Google’s Project Fi – Consumer Demands Addressed + Platform Stickiness
Google plans to launch a Wi-Fi first wireless MVNO in the US later this year under the brand Project Fi, with Sprint and T-Mobile US as partners and create a Meta Network [Network of all Heterogeneous Networks]. Support for multiple carriers to get “best of both” coverage. A Wi-Fi firstContinue Reading
Spectrum Costs Too High, CAPEX on Data Networks – COAI’s Rajan
Mr Rajan Mathews, Director General, Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI)told in an Analyst meet that telecom companies paid for the spectrum was definitely on the higher side by all estimates. However, after the recent auctions in multiple bands, clarity has emerged on the long‐term scenario, (2) the auction willContinue Reading
Telecom Infrastructure / Tower Companies Adopt Mittal’s Outsourcing Model
While tower industry itself represents a type of outsourcing (where telcos outsource the management of passive infrastructure assets to specialist towercos), we believe a second wave of outsourcing is under way within the tower industry. In an industry conference focused on the Telecom Infrastructure space, we observed that an interestingContinue Reading
India’s Fandango, BookMyShow Sold 50 Mn Tickets in FY2015
India’s Fandango Bookmyshow (BMS) is one of the earliest entrants in the internet space, the company launched its online ticketing platform www.bookmyshow.com in 2007 and subsequently launched the Mobile App as well. Bookmyshow has ~90% market share in the online movie ticketing segment in India. In FY15, 4bn movie ticketsContinue Reading
Is Idea doing better than Airtel in 3G Mobile Broadband ?
Idea Cellular is doing a better job of monetizing 3G as its revenue per 3G base station is c34% higher versus Airtel (despite having more metro centric presence Airtel has only 4% higher 3G subscribers versus Idea).Continue Reading
A Complete Guide to Choosing the Best Broadband Plan
The virtual world has undergone significant changes and that too quite rapidly. Increased connectivity, ease of communication and faster relay times have reduced information gaps across the world. This progress in technology has also helped businesses take advantage of time-differences and inexpensive labour. Individuals have not only become more empoweredContinue Reading
Idea Mobile Data Growth Faster than Airtel at 103% YoY
Plain Vanilla Wireless Operator Idea Cellular reported a whopping 103% yoy and 13% qoq growth in data revenues to Rs14 bn in Q4FY15. Data revenues formed 16.9% of wireless service revenues for 4QFY15, up from 10.1% in 4QFY14. Market leader Airtel which has adopted different strategy reported Data revenue growthContinue Reading
Can BlackBerry Make a Difference in EMM with WatchDox ?
Beleaguered Mobile SmartPhone company Blackberry acquired Enterprise Mobility Management file sharing company WatchDox of Israel to bring Dropbox or Box.com type features in-house.Continue Reading
Net Neutrality – India vs Rest of the World
Over the last few weeks, the issue of Net Neutrality has come into focus in India with 1> TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) releasing a consultation paper on regulatory framework for OTT services which has a separate chapter on the issue of Net Neutrality. Airtel announcing the launch ofContinue Reading