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Chethan S August 10th, 2014 8:11 PM 13 COMMENTS

What does Growth in Mobile Data Mean to Indian Telecom Operators and Customers?

Telcos around the world are witnessing huge data traffic volumes thanks to smartphone boom and growing adoption of OTT (Over-the-top) services by consumers. However, unfortunately for operators the data revenues are not showing the same growth trend. At the same time to maintain an edge they need to keep upgrading their networks - 2G to 3G to 4G! Commissioning network infrastructure that supports high speed data demands huge capital investments... Read More

Chethan S August 2nd, 2014 8:04 PM 343 COMMENTS

BSNL Broadband Customers Anxious about Upcoming bills due to Sudden Plan Changes

TelecomTALK readers by now would be very familiar with BSNL's unethical move wherein night unlimited broadband plans were heavily revised without prior notice. Due to this one-sided move, scores of BSNL customers will be facing huge bills and possible disconnection this month. One of our readers has already faced the disconnection on 1st August for this very reason. For the past two months, several readers have been expressing anxiety over... Read More

Apurva July 31st, 2014 1:04 PM 37 COMMENTS

Are Indian Mobile Operators running in a Cartel Mode?

Since I have been traveling for a month now, it's fun to notice what operators have to offer in different regions. Specifically, what I have noticed is there's little or no differentiation when it comes to tariffs offered by different operators for services like SMS, voice calls or data. It almost makes me want to question whether these top private operators are running a cartel. For the uninitiated, a cartel is... Read More

Chethan S July 29th, 2014 7:57 PM 17 COMMENTS

Mobile Data Boom: How Indian Operators can Chart a Growth Strategy?

With unprecedented penetration of smartphones across users of all socio-economic strata, demand for mobile data is ever growing all over the world. Telecom service providers around the globe are bracing up to come up in terms with this trend and improve their offerings in terms of network quality and pricing. Airtel's new The Smartphone Network campaign asserts the fact that even operators are aware about the significance of data being... Read More

Asif Iqbal July 28th, 2014 2:01 AM 1 COMMENTS

Is Oppo’s partnership with Amazon enough to improve sales?

Off late, it has become a fashion among smartphone brands to have an exclusive tie-up with online retailers. Motorola, Asus and Xiaomi are in exclusive tie-up with Flipkart while brands like Micromax, Xolo and Oplus have launched some of their devices exclusively on Snapdeal. Now, Oppo has announced a partnership with major online retailer; Amazon. It has also mentioned that all the devices from Oppo will be available from Amazon. Although Oppo entered the Indian market sometime... Read More

Chhavi July 25th, 2014 2:27 PM 44 COMMENTS

DoT to move Supreme Court against 3G intra-circle roaming, will this bring an end to 3G ICRA ?

Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has now decided to move the Supreme Court against 3G intra-circle roaming (ICR) agreement between operators. DoT had earlier banned 3G intra-circle roaming, saying they enabled the companies to offer 3G services without buying spectrum. Tribunal Settlement and Appellate Tribunal(TDSAT) however, on April 29 this year overturned the DoT’s ban and had issued orders that permitted telecom operators to offer 3G services even in the circles... Read More

Apurva July 19th, 2014 3:30 PM 16 COMMENTS

Google to subsidise Android One devices in India; but why?

Google, who recently announced the Android One program at its I/O conference, will be subsidizing the handsets to get them under $100, according to The Information (Paywalled, via GigaOm). Besides subsidizing, Google will also include $1B advertising budget and this new program will start in India to begin with. I have previously discussed that the ultimate goal of the Android One program is not... Read More

Ritij July 12th, 2014 1:32 PM 39 COMMENTS

Xiaomi Mi3: The best value for money smartphone in the market

Xiaomi Mi3 has just been launched in India for Rs 14,999 and its specifications list easily matches if not surpasses almost all the flagship smartphones from renowned brands. Nexus devices are a benchmark for providing flagship performance and prices lower than those of flagships. Xiaomi Mi3 is undercutting the Nexus 5 by half the cost, we think that it would give other manufacturers sleepless nights. But what it means for the... Read More

Esmail July 9th, 2014 6:09 PM 28 COMMENTS

India gearing up for the next big spectrum auction, everything you need to know

Department of telecommunications is considering the sale of airwaves across most commercially used spectrum bands in the current fiscal year 2014-15. Spectrum in 900, 1800, 2100, 2300 and 2500MHz bands will be put up for sale across the 22 telecom circles in India. Dot expects a total of Rs 38,954cr proceeds from communication services this current fiscal including the revenues generated from auction. The exact dates of the auction have... Read More

Chethan S June 30th, 2014 2:01 PM 32 COMMENTS

2014: The Year of Tariff Hikes across Cellular, Landline, Broadband Services

No service or industry can survive without tariff revisions - most of the times upward. The tariff wars which was a part of telecom sector for past few years, thanks to new entrants, seems to be going away. In the year 2014, we have seen a majority of telecom operators hike tariffs for their services. Today we make an attempt to enlist tariff hikes which caused major impact to consumers... Read More