India Telecom
The Prime Minister should have intervened 3 years ago in the Telecom Sector when 2G Spectrum Scam was happening, sit across the table with various stake holder and sort out the the issue without a Scam. [Well, this is how things are currently done in India, in my limited handsContinue Reading
Indians have given a Thumbs Down to CDMA based Mobile Voice Service as they increasingly embrace the GSM Platform due to the friendly eco-system for consumers. India has 851 Mn Wireless Connections at the end of June-2011. In June-2009 CDMA Mobile Connections commanded a 23% market-share which dropped to 17%Continue Reading
Here is a very interesting development on the 4G LTE-Broadband front. Mukesh Ambani’s RIL had invited bids for Telecom Infrastructure [Fiber and Tower] and Economic Times journalists who spoke to insiders in the deal send feelers that Reliance Communications [RCom ]is probably the choice for RIL’s 4G LTE Broadband Rollout. Continue Reading
This is an update from the Idea Cellular conference call with CEO Himanshu Kapadia over the weekend [Forgive me, for being late, but time is a big constraint]. First, let me update you on my favorite subject – Broadband. Idea Cellular has 2.5Mn 3G Data Subscribers. However, Himanshu clearly statedContinue Reading
Idea Cellular reported its Quarterly results yesterday. Idea like Vodafone is stuck in just the Wireless Business. The company reported ARPU of Rs161, down 13% YoY and 4.2% QoQ and ARPM of Rs 0.41. Minutes of use per subscriber declined 0.3% YoY however the shocking thing was the increase inContinue Reading
It was January of 2008 that I had asked RCom, Airtel, etc on why were they not aggressive on Data plans. Today I am very delighted to hear from Mr. Syed of Reliance Communications that the company is riding the Data / Broadband Wave which now contributes ~20% of theContinue Reading
Mukesh Ambani maybe the richest and the most powerful businessman in India. However, he is a miserable failure in the context of Telecom business. Mukesh subsequently gave control of the same to his younger brother and you know what the current fate of Reliance Communications is. Reliance Industries, the OilContinue Reading
Now that the incumbents have started rolling out 3G Plans across selected cities, the cost of 3G Access for a customer is very very expensive compared to the ARPU of < Rs 200 [National Average]. However, the main targets of 3G service during the initial launch is only premium customersContinue Reading
The first National Telecom Policy was written in 1994 and subsequently changed as the New Telecom Policy in 1999 and amended in 2004. With the 2G Wireless Spectrum Scam at the helm of affairs in Parliament, Supreme Court, CBI, the Government will unveil India’s National Telecom Policy 2011 shortly. AprilContinue Reading
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