Impact of COVID-19

on
TELCOM
 Telecommunication Sector

 The telecommunications sector consists of companies that

transmit data in words, voice, audio, or video across the globe.

sub-sectors

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It majorly includes:
 Major public corporations act as the service providers :
 wireless and cell phone services,
 Internet services, or fiber optic networks
 smaller companies sell and service the equipment, such
as routers, switches, and infrastructure, which enable
this communication.
 IMPACT

“telecommunications, internet services, broadcasting and

cable services, IT and IT-enabled services (ITeS)” are put
under essential services and were exempt from the
lockdown.
“work from home” and “social distancing” has resulted in
deeper broadband penetration for residential use.
Remote working, video conferencing, and
telecommunications technology have quickly emerged
overall traffic has jumped by 10% 
streaming platforms have witnessed a 20% spike in
viewership
there is increased pressure on cellular (wireless)
infrastructure
 the mean mobile and broadband download speeds in
India had fallen in March due to strain on the networks.
Thus, service providers -Netflix, Amazon Prime Video
and Zee5 had to switch to a lower definition streaming,
to reduce advertisements and pop-ups, etc.