Convergence 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…

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,…

Though the Telecom sector sails through turbulent times, the Industry captains have continued to pour money into their companies lighting new networks and connecting 1.1 Bn Indians. As 3G Services have been rolled out in major Indian Towns & Cities, here is a quick research from the street on 3G…

To satiate the minds of our Readers, we are sharing the Market Research on How Indian Consumers Opt for Mobile operators and How they Choose Mobile handsets. To begin with, What factors matter to customers when choosing a service provider? 88% of all respondents rated Network Coverage and 68% of…

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 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…

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…

The number of users online in India in March-2011 is mere 42 Million, according to comScre. India’s Usage Relatively Low Compared to Similarly Sized Countries. Internet audience in India skews dramatically young: 75% of the web audience is under the age of 35, compared to 52% of the global average…