NEW DELHI: With India now adding 8-10 million mobile subscribers every month, up to half the nation’s population-or one in every two citizens-will own a mobile phone in India by the middle of 2012.
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Saturday, August 30, 2008
Shyam Tele gets spectrum for all-India rollout
NEW DELHI: Mobile operator Shyam Telecom, in which Russian communications major Sistema holds a majority stake, has become the first of the new telecom players to get pan-India spectrum for launching mobile services. The company has been allotted radio frequencies on the CDMA technology platform. New GSM licensees such as Datacom, Unitech, Loop Telecom and Swan have been given start-up spectrum, but this has been largely restricted to the southern circles in the country.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
3G auction to also include CDMA: Raja
NEW DELHI : The Govt has decided to auction CDMA licences for 3G services, a change in policy that means Reliance Communications and Tata Teleservices will have to bid for spectrum they were previously guaranteed of getting.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
'India could have 270 mn 3G subscribers by 2013'
NEW DELHI: India could be the largest 3G market among emerging countries as 270 million subscribers are expected to use these high-end value added mobile services in the next five years, says a research agency.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
3G spectrum auction for CDMA players
NEW DELHI: The Telecom Commission has modified its policy on allocation of spectrum for third generation (3G) mobile communications using the CDMA technology platform. The Telecom Commission has decided to auction 3G radio frequencies for CDMA players in the 800 MHz band.
Indian VAS cos betting big on iPhone applications
KOLKATA: Indian mobile phone application developers are trying to come up with unique applications for the iPhone 3G, which was launched in the country on August 22. The likes of Bharti Telesoft, CanvasM, OnMobile, Mauj Mobile and ADAG’s JumpGames have initiated work to develop business, entertainment and utility applications for Apple’s iconic device.
Monday, August 25, 2008
Telcos to mutually settle linking issues
NEW DELHI: Following the resolution of the interconnect issue between GSM operators and Reliance Communications (RCOM), all telcos have now signed an agreement to resolve all other pending issues related to linking their networks. The agreement was signed in the presence of telecom regulator TRAI over the weekend.
Global majors threaten to hang up on new telcos
MUMBAI: The government’s go-ahead for foreign telcos to bid for 3G spectrum has come as a blow for new Indian operators like Unitech Wirelss, Essar group’s Loop Telecom and Videocon’s Datacom Solutions. The valuations of these fresh 2G licensees may tumble as international operators find a new door to the world’s fastest-growing mobile phone market.
Sunday, August 24, 2008
High bidding for 3G licences may inflate consumers' bill
NEW DELHI: The next generation telecom services, or 3G, may not come cheap at all. Customers opting for 3G services may have to shell out double their current mobile bills if the forthcoming auction battle results into unreasonably high price for 3G licences.
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