Month: July 2012
Airtel 3G / 4G TD-LTE Data, Vodafone & Idea Strategy – An Insight
Since the launch of 3G in India, 3G data tariffs in India are down by a further 60-75% across various usage buckets. In India data is sold mostly through add-on plans rather than as bundled plans with voice making it easier for subscribers to select the right plans for their…
99Acres – Realty Classifieds on Steady Growth Trajectory
99acres the online real estate classifieds reported 47% Y/Y growth in 1QFY13 quarter. 99acres is more exposed to new project / housing market (compared to secondary market) increasing dependence on new launches. However, management pointed out that the company is making an effort to penetrate the secondary market (property dealers)….
Mobile Banking – Long Term Focus Area for Indian Telecom Companies
Mobile-banking, or m-banking, potential is currently a focus for several emerging market telcos in India and Asia. We have already enlightened you about the various Types / Channels, Technologies in m-Banking / m-commerce. Before reading this article, you may also want to get to know the various business models in…
What are Different Types / Channels of Mobile Banking / m-commerce ?
5 Years ago, we first tested Paymate Mobile payment services tied to a Credit Card and since then the industry has evolved. However, before diving into to check the state of m-Banking, m-Commerce in India, we’ll first have a peek into various types(options) / Channels available for the consumer to…
What are Different Types / Versions of Microsoft Office 2013 / Subscription Models ?
Nobody understands Businesses / Enterprise IT as Microsoft does and one of the key components of all its products being released is Cloud & Collaborated work support. Office 2013 will offer full integration with SkyDrive allowing content to be available via the cloud and synched across devices. In addition, personalized…
What’s New with Microsoft Office 2013 – Word / Excel / PowerPoint ?
Microsoft unveiled the new Microsoft Office 2013. The core Office products have been refreshed, as well as adding new Metro applications for OneNote and Lync. Microsoft is also refreshing Office Servers (Exchange, Sharepoint, Lync), as well as Office Web Apps, along with a new version of Office for Windows Phone…
Facebook Advertising + Charging Brand Pages on Social Network?
Facebook offers users reach and engagement like no other internet company and its users spend 370 minutes per month on the site, more than 2x the nearest site, YouTube at about 180 minutes per month. The question is how and when will they be able to improve and re-accelerate their…
Pure Play LTE BWA Player – Reliance at a Dis-Advantage of 2.3GHz Spectrum – Needs More
Telecom Analysts data suggests that 2.3 GHz band are poor and somewhere in the range of 300m. This raises questions over the quality of coverage for LTE players, particularly those having spectrum only in the 2.3 GHz band and across India. The poor coverage characteristics of the spectrum suggest that…