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It is probably hard for you to believe if I say that Bollywood producers earn in excess of 50% of their revenues from non box-office channels like DVDs, Cable & Dish TV, Internet and Mobile[Ringtones, Clips, Wallpapers, etc] Mauj Telecom has been the front runner in m-enabling the bollywood contentContinue Reading

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If you are regular reader of this blog, then you are aware of the cold war between Hutchison and Essar in Hutch. Here are some of the recent developments. Essar group obtains permission from the FIPB to increase stake in the venture as a Foreign Investor – Smartest Move. EssarContinue Reading

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Several multiplexes are already offering mobile ticketing in India. Bharti Airtel Ltd in association with TravelGuru kicked off EasyTravel for Airtel customers in Karnataka – a new channel for flight booking using mobile phones. I tested the SMS part of the service and it works pretty good. Infact I  noticed several cheaper dealsContinue Reading

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The real answer to why Ratan Tata is proposing change in 2G spectrum allocation is because Airtel plans to launch Mobile TV and other 3G applications on existing networks. The GSM operators are in a bliss with easy availability of equipment to run 3G services on 2G and 2.5G networks. The Tata group which powersContinue Reading

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The Telecom Regulator delegated the job of evaluating QoS of Mobile service providers to TUV South Asia. Here are the excerpts of the 182 page report released by TRAI [PDF] Drive Test: Parameters – Call Drop, Setup and Voice Quality.In Metro Circles, MTNL is the worst performer failing to meetContinue Reading

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Time for some self praise ? Indeed 🙂 While I was tracking the Essar’s Foreign Investment decision, I had a call from one of my acquainted friends who alerted me about Mark Mobius’ (Templeton’s Emerging Market Head) investment ideas in the Indian telecom sector. According to my friend, Mobius said that, heContinue Reading

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Reliance Communications Ltd today launched Reliance Mobile Pocket PC PPC 6700 targetting SMEs and corporate customers in India. Reliance Mobile is powered by Microsoft Corp’s Windows Mobile and technology on the IP side being developed by UTStarcom Inc. Bharti Tele-ventures Ltd already has similar service up and running since August but I amContinue Reading

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Emerging Asian telecom, Hutchison Essar has tied up with global software major, Microsoft Corporation to provide Mobile Search and Mail services. Hutch customers will be able to use Windows Live search for mobile, Windows Live Messenger, Windows Live Mail and Windows Live spaces. More information about Microsoft’s Mobile Services is available here. MicrosoftContinue Reading