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Research and Analysis on the Indian Internet and Broadband

New JioFiber FTTH Strategy – Speed + OTT Access

New plans of JioFiber have done away with monthly data limits and are priced mainly on the basis of speed and access to OTT apps. The lowest priced plan has monthly rental of Rs399 (unlimited data at 30 Mbps) and should expand Fiber user base significantly. The profitability should be…

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Fiber To the Home gives Highest Speed; Cable and DSL Follow – Will FTTH / VDSL Takeoff in 2013 ?

The Government’s Policies for enhancement of Broadband are Pathetic and thus we end the year 2012 with mere 15 to 15.2 Mn Broadband Customers in India [14.81 Mn Until October-2012]. However, private companies and entrepreneurs are not deterred and are trying hard to Wire India on to the Internet. ADSL…

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What is the State of 3G Data 2 Years after Launch in India ?

As we bid adieu to 2012, it’s almost 2 years that 3g started rolling out in India. Despite significant price correction of nearly 70%, 3G Data rates yet hover above at an average 2.5 times of 2G GPRS Data packages. This indicates that there is room for further price cuts…

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Airtel Launches 4G LTE in Pune with 605 Tower Coverage Map; Experience Outlets Open

Bharti Airtel, India’s first Telecommunications company which launched 4G / LTE Services today stepped into Maharashtra by Launching Airtel 4G / LTE Wireless Broadband Services. Airtel has done an impeccable job by lighting 605 Towers across the Length and Breadth of Pune city to offer seamless coverage of the highest…

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3G uptake increasing; LTE to remain niche; Reliance Skips 4G LTE Conference of Qualcomm

Qualcomm India which is partner with Bharti Airtel for rolling out BWA / LTE Services hosted a conference in Delhi on Oct 16th. Find the key takeaways from the conference. 3G Update Increasing Despite 3G subscribers being less than 3% of the India wireless subscribers base, web traffic on cellular…

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Why MTNL introduced Line Bonding 8 Mbps Tribdand DSL Plan ?

MTNL Mumbai has probably become the first Broadband Service Provider in India to offer “Line Bonding Internet Service“. What is Line Bonding ? Line bonding is a process in which two broadband connections are taken and made them to work as one, so the Broadband Speed is doubled at the…

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Convergence Begins with Smart TVs takes over PC for Internet video

NPD Group research has revealed that 45% of viewers in the US use Internet connected HDTV sets more frequently compared to personal computers to view premium as well as free streaming content from the Internet. In the new era of hyper-competitive Web and Communications, companies are battling to deliver their…

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MTNL Mumbai Launches FTTH – Fiber Thrill Unlimited Plans – 10 Mbps Speed

MTNL Mumbai is going aggressive in the Wired Broadband Wars – VDSL or FTTH. yesterday, we saw BSNL Hyderabad launching VDSL broadband plans to compete with Beam Telecom. MTNL just a while ago announced the availability of FTTH Fiber Thrill Unlimited Plans with blazing fast speeds of 10 Mbps, a…

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