Competition Issues in India’s Mobile Handset Industry

Rajat Kathuria (), Mansi Kedia and Kaushambi Bagchi
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Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) Report from Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), New Delhi, India

Abstract: This report focuses on concentration, technological progress, adoption and price points in the mobile handset market in India over a ten-year period between 2008 and 2018. The objective is to examine the extent and nature of competition in the market. A feature mapping exercise included in this report, finds quality improvements across different price bands of mobile phones, between 2008 and 2018. In order to minimise conflation with factors such as brand, type of phone, etc. we segregated phone models manufactured only by Samsung across 12 price bands for this analysis. Samsung has products across all sub-markets considered in this report. The analysis finds improvements in functionalities across most price bands with the addition of features such as dual SIM, improved wi-fi, GPS and cameras. Comparison of technology and phone types indicates that the market for mobile phone is highly segmented and any competition analysis at the industry level may be subject to qualifications.

Keywords: mobile handsets; manufacturing; mobile app; mobile features; icrier (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 96 page
Date: 2019-10
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