Segment Analysis has been an integral part of V&D100. To make it more comprehensive, we have ranked them on the basis of products and services in each segment. The seventh V&D100 survey analyzed seventeen segments, which fall under the purview of communications. A preview as to how these segments performed during the FY 2000-01.

• Cellular Services
  Cellular services market was estimated at Rs 3,865.29 crore during the FY 2000-01. It is estimated that circles accounted for 49.79 percent and metros accounted for 51.21 percent.

• Basic Services
  The year of basic services in India. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd ranked as the top service provider.

• Internet Services
  The industry grew by 113 percent in terms of subscriber base adding more than a million subscribers. VSNL was the No. 1 ISP with a subscriber base of 6,30,900, almost double that of the previous year.

• Paging Services
  Total paging services market is estimated at Rs 211 crore. DSS Mobile remained the No. 1 both in terms of subscriber and turnover.

• Radio Trunking
  The total turnover grew 20 percent from Rs 29.75 crore in FY 1999-2000, to Rs 35.80 crore during FY 2000-01.

• VSAT
  The total market in India was estimated at Rs 372.64 crore. HECL was the No. 1 in the VSAT service providers while Hughes was the No. 1 VSAT equipment provider.

• Contact Center
  Boom time for contact centers across India. The domestic industry alone was estimated at Rs 45 crore.

• Infrastructure
  The total size in FY 2000-01 was Rs 9,369.22 crore, showing a growth of 81.8 percent.

• Telecom Cables
  The Indian telecom cable market was estimated at Rs 4,317.51 crore and recorded an impressive growth of 17.15 percent. Hindustan Cables, with a turnover of Rs 974.00 crore, topped the list of Indian cable companies.

• Networking Equipment
  Not a good year for the industry, with the market growing only 53.7 percent in the last fiscal as opposed to 88 percent in the previous fiscal. The market grew to a total of Rs 3,217 crore.

• Test & Measurement
  During the FY 2000-01, the total sales in the T&M market was recorded as Rs 370 crore, showing a sluggish growth of 16.3 percent.

• KTS-PBX
  In terms of value, PBX market grew by 19.35 percent with a market size of Rs 370 crore. The size of KTS market was estimated to be Rs 92.4 crore, with a negative growth of 34 percent.

• Push Buttons and Feature Phones
  The market in India was estimated at Rs 291 crore for electronic push button phones and Rs 54 crore for feature phones.

• Network Integration
  The market was estimated at Rs 1,675 crore. Wipro Infotech attained numero uno position with a growth of 110 percent followed by Datacraft India with a growth of 55 percent.

• Telecom Software
  The market for telecom software was recorded as Rs 4,100 crore. The exports accounted for as much as 98.4 percent of the total telecom software sales, showing a growth of 90.64 percent.

• Telecom Training
  Unlike the product-specific training, which dominated the Indian market, there was a realization of a need of trained professionals which was complemented by a number of industry initiatives at establishing training institutes.

• Broadcast Equipment
  During the FY 2000-01, the broadcast equipment market, with a revenue of Rs 5,500 crore, grew due to the massive investment plans of all major broadcasters.