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TELECOMMUNICATIONS

FDI In Telecommunications Sectors

India is currently the world’s 2nd largest telecommunications market with a subscriber base of 1.17 billion and has registered strong growth in the past decade and half. The industry has witnessed exponential growth over the last few years primarily driven by affordable tariffs, wider availability, rollout of Mobile Number Portability (MNP), expanding 3G and 4G coverage, evolving consumption patterns of subscribers and a conducive regulatory environment.

The number of smartphone users in India was 144 million mark in 2022. It has declined by 10%. The total number of internet subscribers increased to 839.18 mn and 44.25% of the internet subscribers are from rural areas. The Indian mobile economy is growing rapidly and will contribute substantially to India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to a report prepared by GSM Association (GSMA) in collaboration with the Boston Consulting Group (BCG).

It is a 3rd largest sector in terms of FDI inflows as the sector increases by 150% to $20.72

bn from $8.32 bn

100% FDI is allowed in Telecom.

231 %

Internet Connections Growth (2014-2021)
4 mn

Total employment
10 mn+

Active 5G Devices in India
100

No. of smart cities

1

Indian Mobile Industry contributed over $140 bn to India’s GDP in 2015
2

Digital India is expected to create $1 trillion business opportunity by 2020
3

The number of internet users in India is expected to reach 900 million by 2025

The Telecommunications industry is divided into the following subsectors: Infrastructure, Equipment, Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MNVO), White Space Spectrum,
5G, Telephone service providers and Broadband
India is expecting to have 850 Mn smartphone users by 2026.
5G technology will contribute $450 Bn to the Indian Economy between 2023-2040.
The Telecom tower tenancy ratio was 1.45 times in March 2023 to 1.37 times on December 2019.
In “Annual investment in telecommunication services” and “Domestic market size”, India is ranking on 3rd.

Growing demand
Nominal per capita income recorded a CAGR of 10.4% during 2012-17
Increasing internet revenues
Mobile value-added service industry expanded at a CAGR of 29.3% to reach $ 11.08 bn in 2016
Increased equipment manufacturing
38 new mobile manufacturing units have been set up in India since September 2015
Make in India
The government announced Phased Manufacturing Program (PMP) to promote domestic production of mobile handsets
Bharatnet project
Optical fiber cables laid over 100,000 gram panchayats

March 2023: Jio partners share hands with EESL to provide 1 million smart prepaid meters in Bihar.
February 2023: Airtel 5G Plus now live in all north-eastern states.
January 2023: Reliance Jio mega announcement of 5G services launch across all six states of the northeast circle.
December 2022: Around 20,980 base stations installed for 5G.