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Microsoft which lagged the browser war for the last couple of years has bounced back with the release of IE 8.0 packed with some innovations – Accelerators, Visual Search and Web Slices. According to ieaddons.com, Accelerators – Simply highlight some text from any web page and then click on theContinue Reading
Following the footsteps of BSNL and Tata Indicom Photon, Reliance Communications has launched its Broadband services on EVDO Technology branded as NetConnect. [Coverage on NetConnect Plans and Coverage Map here] Wireless Broadband using EVDO – What does this mean ? RCom already offers broadband services via Optical Fiber Cable andContinue Reading
Reliance Communications added a whopping ~5mn subscribers in Jan-09. But the rate of growth certainly looks unsustainable as it could add mere 3.38 mn subscribers [GSM + CDMA] in Feb-09. Even after taking into account Feb as a month with 3 short days, compared to Jan, RCom couldn’t maintain theContinue Reading
TRAI’s ruling on reducing the Interconnection Usage Charges [IUC] by 33% favors incumbent operators, really especially the GSM Operators – Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular. Aditionally, the GSM Lobby had raised their voice to increase the termination charges for ILD / ISD calls and TRAI has reviewed the sameContinue Reading
I happened to watch this interview of Mr. Sunil Mittal [Founder and Chariman of Bharti Airtel] on CNBC this evening where he said MVNOs don’t make sens in the current context of Indian Wireless market. DoT has given the Green Signal for MVNOs to be operational in India. I can’tContinue Reading
Airtel Broadband has quietly introduced a cap on broadband speed its customers can use every month. For instance, if you look at their website for Home 2222 Plus plan, the company is supposd to provide 1 Mbps unlimited data transfer for a month. However, Airtel now says that they provideContinue Reading
This blog may not be categorized into the category of Big Publishers [ couple of millions of Page Views / Month]. However, volunteering to be the Webmaster for others, I am looking for a solution to monetize big inventory across 3 different verticals. At first I thought Google was theContinue Reading
I just saw a newsflash on CNBC TV18 that Reliance GSM has added a whopping 5 mn customers on its newly launched GSM Platform. [I believe this is an all time India Record] The rest of GSM Pack led by Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, BSNL etc have managed to add 9Continue Reading
Another important parameter to measure the strength of a wireless operator is on the basis of Adjusted Gross Revenue – AGR, which is the first indication of the relative financial strength 😉 All figures are for the end of Dec-2008 quarter. Bharti Airtel has consistently gained in the past 12Continue Reading
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