Mobile in India
Coverage of the TiE-ISB connect, Mobile Content creators not rewarded sufficiently – The operators are still ripping the customers [I think I had read this in Tanla Mobile Solutions Research report] Anil Raj of Packet Mobile said Mobile operators are a hurdle for Value Added Services. MCheck is all setContinue Reading
The long pending mobile number portability has been recommended for implementation [Deadline, I don’t know yet] by Telecom Minister A.Raja. I am not sure what were the recommendations of TRAI for Telephone [Wireless / Wireline] Number portability. However, A.Raja has recommended mobile [Wireless Only, Not sure if it also includesContinue Reading
Mr. Sunil Mittal, Chairman, Bharti Airtel has released the letter he wrote to DoT regarding Spectrum controversy. I am glad he has challenged BSNL & MTNL over spectrum usage [Don’t know when will these companies improve]. He may get the international GSM lobby to back him 🙂 Mr. T.V.Ramchandran, Director,Continue Reading
Every few years the battle for Telecom services in India takes the center stage, involves PMO, hectic lobbying and then knocking the doors of justice and after a while settling on something that will move the business forward. It is high time that they settle things out maybe by “Auctioning”Continue Reading
The Telecom Engineering Centre [TEC] has released its report on efficient use of spectrum. The final recommendations are summarized [PDF] in this report. The report must have come as a shock to GSM operators. Brief analysis as follows, In Metro Circle of Delhi, GSM operators are required to have 4.8Continue Reading
Reliance Communications was the luckiest in this round of battle. DoT issued PAN India GSM license to RCom + HFCL + Shyam Tele. IT ministry also accepted the DoT’s guidelines for crossover of technology [GSM / CDMA]. Another blessing for Reliance communications is that the deal is effective in retrospectiveContinue Reading
India is likely to allow all players[domestic + foreign] to bid for 3G spectrum, if auctioned. There is just enough spectrum to accommodate 4 operators for every circle. It has always been said that BSNL will get a back door assured entry provided they match the bidder. So the restContinue Reading
Indian Wireless Subscriber numbers for the quarter ended Sept-30th are just in [exclude RCom for all purposes]. Net new additions has slowed down. GSM mobile operators added 5.6 m new users compared to 5.95 in Aug and 5.75 in July. India at the end of Sept-07 had 149 m GSMContinue Reading
ibibo social network became the first network in India to offer free mobile to mobile chat to its members. Yes!!! you can call your friend in the network and he maybe located anywhere in India. What ibibo is essentially doing is connecting you and your friend for a brief mobile chatContinue Reading
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