02/24/2011
Economic Times – Mumbai Edition – Online, The
The government could be in for a windfall from the sale of additional spectrum that will be vacated by state agencies, after raising record amounts from 3G and broadband airwaves auction last year that helped it contain fiscal deficit within the budgeted limit.
The telecom department has initiated [...]
16/2011
DNA India
AT&T, the world’s largest telecommunications firm by revenue and the largest cellular operator in the US with revenues of $124 billion in 2010, is in talks with chip maker Qualcomm, which holds the licence and spectrum to offer fourth generation or 4G wireless broadband services in four telecom circles in India, according to a [...]
02/03/2011
Bloomberg News – New Delhi Bureau
Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) — Former Indian telecommunications minister Andimuthu Raja can be held in custody for five days for questioning, a court ordered today after his arrest over the 2008 sale of mobile-phone licenses.
The Central Bureau of Investigation argued in court that Raja conspired to benefit companies including Unitech [...]
01/24/2011
Economic Times – Mumbai Edition – Online, The
Public sector telephone service provider BSNL today said it will expand its 3G footprint in 60 more cities, taking the number to 760 cities.
Speaking to reporters after launching Fibre to Home Technology here, BSNL chairman Gopal Das expressed confidence that the company can beat competition, thanks to [...]
21/2011
ZDNet Asia
Fiber Optic connectivity across India to provide broadband to 160 million houses, Qualcomm allowed to invest in a broadband venture with two Indian companies. Reliance and Qualcomm testing 4G networks and the WiMax Forum saying India is a huge market.
While mobile communication (voice+text) has seen incredible growth in India, broadband connectivity hasn’t been [...]
01/20/2011
TelecomAsia.net
After more than a year of delays, mobile number portability is finally due to launch across India today.
India commenced MNP services in the Haryana region in November, but a national implementation originally due for the end of 2009 has been repeatedly held up by technical issues and bureaucratic resistance.
Some industry participants expect the [...]
01/18/2011
Economic Times – Mumbai Edition – Online, The
MUMBAI: Blackberry maker Research In Motion (RIM) is set to launch its new smartphone BlackBerry Style on the CDMA platform in the Indian market.
“After a successful launch in the US and Canada, we are now launching BlackBerry Style, the new dual-screen phone in the Indian market through [...]
01/14/2011
Dow Jones Newswires
Indian operator incentivises users to join its network.
State-run Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. has waived a network change fee in a bid to attract high-paying telecom users from rivals and boost revenue once mobile number portability is launched in India next week, its chairman said.
“There are freebies also for people who want to [...]
01/14/2011
Economic Times – Mumbai Edition – Online, The
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: Mobile phone companies can now offer all third-generation (3G) services, including video calls and chats, provided they install interception capabilities by July 31, the telecoms ministry said on Thursday.
Last month, the government had asked mobile phone companies not to offer nonvoice third generation mobile services [...]
01/13/2011
Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
India has approved U.S. chip maker Qualcomm Inc.’s (QCOM) proposals to invest in four local joint ventures, which were formed to offer wireless broadband services.
The approval will help Qualcomm to enter India’s still nascent wireless broadband segment, at a time when the government has been pushing to increase broadband Internet [...]
