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Mobile Telephony
Mobile telephony was introduced in Indian markets in mid- 1990s. In the last few years, the sector has witnessed tremendous growth. The subscriber base is adding more and more customers every year. Mobile telephony recorded more than 52.2 million users in FY
2004-05, exceeding fixed line telephone subscriber base. Also, mobile segment has welcomed more and more players every year. Liberalized policies have ensured lower tariffs and reduced roaming rentals. This will lead to increased usage of mobile phones. Mobile telephony can be further categorized into WLL, CDMA and GSM. The much-awaited 3G mobile technology is going to enter soon in Indian telecom sector.
Mobile telephony provides services such as messaging- text and multimedia- mobile commerce through GPRS enabled mobile Internet, with local calls and long distance calls- national and international.

Not only service providers but also equipment manufacturers are contributing towards the growth of the sector. Mobile telephony started up with bulky handsets and has now reached to smart phones with cameras, radio facility and lots of other multimedia applications. Also, PDAs have entered Indian markets with operating systems that make it a pocket PC.

Both Public Players and Private Players are competing hard to capture more and more market share. Leaders in Fixed Line Telephonyhave now started providing mobile services, such as MTNL's Garuda and Dolphin. Private Players capture most of the market share in Indian mobile segment.

Market shares of Private Players and Public Players in mobile telephony



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During financial year 2005-06, mobile telephony segment in Indian telecom sector witnessed a growth of 72%. The total subscriber base of mobile phones touched a figure of 90.14 million in 2006.

Subscriber trend of mobile telephony in Indian market