Why Anil Ambani wants to revive the GSM arm, Reliance Telecom ?

PTI & Hindu have reported that Reliance Telecom, GSM arm of Reliance Communication’s has applied for additional spectrum. It is well known fact that Reliance Infocomm , the CDMA arm of Reliance Communication’s is the third largest mobile telecom service provider in India. While its GSM arm, Reliance Telecom has…

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Spice Telecom plans major expansion.

In my earlier report on Spice Tele, they had spoken about major expanison plans. But the latest corporate roadmap unveiled by Spice looks very ambitious. Telekom Malaysia, CEO Abdul Wahid Omar, has IPO plans. Spice has applied for NLD and ILD licenses as well. It also wants to expand in…

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Kudos to TRAI. IPTV not to be under Cable TV act.

3 cheers to Nripendra Mirsa, Chairman, TRAI for keeping IPTV out of CableTV act. What’s the big deal ? CableTV networks in India are highly unorganized and controlled by local politicaians or men with muscle-power except SitiCable and Hinduja’s TMT. You might want to recollect how Siticable MD was murdered…

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Security glitches in Bharti-Airtel Broadband portal

I am trying to access www.airtelbroadband.in and seeing this picture. Looks to me like its mis-configuration of iplanet server. Big deal ? Well, Bharti-Airtel broadband is India’s number two broadband service provider and you don’t expect their Dev/Test Manager to run such a poor show. They have exposed some source…

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Anti-Reservation studenst release ringtones.

Folks opposed to the government of India’s implementation of additional reservation based on caste and race have released a ringtone to create mass awareness and let others know about what they are going through. Ofcourse they are the cerative and innovative pillars for a better and brighter India who have…

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Mobile Advertising and Marketing in India

The Indian and Asian Mobile market in general are poised for an explssive growth. Lately, Indian Cellcos have been toying with the ideas of cashing in on its vast mobile subscriber base by offering more value added and innovative services. Mobile coupons, Location Specific Services, Mobile Portals, Advertising on mobiles…

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COAI blasts Tatas

COAI has blasted Tata’s stand on the new spectrum policy to which Tatas had filed objections. It is very well known that Tatas first joined the IDEA consortium and then backed out of IDEA when the Ambanis lobbied with late Shri Pramod Mahajan for CDMA technology to join the telecom…

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Bridge Mobile Alliance formed – Asian Telecom Corridor

goBroadband has coined the phrase Asian Corridor Dream, which means all the Asian Telcos operate on a single platform overcoming the barriers of technology and borders. In a move to achieve the same, Bridge Mobile Alliance is formed. BMA partners include CSL (Hong Kong), Globe Telecom (Philippines), Maxis (Malaysia), SingTel…

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