Broadband in India
The virtual world has undergone significant changes and that too quite rapidly. Increased connectivity, ease of communication and faster relay times have reduced information gaps across the world. This progress in technology has also helped businesses take advantage of time-differences and inexpensive labour. Individuals have not only become more empoweredContinue Reading
Plain Vanilla Wireless Operator Idea Cellular reported a whopping 103% yoy and 13% qoq growth in data revenues to Rs14 bn in Q4FY15. Data revenues formed 16.9% of wireless service revenues for 4QFY15, up from 10.1% in 4QFY14. Market leader Airtel which has adopted different strategy reported Data revenue growthContinue Reading
Over the last few weeks, the issue of Net Neutrality has come into focus in India with 1> TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) releasing a consultation paper on regulatory framework for OTT services which has a separate chapter on the issue of Net Neutrality. Airtel announcing the launch ofContinue Reading
Idea Cellular management hosted a conference call today to discuss the recently concluded spectrum auction. The company successfully renewed its crucial 900-spectrum in key circles. Airtel and Vodafone both extended their 3G spectrum footprint to 21 and 16 circles respectively, and have surpassed Idea on revenue coverage under own 3G.Continue Reading
Ongoing spectrum auctions are seeing a good contest for 800 spectrum band (83% premium to the reserve price). I had earlier explained on why it makes strategic sense for Reliance Jio to acquire 800Mhz Spectrum and also added that incumbents could add in one or two circle.Continue Reading
The Department of Telecommunications has come up with a test procedure for rollout obligations of BWA spectrum. In May 2010, Airtel, Aircel, Qualcomm (acquired by Airtel), Tikona, Reliance Jio, and Augere were successful bidders for BWA spectrum.Continue Reading
In India, Mobile Data Service is already substituting traditional revenue streams like SMS, with data use per sub increasing 316%, vs a decline of SMS sent per subscriber by 34%, over the past 2 years. With the upcoming launch of LTE on a large scale, incumbent operators [Airtel, Vodafone, Aircel]Continue Reading
We have already seen how Wi-Fi is better suited for enhancing coverage as Carrier Grade Technology. LTE-Unlicensed (LTE-U) or License Assisted Access LTE (LAA-LTE) is a new technology that was first introduced by Qualcomm in 2013, although it is not expected to be commercially available until late 2015 or earlyContinue Reading
In the last decade Wi-Fi evolved as adhoc technology for connecting to the internet. Wi-Fi hot spots were not networked to each other in a contiguous network; for example, if you left your house, your session ended, and if you entered your office, you’d have to log in all overContinue Reading
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