Category: mobile
Airtel + Vodafone + Idea Control 66% of Wireless Revenues
Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular control over 66% of the Wireless Revenue Market Share [RMS] in India despite their being 8 to 10 operators in every circle. In some circles, the RMS is so skewed in favor of one of theme that they almost touch 50% [For example,…
Tariff Hike – Focus on Revenue – What is the Strategy ?
Bharti Airtel hiked its Tariffs upwards in key circles thus ending the Telecom Tariff War that started 18 months ago. Indian telecom operators are going beyond mere subscriber acquisition and are now focusing on profitable subscribers, with revenue margin per subscriber being a key KPI. Our Analysts spoke to Incumbent…
Samsung Galaxy S2 vs HTC Sensation
Samsung Galaxy S II has come as big challenge for HTC Sensation. We compare both the Phones from an Engineer’s perspective. Both are 3G phones supporting HSPDA network and are built on Android 2.3. Galaxy S II was able to score better than HTC Sensation on its processor performance while…
Tariffs Set to Rise + Retailer Commission Falls
In a meeting with major Telecom companies and Retailers, managements’ intention was clear – raise tariffs in the sector, which hinted at abating competition. The changes are centred on special tariff vouchers, which are promotional in nature and not regulated. In addition, dealer commissions have come down across operators over…
Wireless Revenue Market Share – Airtel Lost 1%
According to TRAI’s report on the Telecom industry, gross revenue grew 4.1% in 4QFY11 vs. 4.9% in 3QFY11 which is a seasonally strong quarter. BSNL gained the highest (+49bps revenue share), followed by Idea (+29bps), and Tata Tele (+18bps) while Bharti (-111bps) and RCOM (-59bps) lost share during the quarter….
3G Services – Rollout Costs Economics – Phone Vs Laptop & PC Users
The Indian Telecom industry currently in the state of deep mess for 2G Spectrum Scam is quietly rolling out 3G services in lucrative areas. Today we will evaluate the roll-out Costs & Economics for 3G Services in India. For the purpose of our Research, we have classified Operators in 3…
m-cash / payment – Game Changer at Lowest Level
As the Telecom Operators established Mobile Phone as the most widely used e-platform in India, the RBI realized it soon that it can be used for daily banking transaction anywhere within India. Over the past 24 months, RBI, Banks and Telecom Companies have met to form the rules of this…
Videocon’s Talk at Zero Paise / Sec
Videocon Mobile launched advertising campaign promoting its zero paisa/sec scheme. Though Talk@Zero p/sec is a great tagline, it is just another scheme that bundles free call minutes with mobile handsets. Details of Talk@Zero p/sec Offer: Customer gets Videocon prepaid SIM at no charge on purchase of Videocon handset. Depending on…