900Mn Android Users – Google’s Enhanced Advertising Platforms for PC & Mobile
Google’s Android smart phone ecosystem growth has exceeded even our highest expectations (70% global smart phone share today vs. 20% in 2010). Android Smartphone shipments grew from 240mn in 2011 to 465mn in 2012, and 900mn by May 2013 [As announced in Google I/O]. The Android tablet ecosystem has beenContinue Reading
3 Years after 3G Auction in India, 3G Data’s Uptake Slow; 3G De-Congesting Voice Networks
The Headline 3G Data Revenue Numbers are disappointing on the face of it with < 5% Revenue Contribution and thus the popular perception that 3G in India so far has been a failure, three years after the 3G auctions. In our analysis, most of the top cities are already underContinue Reading
TRAI Recommends SMS Termination Fee – Negative for Incumbents
Indian Telecom Operators followed a “bill and keep” regime for SMS (zero SMS termination rates, in practical terms) for a long time. The incumbents, led by Airtel, decided to impose a 10 paise / SMS termination charge on incoming SMS at various times in the past couple of years. TheContinue Reading
Global Telcos use 4G / LTE for Data – Switch Back to 2G/3G for Voice – What will Reliance Jio do ?
As Voice over LTE still lacks the QoS required and supported by 2G, globally, most operators are currently using their 4G / LTE network for pure data and switching to the existing 2G/3G networks for voice calls. The following chart shows LTE Spectrum Band allotted in various countries and HowContinue Reading
China’s Qihoo from Security Solutions to Browser, App Stores, Search – All Growing Strong
Qihoo the Chinese Tech Co [Offers Security Solutions, Browser, App Store] which expanded into Search has managed to garner a market share of 15% in less than a year of rolling out the service. ~10% of Qihoo’s search traffic comes from the standalone so.com website, while the rest comes fromContinue Reading
China Mobile – Undecided on 4G Technology Deployment, Delays WLAN Rollout
China Mobile has pushed back a multi-billion dollar tender for 4G / LTE network equipment. The tender for the equipment for the operator’s planned rollout of (TDD-LTE) technology was originally planned for April, but has now been delayed until June whilst the operator decides whether to build the network fromContinue Reading
HTC One / Butterfly SmartPhones to Put HTC Back in Big League
The high-end SmartPhone market growth is decelerating, iPhone’s decline on a large base leaves significant opportunity for other brands, if one proves able to come up with a truly innovative model. HTC suffered a vicious cycle in the last 18 months with a series of mistakes but we now expectContinue Reading
A-Vo-Id Cartel Onslaught on Tata DoCoMo GSM Spectrum Cancellation – Just to Create Panic ?
The A-Vo-Id Cartel comprising of Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular intensified its war on cancellation of GSM Spectrum awarded to Tata DoCoMo / Tele Services during the 2G Spectrum Scam under then Telecommunications Minister A. Raja and Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. The fresh onslaught begins today as the A-Vo-IdContinue Reading
Google Glassware, GDK at Google I/O 2013
On day two of Google I/O 2013 Google conducted Glass track of sessions which proved to be the most popular at the conference with all sessions filled to capacity and in need of overflow rooms. Glass remains in developer preview with more than 2000 developers in Google’s Glass Explorer ProjectContinue Reading