offshore it and india fran ois hucher cgey idate nov 19th 2003 is a large fast growing market for providing services more than 350 000 people currently working in & outsourcing expected to pass 1 million before 2008 3 millions 2015 exports from usd billion 4 1999 10 2002 18 2005 grown by over 36 on average leads the off shore with 80 shareindia already of na 2 we markets apr 02 mar 03 figures billions general motors electric united airlines sears wal mart at&t marks spencers rightshore several factors strengthen business case remote factor cost differential wage costs about 20 us levels real estate 25 time zone advantage nearly 12 hour difference between enables follow sun 24x7 coverage robust telecom infrastructure s today world class competitive various long distance connectivity options high bandwidth local loop networks speed internet access