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Aricent Sees India Gaining From VoLTE
05/15/2013 - Aricent says that percentage of VoLTE subscribers would be much higher in a market like India
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
Spirent Preps 4G Testing Growth
05/13/2013 - Spirent Communications has earmarked a significant sum of investment to expand its testing capabilities for LTE
Most Recent Post: Vishnu Goel, 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...
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
Reliance Jio Shares 4G Rollout Game Plan
05/09/2013 - In his annual letter to shareholders, Mukesh Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Industries shares the progress of 4G rollout
The Big Problem Of Small Cells For 4G Telcos
05/08/2013 - The 4G telcos have many technical challenges ahead before they roll out and scale the networks
Huawei Awaits Bharti's 4G Voice
05/08/2013 - The company is waiting for Bharti Airtel's 4G network to launch Ascend P1 LTE and is gearing up for smartphone range expansion in Q2 and Q3 this year
Tikona Plans Aggressive Pricing To Tap Customers
04/30/2013 - The company is adding new budgeted price-plans to strengthen its market presence in India
Datawind To Launch 4G-enabled Phablet
04/29/2013 - The device will be running on the FDD-LTE technology - a technology adopted in the US for providing 4G services
Telcos, OTT Players Should Collaborate For 4G
04/26/2013 - Telecom industry favors collaboration between telecom players and OTT players to monetize 4G and existing networks
Most Recent Post: gindrayan, Absolutely! Collaboration will be the key. Please refer to this blog post for more on OTT. http://wirelesstelecom.wordpress.com/2013/02/12/should-wireless-operators-be-concerned-about-over-the-top-ott-services/...
Network IP-fication Must To Address Data Growth: Bharti Airtel
04/25/2013 - Speaking at 4G World India, Chief of Network Services – India and South Asia, Bharti Airtel, said that the demand for data is growing rapidly in India
Videocon CEO Shares 4G Roll Out Plans
04/25/2013 - Speaking at the 4G World India, Arvind Bali, said that the company has budgeted 4G roll-outs in the current fiscal year
Most Recent Post: ^ip4g&^, did you mean that voice would be on 2g/3g, rather than 4g as you have put in ... ! and with 4g phones it could be CSFB. So no real VoLTE IMS voice as such !
IndiaWatch: Bharti Airtel To Buy Warid Telecom Uganda
04/24/2013 - In today's roundup: Bharti Airtel expands footprints in Africa with new acquistion; Idea Cellular in a tax mess and more
IndiaWatch: TTSL To Surrender Excess Spectrum
04/18/2013 - In today's roundup: TTSL to surrender CDMA airwaves beyond 2.5 GHz; Vodafone plans for spectrum auction and Telcos demand review of radiation penalties
Aircel Focuses on Data Services For Revenue Growth
04/18/2013 - Aircel goes agressive with budgeted data plans to improve its revenues
LTE News Wire Feed
- Aricent Adds New Features To Its Switching Solution - 05/07/2013
- Videocon Rolls Out Reward Program For Channel Partners - 04/18/2013
- Huawei Introduces Product Line For SDN-Based Mobile Backhaul Solution - 04/17/2013
- Airtel Launches 4G Services In Chandigarh - 03/22/2013
- Juniper Rolls-Out New Security Line Cards For LTE Operators - 03/01/2013
- Videocon Plans LTE Foray - 12/05/2012
- Shyam Networks Launches Carrier-grade TDM Over IP Solution - 10/19/2012
- Aricent Appoints Sumit Ray as EVP & GM - 09/20/2012
- Airtel Launches 4G In Bengaluru - 05/07/2012
- Bharti Appoints ZTE To Supply, Manage 4G Network In Kolkata - 04/04/2012
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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...
Optical Crunch Time at RIL
09/12/2012 - Transport vendor decision by Reliance Infotel will be very interesting to watch
Most Recent Post: Vishnu Goel, The positioning of LTE operators entering to create market for 4G ,on the back of poor 3G offtake and bleeding balance sheets of existing players need to change the game by...
Analyst View
Ting Becomes The First LTE MVNO
10/15/2012 - Ting, a mobile services reseller from the stables of Tucows, moves quickly to take the plunge with Sprint as the latter begins to expand its LTE footprint in the US
4G Traffic Could Be Dwarfed By Signaling Growth
09/26/2012 - Sridhar Pai points out the major trends and hurldes in the traction of 4G LTE globally
Special Features
Telco's Social Jump For Data Uptake
04/01/2013 - Telecom operators are partnering with social media giants in a hope to bring more Internet users on mobile and to monetize the data opportunity
HetNet: The Best Bet For Network Congestion?
11/19/2012 - The Indian telcos would need to adopt HetNet sooner or later. What path should they take?
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BlackBerry: Is Change A Good Thing?
16 May 2013 - BlackBerry is changing itself and experimenting with new ideas. But will these steps help the brand bounce back?
Top Vendors Come Together For OSS Initiative
14 May 2013 - Three prominent vendors come together to sign OSS Interoperability Initiative
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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