Mobile in India
Intel sprung a surprise as it announced the next-gen tablet platform, Bay Trail, supporting Android and Windows 8.The road map of Bay Trail appears to be more aggressive than previously planned and expected to be launched in lats 2013. The new platform features quad core processors built on 22nm process.Continue Reading
The Indian Government [Read Politicians and Bureaucrats] despite being recommended several times to come up with a Blueprint / Roadmap for the Indian Telecommunications sector lack the will to do it, and the reasons are obvious, to please some businessmen within the Oligarchic setup and of course get their cutContinue Reading
Telenor which was embroiled in the 2G Spectrum scam for choosing a wrong partner – Unitech Ltd managed to win 6 Circles in the recently concluded auctions. These 6 circles cover ~600m people and almost 40% of Indian GDP. Penetration rates are lower than average, with Telenor estimating real penetrationContinue Reading
Finally, Incumbent Operators led by Airtel, Idea and Vodafone have laid to rest the conflict of 1800MHz Spectrum with new operators and Dual technology Operators [ RCom and Tata DoCoMo]. Mr. Sudhir Gupta, Principal Adviser for Spectrum, TRAI clarified on the 1800MHz Spectrum which was bone of contention. Mr GuptaContinue Reading
With the convergence of Mobile Phones and the Internet, 2011 and 2012 saw the rise of SmartPhones over Feature Phones with Google’s Android Mobile OS acting as a Catalyst for vendors and of-course the high speed connectivity provided by carriers on UMTS /3G technology has unleashed new era in computingContinue Reading
Idea Cellular Management in an Investors call said that revenue growth for Idea will remain strong over the next 12 – 18 months despite regulatory concerns. Pricing power has returned to to incumbents with increase in minutes market share and increased contribution from non-voice revenues. Idea’s Analytics team probably expectsContinue Reading
The Results of 1800MHz Spectrum Auction 2012 are as I had expected – Failure in Delhi, Mumbai, Karnataka etc. Other important highlights of the Auction are as follows, Of the 18 circles that saw bids, the winning price did not exceed the reserve price for 17 circles, means Demand wasContinue Reading
Idea Cellular the Pure Play Wireless Telecommunications service provider in India is inching closer to 1800MHz PAN India Spectrum as the Auctions began this morning. Why Kumar Birla Pomoted Idea Will Bid Aggressively in Spectrum Auction ? Idea Cellular is promoted by Aditya Birla Group. A.V.Birla’s Management DNA is veryContinue Reading
The Indian Government levied Additional Spectrum Fees for Wireless Carriers in India using 1800MHz band to provide GSM based mobile Services. Decision on 800MHz band used for CDMA Services will be taken separately. The Scam scarred Government has tried to strike a fine balance with incumbent operators Airtel, Vodafone, IdeaContinue Reading
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