The huge challenge of cost to revenue in telecom industry need to be addressed , with Usage of Bockchain Technology .Its Cognitive capability & Analytics will help them add Value services , also using data for SCM for decreasing cost .US-based telecom equipment and software services provider Ciena is planning to start local manufacturing of its products to support the growth in the Indian market, having recently expanded its campus in Gurgaon to support the research and development (R&D) efforts globally. Source ET
The turmoil in India's telecom sector, which has seen plunging revenues and mounting losses and debts, has resulted in the closure or acquisition-merger of several smaller or marginal players. But the deep bleed is now affecting even established firms.
Among the big four that are expected to remain standing -- Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, Vodafone-Idea Cellular and the government-owned MTNL-BSNL -- Airtel has seen profits plummet sharply, while Idea, which is set to be merged with Vodafone, has seen valuations take a deep dive.