India Telecom
The Telecom Disputes and Appellate Tribunal – TDSAT hearing the case of Reliance Communications Vs COAI [Airtel, Vodafone, Idea] challenging the licensing of dual technology [GSM + CDMA] to RCom has upheld the license. The more interesting part of the judegement was TDSAT questioning TRAI’s recommendation for subscriber based spectrumContinue Reading
What applies to a common Indian’s lifestyle about amassing and hoarding [property, jewelery, etc] also applies to most Telecom operators in the country. After Spectrum hoarding, these companies have also amassed Mobile numbers sending the planners in TRAI and DoT back to the Design board. In the first place, theContinue Reading
Following the footsteps of BSNL and Tata Indicom Photon, Reliance Communications has launched its Broadband services on EVDO Technology branded as NetConnect. [Coverage on NetConnect Plans and Coverage Map here] Wireless Broadband using EVDO – What does this mean ? RCom already offers broadband services via Optical Fiber Cable andContinue Reading
Reliance Communications added a whopping ~5mn subscribers in Jan-09. But the rate of growth certainly looks unsustainable as it could add mere 3.38 mn subscribers [GSM + CDMA] in Feb-09. Even after taking into account Feb as a month with 3 short days, compared to Jan, RCom couldn’t maintain theContinue Reading
TRAI’s ruling on reducing the Interconnection Usage Charges [IUC] by 33% favors incumbent operators, really especially the GSM Operators – Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular. Aditionally, the GSM Lobby had raised their voice to increase the termination charges for ILD / ISD calls and TRAI has reviewed the sameContinue Reading
I just saw a newsflash on CNBC TV18 that Reliance GSM has added a whopping 5 mn customers on its newly launched GSM Platform. [I believe this is an all time India Record] The rest of GSM Pack led by Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, BSNL etc have managed to add 9Continue Reading
Another important parameter to measure the strength of a wireless operator is on the basis of Adjusted Gross Revenue – AGR, which is the first indication of the relative financial strength 😉 All figures are for the end of Dec-2008 quarter. Bharti Airtel has consistently gained in the past 12Continue Reading
If you are wondering like me why do they mention call 1-800 180 0016 [BSNL / MTNL only], then here is the answer. I was extremely unhappy and thought Toll Free Calling was a mess created by Telecom service providers. No!!! Business Establishments and Corporates establishing the connections are equallyContinue Reading
There are two different developments on the cash rich USO Fund A/C. BL reports that USO Administrator has launched a scheme to reach rural India by means of Wireline Broadband. USO has signed a deal with BSNL for providing 0.86 mn broadband lines in rural areas. Further, the administrator isContinue Reading
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