India Wireless Connections at 630 Mn and Rising
Indian Wireless Connections net-adds for Jun 2010 stood at 18.1m, ~11% higher than 16.3m in May 2010. Net-adds of incumbeant operators (Bharti, RCom, Vodafone, TTSL, Aircel) were largely stable. Aggregate subscriber base stood at 630m (+49% yoy), as at end- Jun – 2010. Amongst the new operators, Uninor is gainingContinue Reading
End of Tata’s WiMax Broadband Dream Run
In a Conference call with Analysts [I couldn’t make it but here are the excerpts] Tata Communications Ltd, erstwhile VSNL acknowledged the end of its WiMax Dream Run. Credit Suisse Analysts wrote, Management expressed disappointment over not having won any spectrum in the recently concluded BWA auctions in India. ManagementContinue Reading
Analysts differ on Mukesh Ambani’s Telecom Fairy Tale
RIL chief Mukesh Ambani ventured back into the Telecom Space by investing the surplus generated by his company in Oil / Energy Sector. In a presentation to Analysts, Reliance Industries Ltd has presented a fairy tale [Telecom is no F**ing Joke] Here are the views of Top Telecom Analysts onContinue Reading
Reliance Industries Telecom Foray – Management Presentation
On the 12th, RIL marking re-entry into Telecom space presented to Top industry analysts on company’s stand for the re-entry in this space. Here is an excerpt from the same, [My Comments appear in Italics] RIL acknowledges the fact that BWA spectrum acquisition price extremely competitive by global benchmarks. WhatContinue Reading
State of Wireless Broadband Market in India
I’d like to do a quick status check on the current state of Wireless Broadband market in India. [ 149 mn Data Connections on GPRS Network is excluded] Indians can subscribe to wireless broadband on 3 types of networks – WiMax, EVDO and 3G HSPDA. WiMax in India – TataContinue Reading
Infotel Broadband – Nahatas – HFCL – Reliance – Old Nexus Revieved by Mukesh Ambani
For readers who are naive to the field of telecom, here is a brief corporate history of Infotel Broadband Services Private Limited and its promoter Nahata of the Himachal Futurustic Communications Limited group. In 1995, when the first 2G Wireless Service Licenses were auctioned, HFCL promoted by Maloo and NahataContinue Reading
Infotel Wins PAN India BWA Spectrum – Qualcomm Wins Delhi + Mumbai
Infotel Broadband Services Private Limited has won 20MHz [in 2.3GHz frequency] of Wireless Broadband Spectrum across all circles in India outbidding Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and even Qualcomm Inc except few circles. There were only two slows for the 20MHz BWA Spectrum. Infotel promoted by Nahata’s of HFCL has won aContinue Reading
TRAI Stops Simply Reliance Unlimited Plan on my Objection
Reliance Communications in May had launched Simply Reliance Unlimited Calling Plan a bundle of Lies to take an innocent consumer on a ride. I filed an RTI with TRAI seeking details of this plan and the Fair Usage Policy bundled with it in fine-print. TRAI in its response [ ReferenceContinue Reading
Reliance Communications – Etisalat Deal Possible – Valuations A Surprise
A week after Ambani brothers have struck truce there are all kinds of rumors being floated by folks close to the management. At first it was RCom merging with MTN in Africa, which looks a bit difficult. The new rumor that surfaced today with Heavy Buying in RCom stock isContinue Reading