India Telecom
An analysis of the pre-paid mobile tariffs data suggest that operators across circles continue to withdraw discounts/ free minutes. The trend is visible across the board – New Entrants like Aircel, Tata DoCoMo as well as incumbents like Airtel,Vodafone and Idea have shifted their attention to Revenue Market share. TheContinue Reading
The Indian Telecom Regulator, TRAI has released its set of recommendations for the forthcoming Auction of 1800Mhz. Key Recommendations to the Ministry of Telecom & DoT are as follows,Continue Reading
The Indian Telecom Regulator, TRAI has issued a consulting paper on the Auctioning of 800,900 and 1800MHz Telecom Spectrum. After a Thorough study of the same over the weekend we think that it addresses few issues but is not able to foresee things beyond and we raise few question onContinue Reading
Without any doubt, almost every Analyst has the same view on the Indian Telecommunications sector dominated by 2G Voice that has seen stability and improvement on many fronts, but there is much more divergence on what could happen “later” on voice competition, data, capex and regulations. Everybody is comfortable withContinue Reading
Apart from the Corrupt Government Practices which has ruined the Telecom Industry of India by vested interest decisions, Indian Wireless Carriers have some tough situations and decisions to make now to ride future growth, we highlight some of the key questions which telecom boardrooms are battling. Reliance Jio Infocomm’s 4GContinue Reading
On the recommendation of the Telecom Commission, the Government of India is considering to scrap the 74% FDI limit in Telecom Services and raise it to 100% for Foreign Direct Investment. However, the erstwhile 49% cap on the automatic route may still stand under the new regulations if they areContinue Reading
The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) comprising Mr. Kapil Sibal has reverted to TRAI for fresh recommendations on the spectrum reserve price for the third round of auctions. The Honorable Supreme Court of India had ordered the Auction of all 1800MHz Spectrum cancelled in the 2G Spectrum Scam, but Sibal’sContinue Reading
India’s Largest Mobile Carrier, Airtel has entered into a partnership with Google and have launched Free Zone powered by Google [Powered by Google means, Google probably bears the bandwidth access cost like it does in France], which will give Airtel mobile customers access to mobile web search and feature-phone-friendly versionsContinue Reading
Indian Mobile Companies have shifted focus from gaining subscriber market share to improving profitability. Given the industry consolidation, we expect pricing to improve over the next few quarters. Airtel, Vodafone and Idea [A-Vo-Id]continue to gain or maintain revenue market share while BSNL & Reliance Communications are the losers in thisContinue Reading
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