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National Telecom Policy 2011: A fresh breather!

by Paul Joseph November 13, 2011 Featured

Just as Finance bills are used as an opportunity for announcing economic policy decision, draft NTP 2011 has more on intent and direction Minister Sibal’s reformist draft policy traverses far beyond telecom services and attempts to encompass manufacturing of IT & ITeS equipment and addressing spectrum challenges for sectors beyond telecom. On first brush, the document is a consultants delight with jargons like mission, standard operating procedures ( SOP), code of practice for sales & marketing, always connected etc. setting out ambitious objectives for of broadband on demand, nationwide – free roaming. Source

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Number portability requests just 2% of India’s wireless base

by Paul Joseph November 13, 2011 Featured

Mobile number portability (MNP) doesn’t just appear to be a damp squib, it is one. The number of requests received for MNP since it was launched in November 2010 reached only 18.1 million till August 2011 – 9 months after it was launched in November 2010 – a mere 2% of India’s wireless base of 865.71 million. 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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Mobile phones becoming multi-tasking devices: Assocham

by Paul Joseph November 6, 2011 Featured

Mobile phones are fast moving beyond their primary role of voice communication and becoming multi-tasking devices as the number of wireless subscribers in the country totals 89.2 crore, the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) said. With prices of mobile handsets coming down and disposable incomes going up, people are changing handsets quite often. Source

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What is hurting telecom tower business

by Paul Joseph October 28, 2011 Featured

Rising running costs, rampant diesel pilferage and taxes are taking their toll on the cash flows of the country’s debt-laden telecom tower business, which is finding it almost impossible to raise cash from investors. The mouthwatering valuation enjoyed by tower firms two years ago is now history . Today, companies wanting to go public fear a thumbs-down from investors while those looking for a strategic share sale are waiting with their fingers crossed. “For these companies, the projections on which valuation were made have just not happened,” said Hemant Joshi, Partner, Deloitte Haskins & Sells. 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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Telecos to lose $400 mn on abolition of roaming charges

by Paul Joseph October 15, 2011 Featured

Abolition of roaming charges as proposed in the draft National Telecom Policy 2011 is expected to result in a revenue loss of about USD 400 million for leading telecom service providers. “The Indian roaming market is estimated to be around USD 600 million (roaming charges plus call tariffs). Telecom operators together will lose to the tune of USD 400 million if it is implemented,” Telecom Industry Leader at Ernst and Young, Prashant Singhal, told PTI. Source

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Assessing the India Telecom Equipment Opportunity

by Paul Joseph October 15, 2011 Featured

What does India have to offer that is so promising? Looking at five-year growth trends for mobile subscribers and mobile revenue, India growth rates are forecast to exceed even those of rapidly expanding China, based on Pyramid forecast data. More significantly, it is not just the growth rates that are expected to surpass China and the industrialized West over the next five years but the total subscriber numbers, as well. By 2016, Pyramid forecasts that India will have reached 1.4 billion mobile subscriptions and 600 million 3G/4G mobile data subscriptions. This slightly surpasses the 1.3 million mobile subscriptions forecast for China and is three times the total forecast for the U.S. The 3G/4G total is about 70 percent higher than the forecast totals for both China and the U.S. In short, India promises a powerful combination of both growth and size. Source

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New telecom policy may ring in cheer to mobile users

by Paul Joseph October 9, 2011 Featured

The draft National Telecom Policy-2011, to be unveiled by Communications Minister Kapil Sibal on Monday, is likely to bring more cheer to over 85-crore mobile users. If DoT insiders are to be believed, mobile users will not have to pay roaming charges while travelling outside their telecom circle. Today, a mobile user (leaving his telecom circle and travelling to other States) pays Re.1 a minute each on all incoming calls and outgoing local calls in the circle he is travelling in, while he is charged Rs.1.50 for outgoing STD calls. Source

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