Communications and Technology Industry Research

The Indian Next Generation Network (NGN) market is advancing more steadily and the country is preparing to provide an enhanced customer experience. According to telecom consulting firm iLocus, the global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, ZTE Corporation is making significant inroads in India's NGN market with a 71 percent share of the sector.

 

iLocus has highlighted this in its report, entitled, “Carrier Nextgen Networks in India.”

 

A Next Generation Network is a packet-based network that can offer services including telecommunication services. Here, service-related functions are independent from underlying transport-related technologies. NGN offers unrestricted access by users to different service providers. It is based on Internet technologies including Internet Protocol (IP) and Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS).

 

Another report released by Dittberner, an international market research and consulting firm, also has reported that ZTE (News - Alert) had the second largest NGN port shipment in the world in the third quarter of 2008.

 

An earlier report released by iLocus in December 2008 shows that NGN deployment in India has been rapidly growing. According to the report, local telecom operators in India have so far deployed NGNs that have created a capacity of over 14.9 million Class 4 lines and 4.1 million Class 5 lines. The report also predicts India will become one of the largest NGN markets in the world in the next few years. By 2012, the NGN capacity deployed in the country is expected to reach 18.9 million Class 4 lines and 17.6 million Class 5 lines.

 

The iLocus report has also stated that ZTE is now the preferred NGN voice vendor of major carriers in India including BSNL, MTNL, Tata Teleservices (News - Alert), and Aircel.

 

"The positive results based on the iLocus report further reaffirm ZTE's leading position in the NGN equipment market. We're confident to further enhance our market share in India through the provision of a wide range of high quality and reliable NGN products with the best price and performance ratio and customized services to help telecom carriers meet the needs of the local market," said Wang Xiaoqiang, general manager of NGN Core Network Products at ZTE Corporation.

 

As a global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, ZTE delivers innovative, custom-made products and services to over 500 operators in more than 140 countries. The company first introduced its NGN products commercially in 2001 and independently built the world's largest long-distance NGN backbone network in 2005. As of Q3 2008, ZTE has deployed more than 500 softswitch-based NGN sites in some 50 countries globally resulting in the establishment of over 180 million lines.

 

"We're honored to be adjudged as one of the leading industry players in India and are committed to helping the country enhance its national NGN infrastructure," added Xiaoqiang.

 

With a population of about 1.1 billion, India is one of the fastest growing telecom markets worldwide, and plays a significant role in driving the global growth and demand for NGN. India now has about 300 million mobile users with about 39 million wireline subscribers, and 4.4 million broadband subscribers.

 

To progress well towards NGN, India has deployed a huge number of ZTE NGN voice equipment thus making the company to have a firm hold of the market with the largest share of NGN voice equipment industry in the country. This proven track record, according to the report, will play a key role in ZTE's successful bid for more contracts in India in the near future.