Monday 1 January 2018

Wireline broadband to see growth as consumers want faster speed: Research

According to Counterpoint Technology Market Research, India’s wireline broadband will have a great future as it offers faster net speed. People are ready to pay more for faster speed. The reports also tells that subscriber base may increase to 26.2 million by 2021 from 18.2 million in 2018, at an annual growth of about 7.6%, with most of the additions likely to be back-ended as infrastructure expands. “Segment may see 44% growth in subscribers in 4 years.”


According to Rohan Dhamija, head of India and Middle East for Analysys Mason, “Heavy data usage of hundreds of GB a month at affordable prices is leading to the growth in wireline subscribers at 4-5% a year.”

Bala Malladi, CEO, Atria Convergence Technologies (ACT), commented: “Competition comes from big telcos entering the segment, other ISPs (internet service providers) and local cable operators. With only 6-7% wired broadband penetration in India, there is enough opportunity for everyone to grow in this market.”

The report mentions that the growth will be based on intense competition among telecom operators, cable TV providers and standalone broadband service providers.

Wireline broadband is basically broadband internet connectivity over fixed cable lines (DSL/ADSL) or fibre optics (fibre to the home or FTTH) networks.

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