Summary
VoIP in India is yet to gain acceptance in India, but possesses great future prospects. Low call-rates as compared to conventional telephony and increasing Internet penetration are set to drive growth of the VoIP-based services in India. The market is expected to change the dynamics of the Indian telecom industry once the necessary regulatory changes are in place.
The report provides a brief introduction to VoIP services, talking about its business and revenue models. The report touches upon the regulations on VoIP services in India, TRAI's recent proposal and talks about DoT's current stance for opening up the market. The report describes the current market conditions and its future potential. Low call-rates, Internet penetration, and end-user segments have been discussed at length.
The competitive landscape identifies the services provided by the licensed service providers in the country and also talks about the grey market and government's stance for the same.
Table of Contents
Page 1: Executive Summary
Introduction
Page 2: Introduction to VoIP - Advantages and Disadvantages
Page 3: Classification by terminals, State of affairs in India
Page 4: Business Model
Page 5: Proposed Revenue Model
Regulations on VoIP in India
Page 6: VoIP History
Page 7: TRAI’s recommendations, DoT's current stance
Market Overview
Page 8: Market Size, ILD Outgoing Calls MoU, VoIP MoU, Future prospects
Factors affecting growth
Page 9: Summary
Page 10: Call-rates comparison Regular v/s VoIP, VoIP Tariff Plans
Page 11: Internet penetration, Internet Subscribers base, Cyber cafes advantage
Page 12: End user segment- Consumer, Telecom subscriber's statistics
Page 13: End user segment-Enterprise, Captive Networks
Competition
Page 14: No. of VoIP Licences in India, Market Share of ISPs, Grey market activities
Page 15: Services offered by licensed service providers
Page 16: Appendix 1 - List of Licensed companies
