THE INDIAN MARKET

THE INDIAN CABLE TV INDUSTRY

• 72 Million CATV Homes & 100 Million TV Homes
• 3rd Largest Cable TV Market Worldwide
• Digital CATV and Addressable Systems Being Rapidly Deployed
• India Has More Cable TV Homes Than All Europe Combined !
• Follows European Standards: Germany's PAL B/G Colour System, 240 VAC
• Cable TV Growing At 8% to 10% Annually
• Distributed And Large Retail Market :
  - Over 20,000 Cable Headends &
  - Over 40,000 Cable Operators
• Wide Market For All Levels Of Products Ranging From SA-BARCO & GI To Chinese And Local Brands
• Most CATV Networks Migrating To Fibre and Digital CATV
• Indian Cable Networks Typically Provide 56 Channels (550 MHz) To 106 Channels (862 MHz)
• 1310 nm & 1550 nm Bi-Directional CATV Fibre Optic Systems Being Deployed
• Digital CATV With 150 Channels Being Rolled Out In More Than 25 Cities Before End 2007
• Cable Modem And Broadband Services Already Deployed In Many Towns & Cities
• IP TV Already Launched Commercially
• VoIP Gaining Popularity, Being Deployed Widely For International Voice Traffic

INDIAN SATELLITE BROADCASTING

• More Than 300 Digital Channels Available, From Over 20 Satellites And 200 Transponders
• Since India Has More Than 27 Languages, Market For A Large Number Of Regional & Niche Languages
• Large Projected Demand For Satellite Ku Band Transponders Over The Next 2 Years
• More Than 50 New Channels To Launch Over The Next 2 Years
• DTH Experiencing Initial Growth
  - Atleast 2 New DTH Platforms in 2007
  - 4 Million Indian DTH Subscribers
  - Over 5 Million FTA Ku Band Homes Viewing DD Direct+
• Huge Market For DTH Receivers, Dishes & LNBs. Over 2 Million New DTH Subscribers Annually
• Large Emerging Demand For DTH If Distribution Equipment For Multi Storied Residential Complexes In Metro Cities
• Renewed Demand For RG-6 & RG-11 Coax For DTH Distribution
• Satellite Content Also Driving Cable TV & DTH Growth In Neighbouring Countries