Tag Archives: 3G in india

06 Aug

3G Tussle – GSM Operators Want Spectrum for cheap

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In a never ending debate, 3G operators have asked for reducing the spectrum base price from Rs. 4,040 crores to 1,000 crore. The contention is a result of  WiMAX spectrum pricing, suggested by DoT at Rs. 1,010 crores. “Why should … Read More »

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01 Aug

3G Story gets a new twist – DoT recommends only 4 Operators

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India’s 3G story has got a new twist with DoT proposing to auction all the spectrum, but limit the number of operators to four. As per the earlier recommendation by TRAI (and agreed by DoT),

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28 Jul

More WiMAX Subscribers than 3G by 2014?

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As per a report by ASSOCHAM, WiMAX broadband subscribers in India will outnumber 3G subscribers by 2014. As per the report, there will be 20 million 3G-based broadband subscribers by 2014 as opposed to 60 million WiMax users. The rationale … Read More »

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21 Jul

MNP Delayed..3G Delayed(?)..

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It’s the season of ‘delays’ and here are the two services that you have been waiting (since?), but govt. just wants to test your patience MNP Delayed Mobile Number Portability (MNP) , slated for first roll-out by September 2009

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08 Jun

India’s 3G Auction Delay Amounts to $16Bn Loss

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India’s 3G auction delay has been a classic bureaucratic story – first it was slated for Jan 15th, 2009 and then moved to Jan 30th and finally, it’s being stretched to the end of this year (speculated). The loss, as … Read More »

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04 Apr

3G in India – Gloomy subscription numbers from BSNL and MTNL

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200-300 3G subscribers for MTNL and only 2000-3000 subscribers for BSNL (across 24 cities). While govt. is hell bent on delaying 3G auction (read our coverage

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19 Mar

3G Updates: Auction – Post Election?, BSNL Launches 3G Data Card

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One step forward and two step backward – that’s India’s 3G story. A we mentioned earlier, govt has setup GoM (Group of Ministers) to decide on auction details and as per the latest reports, the GoM is yet to come … Read More »

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04 Feb

Telecom Roundup: DNC covers SMS, Spice Group acquires Cellucom..and more

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DNC now covers SMS as well and TRAI has mandated all mobile operators have to prefix an identification tag before all application-to-peer (A2P) SMSes being sent from their SMS centres (SMSC) from February 1. Till the TRAI notification, SMS-es sent … Read More »

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