Telecom

Sim only deals are increasingly being seen as the smart alternative to the (high) fixed costs and lengthy commitment of a traditional network contract.  Indeed, sim only deals have got so popular in recent years that specialist operators like...

It is very clear that Facebook wants to pull as many mobile users as possible to further more increase its user base. There is another study to prove this strategy. The  analysis is based on 2 million ad clicks and...

Now, disputes related to refresh 2G spectrum auction in India has got over. The government has failed to generate expected INR 400 billion from the refresh auction; they could generate just INR 94.1 billion (US$1.71 billion) from the auction. In...

In India, all the issues related to 2G auction bidding have finally been settled down by the telecom regulators. Of course, the auction has sparked out a discussion on another front, and more importantly, the government could not generate...

It seems that the bad days of Indian telecom sector aren't ending. The sector finds itself in period of major uncertainty after dismal refreshed 2G spectrum auction. Indian government succeeded to generate just INR 94.1 billion (US$1.71 billion) from...

On Wednesday, Norway-based telecommunication company--Telenor--emerged as the biggest bidder in India’s controversial mobile telecom 2G spectrum auctions. It's pretty-known why the refresh 2G auction was conducted by Indian regulators. In February this year, honorable Supreme Court of India cancelled...

As expected, first day of 2G spectrum bidding in India got lackluster response from telecom vendors. Telecom operators complaint that the starting price set for the 2G spectrum by Indian telecom regulators was quite expensive compare to 2G auction...

India is the world's second largest country in terms of mobile subscriber base, despite of this, its telecom subscriber figure is declining month-over-month. According to TRAI's new report, Indian telecom subscriber base (wireline + wireless) reached to 937.7 million at...

Indiscriminately, the scenario of Indian telecom industry has steadily been changing over the past few years and now, the country is the world’s second largest market in terms of subscriber base. Availability of low-priced devices, affordable services by carriers...

In February this year, honorable Supreme Court of India cancelled all 122 telecom licences after hearing the petition of irregularities in 2G auction held in 2008. Indian Telecom companies have always been against the move of newly proposed auction price for...