Category: internet
Research and Analysis on the Indian Internet and Broadband
Wireless Spectrum – BWA Vs EVDO Vs 3G – Insight
Wireless broadband is the way forward in India which lacks Wired Infrastructure and where it exists, it is in the hands of State Owned Monopoly – BSNL. We’d like to enlighten on the current situation of the underlying infrastructure that powers Broadband in India. RIL with 20MHz of BWA spectrum,…
BWA Likely on WiMax First then to LTE – No Threat to 3G
BWA (Broadband Wireless Access) winners recently received wireless spectrum, our meetings indicate they are no in a hurry to rollout the services given the eco-system constraints and slower pace of equipment procurement. Based on our discussions with industry participants we believe almost all BWA operators will initially rollout Wimax. Some…
Reliance Communications Digicable acquisition – Growth Dilutive
RCOM has acquired >60% of Digicable, a cable TV service provider, in return for combining its DTH business into the new company to be called Reliance Digicom. The company explained that: 1) there would be synergies relating to content (currently related to 2.5m DTH subscribers); 2) economical digitalisation of cable…
Wireless Net to increase penetration + 30% Wired Network incapable of DSL
The Department of Telecom officials invited several leading industry Analysts for a discussion and here the DoT’s take on Broadband in India. DOT noted that the fixed-line broadband was leading to a slower-than-expected uptake in broadband penetration, as almost 30%-40% of the total fixed line connections of 36 mn (Source:…
Reliance Wireless Broadband likely over LTE
Infotel Broadband Services Ltd, winner of Pan India BWA Spectrum is now 95% owned by Reliance Industries Ltd led by Mukesh Ambani. Reliance told us that, A single 20 MHz TDD spectrum when used with LTE (Long Term Evolution) has the potential of providing greater capacity when compared to existing…
State of WiMax – Indian BWA Auction Bids Justified ?
Four years of operation, more than 500 deployments across 148 countries and pathetic 6.5mn subscribers, is not a very good situation to be in for the Indian WiMAX industry. Initial WiMax roll outs in unlicensed spectrum in India have been a miserable failure. Given that 802.16m is still being developed…
Five to Six Wireless Broadband Providers in Every Circle
Even before broadband can be deployed using the spectrum earmarked specifically for that purpose, five to six companies will be wireless-broadband-capable in each circle using 3G. If operators gun for BWA in circles where they have not won 3G, it will be most likely to launch broadband on Wimax. The…
BWA Spectrum Auction Begins
The mush awaited push for the Broadband Data Services has began with the DoT flagging off the auction just a while ago in New Delhi. The bidding for BWA could turn out to be equally competitive as that for 3G, as the number of operators (11) who are participating in…