Category: Mobile (Page 53)

I would like to summarize the entire Convergence.In coverage on the issue involving Reliance, Tata, Qualcomm, GSM or CDMA and Spectrum. It started in the first week of June when Anil Ambani’s Reliance Telecom applied for GSM license. Then I got an insight about Reliance’s call to switch to GSMContinue Reading

Countering allegations of Qualcomm about India’s mobile spectrum policy, COAI issued a notification that it does not favor either GSM or CDMA but has set a level playing field and encourages both the technologies to co-exist for the benefit of consumers and FreeMarkets. COAI, clarified its stand in a letterContinue Reading

Earlier last week, Reliance Communications through its GSM subsidiary, Reliance Telecom moved to DOT seeking fresh GSM spectrum in Delhi, Mumbai & more spectrum in its existing 7 circles of operations. DOT had sought further clarification from Reliance Telecom which has been totally confidential. Apart from the royalty issue, letsContinue Reading

For the first time, an India – Bharti-Airtel’s founder and Chairman, Sunil Mittal was inducted on the board of 3G Association. Sunil stepped up to host the 3G Association conference in India @ New Delhi. Some of the key highlights from the meet are as follows. Their are 2 BillionContinue Reading

PTI & Hindu have reported that Reliance Telecom, GSM arm of Reliance Communication’s has applied for additional spectrum. It is well known fact that Reliance Infocomm , the CDMA arm of Reliance Communication’s is the third largest mobile telecom service provider in India. While its GSM arm, Reliance Telecom hasContinue Reading

Late last month I had reported about Google Mobile’s ambitious plans for India. Now AOL has gotten serious about its ambitions in India, especially the cell phone market. AOL through its wireless division, Tegic, is trying to develop localizations for the Indian market. They are mainly targetting Class B &Continue Reading

In my earlier report on Spice Tele, they had spoken about major expanison plans. But the latest corporate roadmap unveiled by Spice looks very ambitious. Telekom Malaysia, CEO Abdul Wahid Omar, has IPO plans. Spice has applied for NLD and ILD licenses as well. It also wants to expand inContinue Reading

I am extraordinarily bullish on the Indian and Asian Mobile market in general. Lately, Indian Cellcos have been toying with the ideas of cashing in on its vast mobile subscriber base by offering more value added and innovative services. Mobile coupons, Location Specific Services, Mobile Portals, Advertising on mobiles byContinue Reading