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In a circular, the Department of Telecommunications / DoT has permitted mobile operators (both existing operators and license holders) in India, to provide intra service area (intra circle) roaming facility based on mutual commercial agreements amongst each other. Now why would one need Intra Circle Roaming ? Companies like SpiceContinue Reading

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GSM operators reported combined subscriber net-adds of 6.6M in May versus 6.5M in April assuming that Reliance Telecom’s net adds in May were same (342,000) as in April (the numbers have not been disclosed yet). GSM mobile subscriber base has now crossed the 200 M mark and now stands atContinue Reading

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Northgate Technologies promoted Social / Online Media Exchange platform that is powered by Axill, has recorded solid growth of 82% YoY and accounted for 82% of total revenues of the company. Northgate launched the beta version of Social Media Exchange (SMX), an online platform connecting buyers and sellers. The platformContinue Reading

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The second generation of Ambani is quite different from the first. Dhirubhai always wanted to Build world class industries, however, Anil Ambani is always tilted towards a BUY instead of BUILD. [Recall Ambani’s unsuccessful bid for Hutchison Essar] If reports from the WSJ are to be believed [I can’t believeContinue Reading

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From the recent outcome of Bharti Airtel negotiations, it appears that MTN Group is looking to acquire than be acquired by a foreign Telco. Regulatory issues and the need to know local operating conditions in 21 countries mean any acquirer must be prepared to ensure continuity of management. This, togetherContinue Reading

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Google in a communication has said that it is accepting display ads from Third party vendors. This means like qualified and ethical vendors such as Komli have good chance to grow with Google. However, these vendors must adhere to Google’s policy – No Po*n and Don’t be Evil 🙂 [WeContinue Reading

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Though Bharti Airtel declined that it was in talks with MTN Group, the latter in a filing with a stock exchange has confirmed its exploratory talks with Indian telco. As I said earlier, it will be difficult for Bharti Airtel to go solo in its bid for MTN and mayContinue Reading