One of the big questions being asked today is what is the impact of 3G / 4G data substituting traditional communication technologies – Voice and SMS on operators’ bottomlines. The data growth story is widely regarded as positive for operators where the growth of data can help support higher profitability,Continue Reading
Idea Cellular Management in an Investors call said that revenue growth for Idea will remain strong over the next 12 – 18 months despite regulatory concerns. Pricing power has returned to to incumbents with increase in minutes market share and increased contribution from non-voice revenues. Idea’s Analytics team probably expectsContinue Reading
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
Just a quick press – if newspaper reports are to be believed, Tata Teleservices a big admirer of ZTE and Huawei Network Gears has struck a deal with Nokia Siemens Network for deploying 3G network in India. Why is this so important ? I remember that DoT having instructed allContinue Reading
After a long time, almost gap of 2 quarters I am back to participating in Conference Calls, though may not be consistent with all Telcos as my pre-occupation with other projects. Excerpts from Idea Cellular call with Mr. Sanjeev Aga CEO and Mr. Akshay CFO [My comments, if any, appearContinue Reading
Mr. Kanwalinder Singh, President of Qualcomm India & South Asia in an exclusive interview to IIFL shared some thoughts on 3G and BWA Appications in India. Qualcomm is already working on alternative computing devices which will connect Indians, based on cloud computing. Devices may be smartbooks, Kayak and combinations.. HereContinue Reading
The much awaited 3G Spectrum auction is finally happening, almost smoothly except that potentially corrupt Telecom minister A.Raja is charged by the Office of Controller and Auditor General for causing a loss of over USD 5 bn to the Government. Anyway, after a careful study here is what Indian WirelessContinue Reading
It wasn’t an easy task to estimate the potential clearing bid prices for 3G spectrum in each circle. Taking into considerations various parameters – current subscribers, reach, income levels, etc I assigned a multiple to each telecom circle depending on the growth potential and 3G service absorption capacity. In myContinue Reading
The DoT has released the list of qualified bidders along with the eligible points. As per section 4.2.4 of the section inviting applications for 3G and BWA Spectrum Auction Document, every bidder had to submit Earnest Money Deposit [EMD] in the telecom circles they are interested in for 3G /Continue Reading
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