The Republic of India is known as the “Largest Democracy” in the World but when it comes to lucrative sectors such as the Telecommunications / Military / Defense, etc it is the oligarchy that prevails, wins and runs the nation. TRAI the so called Indian Telecom Regulator is a parasiteContinue Reading
Akash Ambani, Chief Strategy Officer at Reliance Jio Infocomm has selectively dropped hints of the forthcoming 4G VoLTE feature Phone Launch sending shivers down the spine of Airtel and Vodafone executives. When is the Launch of Jio Basic / Feature Phone ? Timing of launch depends on the market segmentContinue Reading
Airtel, Vodafone and Idea [A-Vo-Id Operators] have come up with a very clever strategy to counter Reliance Jio Infocomm’s Mobile Data revolution. A-Vo-Id lobby will split the Indian Telecommunications services market based on Voice Vs 3G/4G Mobile Data. Justifying their stand, they put up an argument that 2G phones stillContinue Reading
Now that we have a clear Spectrum Policy (Auction is the only way), Mergers & Acquisition is something that will come in the limelight along with interconnect fees as the new Government takes over. In this backdrop, incumbent Vodafone is already exploring Merger / Acquisition with Tata DoCoMo which isContinue Reading
Himanshu Kapnia, CEO Idea Cellular was at the Morgan Stanley 15th India Summit and he shared his perspectives on the Indian Telecom – Voice and Data Markets. On Indian Telecommunications Voice Market Over the last 2-3 years Indian Telecom sector witnessed huge battle on the competition front as result ofContinue Reading
The Indian Wireless Industry went into turbulent times with the entry of new players leading to massive Price aggression in 2G Voice Business. To satiate Data / Internet demand Government auctioned the 3G & BWA spectrum and we had new operators entering the sector with investments though have not yieldedContinue Reading
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