11.75 million subscribers were added in the month of April (drop of 26% as compared to March) taking the total number of wireless subscribers to 403.66 million (overall tele-density reached 37.94 from 36.98). Tata Tele to enter GSM Space Given the absence of CDMA spectrum roadmap, Tata Tele has decided to move to GSM. The [...]
Bharti pulled out of MTN deal, a year back and is back now with acquiring 49% stake in MTN, South Africa-based telecom major. In turn, MTN and its shareholders would acquire an approximate 36% economic interest in Bharti, of which 25% would be held by MTN with the remainder held directly by MTN shareholders. The [...]
Vodafone, OnMobile Global enter into VAS agreement Vodafone will use the ringback tones, voice portal and speech-enabled value added services of OnMobile Global in emerging markets. The agreement enables Vodafone operators and Partner Networks across the world to rapidly deploy OnMobile’s products BSNL partners Nokia for 3G services BSNL, India’s third largest mobile company in [...]
[Guest article contributed by Vital Analytics, Bangalore based market research firm focused on telecom space.] Invention of cellular technologies and its evolution is the biggest boon to mankind. Telecommunication industry is growing at a rapid rate. There are 3.3 billion mobile subscribers worldwide, out of
In May 2007, TRAI asked for suggestions from industry players on Value Added Services/Regulatory Issues and Google’s reply actually nailed down some of the finer issues that needs to be addressed/discussed (important points have been highlighted). Few snippets from Google’s recommendation to TRAI (though it’s dated May 2008,
DoT earlier instructed operators to disconnect all handsets which do not have an IMEI number and while the deadline was set for Jan 2009, operators have now started informing subscribers that services to cellphones without a valid International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number will soon be disconnected. The decision obviously came keeping national security in [...]
Telenor acquired 60% stake in Unitech around 5 months, and has now added 7.25% more at the same cost – effectively valuing the deal 11 per cent cheaper. “The new deal puts the enterprise value — the sum of a company’s market capitalisation plus debt minus cash — of this new-generation mobile services company floated [...]
Citing security concerns from Intelligence Bureau, DoT has asked BSNL and MTNL to stop 3G services till call monitoring services are made available to the intelligence agencies. As per agreement between IB and DoT,
DoT has instructed operators to disconnect all handsets which do not have an IMEI number from January 6th 2009 – this decision has been taken following Mumbai terror
Bharti Airtel has selected Broadcom’s highly integrated satellite set-top box (STB) system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions to power its direct-to-home (DTH) TV services – Airtel digital TV – marking Broadcom’s first commercial satellite product launch in India. This selection of Broadcom’s DVB-S2 technology, which provides 30 percent greater capacity when compared to the DVB-S standard, allows Bharti [...]
