Category: internet
Research and Analysis on the Indian Internet and Broadband
What are the 4 Key Drivers for LTE in India ?
In our view there are four key drivers: network, devices, international deployments, and deployments by China – the largest telecom market. On the international network side, the two standards FD and TD are very similar – both OFDMA. Most vendors are Shutting Down their Wimax Ventures and are shifting to…
Airtel Posts100% m-o-m increase in Dongle Sales – EDGE vs 3G for Internet
Airtel and other old telecom players Idea / Vodafone have embarked on a strategy to push under-utilized 3G networks. They are probably pulling a business strategy leaf out of developed markets where there is no disparity between EDGE and 3G-based data pricing. One interesting thing we observed is 2.5G (EDGE)…
LTE Rollout Status – LTE Vs 3G vs WiMax vs EVDO Internet
Augere is a wireless broadband provider with operations in Pakistan & Bangladesh (using WiMax). It has also won the BWA spectrum in India for the MP circle in the auctions held last year and plans to launch services using LTE. Even though the number of deployments of WiMax outnumbers LTE…
MTNL Launches Fiber Optic FTTH Broadband in Delhi
State Owned MTNL has launched high-speed 10 Mbps FTTH – Fiber To The Home Broadband Internet Services in Delhi. FTTH is providedo n a separate Optical Fiber Network and not on the Copper Wired infrastructure that MTNL has in place. MTNL FTTH broadband Plans – The Biggest Disadvantage of these…
Wireless / Mobile Data Usage Gaining Traction
With 3G being launched in Most Tier – I and Tier II Indian Cities, we hot the road to understand the Wireless Data consumption. While at Delhi, we bumped into these 3 Girls, who were so addicted to their Mobile SmartPhones, they Surf while they Shop and Eat. Convinced by…
TD-LTE Multimode Dongle – Best Suited for India ?
The 3G ecosystem (handsets/content) is developing rapidly in India. However, the cost structure is still very high compared to the average ARPU of Wireless Subscribers of Rs 180. The whole new market which 3G Operators are targeting is – Data Services / Wireless internet. Qualcomm estimates data as % of…
Top News + Travel + Sports Sites
comScore just a while ago released data on the Top News, Travel and Sports sites in India based on the number of visitors. Here is the Results. Travel: The Top sites in Travel are topped by rail websites and online travel agents. 19.4 percent of web users visited the Indian…
Facts about Indian Internet – Beginning of Revolution ?
Not many of us agree that India ranks in the Top 10 across the World when it comes to Internet user base, but has only four Internet firms listed on Stock Exchanges. India has amongst the best demographics for the Internet, with 50% of the population being younger than 25…