Tag: 3g-india
Airtel Posts100% m-o-m increase in Dongle Sales – EDGE vs 3G for Internet
Airtel and other old telecom players Idea / Vodafone have embarked on a strategy to push under-utilized 3G networks. They are probably pulling a business strategy leaf out of developed markets where there is no disparity between EDGE and 3G-based data pricing. One interesting thing we observed is 2.5G (EDGE)…
Comparison of 3G Android Phones – Vodafone Smart vs Idea Blade / ID-280 SmartPhones
As Indian Telecom Operators penetrate the 3G Market from Cities towards Rural Villages, they want every Indian to get a taste of High Speed Data. Idea Cellular disrupted the 3G SmartPhone market by launching Android Devices late last month. Today, Vodafone accelerated the War with launch of Vodafone Smart 3G…
Why are Indians not Subscribing to 3G Data / Voice / Video Services yet ?
Its been almost 11 months since the 3G rollout began in India from Tier-I cities to Towns and Villages. However, adoption of 3G has been disappointing. Thus to satiate our minds, we ran a survey to get the impulse of the Telecom Consumer on why they were not subscribing to…
3G Roaming Arrangements – Legal / Il-legal – Dot To Profit
DoT’s legal cell has been stating that 3G roaming agreements (between Airtel/Vodafone/Idea) are illegal. While their Administrative wing states, Intra Service Area roaming in 3G network where one of the operators does not have 3G spectrum shall not be treated as spectrum sharing. Airtel & Vodafone Argue, as part of…
Wireless / Mobile Data Usage Gaining Traction
With 3G being launched in Most Tier – I and Tier II Indian Cities, we hot the road to understand the Wireless Data consumption. While at Delhi, we bumped into these 3 Girls, who were so addicted to their Mobile SmartPhones, they Surf while they Shop and Eat. Convinced by…
3G Data Vs EVDO Based Services [Photon, Reliance NetConnect, etc]
We conducted a field survey in Bangalore City to ascertain consumer and channel partner behavior post 3G launch. The main aim of this study was to find if there is any shift from CDMA 1x data to 3G ? CDMA operators’ EVDO offerings – Tata Photon+, Reliance NetConnect Broadband+, BSNL…
3G Data Pricing + Review – No Disruption Yet
Incumbent Telecom Operators who won 3G spectrum have begun to roll out 3G services across major towns and cities. Tata Docomo and Reliance Communications (RCOM) were the first off the mark, followed by Bharti Airtel which has launched services in 16 cities so far while Idea Cellular rolled out 3G…
Tata DoCoMo 3G Plan Tariffs
Tata DoCoMo has released its 3G Plan tariffs to us and they stand as below. The plans are available between Rs 500 and Rs 2000 and are expensive as expected due to the huge spectrum cost. The Rs 500 / Month plan will get you 750 Minutes of Calling with…