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93% of Wireless Market with Big 6 Operators
The Big 6 Wireless Operators led by Bharti Airtel, BSNL, Vodafone India, Reliance Communications, Tata Indicom and Idea Cellular control 93% of the market i.e 258 mn subscribers of total 277 mn. The subscriber base is expected to double from the current levels within the next 5-6 years and this…
STD carrier choice proposal by TRAI faces opposition
TRAI’s proposal to offer the choice of STD / NLD carrier for the end consumer is facing stiff opposition from all the telecom operators in India [Private + BSNL]. What is carrier choice for NLD /STD ?TRAI had proposed that all service providers make provision for carrier selection code so…
Platform + Regulations – m-Commerce set for Big Boom
For a business such as m-Commerce to kick off, Technology platform and Regulations are the two most important requirements. mCheck and Paymate developed mobile payment platforms in India while the RBI removed the last hurdle by waving the Green Flag on Mobile Payments upto Rs 1,500 to kickoff. RBI has…
Airtel Leads Wireless Subscriber Base
Bharti Airtel continues to lead in all the parameters, Net Adds in the last month / quarter as well as marketshare. The chart below shows market share of GSM Mobile Operators in India.For the first time, GSM mobile operators subscriber base has crossed 200 million milestone and are marching ahead…
How to book iPhone with Airtel ?
Bharti Airtel along with Apple will launch 3G iPhone at half the cost of what Nokia launched its N78 phone. You should be a Bharti Airtel Post Paid or Pre Paid subscriber and send an SMS iphone to 54321 [Toll Free]. The response you will get is, Thank you for…
Bharti Airtel seeks incentives for Landline Revival
With the penetration of Wireless services in India, it seems that Landlines have taken a backseat and in some states witnessing negative growth which is not too good for the health of an Integrated Telco like Bharti Airtel. We all know that Tata Communications and Reliance Communications Wireless Broadband has…
Bahrain Telecom bids for Spice + BSNL slashes STD rates up to 50 pc
Bahrain Telecom is understood to have joined the race with the AV Birla group company, Idea Cellular, to acquire about 40 per cent stake held by Telekom Malaysia in B K Modi controlled Spice Communications. The greedy and miserable failure promoter of Spiece Telecom, Mr. B.K.Modi, in the wake of…
Organized retailers catch up and have ambitious expansion plans
As Indian Retail sector tries to organize itself in verticals such as Apparels to Home Adornment, Mobile handset retailers are competing on thin margins with high volumes as well. Branded mobile stores now account for 15% of the handsets sold in India with the figure expected to touch 40% by…