Development of WiMAX Policies and Emerging Opportunities in India

Table of Contents

• 1. India: Overall Introduction
• 2. India' s Telecommunications Regulatory Authorities
  • 2.1 DoT (Department of Telecom)
    • 2.1.1 WPC (Wireless Planning and Coordination Wing)
    • 2.1.2 TEC (Telecommunication Engineering Centre)
  • 2.2 TRAI (Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of India)
• 3. Development of India' s WiMAX Policies
  • 3.1 India' s Telecommunications and Broadband Policies
  • 3.2 WiMAX Spectrum Policies
    • 3.2.1 700MHz
    • 3.2.2 2.3GHZ and 2.5GHz
    • 3.2.3 3.3GHz - 3.4GHz
    • 3.2.4 3.4GHz - 3.7GHz
    • 3.2.5 5.8GHz
  • 3.3 Current Development of India' s WiMAX Product Certification
• MIC Perspective
• Appendix

List of Topics

• 1. Overall introduction to India' s current status, focusing on economic development
• 2. Profiling India' s telecommunications regulatory authorities, including DoT (Department of Telecommunications) and two subsidiaries WPC (Wireless Planning and Coordination Wing) and TEC (Telecommunication Engineering Centre), as well as independent monitoring organization TRAI (Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of India)
• 3. Analyzing the development of India' s WiMAX policies, touching upon the overall telecommunications and broadband policies, WiMAX spectrum policies, and WiMAX product specification; current uses of different frequency bands also included
• 4. Companies and organizations analyzed or mentioned in the report include:Bharti Airtel, BSNL, DishnetDSL, GTL, MTNL, Reliance Communications, Sify, Spectranet, Tata Communications

List of Tables

• Table 1. Internet and Broadband User Base Targets Outlined in India' s Broadband Policy 2004
• Table 2. Planned Allocation of 2.3GHz and 2.5GHz Frequency Bands in India
• Table 3. Indian Carriers Awarded 3.3GHz - 3.4GHz Frequency Band
• Table 4. Telecom Service Areas in India

List of Figures

• Figure 1. India' s Income Structure and GDP Growth Rates
• Figure 2. India' s Labor Structure by Age and Literacy Rate
• Figure 3. Framework of India' s Telecom Regulatory Authorities
• Figure 4. Development of India' s Telecom Policies, 1992 - 2008
• Figure 5. India' s Broadband Deployment Roadmap
• Figure 6. Planned Uses of 2.5GHz Frequency Band in India