The evolving markets and technology changes are driving forces into the worldwide telecommunications industry. On the one hand the digital convergence and on the other hand communications convergences are taking place. Some examples of such convergence are transformation of television into a web enabled device and Internet access through cables, convergence of media and publishing with Internet, transformation of mobile phone into a web-enabled device that can access Internet, digital convergence that combines and transmits voice and video over Internet. There are many changes taking place in India in this context.

Broadband wagon is taken off by several companies, BSNL, Reliance Infocomm, Bharti Broadband, HFCL Broadband, to support the communications convergence. The Reliance group and the Tata group, two of the largest industrial groups in India, are laying optical fiber network across the country. This fiber network will be used as the backbone for Internet and telephony. This paper covers briefly the telecom convergence and the evolution of different technologies and players. Also very briefly touches upon the regulations and regulatory bodies.

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