Tag: reliance-4g-lte
Why Reliance Infotel Must Takeover a GSM Operator and then Launch 4G LTE ?
Building a leading brand in the Indian Telecommunications Market with a very nascent Data Only Business may prove to be an Herculean Task for Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Infotel. The potentially limited scale for data services despite heavy investments would dent the RoI profile of the venture. We already know that…
4G LTE in 1800MHz band – Eco-system Ready and Better than 2300MHz
As demand for data increases, operators are trying new ways to accommodate traffic on existing spectrum instead of going behind higher bands such as 2300MHz and 2600MHz. According to the Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSA), one third of today’s 96 commercial LTE operators have deployed LTE using the 1800MHz spectrum…
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…
How Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Infotel will Bid in 1800 / 800 MHz Spectrum Auction ?
The business case for standalone 4G LTE broadband services using 2300MHz is a little away to be popular on mass adoption. There is a prevailing view that Reliance Infotel or one of Mukesh Ambani’s front end company might bid for the 1800MHz band so as to offer basic 2G Voice…