Qualcomm Incorporated which has won Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) spectrum in 4 circles in India, today announced a new India LTE Venture with Global Holding Corporation Pvt. Ltd. and Tulip Telecom Ltd. Qualcomm will have a 74 percent stake in the venture, while Global Holding Corporation and Tulip Telecom will hold 13 percent each Continue reading “Qualcomm announces India LTE Venture with Global Holding Corporation and Tulip Telecom”
Category: 3G
Vodafone To Offer 3G Services By Year-End
Vodafone Essar Limited, the Indian subsidiary of Vodafone Group Plc will launch 3G services in India by the year-end. Vodafone has already acquired 3G spectrum in nine circles which includes Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai.
Economic Times recently reported that Vodafone Essar Limited, the Indian subsidiary of Vodafone Group Plc will launch 3G services in India by the year-end. Vodafone has already acquired 3G spectrum in nine circles which includes Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai & Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra & Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh (East) and West Bengal for Rs 11,617 crore.
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3G Services in India will not be cheap says Airtel Chief , will cost Rs.700-900 a month
Speaking to Economic Times , Sunil Mittal , Chairman of India’s leading private Mobile operator Airtel said that 3G services will not be cheap and will cost a minimum of Rs.700-900 a month citing Delhi and Mumbai as examples.
Reliance Communications pays 8585 crores towards 3G Spectrum
Reliance Communications was fortunate to win 3G spectrum in 13 circles including Mumbai and Delhi. To buy the 3G spectrum, the payment of Rs 8585.04 crores towards 3G Spectrum Fee was made to the Department of Telecommunications. Reliance is the first company to make such a payment and other Operators such as Airtel and Aircel are expected to follow soon.
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India 3G Auctions Winners Announced
The Department of Telecom (DoT) just posted the list of winners for the 3G Auctions in various circles. Airtel , Aircel ,Reliance, Idea, Tata , STel won atleast 1 circle. Videocon and Etisalat did not win even one circle ! Once the formalities are over we should expect commercial services to be offered by the winners starting from September 2010
Huawei U7510 is 3G BREW Phone from BSNL and does not run Android
BSNL has launched a new handset to promote its 3G services with the Huawei U7510 which is a BREW based phone with a Touchscreen.The handset is being sold bundled with Free Video Calls , Talk Time and 3G Data usage in Tamil Nadu
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BSNL 3G Data Recharge Vouchers
BSNL 3G is a actually a great service apart from the poor customer support. I barely use my Airtel Mobile Office GPRS connection after I got my BSNL 3G connection.
I still have it because , Airtel’s network coverage is pretty good. But GPRS/EDGE is slow so I prefer using 3G. I get an average speed of 800Kbps to 1 Mbps. Now after my free usage got over, I was paying Rs.1 per MB approx from my prepaid account balance which is expensive. BSNL 3G has 3G Data plans which are actually pretty reasonably priced. There are plans ranging from Rs.249 (500 MB Free usage ) to Rs.2499 (unlimited). A lot of users have been asking about how to recharge the 3G SIM cards with more usage.
India 3G Auctions start today , 9 bidders to compete for limited slots
The long awaited 3G auctions are finally going to start today in India with 9 Operators including the top 3 players – Airtel , Vodafone and Reliance
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BSNL 3G Data Card And Reliance NetConnect Broadband+ Price Drop
BSNL and Reliance has finally reduced the price of their USB modem in order to attract a large number of internet users in India. BSNL offers unlimited data plans while Reliance does not offer any unlimited data plans.
BSNL and Reliance has finally reduced the price of their USB modem in order to attract a large number of internet users in India. Both the data card offers postpaid plans as well as prepaid vouchers and they come with some attractive offers. BSNL offers unlimited data plans while Reliance does not offer any unlimited data plans.
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The 9 Telecom Companies who bid for 3G Auctions in India
The DoT or Department of Telecom has announced the pre-qualified bidders for the 3G auctions which are set to take place in India next month. 9 Companies had submitted their bid for the 3G Spectrum and all the 9 telecom companies have qualified to take part in the 3G auctions . Let’s take a look at them
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Editorial : The US gets a 4G phone , India gets the iPhone 3GS on a 2.5G Network. Who is to blame ?
Our friends in US are pre-ordering a 4G / WiMax Phone – the HTC EVO 4G. In India , we still don’t have widespread 3G coverage. 3G services are being offered by only BSNL and MTNL currently and auctions for private players are hopefully starting in April.
Many users in India are already carrying a 3G capable device thanks to handset makers like Nokia and the likes. But most of those users cannot use the 3G feature on the phone here. It’s simply irrelevant. Adding insult to injury is the launch of the iPhone 3GS on the nation’s largest GSM operator Airtel who has a 2.5G or 2.75G network. So who is to blame for the denial of the latest technology to one of the largest mobile markets in the world ? Continue reading “Editorial : The US gets a 4G phone , India gets the iPhone 3GS on a 2.5G Network. Who is to blame ?”
Bharti Airtel submits bid for 3G Auctions in India
According to PTI , Bharti Airtel has submitted it’s bid for the 3G spectrum in India for the auctions which start on April 9th
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Qualcomm bids for 3G Spectrum in India
Qualcomm Inc which is a leading developer of mobile hardware solutions including the latest Snapdragon processors for mobile phones is now bidding for the 3G Spectrum in India. The 3G auctions are finally planned to take place in India next month and the government is inviting bids from companies willing to take part in the auctions. The last date for applying is March 19th.
BSNL 3G now in Mangalore , Surathkal , Udupi
BSNL has launched 3G services in Mangalore District after Chennai, Bangalore , Hyderabad and Kerala Continue reading “BSNL 3G now in Mangalore , Surathkal , Udupi”
Bangalore, Thiruvananthapuram, and now Hyderabad witness BSNL 3G Services
Its not been more then couple of days when we posted about the launch of BSNL 3G services in Thiruvanathapuram. Soon after the launch of high speed 3G services in Bangalore and Thiruvananthapuram, 3G services are now launched in the state capital of Andhra pradesh – Hyderabad!
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