With the Government deciding to allocate spectrum for 3G mobile only by August 2010, some Indian operators are reviewing their strategy and looking at the possibility of leapfrogging straight to the 4G technology. It has taken three years for the Government to come to some finality on the 3G spectrum allocation policy. 4G technologies could face the same fate. Even if the Government allocates 3G spectrum by August 2010, operators will not be in a position to launch the services before early 2011. By that time 4G technologies will be commercially available for operators to deploy. Read full story »
According to the International Telecom Union (ITC), the number of mobile phone users to exceed 4 billion, or 61% of the world’s 6.7 billion people, in December 2008.
Cheaper phones and calls, together with poor landlines infrastructure, has led to a huge uptake in demand in India, China and South America.
China has 600 million and India … Read full story »
With the restrictions imposed by the government of India, a voice call can travel between two computers, but not from a mobile or a fixed phone. This has been a bottleneck for many global VOIP providers to provide their service in India.
The TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) has recommended the government to allow the … Read full story »
India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has approved recommendations from TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) to permit operators to share active tower infrastructure.
Until now, operators have only been allowed to share passive infrastructure including the towers, shelters, cooling systems, AC and DC power supply, diesel generators, air conditioning, site leases and other electrical and civil … Read full story »
