Earlier I reporetd on RelianceTelecom’s push for GSM spectrum. Now it is another arm, Reliance India Call. Reliance has now tied up with Verizon Wireless and Sprint PCS, mobile service providers in the US to provide roaming services to the customers of those companeis in India on Reliance India MobileContinue Reading

Hindustan Times is reporting that, BSNL is reducing the tariff for local calls originating from its network and terminating on private GSM or CDMA networks. BSNL subscribers who were paying Rs4.80 to talk for 3 minutes to a GSM or CDMA phone will now pay only Rs1.20 and ofcourse thisContinue Reading

Earlier I had reported about mobile number portability in India. I happened to read an article by Alok Singh of CyberMedia published in their magazine Voice & Data April-05(Jeez I am so late, a procrastinator). Alok quotes that…With regards to MNP, the pertinent issue is why does it have toContinue Reading

Hutchinson which is in a major clean-up operation before its proposed IPO offered to buy Hindujas 5.11% stake in Hutch @ Rs2025 crores($450 Million). At the current offer price Hutch is valued at $9.0 Billion. At the end of March-2006, Hutch had a subscriber base of 90 Lakhs(9 Million) whichContinue Reading

I have to agree with Om over Piper Jaffray projections of $11 billion for mobile search market. Atleast half the cell phone users in the US do not use SMS actively. Atleast 75% of the users have outdated handsets and are locked in a year or two agreement. Its onlyContinue Reading

Earlier I reported that Maxis Telecom promoted by Malaysian billionaire Anand Krishnan had bought a majority stake in Aircel. Maxis having entered India through Tamilnadu now wants to consolidate further in Karnataka and Punjab by buying out B.K.Modis out of Spice Telecom. Modis hold 51% stake in Spice. Maxis is alsoContinue Reading