With government’s recent policy initiatives and telcos’ data thrust, the India chapter of the global GSM lobby GSMA feels that mobile networks would increasingly be able to deliver rich Internet access, and mobile data traffic would continue on its growth trajectory.
“Spectrum availability and sustainable pricing are key to enabling the next wave of investments in 4G and data. Mobile is a vibrant and evolving industry at the heart of everyday life for a growing number of the India’s citizens,” said GSMA India director Sandeep Karanwal. “With improved spectrum pricing and management, growth in mobile broadband service is expected to continue, with 3G and 4G adoption projected to increase by 31 per cent between 2013 and 2017.
Read more at: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/28896388.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
For more information: GSMA: Spectrum availability, sustainable pricing to drive 4G, Economic Times, 16 January 2014