Telecom

3G on Mobile promises to bring about a sea-change in how we use data on our mobile phones. The higher speeds of 3G will allow consumers to do things that would not have been possible with existing GPRS / Edge internet services. 3g internet…

The biggest news of last week undoubtedly was the finalization of new Indian Rupee Symbol. India has now joined the ranks of Elite countries who boast a unique currency symbol of their own. Although, we have a new symbol now, the process in…

In last 12 – 18 months we have seen smaller Indian Mobile companies like Micromax, Spice, Karbonn, Zen, lemon Mobiles & fly gaining rapid market share due to there aggressive pricing & marketing efforts along with feature rich…

Just imagine this situation - your grand-ma who is situated at her remote native place with abysmally low internet penetration, sends you an email to enquire about your well-being and, at the same time, forwarding her medical reports to get…

Believe it or not – the bottom formation process for the tariff price wars in the telecom sector has already commenced! It certainly seems that the depressed telecom industry has kicked off with the much needed consolidation in terms of…

Ring! Ring! Didn’t hear it? Worry not; you will hear it ringing louder as the telecom sector is up for re-rating on the back of brokerage up gradation. First, a look at the telecom stocks on the Indian bourses: Date: July 9, 2010 -…

As per the previous circular, it was supposed to be implemented by June 30th - we have now already crossed that date. The new date fixed for MNP implementation is 31st October 2010. So another 4 months wait for probably another postponed…

Finally, it is here – A Solar powered Mobile phone – It is surprising that Mobile sector has seen a lot of innovation, but not much has happened when it came to powering / charging mobile through this abundantly available source of Energy.…

If you are a mobile user in India, chances are very high that you are troubled by the ever increasing spam SMS. Irrespective of whether you are registered with NDNC or not, you undergo the pain of reading those pesky text messages offering…

In this competitive era, the corporate world is increasingly looking to squeeze in maximum possible benefits from their current set up of infrastructure and support services. If your reach is spread across the most diverse geographical…

The auction process was always slated to peak out in a day or two with the soaring bids. So, it wasn’t a big surprise to see end of BWA Auction. What was surprising though is the news that pan-India winner of the BWA spectrum, Infotel…

iPhone 4 is right now the talk of the town – The slimmest Smartphone with highest resolution display phone is coming to India through Vodafone as per their latest press statement. However, no other details are published yet on their…

iPhone 4 was announced yesterday by Steve Jobs at WWDC 2010 conference in San Francisco. As many had expected, the next generation iPhone 4 comes with host of new features with some of them being first to be introduced in a mobile phone…

Mobile applications probably consume more user’s mobile time as compared to their core features of voice and messaging. Over last few years, mobile users are increasingly using mobile phones for social networking, gaming & music.…

WOW, the momentum is not slowing down in BWA Auction. After yesterday’s holiday Day 4 of BWA Auction saw 8 rounds of bidding today with 24 rounds completed overall. The Pan-India license rose by 1085 to touch 5270 crore rupees.…

The process of 3G spectrum auction is over and it could well be only a matter of few months, say roughly around October, before the telecom operators roll out this premium next generation technology and services. And, guess what? Well, no…

Its just the end of day 3 and BWA Auction is just flying. The Pan-India license bid has a reached 4185.77 crore as compared to to the base price of Rs. 1750 crore. This is a whooping 139% over and above what exchequer had targeted. While…

The reserve price for a pan-India broadband license stands at Rs.1750 crore, at half the base price of 3G spectrum. BWA spectrum is necessary for rolling out WiMAX services and enable internet access to various compatible devices. Here is…

3G Auction is finally over and the results are out ! Here are the complete details about the 3G spectrum winners. The Government is expected to add 70,000 crore rupees to its Kitty. The Auction ended after 34 days days of intense bidding…

I am a big Android fan boy - I have mentioned this more than once that Android is going to be the future of Mobile computing and I am extremely encouraged with the way things are going. Just a few days back, Android surpassed iphone for…