IDEA CELLULAR GEARED UP TO UPGRADE THE GPRS NETWORK
India’s leading mobile operator Idea Cellular has geared up to upgrade and enhance its GPRS/ EDGE network and selected Nokia Siemens Networks to upgrade its GPRS /EDGE GSM Network in 22 telecom circle to tap into the value-added data services market over the Mobile Internet.
By March 2010, Idea subscribers will be able to enjoy upgraded multimedia messaging, e-mail, web browsing, online music and other mobile VAS services.
Nokia Siemens Networks will add GPRS / EDGE capability to 10 telecom circle service areas, while the existing GPRS / EDGE capability in 12 other telecom circle areas will be expanded.
As part of the project, Nokia Siemens has also designed and will implement Unified Charging Solution that will enable Idea Cellular to have a single system across these locations for real time charging of the new services for both pre-paid and post-paid subscribers.
The Idea service areas where Nokia Siemens Networks will add GPRS /EDGE capability are Mumbai, Orissa, Tamil Nadu including Chennai, Kolkata and West Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Punjab, Assam and North East. Nokia Siemens Networks will upgrade Idea’s existing GPRS capacity in the service areas of Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh East, Uttar Pradesh West, Haryana, Kerala, Bihar, Maharashtra and Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat.
Is Idea’s GPRS service was not good? or what?
@Deepak
DEEPAK, with 3G auctions & immediate rollout thereafter, IDEA needs to be 3G ready.
The only way they can ensure this is by keeping the GPRS (small towns) and EDGE (large cities) ready for launch.
@Duane
AFAIK, Idea’s Mumbai network is 3G Ready. If I remember correctly, they had advertised it as such when launching in Mumbai. It’s a good thing they are doing it though.
@Duane
AFAIK, Idea’s Mumbai network is 3G Ready. If I remember correctly, they had advertised it as such when launching in Mumbai. It’s a good thing they are doing it though.
@Deepak
I use Idea’s and Vodafone’s GPRS service in Mumbai. I experience that Idea is better in that department than vodafone at the moment.
@Duane
@Darshan Jog
Now a day the use of’3G ready GSM network” is the fashion of all 2G network operator, Its came just because of the MTNL/BSNL 3G service.
It’s marketing gimmick of other operators like Reliance and Idea etc.
The 2G or 2.75G GSM network equipment and equipment of 3G-WCDMA are different to deploy the GSM Mobile Network.
idea gprs setting for orange & Htc Mobiole are not complete n his service in very bad in over towen so impru service n signal settings