India 2G Spectrum Scam – Global Media Trashes Prime Minister
The 2G Spectrum Scam in India which I wrote about year ago is now in the limelight in international media. They are accusing Dr. Singh for having A. Raja in the cabinet. However, going through Top Secret CBI Documents widely available on the web the real beneficiary of spectrum scamContinue Reading
TRAI Links Excess 2G Spectrum Price with 3G Auction Price – Big Mess
TRAI in its recommendations has surprised everybody that GSM spectrum assigned beyond 6.2MHz up to 8MHz to be charged at current (linked to 3G auction) price and at 1.3x current price beyond 8MHz [You can see the complete 2G Spectrum allocation chart here]. It has recommended no auction of 2GContinue Reading
Indian Wireless Operators – Revenue Market Share – Bharti Airtel Leads
TRAI data reveals that the overall wireless industry revenues grew 3.3% qoq in 4Q after remaining flat in the previous 3 quarters. At the end of FY 2010 [March-10], Bharti Airtel still leads the Revenue Market share in Wireless segment with a Pan India share of 32% down from 32.8%Continue Reading
India is Calling Telecom Gear Manufacturers to Set Shop
After the recent Chinese telecom equipment controversy, the Government of India has swiftly moved and appears to have sought advise from TRAI on setting local telecom gear manufacturing in India as operators are expected to go shopping for gears to the tune of $12 bn. TRAI in its pre-consultation paperContinue Reading
Intel’s WiMax Lobbyist Paul Otellini gets befitting reply from COAI
You all are aware of the WinTel lobby which prevailed once upon a time and the fat management layers in these companies still think that they can get it to work. In the context of this management attitude, Mr. Paul Otellini, CEO of Intel wrote to Dr. Manmohan Singh, theContinue Reading
Simply Reliance Unlimited CDMA Calling Plans – A Gimmick + Lie
As competition intensifies, new innovative tariff structure greet consumers. Last October I had said that there is till more to come, especially the unlimited Calling Plans were missing and Reliance has introduced the same but still falling short of my expectation Reliance Communications has launched Simply Reliance Unlimited CDMA LocalContinue Reading
Complete Ban on Chinese Equipment – Reliance + Tata DoCoMo to Suffer
The Government of India has been very diplomatic in dealing with the Ban on Chinese Telecom Equipment being deployed in our networks. The Government first issued notifications that all Chinese Gears must be certified and approved by the DoT before being deployed in the network. When Telcos like Reliance CommunicationContinue Reading
Uninor’s Badalta Mobile Plan – Vairable Pricing – Why not for Broadband ?
Uninor which is struggling to make inroads into the Indian Wireless Market have unveiled one of the Most Innovative Wireless Plans – 24x 7 Badalta Discount Plan [Badalta means Varying] Mr. Rohit Chandra [Not related to Chandras of Unutech], Executive VP launched the calling plan for Pre-Paid customers in Karnataka,Continue Reading
3G Auction India enters Dizzy Heights
After 12 days and 70 rounds of bidding on Friday (April 23), 3G bid-price of US$1.71bn (Rs76bn) is almost at my forecast of $1.8 bn and is likely to cross the same, a bad thing for the Indian Wireless Industry as a whole. With Activity requirement still at 80% inContinue Reading