated in 2000. It has extensive telecom infrastructure across India, including basic telephone lines, wireless networks, broadband, and fiber optic cables. However, it faces challenges like competition from private operators, outdated technology and work practices, unprofitable rural assets, and lack of focus on customer service. BSNL aims to improve efficiency, launch 4G networks, partner with other companies, and leverage its pan-India network to become a leader in the Indian telecom market again.
The TRA annual report for 2012 provides an overview of the telecommunications sector in Oman and the TRA's activities that year. Some key initiatives included extending mobile coverage to 250 unserved villages, migrating non-commercial spectrum use to free up bands for commercial services, and benchmarking telecom prices. The TRA also worked to improve quality of service, strengthen competition regulations, and review the licensing framework to promote further investment and competition. Overall, the telecom sector in Oman saw continued growth and progress in 2012 towards the national goal of developing a knowledge-based economy and society.
Project report on Performance Appraisal of BSNLVipul Sachan
This document provides an overview of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), the largest telecommunications company in India. Some key points:
- BSNL was formed in 2000 and provides both fixed line and mobile phone services across India except Delhi and Mumbai.
- It has over 64 million customers and offers services like landlines, mobile, broadband, and intelligent networks.
- BSNL aims to add over 100 million more customers by 2010 but faces challenges from intense competition and criticism over poor customer service.
- Improving customer service and retaining fixed line customers will be important for BSNL's future success in the growing Indian telecommunications market.
Operation management Telecom Sector in India Saurabh Tiwari
The document discusses the liberalization and growth of India's telecom sector over the past few decades. It outlines key policies and initiatives that opened the sector to private participation, including the National Telecom Policy of 1994 and 1999. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India was established in 1997 to regulate tariffs and promote fair competition. National long distance and international long distance services were opened to private operators in 2000 and 2002, respectively, accelerating expansion of telecom infrastructure across India.
This document is a project report submitted by MD Mustaquim Alam to fulfill the requirements for a Master's degree in Business Administration. The project focuses on performance appraisal and was conducted under the supervision of Mr. Sarabjit Singh at Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), India's largest telecommunications company. The report includes an introduction to performance appraisal processes, research methodology used, analysis and interpretation of findings, limitations, suggestions, and conclusions regarding performance appraisal at BSNL. It received certification that the work was conducted bonafide and the student declared it as an original piece of research.
This document provides information about Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a state-owned telecommunications company in India. It discusses BSNL's objectives, services offered like basic telephone, cellular, internet, broadband. It also summarizes BSNL's rural network expansion including village public telephones, public telephones, and its network management including optical fiber network and VSAT services. The document contains 16 chapters covering details of the organization, functions, decision making process, categories of information held, facilities for public information, and details of information officers.
A project report on performance appraisal in bsnlProjects Kart
A project report on performance appraisal in BSNL. BSNL is India's oldest and largest Communication Service Provider (CSP). Currently BSNL has a customer base of 64.8 million (Basic & Mobiletelephony). It has footprints throughout India except for the metropolitan cities of Mumbai and New Delhi which are managed by MTNL. As on March 31, 2007 BSNL commanded a customer base of 33.7 million Wire line, 3.6 million CDMA-WLL and 27.5 million GSM Mobile subscribers. BSNL's earnings for the Financial Year ending March 31, 2006 stood at INR 401.8b (US$ 9.09 b) with net profit of INR 89.4b (US$ 2.02 billion). Today, BSNL is India's largest Telco and one of the
largest Public Sector Undertaking of the country with authorized share capital of US$ 3.95 billion (INR 17,500 Crore) and net worth of US$ 14.32 billion. Visit http://www.projectskart.com/p/contact-us.html for more information.
BSNL is a state-owned telecommunications company that was incorporated in 2000. It has extensive telecom infrastructure across India, including basic telephone lines, wireless networks, broadband, and fiber optic cables. However, it faces challenges like competition from private operators, outdated technology and work practices, unprofitable rural assets, and lack of focus on customer service. BSNL aims to improve efficiency, launch 4G networks, partner with other companies, and leverage its pan-India network to become a leader in the Indian telecom market again.
The TRA annual report for 2012 provides an overview of the telecommunications sector in Oman and the TRA's activities that year. Some key initiatives included extending mobile coverage to 250 unserved villages, migrating non-commercial spectrum use to free up bands for commercial services, and benchmarking telecom prices. The TRA also worked to improve quality of service, strengthen competition regulations, and review the licensing framework to promote further investment and competition. Overall, the telecom sector in Oman saw continued growth and progress in 2012 towards the national goal of developing a knowledge-based economy and society.
Project report on Performance Appraisal of BSNLVipul Sachan
This document provides an overview of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), the largest telecommunications company in India. Some key points:
- BSNL was formed in 2000 and provides both fixed line and mobile phone services across India except Delhi and Mumbai.
- It has over 64 million customers and offers services like landlines, mobile, broadband, and intelligent networks.
- BSNL aims to add over 100 million more customers by 2010 but faces challenges from intense competition and criticism over poor customer service.
- Improving customer service and retaining fixed line customers will be important for BSNL's future success in the growing Indian telecommunications market.
Operation management Telecom Sector in India Saurabh Tiwari
The document discusses the liberalization and growth of India's telecom sector over the past few decades. It outlines key policies and initiatives that opened the sector to private participation, including the National Telecom Policy of 1994 and 1999. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India was established in 1997 to regulate tariffs and promote fair competition. National long distance and international long distance services were opened to private operators in 2000 and 2002, respectively, accelerating expansion of telecom infrastructure across India.
This document is a project report submitted by MD Mustaquim Alam to fulfill the requirements for a Master's degree in Business Administration. The project focuses on performance appraisal and was conducted under the supervision of Mr. Sarabjit Singh at Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), India's largest telecommunications company. The report includes an introduction to performance appraisal processes, research methodology used, analysis and interpretation of findings, limitations, suggestions, and conclusions regarding performance appraisal at BSNL. It received certification that the work was conducted bonafide and the student declared it as an original piece of research.
The document is a quarterly report on telecom market indicators for Q4 2012 in Oman. It provides key statistics on the fixed, mobile, and internet sectors. Some highlights include: total fixed lines increased 1.3% to 304,545 lines; mobile subscribers grew 2.6% to 5,277,591; fixed broadband subscribers rose 11.5% to 113,324; and active mobile broadband subscribers increased 3.4% to 1,646,098. The report also analyzes market shares, penetration rates, ARPUs, and other metrics for different telecom services in Oman.
1) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is India's largest telecommunication company and public sector undertaking, providing telecom services throughout India except Delhi and Mumbai.
2) BSNL offers both wireless and wireline services, including landline, mobile, broadband internet, and intelligent network services. It has a large customer base of over 90 million.
3) While BSNL has grown significantly in recent years and leads in various telecom areas like broadband, it faces challenges like declining fixed line customers and increased competition from private telecom companies.
The document discusses different network routing schemes for routing calls in a mobile number portability environment:
1. Onward Routing (OR) routes calls through the donor network which checks its database for the ported number and routes the call to the new network.
2. Query on Release (QOR) initially routes the call through the donor network, which then releases the call back if the number is ported, allowing the originating network to query the database and reroute the call.
3. Call Drop Back (CDB) is similar to OR but the donor network provides the new routing information to the originating network on call release.
4. All Call Query (ACQ) avoids involving the
The document provides information about the telecommunication industry in India and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), the largest telecom company in India. It discusses that the telecom industry contributes $400 billion to India's GDP and has received $59.76 billion in foreign direct investment. It then summarizes BSNL's history, vision, mission, products/services, competitors using frameworks like PEST analysis, 7S framework and SWOT analysis. BSNL aims to be the leading telecom provider in India through quality services, customer focus and leveraging technology. It faces challenges from competitors offering lower prices and market saturation.
Cellular mobile phone service is the wireless telecommunication service that is operated via mobile phone or cellular phone (an electronic telecommunication device).
Cellular mobile services in Pakistan commenced in 90’s when two cellular mobile telephone licenses were awarded to Paktel and PakCom (Instaphone) for provision of cellular mobile telephony in Pakistan.
With the passage of time telecom sector in Pakistan has grown rapidly and currently there are 5 mobile phone operators;
Mobilink, Ufone, Telenor, Zong and Warid telecom.
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This document provides recommendations on telecommunications sector policy and liberalization in Oman. It summarizes the current telecom market situation, including low fixed line and household penetration compared to other GCC countries. It identifies key challenges of enabling universal service, encouraging advanced services, and establishing economic regulation in a competitive market.
The document recommends a phased liberalization approach over 5 years, beginning with open entry for value-added and data services in 2003. It proposes establishing a Universal Service Fund financed by operator contributions to support rural connectivity projects. Operators would be permitted to bid on subsidized rural projects. The recommendations aim to increase rural access, introduce competition gradually, and establish effective economic regulation of the liberalizing telecom sector in O
Uganda Communications Commission - Number Application consultationThomas Müller
The document summarizes Uganda Communications Commission's review of short codes provision in the Uganda National Numbering Plan. It discusses issues with the current plan, including limited access to 3-digit codes for application providers and lack of service categorization. It seeks input on proposed changes to address these issues, such as increasing application provider access to 3-digit codes and categorizing services to better protect consumers. Any changes would require migrating existing services to new codes.
This document provides information about Thailand's upcoming auction of 1800 MHz spectrum licenses for mobile telecommunications services. It outlines the key objectives of the auction as being to efficiently assign spectrum in a way that promotes market competition, improves service quality and reduces costs for the public. The document provides background on Thailand's economy, telecom market and regulations. It describes the licenses being auctioned, the application and licensing process, and the auction methodology and rules. The overall purpose is to inform potential bidders on the spectrum licensing process for 1800 MHz bands in Thailand.
The document provides information about Grameen Phone, the largest mobile network operator in Bangladesh. It discusses Grameen Phone's history, operations, products/services, competitors, and financial performance. Some key points:
- Grameen Phone was established in 1997 as a joint venture between Telenor and Grameen Telecom. It now has over 50 million subscribers, making it the largest operator in Bangladesh.
- It provides both voice and data services to customers. Value-added services include health services, education information, mobile financial services and more.
- Major competitors include Banglalink, Robi, Airtel, Teletalk and Citycell. Grameen Phone maintains the largest market share
The document summarizes the key activities and achievements of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) of Oman for the year 2010. Some of the highlights included granting licenses to mobile resellers Samatel and Injaz, hosting the Middle East Spectrum Conference, tendering a universal service obligation pilot project to support e-governance initiatives, and implementing an ERP system. The TRA also continued efforts to increase liberalization and competition in Oman's telecom sector through regulatory decisions and initiatives. Total mobile subscribers grew over 5% and the sector saw the launch of new fixed line services from Nawras.
The NZ Commerce Commission produces an annual telecommunications market monitoring report providing an overview of telecommunications markets and the state of competition. Bi-annual and quarterly market monitoring reports with a more limited range of data and analysis have also been published.
Much of the data for the annual monitoring report is collected from an annual telecommunications industry questionnaire administered by the Commission. The aggregated results from this questionnaire are also published, although some data has to be withheld on the grounds that it is commercially sensitive.
The document provides an overview of the telecommunications market in Oman in 2005 from the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA). Some key points:
- Competition was introduced in the mobile sector in 2005 between Oman Mobile and Nawras, leading to a decline in mobile prices and increased choices for customers. The mobile teledensity reached 56.4% by the end of 2005.
- The number of mobile subscribers grew 65% to over 1.33 million in 2005. Prepaid subscriptions increased significantly faster than postpaid.
- TRA liberalized the sector and issued new licenses to encourage competition. It also worked to ensure fair prices and efficient management of numbers, frequencies and equipment.
- Mobile
The telecom sector in India has undergone significant reforms and liberalization since the 1990s. Key policies like NTP 1994, 1999 and TRAI 1997 helped open the sector to private players and spur growth. As a result, tele-density increased from just 1% in 1991 to over 61% by 2010. The document outlines the major milestones in the liberalization process, including opening up of national long distance, international long distance, broadband and other services to private competition. It also discusses policy initiatives like unified licensing, USO fund, and tariff reductions that helped the sector expand and modernize.
The document provides an overview of the telecom sector in Oman, including:
- Oman has progressively liberalized and promoted competition in the telecom sector.
- Operators offer modern telecom services to consumers.
- The sector aims to liberalize investments to support economic and social development.
This document provides an overview of the Indian telecom sector. It discusses key facts and figures such as subscriber numbers, projected teledensity, and revenue figures. It traces the evolution of the sector from pre-liberalization to the current market trends. The major private and public players in different telecom technologies are outlined. The document also discusses the future outlook for the sector including rural coverage and new technologies. It examines the economic impact of telecom in terms of FDI, GDP contribution, and employment generation. Finally, it provides examples of tariff plans from major players like Vodafone, Airtel, Idea and Reliance.
GP has been the market leader in Bangladesh's telecom sector since 1997 due to its strong network coverage enabled by fiber optic cables and rural distribution through Grameen Bank. It introduced 3G and offers value-added services beyond basic calling. With over 46 million customers, GP has the largest market share of around 43% despite having the highest call rates, maintaining its lead through superior network quality and innovation.
Telecommunication access in developing countries like Bangladesh has economic and social benefits. Studies have found that phones enable important financial discussions for rural families receiving remittances. In Bangladesh, phones have also been used to generate income by reselling minutes. However, these income benefits are not seen everywhere. Other research found telephones save time and costs for travel or postage but have little direct impact on income generation, except for wealthier individuals. Phones also strengthen social networks which are important for informal economies, helping to access information on jobs, remittances, and housing. While business uses are important, most phone use in developing countries is for social contact with family and friends.
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) regulates and supervises Canadian broadcasting and telecommunications. It was established in 1976 by combining the Canadian Radio and Television Commission and expanding its mandate to include telecommunications. The CRTC oversees broadcasting and telecom systems to ensure they serve the best interests of the Canadian public in both official languages. It licenses services, promotes Canadian content, and acts to ensure affordable access.
The document is a quarterly report on telecom market indicators for Q4 2012 in Oman. It provides key statistics on the fixed, mobile, and internet sectors. Some highlights include: total fixed lines increased 1.3% to 304,545 lines; mobile subscribers grew 2.6% to 5,277,591; fixed broadband subscribers rose 11.5% to 113,324; and active mobile broadband subscribers increased 3.4% to 1,646,098. The report also analyzes market shares, penetration rates, ARPUs, and other metrics for different telecom services in Oman.
1) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is India's largest telecommunication company and public sector undertaking, providing telecom services throughout India except Delhi and Mumbai.
2) BSNL offers both wireless and wireline services, including landline, mobile, broadband internet, and intelligent network services. It has a large customer base of over 90 million.
3) While BSNL has grown significantly in recent years and leads in various telecom areas like broadband, it faces challenges like declining fixed line customers and increased competition from private telecom companies.
The document discusses different network routing schemes for routing calls in a mobile number portability environment:
1. Onward Routing (OR) routes calls through the donor network which checks its database for the ported number and routes the call to the new network.
2. Query on Release (QOR) initially routes the call through the donor network, which then releases the call back if the number is ported, allowing the originating network to query the database and reroute the call.
3. Call Drop Back (CDB) is similar to OR but the donor network provides the new routing information to the originating network on call release.
4. All Call Query (ACQ) avoids involving the
The document provides information about the telecommunication industry in India and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), the largest telecom company in India. It discusses that the telecom industry contributes $400 billion to India's GDP and has received $59.76 billion in foreign direct investment. It then summarizes BSNL's history, vision, mission, products/services, competitors using frameworks like PEST analysis, 7S framework and SWOT analysis. BSNL aims to be the leading telecom provider in India through quality services, customer focus and leveraging technology. It faces challenges from competitors offering lower prices and market saturation.
Cellular mobile phone service is the wireless telecommunication service that is operated via mobile phone or cellular phone (an electronic telecommunication device).
Cellular mobile services in Pakistan commenced in 90’s when two cellular mobile telephone licenses were awarded to Paktel and PakCom (Instaphone) for provision of cellular mobile telephony in Pakistan.
With the passage of time telecom sector in Pakistan has grown rapidly and currently there are 5 mobile phone operators;
Mobilink, Ufone, Telenor, Zong and Warid telecom.
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This document provides recommendations on telecommunications sector policy and liberalization in Oman. It summarizes the current telecom market situation, including low fixed line and household penetration compared to other GCC countries. It identifies key challenges of enabling universal service, encouraging advanced services, and establishing economic regulation in a competitive market.
The document recommends a phased liberalization approach over 5 years, beginning with open entry for value-added and data services in 2003. It proposes establishing a Universal Service Fund financed by operator contributions to support rural connectivity projects. Operators would be permitted to bid on subsidized rural projects. The recommendations aim to increase rural access, introduce competition gradually, and establish effective economic regulation of the liberalizing telecom sector in O
Uganda Communications Commission - Number Application consultationThomas Müller
The document summarizes Uganda Communications Commission's review of short codes provision in the Uganda National Numbering Plan. It discusses issues with the current plan, including limited access to 3-digit codes for application providers and lack of service categorization. It seeks input on proposed changes to address these issues, such as increasing application provider access to 3-digit codes and categorizing services to better protect consumers. Any changes would require migrating existing services to new codes.
This document provides information about Thailand's upcoming auction of 1800 MHz spectrum licenses for mobile telecommunications services. It outlines the key objectives of the auction as being to efficiently assign spectrum in a way that promotes market competition, improves service quality and reduces costs for the public. The document provides background on Thailand's economy, telecom market and regulations. It describes the licenses being auctioned, the application and licensing process, and the auction methodology and rules. The overall purpose is to inform potential bidders on the spectrum licensing process for 1800 MHz bands in Thailand.
The document provides information about Grameen Phone, the largest mobile network operator in Bangladesh. It discusses Grameen Phone's history, operations, products/services, competitors, and financial performance. Some key points:
- Grameen Phone was established in 1997 as a joint venture between Telenor and Grameen Telecom. It now has over 50 million subscribers, making it the largest operator in Bangladesh.
- It provides both voice and data services to customers. Value-added services include health services, education information, mobile financial services and more.
- Major competitors include Banglalink, Robi, Airtel, Teletalk and Citycell. Grameen Phone maintains the largest market share
The document summarizes the key activities and achievements of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) of Oman for the year 2010. Some of the highlights included granting licenses to mobile resellers Samatel and Injaz, hosting the Middle East Spectrum Conference, tendering a universal service obligation pilot project to support e-governance initiatives, and implementing an ERP system. The TRA also continued efforts to increase liberalization and competition in Oman's telecom sector through regulatory decisions and initiatives. Total mobile subscribers grew over 5% and the sector saw the launch of new fixed line services from Nawras.
The NZ Commerce Commission produces an annual telecommunications market monitoring report providing an overview of telecommunications markets and the state of competition. Bi-annual and quarterly market monitoring reports with a more limited range of data and analysis have also been published.
Much of the data for the annual monitoring report is collected from an annual telecommunications industry questionnaire administered by the Commission. The aggregated results from this questionnaire are also published, although some data has to be withheld on the grounds that it is commercially sensitive.
The document provides an overview of the telecommunications market in Oman in 2005 from the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA). Some key points:
- Competition was introduced in the mobile sector in 2005 between Oman Mobile and Nawras, leading to a decline in mobile prices and increased choices for customers. The mobile teledensity reached 56.4% by the end of 2005.
- The number of mobile subscribers grew 65% to over 1.33 million in 2005. Prepaid subscriptions increased significantly faster than postpaid.
- TRA liberalized the sector and issued new licenses to encourage competition. It also worked to ensure fair prices and efficient management of numbers, frequencies and equipment.
- Mobile
The telecom sector in India has undergone significant reforms and liberalization since the 1990s. Key policies like NTP 1994, 1999 and TRAI 1997 helped open the sector to private players and spur growth. As a result, tele-density increased from just 1% in 1991 to over 61% by 2010. The document outlines the major milestones in the liberalization process, including opening up of national long distance, international long distance, broadband and other services to private competition. It also discusses policy initiatives like unified licensing, USO fund, and tariff reductions that helped the sector expand and modernize.
The document provides an overview of the telecom sector in Oman, including:
- Oman has progressively liberalized and promoted competition in the telecom sector.
- Operators offer modern telecom services to consumers.
- The sector aims to liberalize investments to support economic and social development.
This document provides an overview of the Indian telecom sector. It discusses key facts and figures such as subscriber numbers, projected teledensity, and revenue figures. It traces the evolution of the sector from pre-liberalization to the current market trends. The major private and public players in different telecom technologies are outlined. The document also discusses the future outlook for the sector including rural coverage and new technologies. It examines the economic impact of telecom in terms of FDI, GDP contribution, and employment generation. Finally, it provides examples of tariff plans from major players like Vodafone, Airtel, Idea and Reliance.
GP has been the market leader in Bangladesh's telecom sector since 1997 due to its strong network coverage enabled by fiber optic cables and rural distribution through Grameen Bank. It introduced 3G and offers value-added services beyond basic calling. With over 46 million customers, GP has the largest market share of around 43% despite having the highest call rates, maintaining its lead through superior network quality and innovation.
Telecommunication access in developing countries like Bangladesh has economic and social benefits. Studies have found that phones enable important financial discussions for rural families receiving remittances. In Bangladesh, phones have also been used to generate income by reselling minutes. However, these income benefits are not seen everywhere. Other research found telephones save time and costs for travel or postage but have little direct impact on income generation, except for wealthier individuals. Phones also strengthen social networks which are important for informal economies, helping to access information on jobs, remittances, and housing. While business uses are important, most phone use in developing countries is for social contact with family and friends.
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) regulates and supervises Canadian broadcasting and telecommunications. It was established in 1976 by combining the Canadian Radio and Television Commission and expanding its mandate to include telecommunications. The CRTC oversees broadcasting and telecom systems to ensure they serve the best interests of the Canadian public in both official languages. It licenses services, promotes Canadian content, and acts to ensure affordable access.
This document provides an overview of a graphic design fundamentals course. It defines graphic design as visual communication used to convey messages and notes that it is ubiquitous. The course objectives are to define graphic design and familiarize students with major specializations within the field, which include advertising, branding, identity design, and others. It also outlines career opportunities for graphic designers such as at advertising agencies, publishers, and design studios.
The document outlines Bangladesh's regulatory framework for telecommunications. It establishes an independent regulatory commission to oversee the sector and promote transparency, adaptability, and objectivity. The commission's primary functions include licensing operators, regulating tariffs, setting technical standards, monitoring service quality, managing spectrum, and more. It also discusses the competitive framework, emphasizing liberalization and equal opportunities for public and private operators. Institutional development focuses on research, education, and promoting local manufacturing.
The Swedish telecommunications sector has historically been dominated by Ericsson and dependent on its innovations. Ericsson's success in mobile communications in the 1980s-90s drove significant economic growth in Sweden. However, the Swedish innovation system became overly reliant on one firm, Ericsson, which accounted for the majority of telecom manufacturing. While this strengthened Sweden's telecom sector, it also created vulnerabilities if Ericsson failed. Early cooperation between Ericsson and the Swedish telecom operator Televerket, including jointly developing switching systems, helped drive both companies' competitiveness.
This document discusses spectrum management. It begins by introducing radio spectrum and its importance for various applications. It then discusses trends driving increased spectrum demand, such as growth in mobile services and new technologies. This has placed pressure on regulators to balance competing spectrum needs. The document outlines the international, regional, and national frameworks for spectrum management, including the roles of the International Telecommunication Union and national regulatory administrations in allocating and assigning spectrum licenses. The objectives of spectrum management are to achieve technical and economic efficiencies while also meeting public policy goals.
This document outlines the content of a graphic design fundamentals course (GDF 111) that covers topics such as typography, typeface categories, type characteristics including size, line length, style, leading, spacing, format, and layout tips. It also discusses graphic creation using vector and bitmap programs, pixels, file formats, basic photo design, digital cameras/scanning, and considerations for website design such as determining goals, user goals, costs, timelines, tasks, acquiring content, and using talent. The course aims to teach fundamental design principles and skills.
- The document provides an overview of India's telecom industry, including its history, key indicators, growth trends, and major players. It discusses the rapid growth of wireless/mobile services and subscribers in recent years.
- Mobile penetration has increased from 3% in 2002 to over 4% now, with wireless subscribers growing at around 2 million per month. The document forecasts that mobile subscribers will reach 175 million by December 2007.
- Average revenue per user (ARPU) for mobile services has declined significantly from 2001 due to intense competition and growth of lower-ARPU prepaid users. The top mobile operators by revenue in 2003-04 are listed.
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A COMPREHENSIVE CASE STUDY WILL REVIVAL PLANS PROSPEROUS OR PERISH TELECOM P...Lisa Garcia
This document provides a case study on the revival plans for state-owned telecom company BSNL in India. It discusses BSNL's decline in market share in the mobile sector from interference by the government of India. BSNL's procurement of equipment was reduced by 50% in 2007, hindering its growth while competitors expanded rapidly. As a result, BSNL's market share dropped from 19.58% in 2006 to 13.22% in 2010. The document also presents financial data showing BSNL has been unprofitable from 2013-2021 with increasing losses and high staff expenses remaining a challenge.
This report provides strategic suggestions in relation to the 4th mobile service based on following three questions and answers.
What network technology the new mobile carrier (4th mobile carrier) must consider for strategic reasons?
- As of now, major mobile operators in the global market are migrating from 3G to 4G rapidly. The 3G market is divided into various network technologies which are CDMA EVDO, WCDMA and WiMAX. But, in terms of 4G, LTE is the dominant technology. For the success of the 4th mobile carrier, it is required to offer not 3G but 4G service with reasonable prices.
What could be the methods to deliver new and reasonably-priced 4G services?
-3GPP defined that LTE encompasses FDD (Frequency Division Duplex) and TDD (Time Division Duplex). Among them, TDD (LTE-TDD) in unpaired spectrum just like WiBro has a high chance to be in line with the mainstream trend in the global mobile market.
What economic ripple effects are expected when the 4th mobile carrier conducts LTE-TDD?
- The 4th mobile carrier is required to analyze possible economic ripple effects if it provides mobile service (including handsets) based on LTE-TDD in accordance with the definition of 3GPP.
Introduction to Telecom Business & Management (ETE 521 L2)Nazirul Islam Zico
The document provides an overview of the telecommunication sector in Bangladesh, including its history, structure, key players and recent developments. It discusses the evolution of the sector from state-run monopolies to increased privatization and competition. Several charts and figures are presented analyzing trends in mobile and fixed-line subscriber growth, revenue, market share and ARPU among the major operators. The document aims to give context to the management of telecom businesses and the challenges in Bangladesh.
The document discusses positioning strategies for a new telecom operator entering the Delhi/NCR region. It provides background on the Indian telecom industry and objectives for research on positioning of major existing players. The research aims to understand customer perceptions of different operators and identify strengths and personalities to help the new operator position itself distinctively.
The mobile telecom sector in Bangladesh has experienced substantial growth over the last ten years. Mobile subscribers have increased from less than 1% of the population before 2000 to over 20% in 2007. There are currently over 30 million mobile subscribers across six operators in Bangladesh. Intense competition among operators has led to reduced tariffs, improved quality, and increased innovation in services. The mobile sector now generates over US$1 billion in annual revenue and covers over 95% of the country's geography.
This document provides an overview of the telecom industry in India, including trends in mobile and fixed subscribers, ARPU, MOU, and market share by technology and operator. Some key points:
- Mobile subscriber base grew from 0.88 million in 1998 to over 800 million in 2011, driven initially by policy changes in 1999 and later by falling prices, new operators, and expanding rural coverage.
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2. Overview of the General Competitive
Landscape of PSTN Service Market:
In 2007, major development in the PSTN industry is
BTRC’s policy decision of allowing PSTN operators to
extend their networks in the Central Zone.
The Central Zone, comprising the Dhaka city,
Narayangonj municipality, Gazipur, Tongi, Savar, and
Jinjira is considered the most lucrative for landline
connections.
It is estimated that there is a demand of around 1
million connections.
BTRC has already granted license for the Central Zone
to four operators converting their Zonal licenses to
National license.
3. BTRC has been contemplating to issue two more
National licenses to existing land phone operators.
These operators may ramp up their subscriber base by
taking the advantage of high demand of the Central
Zone.
Another development may affecting the PSTN industry
is BTRC’s decision for allowing ISPs to offer IP phone
(VoIP) services.
This decision has the potential to increase the
competition in the fixed phone connections.
4. Historically till 1989, BTTB was the monopoly operator
(also Regulator) providing the PSTN services (in fact
all types of Telecom services) in the country.
An agreement was made with a private company,
Bangladesh Rural Telecom Authority (BRTA) in July
1989 to provide digital telephone service in 200
Thanas of the country.
Again in August 1994, another agreement was made
with another private company;
Integrated services Ltd (ISL) to provide digital
telephone service in the rest 195 Thanas of the
country.
5. Performances of these two operators, to say the least,
were very poor.
Till June 2004, subscribers under BRTA was about
17,800 and under ISL (name changed to Sheba
Telecom after acquisition of Cellular Mobile license in
1996) was about 3000 only.
Later with the opening up of the PSTN licensing in
2004, BRTA was converted into two PSTN companies
(National Telecom & Peoples Telecom), both receiving
licenses to provide PSTN services in 4 Zones
(excepting Central Zone) of the country.
ISL which was changed to Sheba Telecom regained its
old name in 2004 (after sale of its full mobile share)
and started to give the PSTN services in its previously
allocated 195 Thanas.
6. In late 90’s, it was decided to give license to one
operator to provide PSTN services in Dhaka multi-
exchange area (which was later named as Central
Zone).
License agreement was made by MOPT with Worldtel,
a foreign holding company, in August 2001, to
provide fixed telephone service in the present Central
Zone area but the execution of the same did not start
due to various reasons.
The license was revalidated in April 2004, but the
implementation of the same has not been started till
today. This license is likely to be cancelled shortly.
7. In 2004, PSTN service was fully opened for private
participation with issue of licenses through open
licensing system.
For issuing PSTN licenses, the country was divided
into 4 Zones in 4 parts of the country and the Central
Zone at Dhaka.
Total 37 Zonal licenses (except in Central Zone) were
issued to 15 local companies, of which 5 licenses of 2
companies have been cancelled recently for their
failure to start the operation.
8. These companies started operation at different time in 2005
and 2006 but their performance in general is not at all
satisfactory.
Apart from cancellation of licenses of 2 companies, fines
have been imposed on 3 companies for non-fulfillment of
service provision as per roll-out plan and same are likely to
be imposed to another 2-3 companies very soon.
Continuous fall of tariff of the mobile operators and equal
tariff for their local and long distance calls, are some of the
reasons for inadequate growth of the PSTN subscribers.
Even the growth of BTTB telephones is stationery in last 3
years and a good number of subscribers surrendered their
telephones, especially outside Dhaka.
9. The demand for fixed telephone in Dhaka
multi-exchange area is more than that of
the other parts of the country, which is at
present better served by the mobile
operators.
But the issue of license in Dhaka multi-
exchange area or Central Zone has been
delayed for a long time, firstly because of
the policy decision of the Govt. and
secondly due to court injunction (filed by
Worldtel) imposed on entry of new
operators in the Central Zone.
10. After the injunction was lifted, applications
were invited for issue of PSTN licenses in
the Central Zone.
Very recently (9th Sept’07), BTRC has
accorded approval for issuing 4 licenses to
the existing PSTN operators: (Ranks
Telecom, Dhaka Telecom, Square
Informatics and National Telecom) in the
Central Zone, converting their licenses to
National PSTN licenses.
11. PSTN Market Environment
Analysis:
BTTB is the main player in the PSTN market with a nation
wide operation. Subscriber base of BTTB stands at 877,500
in 2007. In addition to domestic voice services, BTTB is the
sole operator of handling International calls.
In addition to BTTB and 15 PSTN operators with Zonal
licenses, Integrated Services Ltd (ISL) was given license to
operate in 195 Thanas and WorldTel was issued licenses to
Dhaka multi-exchange area.
Information related to these 17 operators is provided in
Table below. As mentioned above, four of these operators’
zonal licenses have been upgraded to National ones.
Four licenses of Bashundhara Communication and one
license of Dominox Tech have recently been cancelled for
failing to start their operation.
12. No. Operators Date of start of
Operatio
n
Subscribers
June’2006
Subscribers
Dec’2006
Subscribers
June’2007
1 Bashundhara Comm. NA NA NA NA
2 Ranks Telecom July’05 33,728 45,271 82,364
3 Bangla Phone NA NA NA NA
4 Jalalabad Telecom Jan’06 3,430 6,720 4,019
5 Westec (Bay Phone) July’05 20,545 21,300 21,300
6 Tele Barta July’05 27,869 39,728 48,561
7 Dominox Tech. NA NA NA NA
8 GEP Telecom NA NA NA NA
9 One Tel Comm. Jan’06 7,247 10,913 20,139
10 Dhaka Telephone Co. July’06 NA 2,450 6,804
11 Square Informatix NA NA NA NA
12 National Telecom Jan’06 6,735 6,735 4,621
13 Peoples Telecom Jan’06 9,436 9,436 9,446
14 S.A. Telecom July’06 1,465 2,579
15 Nextel Telecom NA NA NA NA
16 Integrated Services Ltd NA 3,430 3,689 5,522
17 WorldTel NA NA NA NA
Total Subscribers 112,420 147,707 205,355
Growth Rate 31.39% 39.03%
13. From the above Table, it can be concluded that the
growth of this market segment was very low
comparing the growth potential and the growth
enjoyed by the mobile operators during the same
period.
It may be worth of mentioning that on the back drop
of the PSTNs’ subscribers growth from 112,40 in 2006
to 205,355 in June 2007, mobile subscribers growth
was 7.655 millions during the same period.
Basically, mobile sector outperformed the PSTN by a
factor of 82, as far as subscriber’s growth is
concerned.
14. Analysis of BTTB Service Market:
Subscribers, Circuit
Capacity and Revenue
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Telephone Subscribers 716,720 810,160 857,360 889,170 877,500
Inland Trunk Circuits 37,070 44,810 45,540 47,120 49,230
International Trunk Circuits 3,840 6,110 7,350 10,470 15,000
Internet Subscribers 10,500 15,200 17,340 20,850 25,380
Revenue in Millions Taka 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
Total Revenue 15448 15312 14248 13163 16665
Inland Telephone Revenue 11997 11356 10403 10621 13087
International Revenue 3362 3901 3709 2449 3182
Revenue from other Sources 89 55 136 93 396
15. On the contrary to the high growth of
mobile subscriber base, BTTB’s subscriber’s
growth did not show much progress as
shown in Figure.
However, BTTB’s Internet subscriber base
grew by almost 250% from 10,500 in June
2003 to 25,380 in June 2007.
Figure also shows BTTB started
experiencing negative growth in their
subscriber base since 2006-07 period.
18. Although the inland telephone Revenue
grew by 10% during this five year period,
the International Revenue has dropped by
almost 6%.
This poor performance of International call
revenue is due to the high growth of illegal
International call termination business
using VoIP.
BTTB’s ARPU from inland telephone
services has also dropped, from Tk 1,394 in
June 2003 to Taka 1,242 in June 2007.
19. Figure 5.3: BTTB's ARPU/Month During Last Five Years
1394
1168
1011 995
1242
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
ARPU/MonthinTaka
20. Analysis of Private PSTN
Operators Service Market:
The subscriber base of private PSTN
operators has been steadily increasing as
shown in Figure placed in the following
page.
Although the total subscriber base of
205,355 appears to be much smaller than
that of BTTB.
It should be noted that during this period,
mobile subscriber base crossed 30 million
marks.
21. Figure 5.4: Subscribers' Growth of Private PSTN Operators
112,420
147,707
205,355
June 2006 December 2006 June 2007
SubscribersinThousand
22. Among the top ten PSTN operators,
RanksTel experienced the highest
growth followed by Tele Barta as
shown in Figure 5.5.
Westec and One Tel’s subscriber base
reached to the same level by the end
of 2007 with 3rd position.
23. Figure 5.5: Subscribers' Growth by PSTN Operators
33,728
45,271
82,364
3,430
6,720
4,019
20,545
21,300
21,300
27,869
39,728
48,561
7,247
10,913
20,139
2,450
6,804
6,735
6,735
4,621
9,436
9,436
9,446
1,465
2,579
3,430
3,689
5,522
June 2006 Dec 2006 June 2007
SubscribersinNumber
Ranks Telecom
Jalalabad Telecom
Westec (Bay Phone)
Tele Barta
One Tel Com.
Dhaka Telephone Co
National Telecom
Peoples Telecom
S.A. Telecom
Integrated Services
24. In terms of market share occupancy among
the top ten private PSTN operators,
RanksTel leads the market with 40% share,
followed by TeleBarta in 2nd position with
24% market share.
Westec and One Tel have the 3rd position,
both with 10% market share. Market share
distribution among the top ten PSTN
operators is shown in Figure placed in the
following page.
25. Figure 5.6: Market Shares of Private PSTN Operators
One Tel
10%
Dhaka Telephone
3%
National Telecom
2%
Peoples Telecom
5%
S.A. Telecom
1%
ISL
3% Ranks Telecom
40%
Jalalabad Telecom
2%Tele Barta
24% Westec (Bay Phone)
10%
26. All these companies are relatively very
small and they are treating their financial
information very secret.
SRGB market survey found that on an
average each PSTN user has been paying
Taka 395 per month, which turns that the
estimated total revenue of those PSTN
operators would be about Tk 81 millions
per month.
Based on that estimate yearly total revenue
of those private PSTN operators should be
about Tk 972 millions.
27. Interconnection Issues:
The regulatory requirement as well as the regulatory obligation of
interconnection, as incorporated in the Interconnection Regulation, is equally
applicable to the PSTN operators. BTTB is the oldest and the only PSTN operator
for a long time before the mobile operators came in the Telecom market. So, for
quite some time since late 90’s, the mobile operators used to get interconnected
with BTTB and they had to invest in BTTB exchanges to get interconnection. The
scenario has been changed since last 2-3 years when there is virtually explosion
in the mobile market, while the BTTB’s subscriber base almost remained
stationery.
During this period, two private PSTN operators (BRTA and ISL) also came in the
market but they provided service in a limited scale and only in Thanas.
Performance of these operators as well as their interconnection with BTTB was
not satisfactory. In 2004/05, licensees were given to 15 PSTN operators to work
in 1-4 out of 5 Zones (excluding Central Zone) of the country. Those private
PSTN operators made Interconnection with all mobile operators and BTTB, as
required under Interconnection Regulation.
The charges in all these cases with and between PSTN operators and also the
mobile operators have been fixed at Tk 0.66 per call per minute.
28. Network Infrastructure
BTTB as the oldest and the only Telecom operator, built up their
long distance networks at various time from primitive open wire
carrier system to the latest STM 64 optical fiber line. The
changes/improvement made by them however, were slow,
compared to the need of the market.
It took long time to give licenses to the private PSTN operators
(practically given from 2004-05) and that too excluding the most
important Central Zone. As such their subscriber base is still quite
low even compared to the only public sector PSTN operator BTTB,
where it is virtually stagnant from last 3-4 years.
This is why there is no growth in the long distance traffic
generated by the PSTN operators and consequently no growth in
the long distance networks. During this time no license has also
been given for providing the NLD (national long distance) service,
leaving practically BTTB as the lone PSTN operator giving the long
distance service. Other PSTN operators are meeting their
requirement of long distance circuits through lease line of mobile
operators and BTTB.
29. Evolution of International Service:
Till 1975, the International communication was fully manual, using the
primitive HF Radio system with ionospheric refraction as the mode of
transmission.
With the commissioning of the Satellite Earth Station at Betbunia in 1975,
the transmission system was replaced by a reliable means of
communication through Satellite; but the manual system for connection of
calls continued.
In 1986, the International Trunk Exchange (ITX) was installed, through
which automatic routing of international calls were made through subscriber
dialing or operator dialing.
The mode of transmission however remained through Satellite; until from
2006 additional transmission media through submarine cable were brought
into the system.
At present, nearly 50% of over 19,000 international voice circuits are on
submarine cable, with more than 80% of its bandwidth still remaining
unutilized.
The number and capacity of International Gateways (IGW) or ITXs were
also increased substantially, resulting in the increase of international trunk
circuits during the five year period from June 2003 to June 2007 by 400% .
30. Future Outlook :
Economies of scale are the key success factor in the
telecommunication business. It has been gathered that all these
PSTN operators have very limited equity investment capacity. As a
result, their borrowing capacity from Banks is also very limited.
Due to this weak investment capacity, these operators failed to
develop large scale networks for leveraging the benefit of
economies of scale.
It has also been gathered that none of these operators have
reached to a level where operating expenses could be met by
revenue. We came to know that there has been no significant
development in the investment capacity front.
These companies must increase their investment capacity
substantially in order to expand their network capacity to an
optimum level.
31. The opening up of the central zone to PSTN operators appears to be
a positive development. But, in order to capitalize this opportunity
they must build large scale network.
If they failed to do so, most of the calls originating from their
networks will be ending up in the networks of mobile and BTTB
operators resulting in huge payment of interconnection charges.
As a result, they will face serious limitation to lower their tariff
below interconnection charges, which was recently Tk 0.66 /minute.
Some mobile operators have already lowered their tariffs below Tk
1.0/minute.
Very recent reduction of interconnection charges by 40% will reduce
the hurdle for PSTN. But, the continued reduction of mobile phone
tariff is eroding such source of competitive advantage very soon.
The offering of CityCell’s tariff of Tk 0.25/minute anytime (24 hours
a day) between any CityCell numbers does not keep room of
offering any tariff advantage for PSTN operators to customers..
32. Lack of mobility, low tariffs of mobile operators, and
interconnection charges are major limitations faced by
these small PSTN operators.
To over come those limitations, they must built large
scale network and bring service level innovations.
These operators should work with BTRC for allowing
them to offer data, video and other services in
addition to voice to make their offerings cost
competitive in the market place.
Until and unless they do so, their future does not look
bright.
33. Moreover, the BTRC’s approval of allowing ISPs to offer IP
telephone services have increased the competition level of
fixed phone services in the city area.
It should be noted that there is no niche market segment for
them.
They need to compete with mobile operators, ISPs and BTTB
for their phone services. It has been gathered that BTTB has
been lowering tariff and increasing their responsiveness to
customers’ need.
It is worth of mentioning that almost 40,000 BTTB
subscribers have surrendered land phone connection in most
places outside Dhaka in recent months.
As a result, the future prospect of the PSTN industry appears
to be not so bright.
34. It was also learned that instead of focusing on PSTN
business development, those operators were primarily
involved in illegal call termination business using VoIP
over last couple of years.
As a result, they missed the opportunity of building
customer base when there was serious demand
among customers for low cost land phone
connections.
SRGB market survey reveals that most of the PSTN
operators are planning to diversify their services by
offering Internet service. Ranks Telecom has already
been offering Internet service.
35. With the development of highly competitive mobile
industry, there appears to be no unique competitive
advantage in the voice segment for the PSTN
industry.
In order to succeed, they should focus on developing
a large scale network for leveraging the economies of
scale benefit and must offer diverse services such as
data, video and leased line (i.e, bandwidth) in
addition to voice.
The success factor appears to be investment capacity
for leveraging economies of scale benefit and service
diversification in the data, B2B bandwidth, and video
segments.
36. Households and offices are major customers of this service. In
Bangladesh, there are more than 500,000 small and medium sized
enterprises. Most of these enterprises do not have BTTB’s fixed
phones. These enterprises are target customers.
In Bangladesh, there are more than 2 millions CATV subscribers,
mostly urban households. More than 50% of these house holds do
not have BTTB’s fixed phone connections.
These households are target customers of PSTN services. There are
almost 500,000 educational institutions, government offices, NGO
offices, hospitals, clinics and other office establishments.
A significant portion of these establishments do not have BTTB’s
connections. These are also PSTN target customers.
It’s worth of mentioning that BTTB has so far given approx 1 million
fixed phone connections. Therefore, it could be estimated that the
target customer segments for PSTN services is as high as 2
millions.