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Asif Iqbal May 28th, 2014 2:09 AM 4 COMMENTS

LG was the 3rd largest phone manufacturer in the world during Q1 2014

Thanks to some great smartphone launches in the past 12 months, LG has now become 3rd largest mobile phone manufacturer in terms of earnings according to the numbers from Q1 2014. Samsung still stands largest mobile phone manufacturer while Apple stand as the second largest mobile phone brand, if the earnings are concerned. According to Strategy Analytics, LG sold more than $3.18 billion worth of mobile phone units worldwide during... Read More

Apurva May 26th, 2014 4:10 PM 52 COMMENTS

The Struggle to find a perfect 3G Operator in Mumbai

Trying to find the best 3G operator is like trying to find Nirvana. More so when the price war between the operators have ended and there's little or no difference in the quality of service these carriers offer. I have been dependent on Vodafone's 3G service in Mumbai circle for a very long time. However, it's getting frustrating when it switches to edge while commuting in local trains where I... Read More

Ritij May 22nd, 2014 1:32 PM 8 COMMENTS

Lenovo reveals its annual financial results and they look quite promising

Lenovo is on a roll off late and is emerging as one of leading smartphone manufacturers globally. It has just bought Motorola from Google and that is expected to aid it in taking on the big guns to come across as the number 1 smartphone manufacturer. It has just released its financial results for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014 and the Q1 of calendar year 2014 and it... Read More

Chethan S May 12th, 2014 11:50 AM 11 COMMENTS

How can Airtel Continue to grow in terms of Market Share and Profitability? Our Comprehensive Analysis

Back in December 2013 we published a detailed analysis of how India’s national telecom service provider BSNL can turn profitable again. Our efforts bore some fruit and BSNL started taking corrective measures soon after. Now we are making a similar effort with a comprehensive analysis of how Airtel can continue its growth saga. Airtel is already profitable and is showing good growth but by tweaking certain things we felt they... Read More

Asif Iqbal May 4th, 2014 1:33 AM 254 COMMENTS

Things you need to consider before buying a 4G LTE capable handset in India

Airtel has already launched its 4G network in a handful of cities and other operators will follow the suit. If you want to be under the league of first movers, you should have a 4G LTE capable smartphone. If you think that all the high-end smartphones which are announced to be 4G LTE during their international launch are compatible with networks in India as well, you are mistaken. Indian telecom... Read More

Srikapardhi May 2nd, 2014 11:47 AM 0 COMMENTS

Telecom Operators Web Based Self Care Services, What they offers to users : Our Analysis

After Network/Affordable packs, Mobile users generally look for Quality and Information on Services via Self care Options which helps users to get control (Why we need control or information is left to individual opinions) over their account at their finger tips instead of calling CC, visiting Relationship centers and spending some time. Operators started to provide various Mobile Apps, SMS Short Codes, USSD Options and Web Self Care Options to... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas May 2nd, 2014 2:37 AM 12 COMMENTS

Until 4G Comes in India, 3G Gets the Best Time to Grow Can Operators Cash in ?

While 4G is yet to go mainstream, let’s talk about 3G, more specifically existing mobile broadband in the country. 3G was first launched in India by MTNL in 2008. 3G market in India saw a change after private operators entered the market in 2010. The initial response was very poor for 3G (= mobile broadband) compared to the success story of voice market. However operators’ efforts including expansion of 3G... Read More

Asif Iqbal April 27th, 2014 9:00 PM 49 COMMENTS

Will 2014 be the start of Samsung’s downfall in smartphone market?

Samsung is world's biggest mobile phone brand in terms of sales. It has enjoyed a great deal of success with iconic smartphones like Galaxy S3 and tablet PCs like Galaxy Tab 2. People have enjoyed its colourful screens and powerful hardware. But as of late, people have started to grow bore of Samsung's offerings. But what are the reasons for this? Are we experiencing the start of Samsung's downfall? Let's have... Read More

Asif Iqbal April 26th, 2014 1:28 AM 10 COMMENTS

Microsoft completes Nokia acquisition today, will it actually help Microsoft?

Eight months after the announcement that Microsoft will acquire Nokia's devices and services business for around $7.2 billion, Microsoft has now completely acquired Nokia's said divisions and related infrastructure today (except its manufacturing plants in Chennai and Korea). Nokia's will now be a completely owned, separately functioning subsidiary of Microsoft. Microsoft will own 'Lumia' and 'Asha' brands. Nokia is barred from using its brand name on any mobile device for... Read More

Asif Iqbal April 16th, 2014 1:02 AM 53 COMMENTS

Are WhatsApp & Viber A Real Threat To Indian Telecom Operators? We find out.

The IM (instant messaging) and VoIp apps like WhatsApp and Viber who provide free unlimited messages and voice/video calls respectively have taken over the world by storm. The total number of messages sent and received through WhatsApp per day have now overtook the total number of SMSes sent and received everyday. WhatsApp has disrupted the IM market in the same way how Skype did to international calling market. [caption id="attachment_116080" align="aligncenter"... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas April 14th, 2014 12:52 PM 37 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio – What Do They Are Up to ? Our Analysis

Reliance Jio Infocomm, the telecom arm of Mukesh Ambani headed Reliance Industries is leaving no stone untouched to roll out 4G services to usher a new age of technology in the country. The company have been tied knot even with its competitors like Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Reliance Communications on different matters. Jio has made deal with RCom for their inter-city OFCN, intra-city OFCN and 45000+ towers. They will use Viom... Read More

Asif Iqbal April 11th, 2014 11:11 AM 0 COMMENTS

Mobile Handset Vendors & OEMs Pushing Telcos For Faster 4G LTE Rollout In India

Multiple mobile handset vendors as well as OEMs are in collaboration with telecom operators in India for faster 4G LTE network rollout. India uses TD-LTE technology for the deployment of 4G networks over Band 40 (2300 MHz). Earlier, this technology was being used only by China and India but now, more and more countries in Asia are adopting it due to its lower cost of deployment when compared to LTE FDD. [caption... Read More