July 14th, 2014 1:33 PM 21 COMMENTS

MVNO in India: Not Truly MVNO Failed in Most Cases

Though MVNO is not legally approved in India, there are several trials of MVNO-like operations. World's one of the most popular MVNO, UK-based Virgin Mobile tied up with Tata Docomo, the telecom arm of legendary Tata Group. Virgin Mobile was selling CDMA & GSM voice and CDMA data over dongles; concentrates on GSM only now - offers voice & 2G internet. Tata Docomo has another tie up with Future Group... Read More

May 11th, 2014 9:37 PM 26 COMMENTS

Why Should anyone use Vodafone when Emergency Services can’t be Reached? A Customer Experience

I was literally shocked when I saw this tweet from one Mr. Himanshu few minutes ago. Himanshu, a Vodafone customer who was on roaming could not reach an Emergency number when it was essential. After reading his blog post I decided to approach Himanshu for a first hand account of his experience. Not being able to reach an emergency service is not a great thing to happen for anyone. What... Read More

May 5th, 2014 12:19 PM 16 COMMENTS

TRAI’s Proposal to Hike License Fee from ISP – not healthy for Indian Telecom !

India's broadband dream could have been stalled if TRAI's suggestion of 8% of annual revenue as license fee for internet service providers becomes a reality. The state of internet, more specifically the wire line segment is the worst in India; though wireless broadband situation is better, thanks to 3G, EVDO and LTE. TRAI proposed a uniform license fee of 8% of adjusted gross revenue to be applicable on all internet service providers including those have... Read More

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

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

April 6th, 2014 3:16 PM 51 COMMENTS

How Recharging and Paying Bills Online help you Save Money? Our Analysis

On a daily basis many of us worry about increasing costs and mobile tariffs are not an exception here. While we can continue to talk or rather rant about service providers not keeping up their quality even after increasing tariffs significantly, it is also possible to reduce the price hike burden on our pockets. I would be sharing some tips along with few of my own experiences on how one... Read More

March 21st, 2014 11:03 PM 11 COMMENTS

Huawei Say No to Windows/Android Dual-OS Devices; What Should Indian Vendors Do?

In a recent report Chinese telecom giant Huawei has discarded its plan to launch Windows/Android dual boot OS devices. There is no exact reason they have said behind this move. Though it seems the push came from Google and Microsoft, the companies behind Android and Windows operating systems respectively. Many analysts predicted that these dual-OS devices might fail as there would be no demand for such devices among users. We often... Read More

March 10th, 2014 11:36 AM 41 COMMENTS

Can 3G, EvDO & Broadband over WiFi Spoil Reliance Jio’s Launch Party? : Our Take

Without a disruptive pricing on tariff and devices, Reliance Jio can not succeed to win people's hearts.  Reliance Jio, the telecom arm of Mukesh Ambani owned Reliance Industries is gearing up for the commercial launch of its voice & data services in next 6-9 months. The company acquired pan India spectrum on 2300MHz band and minimum 5MHz spectrum on 1800MHz in 14 circles. The company made deals with Reliance Communications... Read More

March 2nd, 2014 11:51 AM 23 COMMENTS

Airtel’s Mistakes in 4G/LTE Business Should not be Repeated by R-Jio

Airtel, country's largest mobile service provider is not able to make its 4G services profitable after almost 2 years of the launch of 4G services. In April, 2012 Airtel became India's first operator to launch 4G/LTE services. Starting from Kolkata, which was the first city of the country to see mobile services in 1995, Airtel expanded its 4G services in Bangalore, Pune and Chandigarh but Airtel's 4G is never be a... Read More

February 28th, 2014 4:40 PM 71 COMMENTS

Idea of Regulating WhatsApp & Others is the Worst Situation, What is Airtel upto?

In a recent media interaction Bharti Airtel's Indian operations' head Gopal Vittal said that Over-the-Top players like WhatsApp, Skype, LINE, WeChat etc should be regulated and should be under some jurisdiction. This comes when most popular IM service provider WhatsApp, recently acquired by Facebook, plans to set up voice calls. Currently Indian operators generate majority of revenue (nearly 70-80%) from voice and text messages. With the rise of OTT players like... Read More

February 24th, 2014 12:08 PM 29 COMMENTS

Is Post-Auction Tariff Hike Really Imminent ? We find it out

Spectrum auction 2014 has been ended and already the incumbent operators are feeding the media that telecom tariff hike is imminent, as they have to shell out huge money to retain their spectrums. If anyone checks their claim about high cost for getting their spectrum is actually a lie. These companies have gone for both 900 and 1800MHz spectrum in the latest auction, but actually licenses of only 900MHz band... Read More

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