New Delhi: Kishore Biyani-led Future Group<\/a> and tablet maker DataWind<\/a> say the telecom regulator's proposal to have district-level virtual networks<\/a> is executable as there is adequate demand in the market amid the ongoing consolidation in the telecom industry<\/a>.<\/p>\n Future Group<\/a> has applied for a nationwide mobile virtual network operator (MVNO<\/a>) peramit for its brand T24, and has teamed up with Tata Teleservices<\/a> for offering services.<\/p>\n \n\t\"India is all about regions and there are regional players in everything (segment) in the country, so there's no reason something can't happen regionally,\" Biyani, CEO of Future Group, told ET. \"For instance, data services can also be offered at a regional level.\"<\/p>\n \n\tThe view is backed by DataWind<\/a>'s CEO Suneet Tuli. \"For any brand that wants to provide telecom services without spending lots of money on infrastructure, network, etc., the MVNO<\/a> (route) is the only way and, therefore, there will be appetite in the market for smaller players to enter,\" said Tuli.<\/p>\n \n\tThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has asked stakeholders if a new category-unified licence (UL) VNO category-B licensee-should be created under access service authorisation allowing a combination of wireline voice and internet (broadband) services, or even wireless services, with districts of a state as service areas.<\/p>\n \n\tTrai has also sought industry<\/a> feedback on whether licensees can team up with more than one operator for providing voice and internet services through wireline networks. Larger telcos, however, are skeptical whether virtual network operators (VNOs) can actually offer more to consumers or have a sustainable business model in a fiercely competitive market where existing players are engaged in an escalating tariff war, regardless of acute financial stress.<\/p>\n \n\tFor instance, Rajan Mathews, director-general of the Cellular Operators Association of India, which represents telecom biggies including Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India, Idea Cellular and Reliance Jio Infocomm, is of the view that Trai's proposed model may not have enough legs to run on, as there are technical as well as financial challenges involved.<\/p>\n \n\t\"With such a financially stressed industry where the big guys can't afford to do things, whether MVNOs will be able to flourish is good question,\" Mathews said.<\/p>\n \n\tVNOs, he said, would also have to tie up with telecom operators, and so, \"trying to control a frequency within a geography would be an extremely difficult process\", emphasising a possible challenge of frequency interference.<\/p>\n \n\tAnalysts have questioned the viability of MVNO operations saying their financial sustainability will depend on telcos that are already facing immense pressure.<\/p>\n \n\ton both tariff and average revenue per user (ARPU) fronts after Reliance Jio Infocomm's entry.<\/p>\n \n\t\"ARPUs are pathetic, and if the MVNO has to share with the telco, there's a big question mark on the viability of such a model... the only way it can work is someone has huge idle capacity, it can offer to monetise the fixed or broadband asset,\" said Hemant Joshi, partner at Deloitte India.<\/p>\n \n\tHowever, DataWind, which is among the 80 applicants alongside Future Group who applied for MVNO licences last year, is talking to both RCom and BSNL for using their backend network.<\/p>\n \n\tDataWind's Tuli said consolidation would reduce the number of players to a handful, leaving space for smaller niche players.<\/p>\n \n\tThe company plans to launch 99 or 199 annual data browsing plans after its application gets approval.<\/p>\n\n<\/body>","next_sibling":[{"msid":57875790,"title":"Reliance Jio Happy New Year offer ending soon: Here are some data-rich plans from Airtel, Vodafone, Idea & BSNL","entity_type":"ARTICLE","link":"\/news\/reliance-jio-happy-new-year-offer-ending-soon-here-are-some-data-rich-plans-from-airtel-vodafone-idea-bsnl\/57875790","category_name":null,"category_name_seo":"telecomnews"}],"related_content":[],"msid":57881209,"entity_type":"ARTICLE","title":"Future Group, Datawind say proposal for district-level virtual networks executable","synopsis":"Future Group CEO Kishore Biyani says there is good demand in the market amid the ongoing consolidation in the telecom industry","titleseo":"telecomnews\/future-group-datawind-say-proposal-for-district-level-virtual-networks-executable","status":"ACTIVE","authors":[],"Alttitle":{"minfo":""},"artag":"ETTelecom","artdate":"2017-03-29 00:01:08","lastupd":"2017-03-29 00:05:01","breadcrumbTags":["MVNO","industry","Future group","Tata Teleservices","Datawind","virtual networks"],"secinfo":{"seolocation":"telecomnews\/future-group-datawind-say-proposal-for-district-level-virtual-networks-executable"}}" data-authors="[" "]" data-category-name="" data-category_id="" data-date="2017-03-29" data-index="article_1">
新德里:基肖尔Biyani-led未来集团和平板电脑制造商DataWind说,区级电信监管机构的建议虚拟网络可执行文件是有足够的市场需求在不断的整合电信行业。 未来集团申请了一个全国性的移动虚拟网络运营商(MVNO)为其品牌peramit T24,联手塔塔电信业务提供服务。 “印度是地区和一切有地区性(段),所以没有理由不能发生区域,“Biyani未来集团的首席执行官告诉等。“例如,数据服务也可以提供在一个区域的水平。” 的观点是支持的DataWind的首席执行官Suneet Tuli。“对于任何品牌,希望提供电信服务没有花很多钱在基础设施,网络,等等,MVNO(路线)的唯一途径,因此,将会有食欲的小型航空公司进入市场,“Tuli说。 印度电信管理局(火车)已要求涉众如果category-unified许可证(UL) VNO b类licensee-should下创建访问服务授权允许有线语音和网络的结合(宽带)服务,甚至无线服务,与地区国家的服务领域。 火车也寻求行业反馈是否被许可人可以与多个运营商提供的声音通过有线网络和互联网服务。更大的电信公司,然而,怀疑是否虚拟网络运营商(vno)可以向消费者提供更多或有一个可持续的商业模式在竞争激烈的市场,现有的球员们从事不断升级的关税战争,无论严重的财政压力。 例如,Rajan马修斯,印度手机运营商协会总干事代表电信巨头包括Bharti Airtel,沃达丰印度、细胞和依赖Jio Infocomm,认为火车的模型可能没有足够的腿上运行,有技术以及金融挑战。 ”这样一个压力重重的行业里大男人不能做事情,mvno能否繁荣是好问题,”马修斯说。 vno,他说,还必须与电信运营商,因此,“试图控制频率在一个地理位置将是一个极其艰难的过程”,强调一个可能的频率干扰的挑战。 分析师质疑MVNO操作说他们财务可持续性的可行性取决于电信公司已经面临着巨大的压力。 关税和每用户平均收入(ARPU)方面依赖Jio Infocomm的条目。 “arpu是可悲的,如果MVNO分享与电信,有一个大问号这样一个模型的可行性……它可以工作的唯一方法就是有人闲置产能巨大,它可以提供货币化固定或宽带资产,”德勤合伙人赫曼特Joshi说印度。 然而,DataWind, 80名申请者中与未来集团去年申请MVNO执照与信实电信和BSNL使用他们的后端网络。 DataWind Tuli表示整合将减少玩家的数量屈指可数,为小型机构留出了空间。 该公司计划于99年或199年年度数据浏览申请得到批准后的计划。
New Delhi: Kishore Biyani-led Future Group<\/a> and tablet maker DataWind<\/a> say the telecom regulator's proposal to have district-level virtual networks<\/a> is executable as there is adequate demand in the market amid the ongoing consolidation in the telecom industry<\/a>.<\/p>\n Future Group<\/a> has applied for a nationwide mobile virtual network operator (MVNO<\/a>) peramit for its brand T24, and has teamed up with Tata Teleservices<\/a> for offering services.<\/p>\n \n\t\"India is all about regions and there are regional players in everything (segment) in the country, so there's no reason something can't happen regionally,\" Biyani, CEO of Future Group, told ET. \"For instance, data services can also be offered at a regional level.\"<\/p>\n \n\tThe view is backed by DataWind<\/a>'s CEO Suneet Tuli. \"For any brand that wants to provide telecom services without spending lots of money on infrastructure, network, etc., the MVNO<\/a> (route) is the only way and, therefore, there will be appetite in the market for smaller players to enter,\" said Tuli.<\/p>\n \n\tThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has asked stakeholders if a new category-unified licence (UL) VNO category-B licensee-should be created under access service authorisation allowing a combination of wireline voice and internet (broadband) services, or even wireless services, with districts of a state as service areas.<\/p>\n
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