TD-LTE will be a key secondary global 4G standard and could get up to 30% market share, in line with the percentage of global spectrum allocated on an unpaired basis. Three key factors which suggest a much more bullish outlook for TD-LTE are as follows: China Mobile has spearheaded theContinue Reading
Apart from the Corrupt Government Practices which has ruined the Telecom Industry of India by vested interest decisions, Indian Wireless Carriers have some tough situations and decisions to make now to ride future growth, we highlight some of the key questions which telecom boardrooms are battling. Reliance Jio Infocomm’s 4GContinue Reading
China Mobile has initiated the registration process for its pre-commercial 4G / LTE in 13 cities within China. China Mobile indicated eligibility requirements for applicants: (1) has been China Mobile’s subscriber for over 1 year (2) ARPU > RMB 50 for past three months (3) no bad debt record (4)Continue Reading
Reliance Communications and Reliance Jio Infocomm Telecom Tower Sharing Deal was expected to happen but the amount at which the deal has happened and the unanswered questions comes as a surprise to many of us. Like in the previous RCom-Reliance Jio Inter City OFC Sharing Deal which happened at 50%Continue Reading
As Voice over LTE still lacks the QoS required and supported by 2G, globally, most operators are currently using their 4G / LTE network for pure data and switching to the existing 2G/3G networks for voice calls. The following chart shows LTE Spectrum Band allotted in various countries and HowContinue Reading
It comes as a Surprise that Reliance Jio Infocomm has chosen Airtel over Reliance Globalcomm [erstwhile Flag Telecom, acquired by Mukesh Ambani for just $200Mn] to route international data traffic via i2i submarine cable that connects India and Singapore. i2i connects India to Singapore and is wholly owned by Bharti.Continue Reading
The day when I discussed about Uncertainties surrounding Reliance Jio Infocomm, warring Ambani brothers embraced each others in Arms and announced the Inter-City OFC Sharing Deal and kept options for other passive infrastructure sharing. However, that does not end the problems of Reliance Jio Infocomm as it’ll require seamless voiceContinue Reading
Today we’d like to enlighten on the Backhaul Connectivity of Indian Wireless Networks [2G / 3G / 4G-LTE]. For now, read Backhaul as the connectivity between the tower (site) and the inner parts of the network through which the aggregate of all traffic from mobile terminals served by a towerContinue Reading
According to the China Securities Journal, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology – MIIT was considering the imposition of a fee for WeChat, Tencent’s internet-based chat and messaging system. At present, subscribers pay nothing for Over the Top (OTT) services such as WeChat in themselves, although they do payContinue Reading
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