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VODAFONE GETS APPROVAL FROM FIPB FOR ISP, NLD LICENCES

June 29th, 2009 10:26 pm Tarun No comments

vodafoneIndia’s second largest telecom service provider Vodafone Essar has got approval from Foreign Investment Promotion Board for NLD (National Long Distance) and ISP (Internet service provider) license so this makes Vodafone a full-fledged communication service provider in the country now Vodafone will be in the elite club of top mobile operators like Reliance communication,Bharti Airtel,BSNl and MTNL having NLD infrastructure .

- PTI-(The Hindu Businessline)

 

Is India ready for 3G services? 3G is good but it is time for 4G already

Is India ready for 3G services?

by Sriram Vadlamani · 1 comment

3G is supposed to bring in a lot of services and revenues for a lot of people in the telecom ecosystem. The network providers, telecom operators, value added services providers, content providers and the all pervasive handset makers – all set to gain big in this 3G blockbuster.

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Companies like Onmobile, Comviva, One97 and Cellebrum are gearing up for to launch their value added services for 3G. Video services, video telephony and mobile TV is another area which is set to explode.

3G launch is not impending in its strict sense. There is a good 6-8 months to go before the auction is done and the operators get their licenses and start their services.

Citing the 3G spectrum to be launched handset makers flooded India with various smartphone offerings. If we set aside the euphoria there is a deeper question which begs to be asked.

3G network and 3G services are different. My question – Is India ready for 3G services?

BSNL and MTNL have launched their 3G services in pockets and have 9000 and 400 subscribers. That is in hundreds and not thousands. That is a little scary but much can be blamed on the way the products are marketed. Can we take that as a skimming strategy and assess the demand for 3G?

More than VAS on 3G many operators would be happy to use the additional spectrum to beef up their voice offerings. Airtel and Vodafone are the most congested networks with more than 170 million subscribers between them. Call drops on these 2 networks are very frequent.

With the number portability around the corner the telcos would be happy to keep the existing customers. Of the 400 million mobile subscribers IN India almost 90% could care less about any of the fancy 3G services. Airtel is looking for the next 100 million in 3 years. It should not lose its current 100 million.  

The spectrum offered to the Indian operators is the lowest in the world. In spite of this India is the largest growing telecom market in the world. How ironic?

There is a limit on the number of 3G operators which can operate in a particular circle. The number was 4-5 a year before. Now, there are rumors that each circle will be loaded with 11-12.

Qualcomm is waiting in the wings with its Kayak PC which connects to the Internet using 3G.  India also plans to add 300 million mobile users in the next 4 years. What this means is the 3G network will be choked up in no time and we would be looking for the next auction of 4G.

Too many things are chasing too little spectrum. 3G is good but it is time for 4G already.

#Nokia #n97 Demo at my place

Loaded my blog to check the browser, never liked the default browser in symbian mobiles,
Over all I am not so much impressed with the mobile, might skip this one for now.

 

Video: 10 minute hands on with the Sony Ericsson Satio « My Nokia Blog

Video: 10 minute hands on with the Sony Ericsson Satio

June 28, 2009 at 10:53 am | In 5th Edition, S60, Sony Ericsson, Symbian, Video | Leave a Comment
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Generation The Phone House, has a 10 minute video looking at the Sony Ericsson Satio – one of the three major S60 5th Edition handsets of 2009, competing with Samsungs i8910 and Nokia’s N97.

It’s interesting to note the differences both Samsung and Sony Ericsson have done to, perhaps, improving the S60 interface – e.g. look at the Satio’s media player.

I’ve ranted about the Satio/Nokia thing before >>here<< so I won’t go over it again, except for stating my love for the imaging prowess of the Satio.

  1. Xenon.
  2. Camera/Video switch.
  3. Media button (unbelievably convenient, why Nokia took it out from the N97, I don’t know.)
  4. 16:9 photos. Takes advantage of the screen ratio, looks good on the phone, also fits most modern computer screens better (not sure if it does 16:9 video as an option, you see 4:3 though in the video)

The MP count, I actually would not have minded if it was 5 or 8, so having 12MP is rather a bonus. We’ve seen in samples it performs quite well, getting a lot more detail than the growing standard of 8MP. When you’d need that extra detail for a point and shoot maybe a rare occasion, but it’s nice to have the option.

From Generation The Phone House via blog.se-nse.net/

BSNL LAUNCHES INDIA WIDE WIRELESS BROADBAND AT RS.650

BSNL LAUNCHES INDIA WIDE WIRELESS BROADBAND AT RS.650

bsnl evdo wireless broadbandBharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) today announced the launch of EVDO a high speed wireless broadband service with India Wide Internet access facility while on move .The Company claims BSNL EVDO Data Card can offer speed up to 2.4 mbps, faster than existing mobile wireless service and now BSNL providing the India Wide Roaming on its EVDO service. BSNL EVDO broadband service allows customers to be connected not only for mails, but also for downloads, large files uploads, photo sharing, etc.

BSNL EVDO Data Card comes with a price tag of Rs.2,100 and can be used in laptop or in desktop PC.BSNL also introduces the Unlimited Internet Usage plan at Rs.650 per month. BSNL customer can use EVDO card to access the High speed wireless broadband service across India.

The above tariff will be effective from 1 st July, 2009 for all new customers. For existing customers who have already taken the cards and are presently getting unlimited service @ Rs.550 for EVDO card, they have to migrate to higher plan after completion of 6 months period and due intimation has to be given to them as per TRAI directions on the subject.

The awareness and demand for wireless Internet connectivity is increasing rapidly and with laptop and PC sales showing exponential growth, there is a huge demand for wireless high-speed Internet access, BSNL EVDO broadband service allows customers to be connected not only for mails, but also for downloads, large files uploads, photo sharing, etc. It also allows users to send and receive SMS and is compatible with both laptops and desktop PCs.

BSNL is the first to roll out EVDO Internet in India. The EVDO was launched unofficially back in September 2007 by BSNL and now, after the establishing better EVDO network, BSNL has started to launch officially in most parts of the country and now its the EVDO users can acess the high speed wireless broadband with India wide roaming facility.

 

3G AUCTION PROCESS DELAYED! Might happen only by January 2010

3G AUCTION PROCESS DELAYED!

3G-IndiaIndia’s upcoming 3G auctions is set for yet another delay reports UTVi according to UTVi a top source in the telecom ministry has cited that Telecom Minister A Raja wants the matter to be referred before the empowered group of ministers eGoM .

Earlier, the matter was to be decided by the cabinet, which could have expedited the process if the matter goes to the eGoM,the auctions will take place only after September 2009.

The 3G auctions were initially supposed to happen in January 2009. The group of ministers formed then under the chairmanship of Pranab Mukherjee could not arrive at a consensus. Now, with the Telecom Minister’s wish to refer the matter to eGoM means that the roll out of third generation wireless services by private operators will happen only by January 2010. However, TelecomTalk could not independently confirm this

 

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