In 2003, the Department of Telecom (DoT) in India had projected the ten-digit mobile numbers would be meet the needs for 30 long years. As of Feb 2009 India registered a user base of 375.74 million wireless subscribers (GSM, CDMA, WLL(F)). 10-digit numbers can cater to an additional 250 million users (approx a total of […]
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Where does the Govt get 3G or spectrum in general?
With 2G being very slow for mobile users in India everyone is talking about 3G. Do we need it?
How big is the mobile marketing opportunity from WAP sites in India?
Last numbers from TRAI for September 2008, 10 million mobile users added in Sept (7.69m GSM, 2.34m CDMA) Total number of mobile users: 315 m (slurp!). In August the user base was 305.24 m. India is the ‘fastest’ growing wireless/mobile market and the second largest market after China. Majority of mobile users in India are […]
Google joins SMS race in India
India’s mobile user base has been growing at such an mouth-watering-impressive pace that it even Google cannot ignore it. One has to note that these are very early days for this product. Few points that I observed, Once you login you need to give a nickname. I think there must be just one nickname across […]
3 Cheers! 3G is almost here!
After the Left has left the government (a big thank you!) a lot of ‘right’ things seem to be happening! India moves forward on the N-deal and finally, government announces the much awaited 3G policy. Few highlights, 3G and WiMAX spectrum auction will fetch around $5-7 billion (Rs 30,000-40,000 crore) for the exchequer. The auctioning […]