Bharti Airtel India’s best GSM service provider is all set to operate globally. Bharti bagged the 2G and 3G license in the channel island nation of Guernsey. Guernsey is roughly 78 Sq Kms in area and has a small population of just 66,000 people. Sure the deal won’t benefit theContinue Reading
The rate race to grab a slice of mobile, broadband, land line and long distance phone services in emerging economies of the world has gotten intense with Indian telcos joining the bandwagon. SingTel, Hutchison and Maxis are the pioneers of “Emerging Asian Telecom” group. We at goBroadband first coined the EmeregenceContinue Reading
With the opening of telecom sector and the Government of India allowing 74% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the same, we are now hearing of companies from Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong which have have high interest in the Indian telecom business, especially the mobile business. SingTel (Singapore Telecom )Continue Reading
If ET is to be believed, then TRAI is proposing Rs85 crores for every MHz of spectrum to offer 3G services. TRAI is considering auctioning the spectrum on European model of Telecom business – Price it for every MHz. For any operator to offer 3G services efficiently then he hasContinue Reading
We are talking of Telecom revolution in India and boasting about lowest rates in India. But everything is coming at some cost. Poor QoS and customer service, lack of security and incompatibility between operators. What ? Yes did you know that Toll Free calling is incompatible between telecom service providers.Continue Reading
The long awaited Tata Sky TV(Dish TV) will be soon available to you. Tata Sky is a 80:20 joint venture between Tata and Star TV. With majority of the Telcos opting for IPTV, Tata’s took the Dish TV path while Reliance communications is still in a fix. Tata Sky intends toContinue Reading
Finance Ministry has favoured entry fees for autioning 3G licenses. The fees could be as high as Rs250 crores for each of the metros – Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkatta. Each of the “Category A” states (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Mahrashtra, Gujarat and Tamilnadu) are likely to attract fees of Rs150Continue Reading
What you do over the weekend ? Most of us clean. Exactly I was cleaning(deleting and backing up) my laptop and bumped into some interesting stuff. Historic tariffs of Indian Telecom – Local, STD and ISD. ISD/ILD prices have fallen from a peak of Rs90/Minute to less than Rs9.0/Minute now.(AirtelContinue Reading
After SEZs, its time for a wirless park. Telecom multinationals operating in India – Nokia,Motorola and Siemens are setting up shop in Jarkhand’s Rs75 Crores wireless park. Hutch and Essar continue to battle over BPL mobile’s Mumbai circle. Latest acquistion by Esaar group is, Hutch executives tried to poach theContinue Reading
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