Category: telecom
Why Consumers hate TRAI and NDNC Registry ?
The Indian Government represented by TRAI has for sure heard the voice of Indian consumer, but in vain. TRAI recommended setting up the NDNC registry with laid back attitude. Why ? Because as a telecom subscriber, I have to register with my respective service provider rather then registering at NDNC…
Reliance Passport International Calling Card from RCom
Bipasha Basu, brand ambassador for Anil Ambani’s Reliance Communications Ltd has launched calling cards for Indians going abroad under the brand name Reliance Passport. These calling cards and can be bought at any Reliance World outlet before you fly overseas. [They ask for your Passport though, not sure why, National…
RCom Plans Online venture for Infrastructure Sharing
The tower business unit of RCom aims to launch an exchange platform for sharing infrastructure. The exchange, to be set up by Reliance Telecom Infrastructure, would help operators, tower owners and people who want to rent out space for towers to transact business and book tower space online. Indian telecoms…
Month of record GSM net Subscriber Additions
GSM operators (excluding RCL) added 5.8 mn subs in July 2007, an increase from 5.4 mn in June 2007 (5.9 mn including RCL) led by strong subscriber additions by Bharti and Vodafone-Essar. Bharti and Vodafone-Essar together contributed to 65% of July 2007 GSM net adds. BSNL – The Loser:BSNL improved…
BSNL – A falling Telco
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd [BSNL] has the largest Wireline Network in India. It was also the largest mobile service provider in 2005 and gradually fell to the number two spot and is now at number four behind Bharti-Airtel, RCom and Vodafone Essar India. BSNL’s strategy to fight Airtel and Rcom…
BSNL Mega Tender in a Mess
With the change of Guards in Indian IT and Communications Ministry, the fate of Largest GSM Tender now hangs in Balance. A. Raja, IT and Communications Minister wants to renegotiate with Ericsson and Nokia-Siemens Networks the winners of the BSNL tender. Both the companies turned down Mr. Raja’s requests. A….
Nokia Siemens wins Airtel’s $900 Million Contract
Nokia Siemens Network has won Bharti Airtel’s $900 Million contract to expand its mobile telephony in the circle of Mumbai, Maharashtra and Goa, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh, Bihar and Jharkhand, Orissa, Kolkata, and West Bengal. Airtel is India’s largest mobile service provider. Nokia Siemens Network will build 1.8 Million…
Defence Declines to vacate Spectrum + TRAI Complains of Congestion
The Indian Army and Navy which occupy spectrum in the band of GSM communications is refusing to vacate until an alternate arrangement is made. Air Force has agreed to vacate the spectrum because BSNL is providing them a Optical Fibre network for their communication needs. The Indian Air Force will…