Bharti Airtel Minutes Factory Under Pressure as market Doesn’t Digest Higher Tariffs – Q3 – FY2012 Update
India’s Leading Wireless Service Provider which is known for the Minutes Factory Model came under pressure for the quarter ending Dec-2012. Call volumes have shrunk 1% in six months from 221,560 bn minutes to 219,152 bn minutes – we can infer that this is due to tariff hikes. Mobile ARPUContinue Reading
2G Scam Supreme Court Verdict is 100% Right. Foreign Media / WSJ – Don’t You Dare Question it in the Name of FDI
The Supreme Court Judgment is remarkable as it brought to light the Lobbying and Pimping Corporates do in the High Corridors of Power. Now The Wall Street Journal Quotes Court’s ruling also effectively adds a new layer of uncertainty to an already unpredictable regulatory environment. New Delhi has become infamousContinue Reading
Who along with AT&T are Waiting for Telecom License in India and Suffered due to A. Raja’s Scam ?
It was nothing short of a Fist to Fist fight with so called Secretaries in the DoT to obtain the list of Telecom Operators who have been waiting for Licenses or Who unsuccessfully bid during A. Raja’s Corrupt Telecom Regime. AT&T Global Network Services – Application Date 01-Oct-2007. The AmericanContinue Reading
2G Spectrum Scam – Supreme Court Quashes A. Raja’s Allotment – List of Telecom License Allottees
Over the past 2 years we have been writing about the Telecom Spectrum Scam right under the nose of Distinguished Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh and his former colleague A. Raja the Master Mind 🙂 Here is the list of License Allottees From Serial Number 51 to SerialContinue Reading
Can Nokia + Windows Phone Really Compete the Androids and iPhones ?
Lately I have been reading about Windows Phone and Nokia trying to emerge from the grave. Microsoft strategically weakened the position of Nokia in market as well as in the company’s management, to an extent that it has no choice but be run as a Division of Microsoft. Here areContinue Reading
Idea Cellular – Results Review + Incumbents Lose Outgoing Traffic to Low Cost New Entrants
Idea Cellular reported its results for Q3-FY2012. Here is a brief excerpt from the same. Idea reported ARPU of Rs 159/month, an increase of 2.6% qoq, and MOU increased 1.4% qoq to 401. Idea Cellular now has an enviable Subscriber base of 106 Mn VAS as a percentage of revenuesContinue Reading
You Recommend / Demand – TRAI / Government Listens – Finally
WE all know that from Top to Bottom most Government Officials are lethargic and not at all innovative. They just don’t treat citizens as customers that’s where the lacuna begins. Now that Anna Hazare has been pro-active calling for “Citizens Charter”, TRAI has come up with the same for TelecomContinue Reading
Indian e-Retailing / e-Commerce Headed for Explosive Growth
Wishing You a Fabulous 2012. Year has begin with a SaaS Cloud Application for which everything else is sacrificed. Do or Die. Here is a quick update on the e-commerce / e-retailing market in India with projections from various sources. Business research suggests that the most attractive space in IndianContinue Reading
All Mobile Operator Compatible 3G USB Data Card / Dongle Huawei E303c + E560 in India
Their can’t be a better news than the release of Huawei E303c and Huawei E560 3G USB Dongles for High Speed Mobile Broadband Access. Both are Network Independent Devices – Meaning Change your SIM and access 3G network of the new operator on the fly. Huawei E303c This is aContinue Reading