Category: internet
Research and Analysis on the Indian Internet and Broadband
BSNL Hyderabad Launches 8Mbps /16 Mbps / 24 Mbps Unlimited VDSL Plans
State owned BSNL has launched VDSL Broadband Unlimited Plans in Hyderabad at unbelievable prices and sufficient Data usage. VDSL Plans are offered with the download speed of Mbps /16 Mbps / 24 Mbps in Hyderabad as mentioned below. Rs 949 offers 8 Mbps speed upto 35GB and 512 Kbps for…
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…
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…
Limited Spectrum and High Population Density Restricts Operators from 3G Data Tariff War
A section of newspapers [Full of Hype without any Analysis] have reported that Indian Telecom Operators have started a 3G Data Tariff War. Well, we’d like to enlighten the initial cuts in 3G tariffs cannot be termed as a Tariff War like we have seen in the 2G Voice between…
Maharashtra has the Largest Subscribers of Broadband in India – Statewise Breakup
Maharashtra in India is the state with Highest Number of Broadband Subscribers classified in DSL / Cable Categories only. Wireless EVDO /3G and 4G are excluded in this report. 45% of the Village Panchayats in India have Broadband Internet facility. There are wide disparities across states in terms of coverage…
Airtel 4G LTE Review + Performance Test – Tepid Sales
India’s Largest Wireless operator Bharti Airtel Ltd became the first Telco to launch 4G TD-LTE based Wireless Broadband Services in India, a substitute for Fixed DSL / Cable Broadband. Three weeks after the launch in Bangalore / Bengaluru, we decided to review and test the performance of Airtel 4G. Tests…
4G-LTE – 3 Years Away to be Mass Market in India
Now that Airtel has been selectively launching 4G LTE Wireless Broadband services, we thought of an ears on the ground survey by talking to vendors, resellers and service providers. India has traditionally been a late adopter of technology, as it has less purchasing power than other countries. With voice taking…
Aircel 3G – Pocket Internet Smart Plans go Unlimited – Lowest Pricing
Aircel which revolutionized Pocket Internet Plans in India is back with another disruptive offer but favorable to consumer – All Aircel 3G Pocket Internet Smart Plans come with UNLIMITED Usage, of-course there is a Fair Usage Policy – FUP, but still compared to other 3G Plans in India, Aircel will…