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3G Spectrum wars in Indian Mobile Space.

With Reliance’s application for GSM spectrum, the war has intensified further. Some pointing that the spectrum allocation policy by DOT is totally flawed. Lets try to understand what the current policy is. GSM operators have been allocated spectrum in the ranges of 890-902.5 MHz paired with 935-947.5 MHz and 902.5-915…

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Reliance & Nokia send tremors to Qualcomm

Last week and this week their have been reports that India’s third largest mobile service provider, Reliance Infocomm would kiss goodbye to CDMA technology and slowly migrate to GSM. Reliance Infocomm’s subscriber constitute 8% of Qualcomms total subscriber base and around 10% fo the bottomline(I am not positive). This announcement…

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Reliance Telecom’s GSM Conspiracy

Earlier last week, Reliance Communications through its GSM subsidiary, Reliance Telecom moved to DOT seeking fresh GSM spectrum in Delhi, Mumbai & more spectrum in its existing 7 circles of operations. DOT had sought further clarification from Reliance Telecom which has been totally confidential. Apart from the royalty issue, lets…

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Hindujas Exit Hutch. Shady Deals Rock Hutch-Essar

Hindujas finally settled at $450 Million for their 5.1% stake in Hutch. Hindujas were demanding $600 million valuing Hutch @ $12 Billion. After Hinduja’s selloff, Hutchinson Telecommunications Ltd(HTL) stake in Indian venture is at 48% while Essar groups Ruias stake will be at 33.6%. Taking a closer look at some…

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Hindujas out of Hutch. Shady deals in the past 6 months.

Hindujas have finally settled at $450 Million for their 5.1% stake in Hutch. Earlier I had reporetd that the Hindujas were demanding $600 million valuing Hutch @ $12 Billion. After Hinduja’s selloff, Hutchinson Telecommunications Ltd(HTL) stake in Indian venture is at 48% while Essar groups Ruias stake will be at…

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Global 3G association meet at New Delhi

Summary of the global 3G association meet held at New Delhi and Chaired by Sunil Bharti Mittal or Bharti-Airtel. Their are 2 Billion GSM users in the World. GSM Telcom operators took little over 12 years to achieve the first Billion subscriptions mark, while the second billion was achieved in…

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Reliance Communications gets Aggressive in the US.

Earlier I reporetd on RelianceTelecom’s push for GSM spectrum. Now it is another arm, Reliance India Call. Reliance has now tied up with Verizon Wireless and Sprint PCS, mobile service providers in the US to provide roaming services to the customers of those companeis in India on Reliance India Mobile…

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Update: 3G Association meet at New Delhi

For the first time, an India – Bharti-Airtel’s founder and Chairman, Sunil Mittal was inducted on the board of 3G Association. Sunil stepped up to host the 3G Association conference in India @ New Delhi. Some of the key highlights from the meet are as follows. Their are 2 Billion…

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