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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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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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Avoid Idea 3G Dongle with Cloud Storage / Shared Services – Recommend USB / SkyDrive

Idea Cellular, 3G Data Service provider has jumped into the fight on Cloud Based Storage making it available for FREE of Cost to its 3G Subscribers. Idea for sure has launched this innovative product much on the lines of Microsoft SkyDrive – Single Authentication and access from any device anywhere…

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Non Voice Revenue Contribution + 3G Data Growth – Slower than Expected

Non-voice as a percentage of revenue has grown from 8-9% to 14-16% for Airtel and Idea over the last 21 quarters. This, however, is lower than market expectations. 3G Data Rates across most circles in India have seen steep cuts in rates recently, still remains higher than 2G rates. Also,…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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What are the Challenges for 3G Adoption in India ?

We have already written on why Indian Consumers are not ye jumping to the 3G Signal 🙂 Summarizing, here are the key challenges for adoption of 3G in India. 2.5G / Edge Data Connection Good Enough – Did you know that Accessing social networking sites such as Facebook.com drives a…

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