Idea has 2.6 Mn 3G Subscribers + Non Voice Revenue Jumps to 14.3%
Idea Cellular, PAN India GSM Mobile Service Provider has 2.6 Mn Active 3G Customers including those with Roaming Arrangements. Idea now has 12,825 towers serving 3G out of the total 83,190 it uses for serving Wireless customers i.e about 15% of 3G roll-out completed in a year. Idea’s share ofContinue Reading
Impact of TRAI Recommendations on Airtel, Vodafone / Incumbents Vs Aircel, Uninor New Operators
This Analysis on how the new TRAI recommendations impact Incumbents and New Operators should have come 2 days ago, but can’t really help it as have to manage too many tasks on hand. Anyway, the rest of the TRAI recommendations Vs Own Views are briefly summarized here. Now lets AnalyzeContinue Reading
TRAI – Spectrum Auction Roadmap + High Reserve Price + ReFarming Certain + Defer Auction of Other Bands
I am very happy to see that the TRAI has come up with a Partial Roadmap on the Availability of Telecom Spectrum in India and the likely dates when it will be put to Auction. However, disappointed to see that their are no provisions made for other sectors which mayContinue Reading
TRAI – Auctioned Spectrum Must be Liberalized + Allows Limited Trading + Mortgage
Due to the 2G Telecom Spectrum Scam engineered by A. Raja, Honb’le Supreme Court of India had cancelled 122 Licenses and had asked TRAI to come out with Recommendations on Auction of Spectrum. TRAI had invited comments[PDF] from stakeholders and I had submitted my views. It’s time to see howContinue Reading
One Per Second Plan for Mobile Users Mandatory + Tariff Regulation on Contest SMS / Calls – TRAI
The TRAI has passed an order which requires all Wireless / Mobile Communication Service Providers[CDMA /GSM ] to offer atleast one per second billing plan in both post-paid and pre-paid segments. Please note that their shall be atleast One Per Second Pulse Plan. Not all Bill Plans are on theContinue Reading
Airtel 4G LTE Broadband – Cheapest Plans Globally
Bharti Airtel, India’s largest Telecom Company has come a long way from being a 2G Voice operator in Delhi circle by acquiring license exactly 20 years ago to launching of 4G LTE Broadband Data Services in Kolkata a week ago. For curiosity, I happened to compare the 4G LTE PricingContinue Reading
How Airtel, AT&T – Top 10 Global Telcos are Positioning 4G LTE Services ?
Bharti Airtel in India became the first Telecom Operator to launch 4G LTE Wireless Broadband Services. I’d like to compare how 4G LTE services are structured globally ? Unlike in India where 4G LTE is introduced as a Data Only service, it can be used for Voice as well inContinue Reading
BSNL’s Broadband + Wired + Wireless Integrated Plan Offerings – Will Airtel Catch Up ?
I think from 2007, I have been asking Bharti Airtel to offer Integrated bouquet of Services – Broadband, Mobile, Landline and Dish TV. But they have always answered in the negative. However, there is a reason for Airtel to be ashamed that even a Government company like BSNL has putContinue Reading
Airtel + Vodafone + Tata DoCoMo Want 700 MHz Auction – Rest Vote Against
In response to the 2G Spectrum Scam, TRAI had issued a Consulting Paper on Auction of Spectrum and had slipped in questions on the auction of 700 MHz Spectrum. Here are the responses of various stake holders, Sunil Mittal’s Bharti Airtel wants to grab 700 MHz We would recommend thatContinue Reading