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Indian telcos earn Rs 46,891 cr in Q1, Airtel leads pack

by Paul Joseph November 13, 2011 Featured

Bharti Airtel has cornered around 22 per cent of the total revenue of Rs 46,891.61 crore earned by telecom service providers during the first quarter of 2011-12, regulator Trai said. Airtel’s gross revenue was the highest at Rs 10,212.96 crore, followed by Vodafone at Rs 6,893.91 crore, Idea Cellular at Rs 4,600.77 crore and state-run BSNL at Rs 4427.80 crore, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) said in its India Telecom Services Performance Indicator Report. Source

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India’s netizens: Now 100-mn strong

by Paul Joseph November 13, 2011 Featured

After mobile phones, India is set to see another revolution in the technology space. According to the latest report of the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), the number of internet users in India crossed the 100-million mark in September. This is a 13 per cent increase over last year, when the number of internet users stood at 87 million. The total number of ‘claimed’ internet users now stands at 112 million. Claimed users are those who say they have accessed the internet to get some specific information. Source

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India eyes 4G service launch next year

by Paul Joseph November 6, 2011 Featured

After the launch of third- generation (3G) telecom services, India may see more advanced 4G services in the second half of next year. India aims to launch fourth-generation (4G) mobile services next year that will allow users to watch high-definition video and download content at a much faster rate, a minister says. 4G technology holds the promise of Internet speeds up to 10 times faster than typical third-generation networks. “We should be ready to launch 4G… in the later half of 2012,” Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal said Source

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Google bets big on mobile internet in India

by Paul Joseph November 6, 2011 Featured

Internet giant Google expects India’s internet growth to be driven by mobile users, predicting that they will form the majority of new internet users in the country as low-priced smartphones become available. India now has 100 million internet users, less than a tenth of the country’s population of 1.2 billion, but still the third largest user base behind China and the United States. The number is expected to grow to 300 million in the next three years. Source

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3G roaming agreements illegal, says TRAI

by Paul Joseph October 28, 2011 Featured

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has told the Department of Telecom (DoT) that the 3G roaming agreements signed between various operators were illegal according to the licence conditions. The regulator said that such an arrangement was not only causing loss to the national exchequer but also affecting the quality of 3G services offered to consumers. Source

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India’s telecom story over? Six top executives of mobile companies hunting new jobs

by Paul Joseph October 28, 2011 Featured

Six top executives of mobile phone companies are hunting for new jobs, signalling bad times for a sector that was once touted as the symbol of India’s growth story. Those looking for a career change include the CEO of one of India’s largest telecom operators and the heads of two new entrants. “India’s telecom story is over. Industry revenues have not gone up in two years,” admitted the promoter of one of the largest mobile phone companies. Source

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Centre has final say on telecom

by Paul Joseph October 28, 2011 Featured

Centre has absolute powers to decide the terms and conditions for telecom operators as neither the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) nor the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) can overrule it, the Supreme Court has ruled. The apex court said though TRAI has been conferred with the statutory power to recommend the terms and conditions of the license and the Central Government was bound to seek its recommendations, yet, the same was not binding on it. Source

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Ericsson to export India model to Europe, Latin America

by Paul Joseph October 28, 2011 Featured

Ericsson , the world’s largest telecom gear manufacturer, is counting on services it has developed in India for growing its multi-billion dollar managed services business in Europe and Latin America. Details are unknown, but the Swedish telecom equipment manufacturer plans to roll out a spate of engineering support service centres in Romania , Brazil and Mexico which will be modelled along the lines of its India regional technical centres (RTCs). These tech hubs will be equipped to remotely optimise the networks of some of Ericsson’s top mobile operator clients in these regions. Source

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Tata Teleservices May Take Part in India Mobile Consolidation, DoCoMo Says

by Paul Joseph October 28, 2011 Featured

NTT DoCoMo Inc., Japan’s biggest mobile-phone operator, said its partner Tata Teleservices Ltd. in India may take part in consolidation in the world’s second- largest wireless market. “If you look at the positioning of Tata Teleservices, it is possible that they can be part of this consolidation,” Masatoshi Suzuki, a DoCoMo senior executive vice president in charge of overseas strategy, said in an interview in Geneva yesterday. “We need to look at the possibility of growth as well as at the regulatory environment.” Source

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Now, roaming service to become free in India?

by Paul Joseph October 15, 2011 Featured

India’s new telecoms policy is a mixed bag for operators. The scandal-ridden sector is crying out for consolidation. Delhi’s new policy will allow spectrum trading and, theoretically, free up M&A too. But costs will rise and takeovers are unlikely until the corruption investigations are complete. Almost everyone agrees that the sector has too many players, and that margins have been driven too low to be sustainable. There are 15 firms in India. Reliance Communication’s average revenue per user fell to $2.26 per month in the first quarter of 2011 from $7.63 in 2008. Source

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