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Everybody is keen to make of Google’s FTTH initiative, with some believing the Google is serious about developing a local market development strategy that would be the basis for a more significant roll-out over time and with others believing the Google is simply attempting to spur greater competition and innovationContinue Reading

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The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) today quashed Department of Telecommunications’ (DoT) penalty on Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular and Vodafone. The tribunal also allowed intra-circle roaming (ICR) for 3G services. Potentially Highly Corrupt Officials in the DoT had earlier issued notices to operators stating the illegality of providingContinue Reading

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Unlike the US and China, where landline and broadband penetration is high, India’s 2013 landline-broadband penetration was 12% / 6%. With limited investments expected by telco operators in these areas, we do not expect penetration to materially improve from these levels. Even PC penetration in India was around 10% inContinue Reading

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For an investor in Indian Telecom story, he can either choose a Telecom Infrastructure Company or a Service Provider to invest in. Relatively, the tower company can exhibit a stable and consistent growth profile versus the service provider. Data has a long way to go in India and voice usageContinue Reading

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AS the Battle for Mobile Data heats up beating the worst summer heat, Tower companies are busy striking deals across operators to enable 3G / 4G data services on your handsets. In this backdrop, caught up with a Telecom Network Engineer who explained the design and the key components thatContinue Reading