One of the biggest reasons why 3G has not really taken off in India even after close to 2 years is because of sky-high prices. 3G prices are currently atleast 5 times higher than normal 2g connections. From Telecom Operator’s point of view, it is very difficult for them
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GSMA India has come out with a report that puts forth some interesting growth numbers for mobile Broadband connections in India. According to the press release India is slated to become 2nd largest Mobile Broadband market globally in next four years with 367 million Mobile Broadband connections by 2016.
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First the 2G, then 3G and now its time for another high octane drama of 4G spectrum Auction. The 2G spectrum was sold very cheaply (and now licenses getting scrapped). 3G auction was bumper which raked in 70k crore rupees for Indian government. Now, its time for 4G auctions
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Yes, that’s what it looks like – According to the news appearing on TMI, mobile users in Indian states of Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh may experience 4G services as early as January 2012. 3G has not taken off in India – Infact, many users (including yours truly) have moved
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If there is any sector in India that has acquired significant positive press, it has got be the telecom sector. Record Subscriber Growth, Cut Throat Pricing, MNP, 3G launch are some of the examples which put the Telecom sector at the center of Indian growth story in the past
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We are nearly 6 months since 3G first rolled out in India – Now-a-days you see every Mobile operator heavily advertising their 3G offerings. Airtel, Vodafone, Tata, Reliance, Idea, BSNL and others are offering 3G services in Metro’s and most of the tier 1 cities in India. However, 3G
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The Indian mobile operators have slowly but surely started their 3G services across various cities of the country. Airtel was one of the most recent ones to launch them. Reliance is also rolling out their 3G services across various cities [Vote for the best 3G service providers !] To
» continue readingI have already got on the 3G bandwagon – Have used 3G data card and also 3G sim card on mobile and I have not been too happy with it. I am not going to name the provider – But this post essentially is to find out from collective
» continue readingFor years the Indian telecom sector has been growing crazily with new players, increasing connections and greater tele-density. The number of mobile subscribers has ballooned to more than 755 million and the teledensity has increased to around 65%. The number of mobile players has gone way beyond 15. People
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More than a decade ago, owning a mobile phone was a luxury. Not any more, though! In fact, now we expect every known person to own a cell phone as a basic necessity of life. This is called revolution – the cellular services have rendered itself all pervasive within
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