600 mn Connections – Wireless + Landline
The number of telephone connections in India [Mobile + Landline] has crossed the 600mn mark with 90% of it coming from the Wireless Segment. Wireless Connections – 563mn Landline Phones – 37 mn Here is the breakup of Total Telephone Connections in India, Bharti Airtel 127.66 mn Reliance Communications 100.58…
Bharti Airtel ends era of Toll Free Calls to Customer Care
Bharti Airtel potentially the 8th largest telecom company in the world on Friday ended the era of Toll Free Customer Care – 121. They have messed up their back-end, atleast in Karnataka and have activated Unlimited SMS Pack without any request and I called to get the waiver for the…
iAccelerator inviting Mobile + Internet Companies
iAccelerator an incubator of internet & mobile startups in India located at IIM-Ahmadabad is inviting applications from innovative, creative / problem solving individuals who have a dream to build establish their company that can successfully churn out products / services and create wealth. What is iAccelerator all about ?You write…
Indian Wireless Subscriber Base 558 Mn
Wireless operators reported 18.9m SIM additions in February 2010, down 5% from Jan (19.9m) despite 10% fewer days. Monthly net-adds of Tata Tele (TTSL) continue to ease and were down 30% from Sep-09 peak of 4 million. GSM leaders (Bharti/Voda) reported some up-tick in netadds in Feb (13%/2% mom), while…
Potential price for 3G + BWA Spectrm
In line with the 3G/BWA spectrum auction timetable, DoT has published the list of applicants for 3G/BWA spectrum. Notably, [1] there are more applicants for BWA vs 3G spectrum, [2] 9/11 existing 2G licensees (holding GSM spectrum) will vie to secure 3G spectrum i.e. no new foreign entrant in the…
BSNL Reduces Limits on Unlimited Plans
BSNL the largest Broadband Network in India just a while ago informed us about new plans which will further reduce the Data Transfer Limit on Unlimited Plans at the Maximum Speed user is eligible for. BB Home Combo ULF 900 – You will get 512 Kbps only for the first…
MyDala Group Buying Vs KhojGuru – Discount Deals
With increasing number of Indians going online there is a need for Discount Search Engine. However, they have evolved in two different forms. One of the interesting concepts is that of MyDala – Discount Deals on Group Buying; thus the retailer or service provider gets volume and its a Win-Win…
Qualcomm Vs Intel – Wireless Broadband Battle
With just a week away from closing applications for BWA Airwaves Auction, Qualcomm Executives from San Diego are busy wooing Indian Telecom Operators [Reliance Communications and Tata Indicom] to throw their weight behind Qualcomm which is keen on pushing Wireless Broadband using the LTE / 4G technology in India. India…