Come May and we begin our annual analysis of the telecommunications equipment industry. The VOICE&DATA survey is one of the most consolidated surveys, which uses various information sources to work out the performance of the industry. To make the survey stand out and reflect the actual performance, the industry information is collected from companies, third party sources, and the information acquired is analyzed to arrive at the results.

We divide the Indian telecom equipment business in three categories-enterprise equipment, carrier equipment, and phone. The entire telecommunications industry grew by 24% from Rs 76,973 crore in FY 2006-07 to Rs 95,407 crore in FY 2007-08.

The biggest contributor to the growth of the industry was the carrier equipment business, which contributed 60% to the entire telecom equipment business. Wireless infrastructure and telecom software recorded a growth of 43% and 29%, respectively.

Reflecting the growth in the broadband segment, broadband infrastructure grew by 68%. Telecom cables and transmission were other sectors that recorded more than 50% growth. Telecom turnkey was the only segment that recorded a negative growth of 17% in FY 2007-08.

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