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MTNL is planning to launch NLD/STD service between Mumbai and Delhi at the rate of Rs0.40/Minute(less than a cent). Reliance Communications, didn’t take long time to react and immediately announced that its fixed wireless phone customers can avail of similar benefit and call between any state capitals at the sameContinue Reading

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Hindujas who exited out of Hutch in a shady deal, have said that they see a great potential in Indian GSM based mobile market and want to re-enter if they good stake at the right price – right price ? I doubt if Hindujas know what the right price is,Continue Reading

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Mobile phone consumers using internet in India is at mere 3% of the total subscriber base. Most of these users use the GPRS based services and bulk of them are on Bharti-Airtel network. Hutch and Reliance have also announced big plans to offer Blackberry and mobile internet services. Meanwhile inContinue Reading

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Countering allegations of Qualcomm about India’s mobile spectrum policy, COAI issued a notification that it does not favor either GSM or CDMA but has set a level playing field and encourages both the technologies to co-exist for the benefit of consumers and FreeMarkets. COAI, clarified its stand in a letterContinue Reading

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Dayanidhi Maran has made it clear that their is no fault in India’s spectrum policy. Qualcomm chief also offered to establish and fund a Telecom research institute in Chennai,India. Maran and his officials maintained that it is the handset cost and incompatability of CDMA handset with GSM technology that isContinue Reading

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FE is reporting that the talks between CDMA pioneer Qualcomm and Tata Indicom have failed. Tata Indicom team for the meeting included Ratan Tata and Darryl Green, while Paul Jacobs led the Qualcomm team. It is understood that, Jacob expressed inability to reduce the 7% royalty which was one ofContinue Reading

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With Reliance’s application for GSM spectrum, the war has intensified further. Some pointing that the spectrum allocation policy by DOT is totally flawed. Lets try to understand what the current policy is. GSM operators have been allocated spectrum in the ranges of 890-902.5 MHz paired with 935-947.5 MHz and 902.5-915Continue Reading

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Earlier last week, Reliance Communications through its GSM subsidiary, Reliance Telecom moved to DOT seeking fresh GSM spectrum in Delhi, Mumbai & more spectrum in its existing 7 circles of operations. DOT had sought further clarification from Reliance Telecom which has been totally confidential. Apart from the royalty issue, letsContinue Reading