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At the end of Dec-2008, Indian Wireless subscriber base touched 342 mn [+49.0% yoy]. A whopping 75.5% of the subscribers are on GSM platform while the remaining 24.5% opted for CDMA. 112m wireless subs were added in 2008, 36% more than were added in 2007 (83m). Top Mobile Service ProvidersContinue Reading
TRAI just a while ago released draft recommendations on how to boost the growth of Value Added Services – VAS market in Mobile telephony. From the current 10% levels, the VAS revenues are expected to reach 30% in the next 5-7 years. The key recommendations are as follows, No separateContinue Reading
Over the past few days I did some research to know how good Indian Startups really are. I chose the Comparison Shopping vertical since we expect a boom in e-Commerce [hopefully]. I found around 8 websites competing in this vertical and its disappointing to see none offering an innovative consumerContinue Reading
Close on the heels of DoT postponing the auction of 3G and WiMax Spectrum auction, the Finance Ministry has proposed to double the base spectrum charges for both 3G and WiMax. The reserve spectrum charge for 3G which was Rs 1650 2,020 crore earlier is now proposed to be RsContinue Reading
If you are a regular reader of this blog, then you are already aware of our coverage on 2G spectrum allocation.However, it is important to note the frequency bands in which Indian Telcos operate. CDMA – 824-844 and 869-889 MHz GSM – 890-915 and 935-960 MHz CDMA / GSM –Continue Reading
I read about the SMS spam created by the leaders of our nation including the ruling Congress Government in Delhi, during the recent Assembly elections. It is estimated that 60 mn cell phone users were spammed with 120mn SMS messages. One97 communications said that they scrubbed the list against theContinue Reading
Finally, I was able to go through the 136 page document. I am very excited about this auction as 3G marks the beginning of Telecom 3.0 in India 🙂 [Sam Pitroda was Telecom 1.0 and current 2G is Telecom 2.0] DoT has stated its goal is to maximize revenue proceedsContinue Reading
The DoT has announced the time line for the auction of 3G Spectrum and BWA Spectrum. Earlier it was reported that BWA Auction would happen first. However, DoT is now auctioning the 3G spectrum first and BWA later. As proposed earlier, BSNL / MTNL have got a backdoor entry inContinue Reading
If you recall my post on DoCoMo buying stake in Tata Teleservices at a super premium, I had ended the post by saying, Shall we now expect Anil Ambani to strike a deal at higher valuations And ET is reporting today that RCom is looking for a strategic investor toContinue Reading
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