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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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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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Telecom CEOs call on Sibal, seek clarity on 3G roaming

by Paul Joseph October 28, 2011 Featured

Telecom operators on Friday raised concerns about the numerous cases of penalty being imposed by the Department of Telecom. At a meeting Kapil Sibal, Minister of Communications and IT, the CEOs of all the leading cellular operators sought clarification on DoT’s approach since many of the penalties are for minor technicalities. They said that many of the fine imposed are on issues that are unclear and on which the industry itself has sought clarification from the DoT. Source

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Mobile Growth in India Expands Telecom Opportunities

by Paul Joseph October 28, 2011 Featured

Four years ago, there were 218 million mobile phone lines in India. Today, there are 858 million, according to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. In 2009, India’s telecom industry directly employed about 400,000. That number is expected to grow. Telecom companies in India will add more than 10% to their teams this year, said Vikram Chhachhi, executive vice president with US search firm DHR International. Airtel, India’s largest mobile operator by market share, estimates it will hire 2,000 employees this year, mostly in sales, for a total workforce of approximately 16,000. 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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Samsung Galaxy Y S5360- A Smartphone For the Younger Generation

by Paul Joseph October 19, 2011 Featured

The much awaited Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 is here and at an enticing price. This entry level smartphone is powered by the Android operating system and v2.3 Gingerbread. The Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 incorporates a 3.0 inch wide TFT capacitive touchscreen display with 240 x 320 pixels resolution. The Virtual QWERTY Keypad and 2 MP camera with video recording are the other important features. Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 is an innovative smartphone targeted at the younger generation. The phone has standard 1200 mAh battery, Push Email, HTML Brower and MicroSD Card slot up to 32 GB. The Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 also incorporates connectivity features and has Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP, microUSB v2.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, GPRS, EDGE, 3G data transfer speed of HSDPA7.2 Mbps and GPS with A-GPS support. The Key Features of the Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 include: – OS: Android v2.3 – Processor: 823 MHz CPU – Camera: 2MP Rich Quality Camera – Bluetooth v3.0 – Wireless LAN, IEEE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Hotspot – Multi format audio/music/video player – Expand memory: Up to 32GB – microSD slot for Extra Memory – Social Hub Integrated – Android market For Games And Latest Applications – Installed Apps: Google Maps/GTalk/Google Search – Battery: Li-Ion 1200 mAh That is not all; the other features included in Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 are Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration, Quickoffice document viewer and Voice memo. Now get the power of innovation at your fingertips with the all new Samsung Galaxy Y S5360.

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India Unveils Draft of New Telecom Policy

by Paul Joseph October 15, 2011 Featured

India on Monday unveiled a set of proposals to streamline its regulations for the telecommunications sector, which has been struggling amid price wars and allegations of corruption stemming from the government’s sale of radio spectrum in 2008. The policy, which is still in draft form, seeks to do away with roaming charges—a fee users pay for operating mobile phones outside their home territories, and aims to issue telecom licenses and spectrum bandwidth separately rather than bundling them, as is now the practice. 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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