Day 19 Update – Auction Ends with Rs. 1,09,874 Cr The much hyped and fiercely fought Indian Telecom Spectrum Auction has ended after 19 days and 115 rounds of bidding. Government has accrued a total of Rs. 1,09.874 crore rupees from this…

2G Auction 2014 – Final Provisional Results & Highlights On the 10th and the final day of the 2G Auctions, 68 rounds of bids were completed All 3 circles in 900 MHz remained the same on the final day. 11 circles did not see any…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

I 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 wisdom of…

When it comes to National Security, Indian Government has been quite stern on putting down rules and regulations. Things like Mobile phones with no IMEI numbers are now thing of past due to this. Even a company like RIM had to bow down to…

Telecom Sector is buzzing quite a bit this week – Here are some of the interesting news Apple plans to launch CDMA iPhone in India This is good news for Indian CDMA subscribers, according to report in Wall Street Journal, Apple is in…

It is quite heartening to see that DoT for once, has ensured that it has met the deadline given – The 3G spectrum allocation to Telecom Operators deadline was set for 1st September and it has been achieved. Department of Telecommunication…