STRUCTURE OF TELECOM INDUSTRY Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION: 3 2. MARKET SIZE: 3 3. PLAYERS: 3 4. GROWTH RATES 4 5. PORTER’S FIVE FORCE MODEL 4 6. PRODUCT CATEGORY 6 7. CUSTOMER BASE 6 8. SUPPLIER 6 9. PESTLE 6 10. PRICING 6 11. REFERENCES 6 INTRODUCTION The Telecommunication industry is one of the key driving factors for the development of a nation. By facilitating communication and connectivity across India, it serves as a pillar to our economic and industrial development. In spite of mitigated growth in the recent years, mobile telephony has seen a rapid growth overall in the past 10 years. MARKET SIZE The industry has two major subscriber bases – wireless and wireline. As of August 2015, there were 988.69 …show more content…
Since all the telecom providers are selling Voice and Data connections, they are only able to differentiate themselves via price differentiation. Airtel, who has launched 4G for the first time in India, in August 2015, has brought the differentiating factor to the telecom industry. Similarly, Reliance too will be launching 4G in the coming months. However they may have a competitive advantage as they are also introducing low cost 4G enabled handsets. This could incentivize consumers to try 4G services more. As mentioned earlier, MNP allows for consumers to switch to another network easily, which increases the competitive rivalry among the telecom players. Furthermore the barriers to exit are high as companies make huge investments when acquiring towers and 2G, 3G and 4G spectrum. The technology of one company can be copied by another company via licensing and infrastructure investments, hence the first mover advantage, though important, cannot be leveraged by the company …show more content…
The government policies can also play a spoilsport in the telecom industry as they can give licenses to other foreign players which will increase the competition in already competitive market. Moreover new technologies like Voice over Internet Protocol which is the ability to make a voice call over the internet has given already burdened Indian telecom companies more cause for concern as they worry about the dent in their data revenue from OTT (over the top) service providers like WhatsApp, WeChat, Line and Hike. For instance, a voice call on WhatsApp or Skype that bypasses a company is foregone revenue. Also, instant messages have eaten into companies’ revenue from their SMS
Porter’s Five Forces Porter’s Five Forces framework is to identify the level of competition within the industry and to determine the strengths or weaknesses which can utilise to strengthen the position. The framework consist of five elements: threat of entry, bargaining power of supplier, bargaining power of buyer, threat of substitutes and industry rivalry. Forces Analysis Implication Threat of new entrant Low Threat Diversified of product There are high demand of furniture and electrical appliance.
Running head: pantry inc. case analysis 1 pantry inc. case analysis 20 Pantry Inc. Case Analysis Sekia Grimes GEB5787 Table of Contents Introduction 3 Industry Analysis 4 General Environment 4 Sociocultural………………………………………………………………………………4 Political/Legal…………………………………………………………………………… .4 Economic…………………………………………………………………………………5 Porter’s Five Forces ……………………………………………………………………………... 5 Rivalry……………………………………………………………………………………5 Threat of New Entrants…………………………………………………………………..
This is because they look to interact directly with the final customers. The book states that a firm should vertically integrate business activities where they possess valuable, rare, and costly-to-imitate resources and capabilities. With competition consistently playing a factor, Verizon had to find a way to gain a competitive advantage. In this case, network reliability, products and services, customer service, and familiarity are the different paths Verizon has chosen to differentiate products and secure a competitive advantage. The forward integration strategy stands to benefit the larger cellular providers more.
(2013), Michael Porter’s Five Forces Model “helps business people understand the relative attractiveness of an industry and the industry’s competitive pressures in terms of the following five forces; buyer power, supplier power, threat of substitute products and service, threat of new entrants, and rivalry among existing competitors”. In an analysis of Anheuser-Busch’s Five Forces model, due to the amount of beer options in the market, buyer power is high. According to statista.com, there were 3,464 U.S. breweries in 2014. That is 547 new breweries from the past year.
Each of the forces is determined how competitive in that industry as well as the structure of the industry. Porter’s five forces factors are consists of competitive rivalry, the threat of new entrants, the threat of substitutes, bargaining power from
The Porter’s model was created by Michael Porter in 1979. It is used to understand the structure of the industry and level of competition in that industry. It specifies the effect of five forces on an organization which are Threat of new entrants, Bargaining power of buyers, Bargaining power of suppliers, Threat of substitutes and Rivalry among existing competitors. The organization is less profitable if competitive forces are high. The model specifies where the actual power lies (Jurevicius, 2013).
Q1a. MARKET STRUCTURE OF APPLE INC Apple Inc. operates different types of market structure in terms of their different products. In the smart phone business, they happen to be one of the major players with their different models of the “iphone” which makes them operate in an oligopolistic market. Oligopoly arises when there is an imperfect competition in which there are just few firms producing similar products. As a result of high competition, monopolies, interdependence among firms there are just a few big players having the market power and making it very difficult for new firms to penetrate the market with their products.
This theory is based on the concept that there are five forces that determine the competitive intensity and attractiveness of a market. Porter 's five forces help to identify where power lies in a business situation. This is useful both in understanding the strength of an organization 's current competitive position, and the strength of a position that an organization may look to move into. Strategic analysts often use Porter’s five forces to understand whether new products or services are potentially profitable. By understanding where power lies, the theory can also be used to identify areas of strength, to improve weaknesses and to avoid mistakes.
This model is considered as the most potent and useful tool and is widely used by organisations. This model deals with external factors that influence the nature of completion and internal factors how firms compete effectively to be more profitable. Porter’s 5 forces is used. Industry Rivalry : Porter (1980) reiterated that intensity of rivalry is dependent on number and size of direct competitors as numerous and/or equally balanced competitors may lead to intense competition. The rivalry for market share becomes intense when product differentiation and switching costs are
Threat of Substitutes 4. Bargaining Power of Buyers 5. Power vested by Suppliers 1. Competitive Rivalry: According to Porter the competitiveness in any sector is significantly increased by the number of players operating in the field and their major competencies.
The company is coming up with the wide varities of range and also with a great option. • Demographic Segmentation : In these the micromax mobile are being used by the lower middle class so that they cant afford expensive instruments like Apple and Samsung. The micromax is having wide varities with many features unloaded in them which are there in the expensive cells they cant buy. Many youngster age 16 to 30 are using micromax who cant afford the cell phone which are too expensive.
Porter’s five forces model To analyse the microenvironment facing United Biscuits in China, Porter’s five forces model is selected to provide an understanding of the competitive forces, to determine the competitive position of the company and profitability within the biscuit industry whilst offering a framework for predicting and influencing competition over time (Porter, 2008, p.80). The findings are explained below: Threat of new entrants • The high capital cost required for investing in developing distribution, sales network and acquiring production equipment could deter new entrants. The barriers are high when capital is necessary for unrecoverable expenditures such as marketing and product development capability which is difficult for new entrants to succeed in the short-term (Euromonitor, 2014; Porter, 2008, p.81).
Porter’s Five Forces Model Below is Porter’s Five Forces Model applied to the Saudi Food & Beverage industry in order to assess its attractiveness. Haggling force of clients. We think the haggling force of purchasers may be low because of those restricted amount of organizations operating for dairy & juice segments relative of the secondary populace for KSA. Furthermore, Almarai, a gigantic shares of the organization for worldwide standards, is accepted with be saturating consumers’ guidelines through advertising prominent items.
Secondly, Porter’s Five Forces Model is used to analyse the level of rivalry in the market, the attractiveness for potential new entrants, the power of suppliers, the power of buyers and the threat of substitution. This will allow us to see a holistic view of the industry in the market environment. Thirdly, the PESTLE framework is used to analyse the factors within the macro environment that are influencing
3.2 Industry conditions (Porter 's Five Forces Analysis) Five forces which would impact an organization 's behavior in the market. Understanding the nature of these forces provides organizations the required insights to enable them to formulate the appropriate strategies to be successful in their market (Thurlby, 1998). 3.2.1 Threat of new entrants (high entry barriers) High capital investment for competitor entry into telecommunication industry. Companies in this industry maintain development, spend fairly large amount of capital on network equipment and incurred high fixed costs. Besides, technologies are also considered as barriers for new companies to enter the market.