Telecom infrastructure sharing

About: Telecom infrastructure sharing is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 442 publications have been published within this topic receiving 2727 citations.

Telecommunication Sector in India - An Analysis

Abstract: Telecom in the real sense means the transfer of information between two distant points in space. The popular meaning of telecom always involves electrical signals and as a result, people often exclude postal or any other raw telecommunication methods from its meaning. Therefore, the history of Indian telecom can be started with the introduction of telegraph. The government of India possesses a diversified communications system that links all parts of the country by Internet, telephone, telegraph, radio, and television. Most of the telecommunications forms are as prevalent or as advanced as those in modern Western countries, and the system includes some of the most sophisticated technology in the world and constitutes a foundation for further development of a modern network. India has the world’s second largest mobile phone users with over 903 million as of January 2012. It has the world’s third largest Internet users with over 121 million as of December 2011. India has become the world's most competitive and one of the fastest growing telecom markets. The industry is expected to reach a size of 344,921 crore (US$ 68.81 billion) by 2012 at a growth rate of over 26 per cent, and generate employment opportunities for about 10 million people during the same period. According to analysts, the sector would create direct employment for 2.8 million people and for 7 million indirectly. The total revenue of the Indian telecom sector grew by 7% to 283,207crore (US$ 56.5 billion) for 2010-11 financial year, while revenues from telecom equipment segment stood at 117,039 crore (US$ 23.35 billion). This paper confines the structure of telecom industry, telecom policies of the government of India, telecommunication services in rural India and growth of telecom industry in India.

Current trends in mobile telephony indusrty in India

Abstract: Government of India has introduced a liberal telecom policy regime since early 1990s that resulted in an enthusiastic participation of several private sector companies in mobile telecom services. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has played an important role in the rapid progress of this industry in India. The liberal policy measures and regulatory autonomy have promoted robust growth and competition in the mobile telephony industry. However, for the last few years, this industry is experiencing serious challenges that include – reduction in earnings due to stiff competition, 2G scam, retarding growth rate in customer base and customer retention in the wake of Mobile Number Portability (MNP). The present study has been undertaken with the objective to bring out the emerging trends in mobile telecom industry in India in the wake of various policy measures taken by the Government. The study analysis the current scenario of mobile telephony industry in terms of changes in market structure, number of mobile service operators and market share of different telecom companies. It also examines growth rate and tele-density. The analysis provides detailed insights to the mobile service providers that will be useful in developing innovative strategies focusing on untapped rural consumer base in order to increase revenues and improve profit margins.

High efficiency remote power distribution for telecom infrastructure

Abstract: The communication infrastructure is facing an increasing demand for higher bandwidth with larger coverage, both for fixed line xDSL networks and for wireless equipment. Such expansions in bandwidth and coverage introduce higher demand for power at an increasing number of sites. This paper presents and discusses a proposal for how to meet the increasing bandwidth demand with a remote power concept for reduced CAPEX and/or reduced energy losses.

Carbon Emission Estimation & Reduction in Indian Telecom Operations: A Standardization & Policy Perspective

Abstract: This Paper is Standardization Perspective of the problem definition of Carbon Emission Estimation and Reduction exercise in Indian Telecom Networks. It includes the relevant interpretation of the TRAI recommendations, current practices of estimating Carbon emission and the associated issues. It brings out the techno-managerial perspective to estimate carbon emission in Indian Telecom network, description of with the currently adopted methods and their implications. It also suggests how the entire telecom sector may be geared up to identify all potential areas for energy efficiency optimization in every part of the telecom network such that all parts of the telecom networks are addressed to achieve significant reduction in Carbon Emission. Some key aspects related to necessary framework for accurate estimation, setting realistic national targets for carbon emission reduction, automatic online gathering of carbon emission parameters from Infrastructure provider (IP) and telecom equipment based on IoT Framework have been presented for suitable consideration for related policy formulation. The paper summarizes the need for Standardization and policy formulations actions to achieve good progress in making telecom network infrastructure sustainable. Journal of ICT Standardization, Vol. 1, 221–240. doi:10.13052/jicts2245-800X.12a7 c © 2013 River Publishers. All rights reserved.

A study of data quality issues in mobile telecom operators

Abstract: Telecommunication operators currently servicing mobile users world-wide have dramatically increased in the last few years Although most of the operators use similar technologies and equipment provided by world leaders in the field such as Ericsson, Nokia-Siemens, Motorola, etc, it can be observed that many vendors utilize propriety methods and processes for maintaining network status and collecting statistical data for detailed monitoring of network elements This data forms their competitive differentiation and hence is extremely valuable for the organization However, in this paper we will demonstrate through a case study based on a GSM operator in Iran, how this mission critical data can be fraught with serious data quality problems, leading to diminished capacity to take appropriate action and ultimately achieve customer satisfaction We will further present a taxonomy of data quality problems derived from the case study A breif survey of reported literature on data quality is presented in the context of the taxonomy, which can not only be utilized as a framework to classify and understand data quality problems in the telecommunication domain but can also be used for other domains with similar information systems landscapes