Airtel 3G Data Usage Picking up, Upbeat on 3G Data / Apps Prospects – Export Spectrum From Africa to India
Airtel today announced the results for quarter ending Sept-2012 and also disclosed lot of details on the company’s strategy and 3G / 2G Data and other metrics. Without getting into the financials lets straight away get into Data / Broadband, which is of prime importance to us. Airtel DSL BroadbandContinue Reading
India 900MHz Telecom Spectrum – Partial Refarming Certain, TRAI Pricing Model Ridiculous, Impact on Operators
The so called Indian Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) who slept over the 2G Spectrum Scam now have decided on partial re-farming of the 900MHz spectrum, wherein incumbent operators [Airtel, Vodafone, Reliance Telecom(GSM), Idea] can retain up to 2.5MHz of spectrum and have to surrender the remaining spectrum for auction.Continue Reading
Reliance Infotel 4G Voice over LTE – Legality, Ubiquitous Coverage will Require 3x Times Investment of 2G Voice Business
Reliance Infotel Broadband licensees of BWA Spectrum in 2300MHz band have written to the DoT seeking permission to conduct Voice Services over its 40 LTE/ 4G enabled Locations across Mumbai and Navi Mumbai. They have also sought for Blocks of Phone Numbers for the same. However, one is skeptical aboutContinue Reading
Reliance Infotel 4G LTE in Mumbai / Navi Mumbai / Thane / Panvel – Pilot Tests at 40 Locations
Reliance Infotel Broadband, PAN India 4G / LTE licensee of Broadband Wireless Access Spectrum in 2300MHz band has began pilot testing of 4G / LTE Services in Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai, and Panvel regions. We have 100% authentic information that Reliance 4G LTE is being tested at 40 Locations asContinue Reading
Is Mukesh Ambani Backing Videocon Telecom for Spectrum Auction Using our Bottom 16 Bid Strategy ?
One of the surprise bidders at this exuberant price of Spectrum is Videocon Telecommunications. Videocon on its website lists as a $5Bn conglomerate but if you see the market capitalization of its flagship Videocon Industries, it is mere $1Bn and add another $1Bn for its unlisted energy ventures, that’s it.Continue Reading
MTS Sistema, S Tel, Loop, Etisalat / Swan Out of Indian Telecom – List of Bidders 2G Spectrum
Once upon a time Indian Telecom / Wireless space was one of the most lucrative market that even companies in Real Estate, Industrial Metals to IT – such as Parsvnath, Allianz Infratech, Tuplip IT, JSW, Sterlite, etc dreamt of becoming Bharti Airtel. However, with A. Raja engineering a massive multi-billionContinue Reading
900MHz Spectrum Refarming on License Renewal, Level Playing Field; Mobile Services to Get Expensive
The 900MHz Telecom Spectrum Refarming in India has been on a Flip Flop for over a year now. Now that the Telecom Commission has recommended that entire spectrum in the 900MHz band should be re-farmed, existing holders like BSNL, Airtel, Vodafone, etc will have to relinquish their spectrum allotted inContinue Reading
One time Spectrum Fee on Excess of 4.4 MHz Spectrum – Level Playing Field
The Indian Cabinet Ministers [eGOM ] finalized a set of recommendations to impose a one-time fee on the incumbent operators on spectrum in excess of 4.4MHz in the GSM segment and 2.5 MHz in the CDMA segment. The cut-off is lower than the earlier-anticipated 6.2Mhz. While the charge is largelyContinue Reading
How do Top 3 Airtel, Vodafone, Idea Compare with Rest of Industry and Potential New Entrants on Financial / Business
The Indian Wireless Industry went into turbulent times with the entry of new players leading to massive Price aggression in 2G Voice Business. To satiate Data / Internet demand Government auctioned the 3G & BWA spectrum and we had new operators entering the sector with investments though have not yieldedContinue Reading