The Department of Telecom’s (DOT) Net Neutrality panel recommendations has taken a balanced view, in our opinion. Key recommendations of the panel are as under, Tariff plans offered by telcos / internet service providers must conform to net neutrality OTTs (Over the top) providing SMS/international VOIP services do not needContinue Reading
Google plans to launch a Wi-Fi first wireless MVNO in the US later this year under the brand Project Fi, with Sprint and T-Mobile US as partners and create a Meta Network [Network of all Heterogeneous Networks]. Support for multiple carriers to get “best of both” coverage. A Wi-Fi firstContinue Reading
Tencent recently added VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) to its standalone Weixin address book app “Weixin Dianhuaben“. This service enables users to make free calls (not including data traffic costs charged by the carrier) when connected to the internet (Wi-Fi or cellular data). The new product claims to support highContinue Reading
With the increasing penetration of Internet & embracement of IT, every company is transforming into the Digital Age. Banking and digitization are two sides of the same coin. An industry which is dominated by information and where the products and services are in a sense virtual is ideally suited toContinue Reading
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook delivered at Mobile World Congress said that WhatsApp was worth more than the $19bn Facebook paid for. He gave limited insights on how he intends to monetize WhatsApp but ruled out monetizing customer data. WhatsApp is scheduled to launch voice service on top of itsContinue Reading
OTT (Over The Top) SmartPhone Apps such as Line / WhatsApp / Viber / WeChat can potentially change the advantage on operator scale, as it can be implemented across operators. Traditionally, scale was generated by subscribers within a network. The bigger the subscriber base, the more attractive an operator becomesContinue Reading
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