Streamlining

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Streamlining Communication Costs
Arun Dagar Country Director SingTel India 6th
March 2007
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India Market Stats and Forecast
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Falling bandwidth prices
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India's Coming Bandwidth Boom
Telecoms February 7, 2007, 726AM EST India's
Coming Bandwidth Boom Government measures are
expected to bring open competition and price cuts
that will give a boost to outsourcing
businesses by Sufia Tippu India's bandwidth
market is expected to undergo a radical change
because of government moves that have set the
stage for open competition and expected price
cuts. Some officials believe the country now is
positioned to become the most bandwidth-competitiv
e country in the world. Since early 2006, the
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has
been pushing for amendments to the international
long distance licenses so that more operators
could enter the market. In mid-December the
Indian government accepted the recommendations
for the re-sale of bandwidth, allowing other
players to access the cable landing stations
owned largely by VSNL/Tata as well as Bharti and
Reliance, which have smaller operations. "There
will be a price reduction in the cost of
bandwidth, which will not only help
bandwidth-dependent companies like call centers,
business process outsourcing BPO firms, telecom
and media companies compete with the global
majors, but also make India one of the most
bandwidth-competitive countries in the world,"
says Amitabh Singhal, CEO of Telxess Consulting
Services, a telecom analyst firm based in New
Delhi. Current bandwidth prices are as much as
five times higher than on some international
routes, according to industry sources, who add
that once the directive comes into force,
bandwidth prices could drop by 20-25.
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Challenges Facing IT
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