Category: internet
Research and Analysis on the Indian Internet and Broadband
Telcos and Cellcos in expansion mode
Looks like telcos and cellcos in India are in no mood to slowdown. Reliance Communication’s GSM arm, Reliance Telecom has announced to expand aggressively in 4,000 cities and towns. Reliance has also sought a license fees of Rs150 crores and Rs100 crores for 3G licenses for Metro circles(Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai…
Tata Sky Dish TV launched
The long awaited Tata Sky TV(Dish TV) will be soon available to you. Tata Sky is a 80:20 joint venture between Tata and Star TV. With majority of the Telcos opting for IPTV, Tata’s took the Dish TV path while Reliance communications is still in a fix. Tata Sky intends…
Finance Minister favours entery fees for 3G licenses
Finance Ministry has favoured entry fees for autioning 3G licenses. The fees could be as high as Rs250 crores for each of the metros – Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkatta. Each of the “Category A” states (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Mahrashtra, Gujarat and Tamilnadu) are likely to attract fees of Rs150…
Historic Tariffs in Indian Telecom Industry
ISD/ILD prices have fallen from a peak of Rs90/Minute to less than Rs9.0/Minute now.(Airtel offers @ Rs7.2/Minute to the US/Europe). STD/NLD Tariffs have fallen from Rs40 to Rs1.0 in IndiaOne plan and even less on Reliance & MTNL capital region plans. Local calls on Landlines have just halved(they should be…
SMS and Web help realize carpooling on demand in Mumbai
It is a well known concept to carpool with colleagues or others in the vicinity of your workplace. Typically you goto a carpool classifieds and hook with other drivers. However, it is common to stay back at work late evenings to talk to your co-workers in the US or Europe….
Will VoIP innovation hit Indian ISD carriers?
Anyuser Telecom has reduced ISD tariffs again. It now costs just Rs0.99/Minute to call the US and Canada 🙂 Another lesser known Indian firm is at the heart of innovation and leading the bleeding edge of VoIP technology – GeoDesic. GeoDesic has an IM client – Mundu for enterprises, portals…
Can we really trust Indian newspapers ? Read On…
I was determiend to find out what were the 4th cellular operators license costs in India that were auctioned of in 2001. I first looked at DOT & TRAI but I couldn’t expect more from them being government managed websites. Then I landed up on Hindu. I found two reports…
Reliance Communications announces quarterly results
Finally, the Anil Ambani controlled Reliance Infocomm thought it was time to declare results and bring some transperency. Blame it on the Indian government’s telecom policy or Ambani’s inherited busienss practice, it is still not very clear who holds how much in Reliance Infocomm with so many subsidiaries and cross…