According to the China Securities Journal, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology – MIIT was considering the imposition of a fee for WeChat, Tencent’s internet-based chat and messaging system. At present, subscribers pay nothing for Over the Top (OTT) services such as WeChat in themselves, although they do payContinue Reading
OnMobile Global the Mobile VAS Products Company recently embroiled into a series of Corporate Governance issues is looking forward to address investor concerns and shift focus to core business. The management in a meeting told that, greater than 50% sales come from caller ring back tunes (CRBT) but ample scopeContinue Reading
Telecom Operators regularly eliminate inactive subscribers, but pile up occurs, requiring one-off clean-up. COAI monthly subscriber addition numbers for August 2012 reported a decline in subscribers by 1%. Airtel, Vodafone and Idea too recorded 1.5-2.0m mom decline each in subscriber base versus net additions of 1-2m in the preceding sixContinue Reading
Bharti Airtel in India became the first Telecom Operator to launch 4G LTE Wireless Broadband Services. I’d like to compare how 4G LTE services are structured globally ? Unlike in India where 4G LTE is introduced as a Data Only service, it can be used for Voice as well inContinue Reading
Government is understood to have accepted a key demand from foreign telecom operators which were looking to participate in the forthcoming third generation (3G) auction. As per a proposal from the department of telecommunications (DoT), successful foreign bidders for the 3G spectrum would also be allowed to participate in theContinue Reading
Am I Fu**ing insane asking to penalize the DoT / TRAI ? Well, you’ve read that right. The TRAI in its recommendation has proposed to fine the Telco carrying the unsolicited call. Telcos have no role to play as they are merely completing the call. [It is hard to believeContinue Reading
TRAI had released a consultation paper seeking recommendation on setting up an all operator National Integrated Directory Enquiry Service. Leading Telcos have opposed the move citing it having disastrous environmental affects. Bharti Airtel said, Printing a telephone directory consumes enormous resources especially paper, which is extremely critical from environment’s perspectiveContinue Reading
Earlier this month, Tata Teleservices had opposed the entry of foreign players in 3G space. [I have supported Tata’s views] Now, TRAI sources have said, Last year, Trai in its recommendations has said that only existing service providers be allowed to bid. If the DoT wants to make changes toContinue Reading
Looks like telcos and cellcos in India are in no mood to slowdown. Reliance Communication’s GSM arm, Reliance Telecom has announced to expand aggressively in 4,000 cities and towns. Reliance has also sought a license fees of Rs150 crores and Rs100 crores for 3G licenses for Metro circles(Delhi, Mumbai, ChennaiContinue Reading
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