4G new entrants like Reliance Jio may look at leveraging intranet based data offerings in an attempt to take market share. At present telcos monetize data connectivity and charge for data usage. 4G entrants may disrupt the traditional data business model, leveraging intranet-based data offerings. Despite Expert Recommendations to PlugContinue Reading

India’s largest integrated Telecommunications service provider Airtel has bid for Videocon’s spectrum in six circles in the 1800MHz band, thereby significantly strengthening its 4G footprint to 19 circles from 15 earlier. It has bid at a price of Rs 44bn, which seems higher than the March 2015 auction price ofContinue Reading

Airtel Voice RPM declined due to higher competitive intensity in a few circles. Recently, competition increased from leading players as opposed to smaller players in the past. In the medium-to-long term, voice RPM needs to rise though there may be quarterly fluctuations. The management was very clear in stating thatContinue Reading

3 Months Ago I was the first to write that Airtel’s 4G LTE Strategy is to sabotage the hype surrounding Reliance Jio Infocomm and since then the management has taken giant strides to launch 4G LTE in 300 Cities across India. One of our users tried Airtel 4G continuously forContinue Reading

Reliance Jio Infocomm has acquired spectrum in 800MHz band (in 10 service areas) in the recently concluded spectrum auction in order to solve its 4G conundrum by providing cost-effective coverage on LTE. Though technologically it is feasible to offer LTE services with just 2×1.4MHz spectrum, to offer a meaningful LTEContinue Reading