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Krishna Mukherjee February 2nd, 2016 3:54 PM 16 COMMENTS

GSMA expresses concerns over TRAI’s price recommendation for 700MHz spectrum

The global body of GSM operators GSMA has called for affordable spectrum pricing in the upcoming spectrum auction and expressed its concerns over telecom regulator TRAI’s recommendation to set a starting price of US$1.7 billion per MHz for pan-Indian 700MHz spectrum. It said that the short-term gain, long-term pain approach to spectrum pricing should come to an end. As the digital economy becomes increasingly important to India’s future prosperity, the... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee February 2nd, 2016 12:02 PM 12 COMMENTS

Telenor set for mobile broadband transformation with Huawei’s spectrum efficient GSM solution

Telecom firm Telenor India, which operates in six circles in India, has deployed its partner Huawei's spectrum efficient Lean GSM solution across 28 cities, including Ahmedabad, Lucknow and Varanasi, in the country. The solution improves the network capacity by over 30% using the same spectrum resources and claims to provide superior voice and data experience. It uses GPS-based synchronisation and automated interference management based on real-time network measurement. Additional capacity... Read More

Zara Ali February 2nd, 2016 6:00 AM 9 COMMENTS

Gionee’s entry-level P5W smartphone launched in India at Rs. 6,499, seems to rival Moto E (2nd Gen) and Redmi 2 Prime

Gionee has unveiled yet another smartphone in its budget segment, named as the Gionee P5W in India. The device will be available at a price of Rs. 6,499 in White, Blue, Red, Yellow, and Black color options. The device features a 5-inch HD IPS display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, and is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6735 64-bit chipset clubbed with 1GB of RAM.... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas February 1st, 2016 6:57 PM 5 COMMENTS

TTSL plans to bundle enterprise services with 4G services: Report

Tata Teleservices (TTSL), the dual technology telecom operator, is in talks with existing 4G telecom operators to bundle its enterprise offerings with their high-speed fourth generation services, ET reported. With 4G services from other telcos, the company aims to better tap the country’s enterprise market, and to get maximum share in about a million-strong enterprise market in India. Prateek Pashine, Head – Enterprise Business at Tata Teleservices, told the publication... Read More

Chethan S February 1st, 2016 1:50 PM 45 COMMENTS

BSNL employees may not get salary hike this time: Reports

BSNL, the state-run telecom operator, is leaving no stone unturned to become a profitable entity in the highly competitive telecom market, which is ruled by private carriers. In a bid to further solidify its efforts, the PSU may decide not to give its employees salary hike as announced in the seventh pay commission if the company runs in loss in the coming year. BSNL Chairman and Managing Director Anupam Shrivastava,... Read More

Ria Lakshman February 1st, 2016 12:36 PM 35 COMMENTS

Vodafone India all set to make the commercial launch of 4G in Bengaluru, offers 4G SIM in advance

Vodafone India has rolled out 4G-ready SIMs at all its stores located across Bengaluru, announces the company. The commercial services on 4G to be launched soon. “Vodafone is one of the leading telecommunication services provider in Karnataka and our over 26 lakh customers in Bengaluru have a lot to look forward to. We want our customers to be 4G-ready so that they can start experiencing the benefits of high-speed mobile... Read More

Zara Ali February 1st, 2016 9:35 AM 0 COMMENTS

Samsung to unleash the Galaxy S7 on February 21 at its ‘Unpacked’ event in Barcelona

Samsung is yet again ready with what it likes to call it, “The Next Galaxy”. The company’s much-awaited smartphone, the Galaxy S7 is all set to come out of wraps on February 21 at 7 PM (European Time) in Barcelona. The event has been planned on the day before MWC 2016 kicks in. The invitation image showcases a cube with its two edges illuminating blue light, which gives the impression... Read More

Srikapardhi February 1st, 2016 5:00 AM 0 COMMENTS

Rakesh Garg removed as Telecom Secretary ten months ahead of his retirement

Rakesh Garg has been removed from the post of Telecom Secretary ten months ahead of his retirement, and has been shifted to minority affairs, as part of a top-level bureaucratic reshuffle, wherein as many as 10 new Secretaries have been appointed in various central government ministries and other organisations. JS Deepak, a 1982 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, has been appointed as the new telecom Secretary. Deepak, an IIM... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas January 31st, 2016 7:32 PM 0 COMMENTS

Avaya names Vishal Agrawal as Managing Director for India and SAARC

Avaya, a provider of business communications software, systems and services, has named Vishal Agrawal as Managing Director for India and SAARC operations. Agrawal will focus on aligning Avaya more closely with India’s digital transformation initiative, and on continuing to drive the company’s ‘customer-first’ solution innovation ethos and outcome-based approach. “For the last two years, we have invested in building a strong ecosystem of partners, a team that has experience and... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee January 30th, 2016 9:19 AM 29 COMMENTS

Forget 700 Mhz, insufficient 1800 Mhz band in the upcoming spectrum auctions may hit India’s 4G dreams

With the spectrum auctions most likely to take place in the first half of this year, all eyes are set on the telecom department which is weaving the largest ever spectrum auction in India’s history. According to a report in the Financial Express, even though the buzz is around the 700Mhz band and its high pricing, “but if more 1800Mhz spectrum is not made available through early harmonisation, this will... Read More

Ria Lakshman January 29th, 2016 5:43 PM 41 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Idea Cellular and RCom may not bid for 700MHz band: Fitch

Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Idea Cellular and Reliance Communications may skip the super efficient 700MHz spectrum in the upcoming fiscal, given their stretched balance sheets and need to preserve cash in light of impending competition from the entry of Reliance Jio in March-April 2016, Fitch Ratings said in a note. The firm said that efficiency gains from deploying 4G services on 700MHz will be insufficient to offset the relatively high price. India's... Read More