|
Home
> V & D 100 > Top Five Telecom Groups |
|
V & D 100
|
|
|
Top Five Telecom Groups
|
|
Well, what is depicted here is not the real picture—did you say?
|
|
| Wednesday, July 18, 2001 |
|
You are right. The government is still the biggest group as far as telecom
business in India is concerned. But we feel the government’s real business is
not business. So we decided to exclude the government.
While Reliance Vs Bharti is the favorite media obsession, the top two groups
are neither of the two. HFCL, with its mammoth business with BSNL, is on top. On
the second spot is the first name in the Indian business—the Tatas. Actions do
speak louder than words, for this silent performer. Bharti does come in at No.
3, but closely following it is the cellular czar—Hutchison. BPL, even without
the figures for BPL Telecom, manages to make it to the fifth position. The next
two groups in our list were Hughes with Rs 477 crore and BK Modi with Rs 461
crore. Hughes’ India story is interesting. All the three Indian operations of
the satellite and communications technology company are into services—two into
communication services and one into software.
Top Groups
|
|
|
|
Chief: Mahendra Nahata |
| Communication Business Volume: Rs 1,287.81 crore |
| Areas of Operation: Carrier equipment, turnkey, software, terminal end, fixed services, paging services, VSAT services |
| Major Companies: HFCL, HFCL Infotel, Himachal Exicom, Microwave Communications, Pagepoint Services, HFCL Satcom, ConFuture, Platinum Edu, |
| No. of Companies in V&D 100: 1 |
|
|
|
|
Chief: Ratan Tata |
| Communication Business Volume: Rs 1,136.23 crore |
| Areas of Operation: Software, enterprise equipment, fixed services, cellular services, Internet services |
| Major Companies: TCS, Tata Telecom, Tata Cellular, Tata Infotech, Tata Telservices, Tata Power, ISP India |
| No. of Companies in V&D 100: 5 |
|
|
|
|
Chief: Sunil B Mittal |
| Communications Business Volume: Rs 1,012.8 crore |
| Areas of Operation: All telecommunication services, terminal-end equipment |
| Major Companies: Bharti Cellular, Bharti Mobiles, Bharti Teletech, Bharti Telenet, Bharti Telesonic, Bharti Broadband |
| No. of Companies in V&D 100: 4/5 |
|
|
|
|
Chief: Asim Ghosh |
| Communication Business Volume: Rs 974.68 crore |
| Areas of Operation: Cellular service |
| Major Companies: Hutchison Max, Sterling Cellular, Fascel, Usha Martin Telekom |
| No. of Companies in V&D 100: 4 |
|
|
|
|
Chief: Rajeev Chandrashekhar |
| Communication Business Volume: Rs 709.06 crore |
| Areas of Operation: Cellular services, telecom equipment, terminal-end equipment |
| Major Companies: BPL Cellular, BPL Mobile, BPL Telecom |
| No. of Companies in V&D 100: 2 |
Will the Top Five Groups look different next year? We believe they will.
Though slightly. And may be in 2002-03, drastically. But then, who knows. Any
company that buys a stake in VSNL or possibly MTNL could well shoot to No. 1
position next year itself.
Yes, who knows? Next Page : Telecom Bodies Page(s) 1 2
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
