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Mvas To Cash In On 3G, Eye Rs 11000Cr
Everything About Mobile (15 hours, 32 min ago) Telecom Explore Article
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MVAS to cash in on 3G, eye Rs 11000cr
howrah.org (Aug 27 2008) Telecom , Video Explore Article
Mr Manoj Dawane, chief executive officer, People Infocom (Mauj Mobile) said, "With the advent of 3G, services like video conferencing and video streaming ...Comment on Article Mentions: Mauj Telecom SoundBuzz People Infocom
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Pune Slated to be The First 3G Enabled Indian City while DoT Delays the Bidding
WATBlog.com (Aug 27 2008) Telecom Explore Article
The drama around the 3G rollout in the country hardly seems to be over. However, the pre-bid conference has been deferred till August 27 and the opening of bids has been deferred to September 22 from September 3 as decided earlier.
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Another bumper month for Telecom companies…9.22 million subscribers added !
India Business Blog (Aug 25 2008) Telecom Explore Article
The growth of Indian telecom industry does not seem to be slowing down anytime soon. July 2008 has set an all time record with addition of 9.22 million wireless subscribers. Many countries do not even have total phone subscribers as much as we add each month. Even though wireless subscribers are increasing, India is performing dismally on other 2 fronts – Wireline and Broadband- both of which saw minimal to ... -
Apple iPhone 3G Data Plans Pricing in India
Quick Online Tips (Aug 22 2008) Mobile , Telecom Explore Article
As Apple iPhone 3G becomes available for sale in India today, the data plans pricing has been revealed by Airtel and Vodafone for subscribers. The Airtel iPhone 3G data plans reveal that the phone can only be used with an Airtel connection. Customers enjoy free 500 MB of data download / ...Comment on Article Mentions: Apple Inc. Airtel Vodafone
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Idea Announces Mumbai Operations - Plans To Spend Rs. 800 crore
WATBlog.com (Aug 21 2008) Telecom , Acquisition Explore Article
Idea Cellular, one of the major telecom companies in India led by the Aditya Birla group have announced that they have begun their operations on Mumbai. The company so far has heavy presence in the Northern and Southen parts of the country.Comment on Article Mentions: Department of Telecommunications Business Standard Aditya Birla
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Apple iPhone 3G Price in India Starts Rs 31000
Quick Online Tips (Aug 20 2008) Mobile , Telecom Explore Article
Vodafone has announced the price of Apple iPhone 3G in India. The 8GB iPhone and 16GB iPhone will be available for Rs 31000 and Rs 36100 respectively in Delhi and you have to pay extra for data and voice plans. Now that is expensive. Apple iPhone Pricing in India Apple iPhone is ...
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GSM Operators’ Lobby to take TRAI to Court
WATBlog.com (Aug 20 2008) Telecom Explore Article
We have 3 different, each with its own set of views and claims about the issue. RCOM claims that as per the license issued to it, it is allowed to offer both GSM and CDMA services in the country. Although TRAI is mum on RCOM's claim, it maintains that the COAI is required to provide inter-link, failing which would be against the licensing agreements they agreed upon. COAI on the ...Comment on Article Mentions: Anil Ambani Reliance Industries Limited Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
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Net Telephony Freed, Long Distance Rates To Go Down
VC Circle (Aug 19 2008) Telecom Explore Article
Call it India’s Communications Revolution V 2.0. After the government came out with norms for the launch of next generation phone services through 3G, now it is also on the verge of fully ushering in internet telephony in the country. The telecom regulator has removed restrictions on net telephony which allows internet service providers (ISPs) [...]
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Vodafone To Launch iPhone 3G In India On Friday For A Whopping $715 And $830
contentSutra.com (Aug 19 2008) Mobile , Telecom Explore Article
So much for the iPhone reaching any scale in India. Vodafone (NYSE: VOD), through its Vodafone Essar joint venture, is gearing up to launch the iPhone 3G in India beginning August 22, but the device will cost almost $715 for the 8-gigabit model, PC World reports. The 16-gigabit model will sell for $830. Those price points are even higher than what the first iPhone sold for in the U.S. and ...Comment on Article Mentions: Vodafone Store PC World Airtel
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Mobile Monday, Mumbai - Vas Players Unhappy on Consultation Paper Released by Trai - Ask for ‘Level Playing Field’!
WATBlog.com (Aug 19 2008) Mobile , Telecom Explore Article
The August event of Mobile Monday Mumbai was held yesterday to discuss the consultation paper released by The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on mobile value added services (VAS) recently. WATBlog was at the event to see what the esteemed panelists had to say about TRAI's recommendation on regulating and licensing mobile value added services and other services to be provided via 3G and Next Generation Network (NGN). -
TRAI’s Newest Recommendations Suggest Unrestricted VOIP
WATBlog.com (Aug 18 2008) Telecom Explore Article
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has today released recommendations on what could change the future of Internet Telephony in India. According to the recommendations released, the regulator claims that the Indian Government should remove all restrictions that have been imposed over Internet Telephony in India.Comment on Article Mentions: Department of Telecommunications Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
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Do Not Buy iPhone 3G - Dropped Calls Issue
Information Madness (Aug 17 2008) Mobile , Telecom Explore Article
So buy now, every one is so excited about iPhone 3G as its half the price and twice fast. iPhone 3G has created quite a hype in mobile industry. iPhone 3G is being launched in India on August 18th by Vodafone and on 22nd August by Airtel. If you are one of those early adopters , you might have pre-registered yourself for iPhone to become one of the first ones' ...Comment on Article Mentions: Apple Inc. Airtel Vodafone
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TRAI asks DoT to Allow Auctions for 3G CDMA Spectrums - Unhappy with DoT’s Directives
WATBlog.com (Aug 13 2008) Telecom Explore Article
Last Friday, the government had announced its plans to auction 3G licenses, including the 2.1 GHz band spectrum, in the coming months. However, according to the policy, although the GSM operators need to bid for the 3G spectrum, CDMA operators can seek only one spot in the 800MHz, which is the most efficient and cost-effective frequency band for 3G services.Comment on Article Mentions: Tata Teleservices Economic Times Reliance Infocom
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Buy Apple iPhone 3G in India on August 22
Quick Online Tips (Aug 7 2008) Mobile , Telecom Explore Article
Apple iPhone launched on July 11 worldwide, is finally selling in India from August 22, 2008. Apple has announced Airtel and Vodafone as the authorised sellers for Apple iPhone in India. Now Indians can also be proud iPhone 3G owners a few weeks later. iPhone 3G Now in India Bharti Airtel has ...
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Now Get Orkut Scraps Now On Your Mobile - Not If you are an Airtel/Vodafone/BSNL Subscriber?
WATBlog.com (Aug 7 2008) Mobile , Social Networking , Telecom Explore Article
Orkut has quietly launched a feature that will take the orkut platform beyond the web and into people hands i.e. sms for your scraps. I personally feel this feature has come too late for the early adoptor segment which already seems to have moved on to things like facebook, twitter and the even more enthusiastic ones are feasting on friendfeed which kind of aggregates your social graph.
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India’s Telecom Market to Soon Get Virtual Network Operators
WATBlog.com (Aug 7 2008) Telecom Explore Article
It seems that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and the Department of Telecom (DoT) are all pumped up with their workings, so much so, that all the activity in the telecom market just refuses to die down. Barely a week after DoT released the guidelines for the auction of 3G spectrum in India, allowing even international players to participate, TRAI has now released guideline recommendations for allowing Mobile ...
Comment on Article Mentions: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Department of Telecommunications Airtel
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3G Doors Cleared For BSNL And MTNL
contentSutra.com (Aug 6 2008) Telecom Explore Article
Merely days after the announcement of the 3G policy, ET reports the Wireless Planning and Coordination (WPC) wing of DoT has cleared allocation of 3G spectrum to state owned BSNL and MTNL. We had covered this in our thoughts on 3G, pointing to the four month head-start this would give state-owned telco's over private firms. The spread now seems to have increased with BSNL and MTNL capable of launching services ... -
News Analysis: Who All Will Benefit From 3G?
VC Circle (Aug 5 2008) Telecom Explore Article
The Indian government has finally come out with a 3G policy for telecom sector, which could mean big bucks for the exchequer, mega inflow from foreign players (including many new firms) besides high speed internet enabled and valued added services (VAS) straddling enhanced voice, video, data and downloading facilities on their mobile phones for the [...] -
Indian Telecom Markets Heat Up as 3G Roll Out Date Nears
WATBlog.com (Aug 4 2008) Mobile , Telecom Explore Article
The 3G scenario in India seems to be heating up big time. First, it was RCom trying to push the envelope for an early 3G rollout for the CDMA technology, which later got shelved because of the GSM market. Then came the announcements from Vodafone and Airtel to launch Apple’s iPhone 3G very soon. Not even a month after that, Airtel started promoting the launch of HTC Touch Diamond (touted ...Comment on Article Mentions: Airtel Vodafone
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Thoughts On 3G Policy; MTNL Ready To 3GO In 3 Months; RCom Launches GSM In Delhi
contentSutra.com (Aug 3 2008) Telecom Explore Article
If you can't compete, legislate. In terms of telco, the policy seems to be giving a clear hand-out to PSU's MTNL and BSNL. A report by the Standing Committe on IT this year stated BSNL was losing 8% market share every year to private telcos. Both telco's perform averagely on QoS as well in performance indicator reports. Now sample this report which states MTNL is ready to roll out its ...Comment on Article Mentions: Anil Ambani
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Countdown To 3G And Wimax Begins; 3G, Wimax Policy Overview
contentSutra.com (Aug 3 2008) Telecom Explore Article
At last! Maybe we needed something as dramatic as an eclipse, but dear readers, its finally here. The guidelines for the auction of allotment of spectrum for 3G services and WiMax were released on August 1. Service roll-outs are expected to occur mid-2009. The government is auctioning 5 licenses over 60 Mhz of spectrum by the end of the year, and may offer a further 5 licenses at a future ... -
3G policy for India announced! This could be a game changer…
www.webyantra.net (Aug 1 2008) Mobile , Telecom Explore Article
The Govt of India has finally announced its much awaited 3G policy. The announcement paves the way for the auction of scarce 3G spectrum in metros & Tier A cities to Indian as well as foreign mobile operators. Mobile operators can now look forward to start offering commercial 3G services in the first half of [...]Comment on Article Mentions: Amit Ranjan Govt of India
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