It seems that the way the market is progressing, the future of India in telecom is for a few big players who can provide multiple services like limited mobility, complete mobility, roaming, mobile Internet, broadband access, domestic long distance and Internet, believes Rohit Chandra of Ericsson.

The fourth operator has to move cautiously if it plans to enter into different circles, as they will have to go for a 2.5G kind of network, which will increase their investment in infrastructure. The fourth operator will also have to focus on how to increase the efficiency of the system thereby reducing the operating expenditure, providing better customer care, and providing customers a wide range of packages and supplementary services, which will also incur investment. One key factor would be rapid deployment of the network and it is quite sure that only the companies with deep pockets will survive in the market.

Telecommunications in India

Pravin Prashant