As expected by us, Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd [RJIL] has entered the Bidding Fray for Telecom Spectrum in 900/1800MHz along with 7 other operators of which Aircel, Uninor and Tata DoCoMo were surprise entrants. Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio made the initial mistake of bidding for in-efficient 2300MHz spectrum in 2010Continue Reading
The management of Airtel in an Analyst call told that 2G Voice prices are still trending up and there is potential for a 10-20% increase from current levels. In 3Q, there has been a slight increase as per management, with okay volumes.Continue Reading
With the new NIA for Spectrum Auction it is evident that renewal of Telecom Spectrum for existing licensees is out of question and Auction is the only way forward. We all know that Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd [RJIL has ambitious plans. However, RJIL is locked in the inefficient 2300MHz PANContinue Reading
India’s Largest Integrated Telecommunications company Airtel and Reliance Jio have announced a comprehensive arrangement to share infrastructure created by both companies, including optic fiber network, towers, submarine cable networks and internet broadband services. The agreement can be extended in the future to cover roaming on 2G, 3G and 4G networks.Continue Reading
The State Radio Regulation of China announced the allocation of TD-LTE spectrum in China. China Mobile (CM) received the broadest TD-LTE spectrum of 130 MHz vs. 40 MHz each allocated to China Telecom (CT) and China Unicom (CU). CT/CU were also allocated FD-LTE spectrum along with TD-LTE spectrum. The MIITContinue Reading
Airtel has acquired a further 42.25% stake from Qualcomm in the 4 License Areas of Delhi, Mumbai, Haryana and Kerala held by Qualcomm India through a subsidiary Wireless Business Services (WBSPL). In the first tranche of the transaction, in May 2012, Airtel acquired 49% stake at 60% discount to theContinue Reading
At an excited press event, Apple unveiled the iPhone 5S (new flagship) and the iPhone 5C (predominantly the same as the iPhone 5 but with multi-colored plastic case). iPhone 5S Hardware Spec This model is based on the new A7 chip (64-bit, 32nm, new ARMv8) and new M7 companion chipContinue Reading
The Most Progressive Government when it comes to the Telecommunications, South Korea concluded Auction for Telecom Spectrum bands of 1800Mhz and 2600MHz which enables Data Transfer at unimaginable speeds of 100Mbps, which in India is still a dream even on our office Network where it theoretically gets connected at thatContinue Reading
South Korea’s SK Telecom has taken the lead with the start of LTE-A service on 26 June and became the first player in Global Telecommunications history to launch LTE-A services, followed by LGU on 18th of July. The merit of LTE-A has been that it is mainly achieved through softwareContinue Reading
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