Tag: 4g-india
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…
SmartPhones / Handset eco-system Development for TD-LTE / 4G
It is not just Telecom Operators who are investing in developing the LTE Networks but Network Gear Manufacturers and SmartPhone Vendors as well. One major hurdle currently for the TD-LTE ecosystem is availability of SmartPhones / Handsets. At the end of July 2012, there were more than 417 LTE devices…
Airtel 4G LTE Signals Live in Chandigarh, Panchkula, Mohali + Location of 4G Towers – Coverage
Airtel, India’s first 4G LTE Wireless Broadband Service provider has expanded its services into the Tri-Cities of Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali which fall under the Punjab Circle. Airtel had won the BWA 4G LTE Spectrum in an auction for Punjab Circle in 2010. Airtel 4G launch in Delhi and Mumbai…
Pure Play LTE BWA Player – Reliance at a Dis-Advantage of 2.3GHz Spectrum – Needs More
Telecom Analysts data suggests that 2.3 GHz band are poor and somewhere in the range of 300m. This raises questions over the quality of coverage for LTE players, particularly those having spectrum only in the 2.3 GHz band and across India. The poor coverage characteristics of the spectrum suggest that…
700 MHz – 4G / LTE Spectrum Auction Unlikely to Fetch as Much as 3G
The Indian Telecommunications Minister stated that three of the four issues holding back the 4G 700 MHz auctions have been resolved. The minster thinks that this band may raise more revenues than the 3G auction. However, we differ from this opinion because getting a 4G license is not a necessity…
Bharti Airtel 4G – TD-LTE in Mahrashtra on Nokia Siemens + Mobile Data Trafffic to Explode
While Reliance Infotel Broadband keeps talking about 4G / LTE Wireless Broadband Access, Bharti Airtel today announced that it has finalized the deal with Nokia Siemens Networks for Managing its 4G Mobile Broadband LTE Network in the state of Maharashtra where Airtel has BWA Spectrum for LTE Services. Sanjay Kapoor…
Will Reliance Communications Migrate from EVDO to FDD LTE for Wireless Internet ?
For operators like Reliance Communications that have CDMA spectrum, the advent of 4G will not pose a serious threat as the natural path for technological development is from CDMA to EVDO and subsequently to FDD LTE. [Read the difference between TD LTE Broadband Vs FDD LTE Broadband] While TD LTE…
How 3G / 4G LTE Can be Interecpeted by Law Enforcement Agencies ?
It is of utmost importance that any Government Prevent crime and terror. At the same time to satisfy legal procedures they should by gather admissible evidence and prosecute suspects. In the context of this, let us see how High Speed Networks provide the opportunity for Law Enforcement agencies to intercept…