Category: telecom
Subscriber Numbers + Airtel – RCom Networks Congested
Indian mobile telecoms firms added 9.2 million users in July-08, taking subscribers in the world’s fastest growing wireless market to nearly 300 million, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India said on Monday. Leading mobile firm Bharti Airtel signed up 2.7 million customers, enough for it to overtake state-run Bharat Sanchar…
Idea Mumbai – No Value Creation
Idea Cellular launched GSM wireless services in Mumbai yesterday. We are impressed by the initial scale of network and promotional tariff plans, but we do think the Mumbai project will not add incremental value, even in optimistic scenarios. Idea is starting with 1,000 cell sites and plans to have 1,500…
TRAI meeting GSM Cos over RCom connectivity row
The Indian telecom regulator TRAI will be holding a meeting with GSM Telecom companies to discuss the issue of connectivity with Reliance Communications (RCom). All GSM players as well as Reliance will be present at the meeting. GSM companies have been saying no to connect to RCom’s GSM network protesting…
TRAI whips GSM Lobby for not connecting to Reliance
GSM operators led by Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular have been demanding that Reliance Communications should enter into separate interconnectivity agreement for its GSM services. Telecom regulator TRAI has issued two directives to GSM players asking them to sort out connectivity issues with Reliance Communication’s GSM network by August…
TRAI unhappy with 3G policy
It has been just few days since the government announced 3G policy and its weaknesses are already coming out. Telecom regulator TRAI has expressed its displeasure over the 3G spectrum allocation plans to CDMA players. TRAI wants that CDMA players should also compete for the spectrum through auction rather than…
MVNO Recommendations for 2G + 3G + BWA
TRAI has released set of recommendations for starting MVNO services in the World’s second fastest growing telecom market. Here are the key highlights, MVNOs will not have their own spectrum in any given circle in India MVNOs will be dependent on operators for spectrum in 2G + 3G + BWA…
IDEA Cellular – Wireless the Only Revenue Stream
Idea Cellular’s 1QFY09 EBITDA at Rs7.2bn was aided by strong elasticity which offset the decline in rev/min and the pressure on EBITDA margins, which were impacted by 130bps (Rs299m) due to 7 circles moving to 2% higher license fee from 1Q. Consolidated net profit at INR 2.6 bn fell by…
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…