Posted by: Bappy on: May 25, 2009
A survey by Neilsen of Indian mobile phone users has found that that most cities have a clear network-quality leader. However, no single operator has a clear leadership position in all markets and there is significant variation in network performance across individual Indian cities.
The network quality of operators is measured on three parameters – Reliability, [...]
Posted by: Bappy on: March 12, 2009
BSNL, the Indian mobile operator, has launched its online recharge service for its prepaid subscribers. The BSNL prepaid subscribers who have an access to internet banking facility can request for this service after registering themselves to this facility using their mobile phones.
Source: Wireless Federation
Posted by: Bappy on: March 11, 2009
India added 9.18 million GSM subscribers in February to take the total to 277.12 million, according to figures published by industry body the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) on Tuesday.
In January the country recorded GSM additions of 9.69 million, but the February figure does not include Reliance Telecom, which has yet to provide its [...]
Posted by: Bappy on: March 3, 2009
The Indian Govt. has reportedly decided to allow MVNOs to offer mobile services in the country, accepting the recommendations in August by the country’s telecommunications regulator. The detailed guidelines for MVNOs will be issued by govt., after it receives responses from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on some issues. It is anticipated that entry [...]
Posted by: Bappy on: March 1, 2009
Telecom major Vodafone Essar launched a new bonus card which allows users to make local calls at 60 paise per minute. The bonus card, available for Rs 39, would allow users to make calls at 60 paise per minute and would be valid for 30 days, Vodafone said in a statement. It would be available [...]
Posted by: Bappy on: March 1, 2009
The successful bidders for grant of Mobile Number Portability (MNP) service licences will be announced by 5th March 2009. They will also be issued Letters of Intent (LoI) by this date.
The Government has stated that there is no delay in implementation of number portability. The Government has issued Guidelines for award of Mobile Number Portability [...]
Posted by: Bappy on: February 17, 2009
Reliance Communication’s move to slash its GSM rates by about 50% on Thursday could trigger yet another price wars in the Indian mobile
market.
But, a recent study by Lirneasia deduces that such a move is not likely to make a significant dent in telcos’ existing subscriber base. Lirneasia is a not-for-profit information and communication technology [...]
Posted by: Bappy on: February 9, 2009
India’s Economic Times is reporting that Reliance Communications (RCOM) is planning to launch a rural version of its ‘Net Connect’ wireless internet service. The service, which uses RCOM’s CDMA network to provide internet access at speeds of up to 144kbps, is currently available in over 20,000 towns, with prices starting at INR650 (USD13.28) per month. [...]
Posted by: Bappy on: February 3, 2009
India is planning to produce a laptop computer for the knockdown price of about $20, having pioneered last year the Tata Nano, the world’s cheapest car, for $2,050 a vehicle, reported the Fiancial Times today. As the access to FT website is limited to its subscribers, I have posted the entire news bellow:
The project, backed [...]
Posted by: Bappy on: February 2, 2009
This week it was pointed out to me that it’s now 10 years since the world’s first 3G licences were issued.
10 years! Time really must fly when you’re having fun…
But while Finland managed to get its ducks in a row a whole decade ago – it made history by issuing four 3G mobile licences [...]
