Indian GSM telecom operators added 12.29 million new subscribers in the month of June, taking the all-India GSM cellular subscriber base to 456.58 million, according to cellular operators’ association COAI. Continue reading '12.29 mn new GSM subscribers added in June: COAI'»
The telecom services industry posted 2.5% yearly revenue growth to Rs 1,59,510 crore in 2009-10 due to intense domestic tariff war, says a survey by telecom industry journal, Voice & Data. The previous year’s earnings were Rs 1,55,683 crore. Continue reading 'Telecom services sector growth plummets to 2.5% in ’09-10'»
It is going to be tough time for them for quite a few quarters, but at the same time if I look at the way the stock prices had corrected over the last year or so, at a certain price, it still looks attractive if you have a longer term horizon. Continue reading 'Tough time ahead for telecom sector: IV Subramanium'»
New telecom players mull rival association. In a declaration of war against the country’s largest telecom association, the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) and its older members, Tata Teleservices Ltd’s (TTSL) Managing Director Anil Sardana said they were waging a “wilful” campaign to “subvert” the regulator’s recommendation on spectrum pricing which was aimed at equalising the playing field for all competitors. Continue reading 'Tata Teleservices takes on incumbent GSM operators'»
Voicing its concern over reports that its telecom companies have been blacklisted by India, China on Friday asked New Delhi to treat its firms fairly and called for an open and transparent system for them to operate in. Continue reading 'China voices concern over India ‘blacklisting’ telecom firms'»
Finally some relief for telecom operations as the government is soon going to resume the imports of cheap Chinese telecom equipment into the country. Continue reading 'Govt to soon release norms for telecom equipment imports'»
South Korea’s Samsung Electronics dominates the worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) turf globally with almost 40% market share. It has joined the companies supporting Wimax standard technologies instead of long term evolution (LTE) and is holding discussions with Indian operators to launch the services immediately. Continue reading 'Operators, market and subscribers are ready for WiMAX'»
As an “interim measure,” Infotel Broadband Services Pvt. Ltd, the vehicle that will launch billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s dream project to offer broadband services across India, may opt for WiMax as the core technology and not LTE, two persons involved in the discussions said. Continue reading 'RIL may take WiMax route to offer broadband services'»
Wynn Telecom, a part of the Rs 2,500 crore SAR Group, today said it plans to invest Rs 500 crore in the Indian market by the end of FY12. Continue reading 'Wynn Telecom to invest Rs 500 cr in India by FY12-end'»
The BSNL executives’ union has termed the recommendations of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on 2G spectrum and licensing framework “arbitrary, discriminatory and irrational.” Continue reading 'BSNL union says Trai suggestions will cause co heavy losses'»