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Reliance Communications has been granted 4.4Mhz spectrum in all the 14 circles where it wanted to start GSM operations. From various reports it looks like the DoT and the government has favored Reliance Communications, especially no transparency in accepting the recommendations on spectrum and issuing LoI to other incumbents. VodafoneContinue Reading
The year 2007 was another remarkable year for Bharti Airtel. The company retained its Numero Uno slot in the Indian Wireless market. At the end of Dec-2007, the company had 55.16 mn subscribers up by 72.5% YoY. Vodafone Essar India ended the year with 39.86 mn subscribers. BSNL which gainedContinue Reading
TRAI has come out with final recommendations for providing IPTV services in India. On the definition of IPTV, TRAI accepted Microsoft’s suggestion to adopt ITU’s definition of IPTV rather than Cable or I&B Act’s definition. Telecom companies [Mobile or Wireline], Cable Operators and ISPs with networth over Rs 100 croreContinue Reading
The battle for supremacy in the fastest growing Mobile communications market intensified with Bharti Airtel slashing prices in the pre-paid segment and RCom reacting within couple of hours. ~80% of the mobile phone users are in the pre-paid category. It has been widely reported in the press that Bharti hasContinue Reading
Just yesterday TRAI released and justified that 256 Kbps is not a bad speed at all. Today they have recommended ways to boost the growth of broadband penetration in India. Some of the key recommendations are as follows, [My Comments appear in Italics] BSNL / MTNL to appoint franchisees. TotalContinue Reading
Facing criticism from us and other media, TRAI went ahead and released a paper to justify that 256 Kbps is an acceptable speed to define broadband in India 🙂 According to the US FCC, internet speed greater than 200 Kbps is considered as broadband 🙂 Australia, Finland, Italy and SpainContinue Reading
In the absence of a well thought Telephone Numbering Plan and more than four [maybe more in the next year] telecom operators providing services in each circle, TRAI is now forced to think about publishing White pages for Fixed and Wireless subscribers [PDF] Currently, only BSNL publishes Whitepages for itsContinue Reading
Reliance maybe the first to launch WiMax Broadband for consumers in Bangalore, but had some issues and coverage was limited. Tata Communications [erstwhile VSNL] has launched “Limited Edition Special Offer” Indicom Wimax Broadband in Bangalore. [Yes that’s right, the official launch and branding are still in pipeline]. Tata Communications WiMaxContinue Reading
While the battle for mobile spectrum between Airtel and Reliance is still on, Bharti Airtel has quietly joined hands with Vodafone India and Idea Cellular to form Indus Towers to share telecom infrastructure. Indus Towers will be an independent entity that will provide passive infrastructure services on a non-discriminatory basisContinue Reading
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