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Google’s Loss is Yahoo’s Gain
June-2008, was a totally different month when we saw Google actually shed search market share by 0.3% which was grabbed by rival Yahoo!. [If comScore data can be believed,we don’t]. On the other hand Redmond giants Search Marketing gimmick of cash back has taken off as the company gained 0.7%…
BSNL Bangalore Targets 300K Landline Connections
At a time when Landline connections across the country is seeing a dip, BSNL in Bangalore is bucking the trend. BSNL actually saw an increase of 5% in the number of land line connections provided last year – Most of the demand is due to broadband services. BSNl plans to…
Telcos oppose regulations of VAS
Indian Telecom companies are against the idea of any more regulations or guidelines in value added services (VAS) segment. Companies feel that informing the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) regarding starting a VAS and availability of logical Information Machine (LIM) is sufficient. VAS accounts for nearly 10% of the…
Vodafone, Idea asked to pullback STD tariff plan
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has asked Vodafone and Idea cellular to remove its latest tariff plan of Rs 1.30 per minute as it considers the tariff plan to be “discriminatory” since it is applicable only to those subscribers sending an sms asking to be placed under the…
Insight into Subscriber Parameters
The Indian Mobile industry witnessed strong growth in Q1. Bharti Airtel continues to top the chart. While the April-June quarter typically experiences slower net additions after a year-end spurt, Q1 additions this time around have been fairly strong. No new licensees have started their operations yet. Refining the numbers we…
Strong Q1 for GSM Service Providers
Indian GSM Wireless operators added 6.32m subs in June 2008, up from 6.28m subs in May 2008 (excluding RCOM GSM). Bharti Airtel continues to top the chart in net additions with 2.56m new subscribers followed by Vodafone India which added 1.73m. Idea Cellular added 1.05m customers [does not include Spice…
Investments Mobile Value Added Services
The India Mobile Value Added Services market is going pretty strongly. Here is how the investment is being made into the sector by Venture Capitalists and private Equity funds. Mauj Telecom $ 10 mn by West Bridge Capital partners and Sequoia Capital Nazara Terchnologies $ 1.5 mn by West Bridge…
High WiMax Spectrum Price – Why should ISPs Care ?
It is reliably learnt from sources in the DoT that reserve price for 3G Spectrum auction is likely to be around Rs 2,260 crore for a PAN India license. Additionally, DoT is tying WiMax spectrum auction to 3G and has set a reserve price of fourth of the 3G reserve…