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IndiaWatch: Google India On A Hiring Spree
05/16/2013 - In today's news: Google increasing presence in India with new appointments; Vodafone, Idea surpass Airtel in April and LG Nexus 4 arrives in India
IndiaWatch: Out-of-Court Settlement In Vodafone Tax Case?
05/15/2013 - In today's news: Indian Government on Vodafone tax dispute; Telenor may look at mergers and acquisitions in India and Huawei, ZTE in trouble again
Telcos Want to Bid Adieu to Voice Subscribers
05/14/2013 - Telco finally acknowledges that pure play voice subscribers just don't interest them anymore
IndiaWatch: Bharti, Loop Seek License Extension
05/14/2013 - In today's news: RCom expects its CDMA business to become profitable soon; Bharti and Loop approach court over license extension and Vertu's latest smartphone
IndiaWatch: BSNL, MTNL To Get 4G Refund
05/13/2013 - In today's news: 4G auction rules may not be applicable on BSNL, MTNL; Vodafone India's new challenge; DoT on TTSL's additional CDMA spectrum; and more
IndiaWatch: Nokia CEO Denies Tax Evasion In India
05/10/2013 - In today's news: Nokia CEO denies tax evasion allegation in India and DoT's proposal on MTNL-BSNL merger
Nokia Woos India With $99 Asha 501
05/09/2013 - Nokia launches Asha 501 to boost its falling market share; partners with Facebook and Airtel
IndiaWatch: GoM To Discuss BSNL-MTNL Merger
05/09/2013 - In today's news: GoM to discuss BSNL and MTNL's financial state; government approves National Cyber Security Policy and more
Opera To Expand Telco Partnerships in India
05/08/2013 - Opera Software is preparing to ink deals with Indian telcos for Opera Web Pass service and has joined hands with seven Indian OEMs
IndiaWatch: Telcos Flout TRAI's Billing Norms
05/07/2013 - In today's news: TRAI says telcos not compliant with billing standards; Government's new norms for one-time spectrum fee; Intel's new processor architecture and more
IndiaWatch: UTL Seeks Legal Recourse Against Railtel
05/06/2013 - In today's new: UTL moves High Court against RailTel-Infinera deal; Uninor aims fourth position in India and BSNL's salary woes and more
IndiaWatch: Airtel To Sell 5% Stake To Qatar Foundation
05/03/2013 - In today's roundup: Airtel to divest 5 percent stake; Uninor's business surges in UP-West circle; Bharti to acquire 30 percent stake in its Bangladesh subsidiary and more
Airtel’s Data ARPU Surges With 8.4 Mn 3G Subs
05/02/2013 - Indian Telecom player--Bharti Airtel's data ARPU surges sequentially with 8.4 million 3G customers nationally
IndiaWatch: Vodafone Pips Airtel In Rural India
05/02/2013 - In today's news: Vodafone overtakes Airtel in rural India; Airtel may raise funds from foreign investors; COAI on PMA policy and more
IndiaWatch: RCom To Use Aircel's Network
04/30/2013 - In today's roundup: RCom inks network sharing deal with Aircel; DoT on local manufacturing policy; Bharti Airtel's flat roaming plan and more
3G News Wire Feed
- Warid Telecom Launches International Calling Offer To Bangladesh, India - 05/16/2013
- Vodafone Rolls Out International Roaming Pack With Data Benefit - 05/14/2013
- Gartner Names Ericsson As Leader In Telecom Operations Management - 05/14/2013
- RCom Hikes Tariffs by 20 Per Cent across India - 05/06/2013
- Aircel Launches Affordable Data Pack - Pocket Internet 24 - 05/02/2013
- Vodafone Announces ‘All-In-One’ Plan For Samsung Galaxy S4 - 04/29/2013
- Konka Unveils Sleek Smartphone VIVA 5660 - 04/29/2013
- Tata DOCOMO Launches New 3G First Recharge With Data Benefits - 04/25/2013
- Vodafone Launches New Pre-paid National Roaming Plan - 04/24/2013
- Dax Networks Launches New Router - 04/18/2013
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BSNL-MTNL Merger: Gauging Pros and Cons
05/13/2013 - In spite of the various advantages, DoT's suggestion to merge loss making PSUs have many stumbling blocks
Most Recent Post: Vishnu Goel, There is a serious temptation to appoint another "committee" by the Govt for suggesting the modality.Since the early 80s the resructuring had happened many times without any...
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Good fine..: Interesting to see someone capturing other aspects of IPL apart from the glamour. Looked up the company for more details. They seem to be big in B2B space - www.tangerinedigital.com/clients
vijay onTangerine Digital Caters to Growing IPL Video on Demand Appetite
Huge Consumption: I never imagined an Indian company is doing that....Great. Tangerine Digital
vikas onTangerine Digital Caters to Growing IPL Video on Demand Appetite
The two ailing corporations need working together to get out of the mess!: There is a serious temptation to appoint another "committee" by the Govt for suggesting the modality.Since the early 80s the resructuring had happened many times without any result.These corps have acquired "too big to fail" status and draining Common man/ taxpayers money.High time they stopped it and evolve mutually beneficial plan. Vishnu Goel T&M +919810101238
Vishnu Goel onBSNL-MTNL Merger: Gauging Pros and Cons
Growth of a T&M vendor is always driven by innovation and operating excellence!: Newer technology deployment, newer platforms for manufacturing test and newer portables for routine field service is key to the constant revenue streams of a T&M vendor.As the pipeline of product/marketing innovations shrinks,the revenues suffer.So,one has to focus on both market share as well as customer share.Vishnu GoelT&M +919810101238
Vishnu Goel onSpirent Preps 4G Testing Growth
you can't take a horse to water & make it drink: BSNL is perceived to be a cheap service. It is sad that it is good in parts but very bad in most parts by way of poor customer service & quality. Basically tariffs are all the same, and a customer with choice would prefer someone with better products and quality of service.While BSNL used to be better by way of broadband, even this is being negated by new providers with better bandwidth, lower prices and far better service. Recently I signed up for Broadband service with BSNL Chennai, and had to give up in just six weeks because of poor quality of service and non-existent customer service. As long as the MTNL and BSNL people (top to bottom) think of themselves as Government Servants, superior to the customers, they are doomed. They have been propped up by Govt. largesse, and the compulsion of public sector/Government patronage. Remove this, and they cannot exist. The present setup cannot effectively compete in a free environment. It is time that the Wise Men of Government realised this.
kadambi onCan BSNL-MTNL Change Their Fortunes?
Fortunes change with attitudes: Subscribers pay for services. When that is non-existent, then cheap prices don't matter. I am an early adopter of BSNL's FTTH services, but that is down most of the time! It's time BSNL realised that Internet access is not a "good to have add-on" but an "essential service" and change their attitude to serving its customer's better. It's fortunes are in its own hands - it almost seems to an employment agency for the incompetent.
prof80 onCan BSNL-MTNL Change Their Fortunes?
Long way to go: Though Nokia has launched affordable Lumia handsets it still lags the competitive landscape. Lowest price Lumia sells at more than twice the price of lowest priced Android. Sure there are hardware differences between the devices but they are not significant enough for a price concious customer to shell out the extra buck. Good thing for Nokia is that it has hit the bottom. However, journey up is going to be more intense.
The Comms Tech onAll Nokia Eggs In Asha Basket
Much needed: Indian telcos are operating at lowest tariff levels across the world. Tariff hike is necessary to maintain profitability and increase investments in the network. In the light of disappointing results from Airtel, I will not be surprised to see remaining incumbents joining the suite.
The Comms Tech onRCom Goes For A Tariff Hike
Ciena for Optics !: Has Reliance Jio have any say in the vendor selection for the Bharti's submarine cable now that there is a comprehensive engagement and contract between Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio on that front. As such, the gear also has an impact on the availability and other characterisitics of the connectivity
^ip4g&^ onIndiaWatch: Airtel To Buy Optical Gear From Ciena