Month: September 2012
How China Unicom is Subsidizing the iPhone ? Will Any Operator Dare in India ?
With the introduction of iPhone 5 on iOS 6 in the US, China Unicom the iPhone partnering operator in mainland has made adjustments to their iPhone 4S subscription packages. China Unicom has two different schemes to its iPhone subscribers an iPhone buyer receives an iPhone handset subsidy but no discounts…
TRAI for Pro-Business / Consumer Tariffs – Ban on Combo Vouchers maybe Lifted
TRAI chairman opined his views that the regulation going forward would strive for a balance between consumer interests and re-investment-driven-growth from a more profitable industry. Ban on combo vouchers maybe lifted soon: The chairman admitted that the ban on combo vouchers hit industry profitability hard in 1QFY13. TRAI would issue…
Airtel Hike Necessary for Reliance Tariff Hike to Sustain Meaningfully
Anil Ambani managed Reliance Communications [CDMA & GSM] has raised calling rates by 25% since last Friday. The Company said it has revised its base tariff from 1.2 paise per second to 1.5 paise per second and this would be initially implemented in four states [(Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar…
Android Fragmentation Challenge to Developers + 50% Market Share by 2015
Google Acquired Mobile Platform from Andy Rubin, Android has now turned four and faces challenges amid growing fragmentation issues. Talks with Android users across Asia and India suggest that they are largely unaware about technology platform wars we have been highlighting, as consumer focus has gone even deeper than brand…
Chrome Set to be Default Browser on Motorola’s Andoid Sets – Droid Razr M, Droid Razr Maxx and Droid Razr HD
Motorola Mobility the subsidiary of Google Inc has announced Droid Razr M, Droid Razr Maxx and Droid Razr HD, the first Android 4.0 smartphones running Ice Cream Sandwich that will have Google’s Chrome as their default browser. The ongoing race to provide a commonality of services over a broad majority…
Mobile GSM Post-Paid Subscribers Rising at Cost of CDMA
TRAI Data Reveals that Post-Paid Mobile Subscribers are switching Platforms from CDMA to GSM. Post-paid subscribers are of relatively high quality and essentially are subscribers that were the early adopters of wireless telephony. The GSM incumbents, as a result, have managed to garner the majority share of these subscribers. Over-time,…
CDMA Vs GSM Mobile Monthly ARPU Divergence Narrows
GSM Mobile Operators ARPU premium v/s CDMA Operators has narrowed from 110% in Mar-2009 to 30% by Mar-2012. CDMA subscribers have traditionally been of relatively inferior quality compared to the GSM subscribers. This has been due to the historical positioning of CDMA as a “Poor Man’s Phone” and also the…
Bharti Infratel – The Success Tower of Airtel Mobile – An Insight
Bharti Infratel Ventures is a 86.1% subsidiary of Bharti Airtel Ltd. Bharti Infratel is planning for installation of 4,813 new towers along with upgrading and replacement of existing towers. It also plans to undertake green initiatives on tower sites. Bharti Infratel’s business strategy is as follows,