about the leading telecom companies

17. Landlines

23. AIR Radio Tower

33. Major Players in different segments of Indian telecom industry Basic Services Operators BSNL MTNL Reliance TTSL MOBILE SERVICES Airtel Vodafone Idea Reliance BSNL GSM Services Operators Internet Services Operators BSNL MTNL Reliance TTSL Airtel CDMA Services Operators Reliance TTSL BSNL

34. Type State-owned enterprise Industry Telecommunication Founded 19th century, incorporated 2000 Headquarters New Delhi , India Key people Gopal Das ( CMD) Products Wireless Telephone Internet Television Revenue 32,045 crore ( US$ 7.27 billion) (2009-10) [1] Net income 575 crore ( US$ 130.53 million) (2009-10) Employees 299,840 (March 31, 2009) [2] Website Bsnl.co.in

35. Type Public Industry Telecommunications Founded 7 July 1995 (1995-07-07) Founder(s) Sunil Bharti Mittal Headquarters New Delhi , India Area served South Asian & African countries and the Channel Islands Key people Sunil Mittal ( Chairman ) and ( MD ) Sanjay Kapoor ( CEO ) Products Wireless Telephone Internet Satellite television Revenue 35,699.27 crore ( US$ 8.1 billion) (2009) [1] Net income 9,426.16 crore ( US$ 2.14 billion) (2009) [1] Employees 25,543 (2009) [2] Parent Bharti Enterprises (63.56%) SingTel (32.04%) Vodafone (4.4%) Website Airtel.in

36. Type Joint Venture Industry Mobile telecommunications Founded 1999 Headquarters Gurgaon Key people Sandip Das , CEO Gurdeep Singh, COO Products Mobile Telecommunication operator Parent Maxis Communications (74%) Apollo Hospital (26%) Website Aircel.com

37. Type Public Founder(s) Dhirubhai Ambani (2004) Industry Telecommunications Headquarters ,serving area Navi Mumbai , Maharashtra, Key people Anil Ambani (Chair man) Satish Seth (MD) Products Wireless Telephone Internet Data Cards Recharge Vouchers Television Revenue 22,948 crore Net income 6,045 crore Employees 31,884 Parent Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani

38. Type Limited Industry Mobile telecommunications Founder(s) Predecessor Hutchison Essar (1994) Headquarters Mumbai, Maharashtra Products Mobile , networks, . Owner(s) Vodafone Group (67%) Essar Group (33%) On September 20, 2007 Hutch became Vodafone in one of the biggest brand transition exercises in recent times. The marketing brand was officially changed to Vodafone on 20 September 2007. 2001: A 'You and I' print advertisement of Hutch featuring Cheeka (dog)

39. Type Public Industry Telecommunications Founded 1995 Headquarters Santacruz East, Mumbai, India Key people Kumar Mangalam Birla(Chairman) Sanjeev Aga(MD) Rajat Mukharjee (VP Corporate Affairs) Products Mobile Revenue 12,447.08 crore Net income 953.94 crore(2010) Parent Aditya Birla Group (49.05%) Axiata Group Berhad (15%) Providence Equity (10.6%) WEBSITE www.ideacellular.com

40. Type Public Industry Telecommunications Founded 1996 Headquarters Navi Mumbai , India Key people Mr. Ratan N. Tata ( Chairman ) Anil Kumar Sardana(MD) Products Wireless Telephone Internet Television Employees 350,000 Parent Tata Group Divisions Tata Indicom (CDMA) Tata DoCoMo (GSM) Virgin Mobile India (CDMA/GSM) Website Tatateleservices.com

41. Urban Rural Teledensity in India

42. 4G Fourth-Generation Cellular Communication System

44. 4G Definition 4G is not one defined technology or standard, but rather a collection of technologies and protocols aimed at creating fully packet-switched networks optimized for data. 4G networks are projected to provide speeds of 100 Mbps while moving and 1 Gbps while stationary. Fourth Generation Cellular Communication (4G)

50. 3G vs. 4G

52. 4G Possibilities Personal Media Repository Create a personal media repository that can be accessed from home and on the road to view photos, watch movies and listen to your personal music collection. 4G 3G 2G 1G 0G

56. WiMAX Adoption Fixed WiMAX Adoption Fixed WiMAX is currently available however the adoption rate is impacted by the high cost of equipment in comparison to cable or DSL. Fixed WiMAX provides greater benefits for developing countries that do not already have physical infrastructure to support wired broadband access. Mobile WiMAX Adoption Mobile WiMAX equipment will arrive to carriers toward the end of 2007. However, mobile equipment testing typically takes between 12 to 18 months before the equipment is introduced to the consumer market.

57. WiMAX Fixed WiMAX Architecture

58. WiMAX Mobile WiMAX Architecture

60. Embedded Laptop Partnerships

61. Potential 4G Peripherals Smaller footprint peripherals have a greater potential to support multiple devices . PCMCIA Express Card USB Compact Flash Secure Digital

62. Closing Thoughts The lack of clarity and overuse of the term 4G could prove its biggest opportunity, or could spell its premature demise. As carriers begin to rollout 3G the term 4G may be rendered meaningless by lack of definition. However, the rollout of mobile broadband will have a profound impact on the way we work and live. Closing Thoughts