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Tata DoCoMo to Launch 3G this Diwali

Tata DOCOMO, the GSM arm of Tata Teleservices Limited, will launch its 3G services in India on November 5th. The introductory service portfolio itself includes applications like Video-SMS, Video-Streaming, Mobile Television, Ultra-High-Speed Data Transfers, Route-Finder, Live Aarti, and much more. … Read More »

 

Lull after the Storm- What’s up with 3G Launch in India?

It has been several months since the conclusion of 3G auctions amidst much global attention and media hype. The government earned more than Rs. 67, 500 crores and the telcos ended up with huge debts on their balance sheet. Things, … Read More »

 

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

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

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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News Roundup: MTNL 3G in Mumbai, mKhoj’s mobile advertising in local language..and more

News Roundup: MTNL 3G in Mumbai, mKhoj’s mobile advertising in local language..and more

MTNL’s 3G services in Mumbai MTNL has launched 3G services in Mumbai (tariff much lower than Delhi). MZTNL has also launched pre-paid card for Rs. 300/  and is targeting 300,000 subscribers in the first year of operations. – more mKhoj … Read More »

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Telecom Roundup: 11.75 million Connections Added, 3G Auction by Year end..and more

11.75 million subscribers were added in the month of April (drop of 26% as compared to March) taking the total number of wireless subscribers to 403.66 million (overall tele-density reached 37.94 from 36.98). Tata Tele to enter GSM Space Given … Read More »

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

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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