tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34512305Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:36:50 +0000Fastest growing Cellular Market in the world.http://mobile.broadbandindia.com/noreply@blogger.com (Webmaster)Blogger233125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34512305.post-4414587460572859005Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:31:00 +00002010-02-26T21:06:50.318+05:303G auctions in April; notices inviting bids just before the budget speech. Government plans [not firm] to complete 3G auctions by mid-April; three slots in 17 circles and four slots in five circles to be auctioned. We do not rule out further delays in 3G spectrum auctions.How are the Bids Likely to be - We expect Bharti and Vodafone to bid for pan India 3G auctions; Tata Teleservices, Reliance http://mobile.broadbandindia.com/2010/02/likely-3g-bids-by-indian-operators.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Webmaster)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34512305.post-6342050227829054592Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:53:00 +00002010-02-09T14:26:28.828+05:30Bharti Airtel in a conference call has said that protecting revenue share leadership and driving further cost efficiencies remain the wireless segment strategy. The company manages revenue market share at a district level across 600+ districts in the country.The company believes that it can protect its revenue market share leadership despite the advent of new competition. It also expressed http://mobile.broadbandindia.com/2010/02/protect-revenue-market-share-airtel.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Webmaster)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34512305.post-3811969793990442323Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:30:00 +00002010-02-08T12:20:17.748+05:30Vodafone Essar's growth becomes more impressive when seen in the context of its revenue breakup. The three metro circles, where traffic is less seasonal, contribute 26% to Vodafone's revenues vs. 17% for Bharti and 10% for Idea, which implies Vodafone-Essar may have gained the least from the seasonal uptick in 3Q. Management claims 50% of subs have migrated to new tariffs, rising by 3% per http://mobile.broadbandindia.com/2010/02/vodafone-50-of-subs-have-migrated-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Webmaster)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34512305.post-4637392785483896691Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:38:00 +00002010-01-28T14:12:33.872+05:30Aircel management has told us that it is focused on value-added services and completing pan-India rollout with a target of 100m subscribers by 2012. Management expects tariff pressure to continue for 6-9 months before stabilising; consolidation unlikely until mid-2011.Aircel plans to expand to 100m subscribers by 2012 (currently 31m). The benefit of the recent tower sale - immediate cash inflow http://mobile.broadbandindia.com/2010/01/aircel-vas-pan-india-rollout-top.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Webmaster)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34512305.post-8523056056558468915Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:27:00 +00002010-01-06T08:23:58.794+05:30We forecast wireless revenues for GSM incumbents (Bharti/Idea) to grow 1-3%qoq aided by strong traffic growth though rev/min decline will be sharp at 3-4p. The encouraging traffic trend is also likely to limit EBITDA margin pressures which mean overall EBITDA to remain flat. Slight appreciation in Rupee will support performance at the PAT level.Overall traffic should grow 6-12% QoQ resulting in http://mobile.broadbandindia.com/2010/01/trend-reversal-in-wireless-mou.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Webmaster)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34512305.post-918350285041456201Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:22:00 +00002009-12-16T18:14:45.492+05:30In a bold and commendable move in the interest of National Security, we back the Government of India for strictly enforcing the IMEI Number compulsion on handsets making it easier for law enforcement agencies to investigate in crime situation.What is IMEI Number ?It is a 15 Digit Unique Number Known as International Mobile Equipment Identification (IMEI) number. It is internationally maintained http://mobile.broadbandindia.com/2009/12/understanding-imei-number-enforcement.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Webmaster)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34512305.post-8245112913895465383Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:06:00 +00002009-12-09T12:48:32.617+05:30Here is how the Mobile / Cellular Value Added Services Market Stacking up in India.Delivery Platform is SMS:Entertainment - SMS, CallBackRingTone , Wallpapers, Quiz and JokesAlerts and News - Cricket Alerts, News, Astrology, Banking Info and Travel alertsCommerce - Mobile banking, Ticketing, Travel bookingsSocial VAS - Advertising and Local searchEnterprise- VAS - Push Advertising, Location basedhttp://mobile.broadbandindia.com/2009/12/how-vas-market-stacks-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Webmaster)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34512305.post-6026780724761283195Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:24:00 +00002009-12-04T09:57:43.702+05:30Uninor today announced launch in 7 circles - TN, Kerala, Karnataka, AP, UP (East), UP (West) and Bihar with distribution comprising 1000 exclusive distributors and 210k retail points. With this, only Etisalat-Swan are yet to launch among the new entrants with strategic partners.Uninor has announced plans for subs with longer duration calls (Talkmore) as well as frequent callers (Callmore). While http://mobile.broadbandindia.com/2009/12/uninors-tariffs-competitive-not.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Webmaster)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34512305.post-5728113870113674721Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:50:00 +00002009-11-25T10:27:24.731+05:30We believe the following four factors are the drivers of consolidation in the Indian Wireless / Telecom industry.Ongoing Tariff War - We expect tariff pressures to continue. While we believe the price floor may not erode beyond 10%, we expect average prices to decline c25%, as the gap between prices of incumbents and new players will likely narrow.Spectrum and Scale - The total available spectrumhttp://mobile.broadbandindia.com/2009/11/top-4-factors-for-consolidation-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Webmaster)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34512305.post-4394985729487569940Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:38:00 +00002009-11-21T13:21:50.422+05:30mobile-subscribers-indiaThe ongoing Tariff war in the Indian Wireless industry has led to Wireless operators adding 16.6m new connections in Oct-09 vs. 14.8m in Sep, the highest ever in the History of Indian Cellular Services. The total mobile subscriber base now stands at a whopping 483 mn.Tata Tele Services Ltd [Indicom / DoCoMo] TTSL reported 3.9m subs in Oct. vs. 4.0m in Sep. Excluding 0.5m netadds from two new GSM http://mobile.broadbandindia.com/2009/11/tariff-war-leads-to-highest-ever.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Webmaster)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34512305.post-521639994708509722Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:52:00 +00002009-11-20T13:33:42.955+05:30Airtel-1paise-per-secondReliance Wireless President, Mahesh Prasad has revealed the magic number sought after by all the Telecom Analysts in India - The Average Call Duration - 58 Seconds.Now this means Pay Per Second Billing will not be suitable as customer ends up paying Rs 0.60 / call instead of Rs 0.50 or lower tariffs available in the Indian market. Thus the one paisa per second tariff proves to be expensive http://mobile.broadbandindia.com/2009/11/average-call-duation-58-seconds.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Webmaster)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34512305.post-5514219639209359373Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:04:00 +00002009-11-19T10:41:19.250+05:30The first signs of Weakness in new Operators is now evident that Uninor [ a JV of Telenor and Unitech Ltd] has confirmed that it will have a focused rollout in majority of 22 circles, while meeting license obligations in all circles. Uninor also said that India capex plans have been scaled down from Rs155 billion earlier to Rs 120-125 billion.Uninor has just 12,000 base stations installed, much http://mobile.broadbandindia.com/2009/11/uninor-scales-back-rollout-new-operator.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Webmaster)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34512305.post-8655845727790898322Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:36:00 +00002009-11-09T16:19:35.251+05:30Wireless Spectrum is topic of controversy as successive governments have favored set of operator/s and have given away India's Natural Wealth [Spectrum] without determining the true price by means of auction, which has caused loss to none other than you and me. Here is the complete Spectrum Allocation Details Operator Wise, Circle Wise under both GSM and CDMA Segments.We went a step ahead and http://mobile.broadbandindia.com/2009/11/complete-2g-spectrum-allocation-info.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Webmaster)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34512305.post-1392136918695083654Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:52:00 +00002009-11-04T11:30:14.184+05:30goBroadband broke the news live from Reliance Analyst Call on the discrepancy in Wireless Revenues reported by Company to TRAI and to the shareholders was due to the fact that telcos were booking handset revenues as part of Wireless Revenues.The industry practice of bundling CDMA handsets with service has been falling away due to increasingly easy availability of CDMA handsets in the open market http://mobile.broadbandindia.com/2009/11/rcom-revenue-discrepancy-explained.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Webmaster)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34512305.post-3159202049328731992Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:42:00 +00002009-10-31T10:15:04.802+05:30Airtel-1paise-per-secondA week ago we made a business case that Airtel is likely to shift to per second billing. Bingo! Bharti Airtel has introduced Freedom Plan which is based on a pulse of second.Details of Airtel Freedom Plan:Airtel OnNet Calls [Terminating on Airtel Network] - 1 Paise / Second - Local or STDAll other Calls - 1.2 Paise / Second - Local or STD.Kindly note that Airtel Freedom Plan is available only forhttp://mobile.broadbandindia.com/2009/10/airtel-introduces-freedom-plan-per-sec.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Webmaster)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34512305.post-1847087007615974927Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:17:00 +00002009-10-22T12:57:36.019+05:30It is highly likely that Bharti Airtel will shift to Per Second billing as per whispers in the analyst circle. Overcapacity in urban centres has accelerated the dual SIM phenomenon, in our view, as new schemes have allowed for arbitrage opportunities. We believe that Bharti needs to stop arbitrage opportunities, and we would not be surprised if Bharti adapted to billing per second on a pan-India http://mobile.broadbandindia.com/2009/10/airtel-likely-to-shift-to-per-second.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Webmaster)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34512305.post-3386083212930297530Sat, 17 Oct 2009 02:30:00 +00002009-10-17T08:14:14.998+05:30India Post which is here to serve the Public has taken a noble initiative by introducing SMS tracking interface for Speedposts. However, we register our objection to the premium SMS service which the Government undertaking has taken to serve the consumer as it will cost a whopping Rs 3 / SMS.To track your Speedpost, send a SMS to 55352 in the following formatSPSpeed Number For example - SPSpeed http://mobile.broadbandindia.com/2009/10/speed-post-sms-tracking-feature-making.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Webmaster)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34512305.post-4713626226810732625Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:20:00 +00002009-10-07T18:03:41.357+05:30MJicrosoft is running behind in the Fast Growing Mobile Handset market as well. However, the company has launched Windows Mobile 6.5, which will deliver new customer experiences through an improved, easy-to-use and customizable user interface and an enhanced browsing experience.Handsets Bundled with Windows Mobile - HTC Touch 2 Acer Be Touch E100, Acer Be Touch E101, Acer Neo Touch S200 and Acer http://mobile.broadbandindia.com/2009/10/windows-smart-phone-65-launched.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Webmaster)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34512305.post-570497118139738889Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:48:00 +00002009-10-05T18:50:57.171+05:30simple-reliance-mobilesimple-reliance-tariffIn line with the management's statement during the last quarter's conference call, Reliance Communication is the company that has pioneered the launch of most innovative tariffs, the Wireless division just minutes ago informed about another round of disruptive tariff applicable across the board - CDMA, GSM and Pre / Post paid customers.Simply Reliance Tariff Plan:Applicable to both GSM / CDMA http://mobile.broadbandindia.com/2009/10/simply-reliance-tariff-most-disruptive.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Webmaster)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34512305.post-7092060874239910704Sat, 03 Oct 2009 06:12:00 +00002009-10-03T11:53:15.718+05:30As Reliance Telecom Infrastructure readies itself for the IPO, here is the state and analysis of Telecom Tower Infrastructure in India. At the end of FY2009 [March], India had ~282,000 Telecom Towers serving 390 mn wireless customers. Tower operators bullish on growth prospects for new entrants, launch of next generation technologies. 3G/WiMAX deployments in top 100 cities could require http://mobile.broadbandindia.com/2009/10/telecom-tower-infra-state-analysis.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Webmaster)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34512305.post-346028602495682623Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:32:00 +00002009-09-22T18:08:18.674+05:30Airtel-Advantage-versus-Tata-DocomoBharti introduced a new 'Airtel Advantage' (AA) prepaid tariff plan over the weekend, which offers local/NLD calls, 25-66% cheaper than headline rates, for payment of Rs50/month. This plan would result in convergence of effective realized rates for local and NLD calls; as such, the real cut is in the NLD tariffs, in our view. We expect others (Vodafone, Idea, RCOM) to follow suit with similar http://mobile.broadbandindia.com/2009/09/airtel-slashes-tariff-to-compete-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Webmaster)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34512305.post-1299974042773152519Sat, 12 Sep 2009 05:42:00 +00002009-10-25T23:24:04.190+05:30The DoT has released the new time line for the auction of 3G / broadband Wireless Access spectrum in India. Dec-7th-2009 is the date when the Government will conduct the 3G Spectrum Auction.EVDO and BWA Auctions will be held 2 days after the conclusion of 3G auction.Revised Time Line for 3G / BWA Auction:Release of Revised Information Memorandum 29-Sep-09Deadline for submission of questions for http://mobile.broadbandindia.com/2009/09/new-3g-spectrum-auction-timeline.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Webmaster)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34512305.post-6323911910050163037Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:13:00 +00002009-09-02T10:35:37.117+05:30The disruption of Indian Telecom Tariffs continue with Tata Indicom the CDMA Wireless service introducing Pay Per Call at flat Fee of Rs 1 / Local Call and Rs 3 for STD Call. Tariff valid to any Phone in India / Mobile or Landline and the maximum duration of the call will be 10 Minutes. This implies, STD calls will cost th consumer 30 paise / minute and 10 paise / minute if they utilize the 10 http://mobile.broadbandindia.com/2009/09/tata-indicom-pay-per-call-max-10.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Webmaster)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34512305.post-3287483259893565455Sat, 29 Aug 2009 05:35:00 +00002009-08-29T11:07:17.208+05:30Citing national security concerns, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has strictly directed private players not to use Chinese equipments in 20 out of the 29 states, in a move to ward off Chinese equipment manufacturers from Indian market.DoT, after a meeting with private operators, has directed the private players to avoid using Chinese equipments. However, the companies are arguing thathttp://mobile.broadbandindia.com/2009/08/national-security-avoid-chinese.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Webmaster)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34512305.post-2700753013004585162Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:08:00 +00002009-08-27T08:46:45.067+05:30Revenue market share of Wireless companies in India proves that, Indians are most likely to opt for a GSM connection than a CDMA. RCom's CDMA and Tata Indicom CDMA have been consistently losing Revenue market share. However, with th launch of Reliance GSM Mobile, the company has been able to achieve a turnaround of 150 bps higher revenue market share for the quarter ending June-09. [According to http://mobile.broadbandindia.com/2009/08/revenue-marktshare-airtel-vodafone-lead.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Webmaster)0