Telecom Management in Emerging Economies ─ Evolutionary and Contemporary Perspectives

This book discusses the ideas, interventions (by different players) and technological revolutions that have transformed the telecom industry to propel it towards a growth cycle. Pursuing a comprehensive approach, it examines highly topical issues in depth, e.g. mobile data security via 4G, the new industrial revolution, green telecommunications, and consumer awareness of radio signals. Along with input from regulators, government organizations and industry players, expert opinion columns in each chapter clearly present the viewpoints of the industry and ministry. Several graphical tools are used throughout the book, helping readers to contemplate the text in different ways and to make concepts more “hands-on.” Readers will also gain a holistic perspective of the industry (key players, regulatory bodies and the consumer) and a clearer understanding of various policy issues and their implementation mechanisms, business dynamics and technology issues in this sector.

Dr. Mahim Sagar is a faculty at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT Delhi). He works in the area of marketing and telecommunication policy. His research has appeared in leading International Journals and as well as in public media. He has developed a unique concept on ethical positioning index and has worked in the area of Aware Consumer & Informed Choice. In the telecom area, he has focused on policy issues, MVNO, OTT as well as on the telecom market models. He is the recipient of Teaching Excellence Award at IIT Delhi. He can be reached at mahim@dms.iitd.ac.in/mahimsagar@gmail.com

Mr. Murali Krishna Medudula is presently doing his doctoral work at IIT Delhi in the area of mobile data security. In the past has been associated with the various organizations such as Aditya Birla Group (Transworks) & Wipro Technologies. He worked at a Sr. Executive level as the Bid Manager for the Asia-Pacific region in Wipro Technologies. He was the Head Faculty & Knowledge Partner in the Ace Academy, Avikar Educational & Cultural Society before joining as the research scholar at IIT Delhi. He holds B.Tech degree in Information Technology from CBIT, Hyderabad and MBA degree from IIT Delhi. His research areas include telecommunication policy and regulation, consumer behaviour, and technology absorption and adoption issues. He actively took part in organizing and attending several workshops and conferences in the area of marketing, telecommunication technology and management. He can be reached at murali.iitphd@gmail.com

Ravi P Gandhi has been associated with various institutes like National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra; Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode; and IIT Delhi. He has rich experience in regulatory, licensing, policy and strategy of telecom sector apart from having an experience in management of large size mobile and fixed line telecom networks. As a part of telecom industry, he serves as the Chairman of the Strategy & Policy Committee of Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI). He is also a member of GSMA’s Chief Policy& Regulatory Officer Group (CPROG) and Spectrum Strategy and Management Group (SSMG). Prior to joining Bharti Airtel, he had been part of Government of India as a member of civil services (Indian Telecommunication Service) during a major part of his career (1993-2007) where he had served in various capacities such as public policy, telecom licensing, license enforcement, business head, project management, installation and commissioning of telecom networks both fixed line and mobile network. Some of the major contributions include setting up Telecom Enforcement, Resources and Monitoring Cells of Department of Telecommunication. He can be reached at ravi.gandhi@airtel.com