Aircel One Nation, One Rate Plan Roaming – Accepts our Recommendation Partially
If media reports are to be believed [We’ve not yet heard directly from Aircel AP Circle], Aircel became the first operator to launch One Nation, One Rate Plan for Roaming customers in Andhra Pradesh Circle. What does Aircel One Nation, One Rate Offer ? Cost of the Special Roaming PackContinue Reading
Reliance Communications has 27 Mn Data Subscribers + ARPU up 17% QoQ + Infratel in Talks with RIL Infotel +
Juts got of the Analysts call of RCom and here are some interesting numbers. First, lets start with Broadband and Data Services. Reliance Communications at the end of DEC 2012 had 27.6 Mn Data Subscribers which include 2G, 3G and CDMA based EVDO Dongle Customers as well. RCom reported 6.1Continue Reading
Reliance Jio Infocomm 4G LTE Broadband Deploys Network / Begins Testing in Delhi – NCR
Infotel Broadband Services Ltd, a subsidiary of Mukesh Ambani Controlled Reliance Industries Ltd has began testing 4G / LTE Broadband Services in Delhi NCR which includes the Areas of Gurgaon, Dwarka, Faridabad, Noida, Okhala, Greater Noida, Dadri, Ghaziabad, etc] 4G / LTE services are being tested at 90+ locations inContinue Reading
Reliance Communications to Switch CDMA Voice Customers to GSM Network – CDMA Only for Data
In the August of 2008, I then made the case, for Reliance Communications it made more sense to switch Voice / 2G Customers to GSM Network when it acquired 1800MHz Spectrum. However, the Anil Ambani managed company after 4 years has realized this and in its new strategy, CEO ofContinue Reading
How much Mobile Call Tariff Hike Required to Offset Regulatory burden in India ?
Telecommunications Industry by design is a capital intensive business and with rising Spectrum Prices, the CAPEX is still higher. World over the Telecom industry operates in Lobby or in an oligarchic setup and is no different in India. One thing is certain, everybody from the GSM incumbents to potential entrantsContinue Reading
Qualcomm Snapdragon SoCs with LTE in Q2 – CES 2013
Mobile and Tablet Semiconductor Processor Leader, Qualcomm announced two next-generation 28nm Snapdragon SoCs: quad-core S800 (previously S4) and dual-core S600 (previously S3). These are based on updated cores Krait 400 and Krait 300, respectively. Noticable improvements in the new Snapdragons are improved core performance (75% and 40%, respectively) and improvedContinue Reading
Intel Accelerating Chips for Mobile / Tablets – CES 2013
Intel sprung a surprise as it announced the next-gen tablet platform, Bay Trail, supporting Android and Windows 8.The road map of Bay Trail appears to be more aggressive than previously planned and expected to be launched in lats 2013. The new platform features quad core processors built on 22nm process.Continue Reading
How Google Fiber to the Home [FTTH] Broadband Demonstrates Innovation to ISPs and Telecom Companies
Google has never done things traditionally and has always had the Out of the Box Approach be it their Core Search, Advertising, IPO, Mobile OS, etc. The engineering giant recruits highest quality product engineers that fit the founders DNA which propagates down the hierarchy. I’d like to quickly demonstrate howContinue Reading
Indian 900MHz Spectrum Refarming Not as Easy as Government Thinks, Airtel, Vodafone, Idea may seek Legal Remedy
The Indian Government [Read Politicians and Bureaucrats] despite being recommended several times to come up with a Blueprint / Roadmap for the Indian Telecommunications sector lack the will to do it, and the reasons are obvious, to please some businessmen within the Oligarchic setup and of course get their cutContinue Reading