Gramada phone for rural areas
Bangalore : In an effort to provide telecom connectivity to the rural hinterlands, Reliance Communications announced on Wednesday, the Gramada Phone scheme in Karnataka.
This programme runs under the guidelines of USOF (Universal Service Obligation Fund), stipulated by Department of Telecommunications.
A total of 90 lakh people living in over 10,000 villages in parts of Kodagu, Mandya, Tumkur, Hassan, Belgaum, Bagalkot, Bijapur, Kolar, Chikkaballapur, Udupi,and Dakshina Kannada districts are covered.
Affordable charges
Gramada Phone is available with an offer of Rs 699 with a two-year free incoming service. And in order to make it attractive to first-time telephone users, call charges have been made affordable - with local call charges to fixed line and to any Reliance phone in Karnataka at 80 paise for three minutes, while calls made to other mobile phones will be charged at 80 paise per minute.
Announcing this ambitious plan, Mr R Swaminathan, CEO - Karnataka & Andhra Circles, said,, "RDEL is a program intended to empower those rural areas which lack even a single phone line with voice connectivity, to enable them to take advantage of various economic opportunities. We are planning to provide 2 lakh connections by March 31st 2008, and are trying to rope in village panchayats to achieve this DoT deadline."
Gramada Phones are available in villages through retailers and distributors. A gramada phone contains Patch-Panel-Antenna (PPA) which will be fixed at every household in these geographies, offering superior connectivity and voice clarity.
To make this programme popular in remote villages, the company is undertaking mass public announcements and demonstration campaigns.
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RCom sets up global co for telecom
Mumbai : Anil Ambani group’s telecom arm Reliance Communications on Wednesday said it will look for an IPO of Reliance Globalcom, the newly incorporated umbrella brand for all its international businesses.
The company announced setting up of Reliance Globalcom, to be headquartered in London with an annualised start-up revenue of $1.32 billion, under which all its global operations would be consolidated. The new entity would target the fast-growing global telecom market with an annual revenue potential of $285 billion, the company said.
“In creating Reliance Globalcom, we are aligning our global communications strategies into a single vision to create one of the top five global communications companies in the world,â€
Mumbai : Anil Ambani group’s telecom arm Reliance Communications on Wednesday said it will look for an IPO of Reliance Globalcom, the newly incorporated umbrella brand for all its international businesses.
The company announced setting up of Reliance Globalcom, to be headquartered in London with an annualised start-up revenue of $1.32 billion, under which all its global operations would be consolidated. The new entity would target the fast-growing global telecom market with an annual revenue potential of $285 billion, the company said.
“In creating Reliance Globalcom, we are aligning our global communications strategies into a single vision to create one of the top five global communications companies in the world,â€
India adds 8.77 mln mobile users in Jan - regulator
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian mobile phone firms signed up a record number of 8.77 million new subscribers in January, data from the telecoms regulator showed.
In December, new wireless subscribers numbered 8.17 million.
India's mobile firms have been signing about 8 million users each month since July, lured by call rates as low as 1 U.S. cent a minute and by cheap handsets.
Bharti Airtel Ltd. part of the Unity consortium building under sea cable. Google builds undersea cable
Tata Unleashes WiMax in India
MARCH 04, 2008
Tata Communications Ltd. launched today what it claims is the largest WiMax network deployed in the world, signaling the arrival of the much anticipated WiMax "big bang" in the country. (See Tata Unveils WiMax Plans.)
The Indian operator, which plans to splash out between $500 million and $600 million on the wireless broadband technology between now and 2010, has rolled out a fixed WiMax network at 3.3 MHz in 10 Indian cities, including Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, and Mumbai. The network already serves more than 5,000 enterprise and residential customers. (See VSNL Pump$ Up WiMax Plan$.)
With a population of 1.2 billion people and just 3.1 million broadband subscribers, India is in desperate need of broadband connectivity. And with the absence of 3G cellular data services in the country, WiMax presents the opportunity to improve broadband penetration. (See India Looks to WiMax for Broadband and India on Edge Over 3G.)
"India is a very under-penetrated market for broadband. All of the [broadband connections] are wired... underground or aerial cables, which are prone to failures. They get cut or stolen," says Shankar Prasad, president of Tata's retail business. "Wireless is the way to go in India."
Tata has deployed 2,000 base station sectors from Telsima Corp. , which is equivalent to 500 base stations as each base station has four sectors. Of those base stations, 150 have been deployed in Bangalore to serve residential customers. The operator is ready to roll out another 250 WiMax base stations.
By the end of this year, Tata aims to offer business broadband services in 110 Indian cities and retail services in 15 cities. Tata targets 200,000 retail customers by March 2009, but does not provide its business customer targets.
When the 2.5 GHz spectrum is auctioned in India, which is due to happen in the coming months, Prasad says Tata will bid for it with the intention of using it for WiMax.
As for future 3G services in the country, he believes that early 3G deployments in India will be focused on providing voice services, rather than high-speed mobile data.
"There is still a huge market for voice," says Prasad. "For another two to two-and-a-half years, most operators won't look to data and will continue to milk the voice market."
Tata's WiMax deployment is enterprise-led, with the exception of Bangalore, which the operator has blanketed with 150 WiMax base stations to serve residential customers.
"The primary requirement in the market is to provide broadband access," says Alok Sharma, CEO of Telsima. "That is the need of the day."
For the customer premises equipment, Tata is using outdoor CPE units from Telsima, which are installed on the side of a customer's building or on the roof. A connection is then brought to a customer's PC, laptop, or WiFi router, explains Tata's Prasad.
"There is not a lot of [indoor] CPE at the moment," says Prasad, adding that the operator was also unsure of how the indoor radio signal propagation would be at 3.3 GHz. "So, we wanted to be safe and went with outdoor CPE."
Prasad says Tata is testing indoor CPE from Telsima.
Telsima is Tata's exclusive WiMax supplier and claims that it beat out all the "household name" equipment suppliers to win Tata's business. But the operator says it is also considering adding with another supplier for its WiMax deployment. (See Telsima Boasts WiMax Deals, WiMax Startup Telsima Pockets $50M, Telsima Adds Sub-GHz WiMax, Telsima Launches Gear, Telsima WiMax Gear Certified, Telsima Launches StarMAX, AlcaLu Completes WiMax Trial, and Alcatel, C-DOT Team Up .)
Tata isn't the only operator with WiMax plans in India. Some have described the market as being poised for a WiMax "big bang" as operators prefer to build out significant portions of their networks before making formal launch announcements. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) recently unveiled plans to spend $750 million on WiMax. Meantime, Reliance Communications Ltd. (RCom) , another Telsima customer, is also planning to deploy WiMax. (See BSNL Plans $750M WiMax Splash, BSNL Deploys Aperto, and Reliance Invests in Sequans.)
— Michelle Donegan, European Editor, Unstrung
MARCH 04, 2008
Tata Communications Ltd. launched today what it claims is the largest WiMax network deployed in the world, signaling the arrival of the much anticipated WiMax "big bang" in the country. (See Tata Unveils WiMax Plans.)
The Indian operator, which plans to splash out between $500 million and $600 million on the wireless broadband technology between now and 2010, has rolled out a fixed WiMax network at 3.3 MHz in 10 Indian cities, including Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, and Mumbai. The network already serves more than 5,000 enterprise and residential customers. (See VSNL Pump$ Up WiMax Plan$.)
With a population of 1.2 billion people and just 3.1 million broadband subscribers, India is in desperate need of broadband connectivity. And with the absence of 3G cellular data services in the country, WiMax presents the opportunity to improve broadband penetration. (See India Looks to WiMax for Broadband and India on Edge Over 3G.)
"India is a very under-penetrated market for broadband. All of the [broadband connections] are wired... underground or aerial cables, which are prone to failures. They get cut or stolen," says Shankar Prasad, president of Tata's retail business. "Wireless is the way to go in India."
Tata has deployed 2,000 base station sectors from Telsima Corp. , which is equivalent to 500 base stations as each base station has four sectors. Of those base stations, 150 have been deployed in Bangalore to serve residential customers. The operator is ready to roll out another 250 WiMax base stations.
By the end of this year, Tata aims to offer business broadband services in 110 Indian cities and retail services in 15 cities. Tata targets 200,000 retail customers by March 2009, but does not provide its business customer targets.
When the 2.5 GHz spectrum is auctioned in India, which is due to happen in the coming months, Prasad says Tata will bid for it with the intention of using it for WiMax.
As for future 3G services in the country, he believes that early 3G deployments in India will be focused on providing voice services, rather than high-speed mobile data.
"There is still a huge market for voice," says Prasad. "For another two to two-and-a-half years, most operators won't look to data and will continue to milk the voice market."
Tata's WiMax deployment is enterprise-led, with the exception of Bangalore, which the operator has blanketed with 150 WiMax base stations to serve residential customers.
"The primary requirement in the market is to provide broadband access," says Alok Sharma, CEO of Telsima. "That is the need of the day."
For the customer premises equipment, Tata is using outdoor CPE units from Telsima, which are installed on the side of a customer's building or on the roof. A connection is then brought to a customer's PC, laptop, or WiFi router, explains Tata's Prasad.
"There is not a lot of [indoor] CPE at the moment," says Prasad, adding that the operator was also unsure of how the indoor radio signal propagation would be at 3.3 GHz. "So, we wanted to be safe and went with outdoor CPE."
Prasad says Tata is testing indoor CPE from Telsima.
Telsima is Tata's exclusive WiMax supplier and claims that it beat out all the "household name" equipment suppliers to win Tata's business. But the operator says it is also considering adding with another supplier for its WiMax deployment. (See Telsima Boasts WiMax Deals, WiMax Startup Telsima Pockets $50M, Telsima Adds Sub-GHz WiMax, Telsima Launches Gear, Telsima WiMax Gear Certified, Telsima Launches StarMAX, AlcaLu Completes WiMax Trial, and Alcatel, C-DOT Team Up .)
Tata isn't the only operator with WiMax plans in India. Some have described the market as being poised for a WiMax "big bang" as operators prefer to build out significant portions of their networks before making formal launch announcements. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) recently unveiled plans to spend $750 million on WiMax. Meantime, Reliance Communications Ltd. (RCom) , another Telsima customer, is also planning to deploy WiMax. (See BSNL Plans $750M WiMax Splash, BSNL Deploys Aperto, and Reliance Invests in Sequans.)
— Michelle Donegan, European Editor, Unstrung
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[quote]Delhi metro stations to be Wi-Fi enabled before Commonwealth Games
With an aim of giving Delhi hi-tech infrastructure ahead of the 2010 Commonwealth games, the Delhi government has decided to make all the metro stations Wi-Fi enabled.
At places of tourist interest, railway stations, hotels and at Games locations, Wi-Fi kiosks would be set up. “We are exploring the feasibility of launching the Wi-Fi services at all metro stations ahead the 2010 Commonwealth games. This would enable tourists to get wireless net access on laptops or palmtops,â€
With an aim of giving Delhi hi-tech infrastructure ahead of the 2010 Commonwealth games, the Delhi government has decided to make all the metro stations Wi-Fi enabled.
At places of tourist interest, railway stations, hotels and at Games locations, Wi-Fi kiosks would be set up. “We are exploring the feasibility of launching the Wi-Fi services at all metro stations ahead the 2010 Commonwealth games. This would enable tourists to get wireless net access on laptops or palmtops,â€
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There is no limit to what parasites can loot, plunder and demand once they are convinced they are dealing with a bunch of eunuchs without backbone.
Guaranteed wages, guaranteed inflation-indexed salaries, DA and regular increments, pay commission every 5 years if that is not enough, right to visit office barely 100 days a year, right to perpetually sit and f.rt without doing any work even during occassional visits to office, right to guaranteed promotions so that no amount of incompetence or lethargy will deny them promotions, right to employment for children so that the job becomes a heriditery property and customer has to carry them on palanquins.
There is no limit to what parasites can loot, plunder and demand once they are convinced they are dealing with a bunch of eunuchs without backbone.
Guaranteed wages, guaranteed inflation-indexed salaries, DA and regular increments, pay commission every 5 years if that is not enough, right to visit office barely 100 days a year, right to perpetually sit and f.rt without doing any work even during occassional visits to office, right to guaranteed promotions so that no amount of incompetence or lethargy will deny them promotions, right to employment for children so that the job becomes a heriditery property and customer has to carry them on palanquins.
India becoming big mobile market
Special Correspondent
NEW DELHI: India is all set to become the world’s second largest wireless network next month, overtaking the U.S., thanks to the monthly addition of over 80-lakh mobile phone subscribers for the past few months.
According to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), with the total mobile subscriber base crossing the 26-crore mark, India will have over 30-crore phone subscribers (wireless and wireline) in April.
“The U.S. is adding about 20-30 lakh subscribers in a month whereas China is adding around 60-70 lakh subscribers a month. India’s monthly wireless subscriber addition is highest in the range of 80-90 lakh a month. Thus, India’s wireless subscriber base during the first half of April will surpass that of the U.S. and will become the second wireless network in the world,â€
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completely agree with youSuppiah wrote:http://www.hinduonnet.com/holnus/002200803211823.htm
There is no limit to what parasites can loot, plunder and demand once they are convinced they are dealing with a bunch of eunuchs without backbone.
Guaranteed wages, guaranteed inflation-indexed salaries, DA and regular increments, pay commission every 5 years if that is not enough, right to visit office barely 100 days a year, right to perpetually sit and f.rt without doing any work even during occassional visits to office, right to guaranteed promotions so that no amount of incompetence or lethargy will deny them promotions, right to employment for children so that the job becomes a heriditery property and customer has to carry them on palanquins.
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Mobile firms add 7.3 million GSM users in March.
With CDMA numbers yet to come in, the 9 Million new subscribers mark will be breached for the first time.
With CDMA numbers yet to come in, the 9 Million new subscribers mark will be breached for the first time.
People here arent into smart phones because most dont need to. Would you believe i am still sticking to my old Nokia 2300 , because i dont need to switch to any new model , all i want is to be able to make calls and receive them. With occasional SMS.Mort Walker wrote:The US is adding 2-3 lakh per month, NOT 20-30 lakh new subscribers.
Is there any estimate as to what the percentage of subscribers in India are using smart phones or phones valued at Rs. 15,000 and above? My guess is that its 1 in 10. In the US its 1 in 4.
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From what I've seen of the middle class, there are lots of people buying phones in the range of Rs.15K-18K. Last year, I noticed a lot of the Nokia N8X and N9X phones were selling like hotcakes. These are essentially smart phones, but as Singhaji mentions, few probably utilize its capabilities.
From reading the Apple forums, there seem to be quite a few people with unlocked iPhones in India.
With 3G and WiMax coming on-line in India, there maybe more demand for smartphones very soon.
From reading the Apple forums, there seem to be quite a few people with unlocked iPhones in India.
With 3G and WiMax coming on-line in India, there maybe more demand for smartphones very soon.
India surpasses USA as second largest wireless market
India has added a massive 7.6 million new mobile phone users under the GSM technology in March, surpassing the US as the second largest wireless market, the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) said on Friday.
The total number of GSM users till March 31 stood at 192.35 million, an increase of four per cent from February when the base stood at 185 million, COAI said. The growth in March was "the highest ever subscriber additions since the inception of GSM service in India", it added.
RCom adds 1.62 million new mobile users in March.
GSM + RCom figures add upto 9.22 Million.With TATA Telecom figures did we breach 10 Million figure? Does anybody have any info on the Tata figures for March?
For the record the highest addition in a single month is China's 9.95 Million achieved in Feb' 08.
GSM + RCom figures add upto 9.22 Million.With TATA Telecom figures did we breach 10 Million figure? Does anybody have any info on the Tata figures for March?
For the record the highest addition in a single month is China's 9.95 Million achieved in Feb' 08.
India adds record 10.2 mln mobile users in March.
Indian telecoms firms added a record 10.16 million wireless subscribers in March(beating the Chinese record of 9.95 Million for the largest single month addition
), data showed on Friday, propelling India past the United States to become the second-largest market in the world, trailing only China.
In February, operators had added 8.53 million wireless subscribers in the world's fastest-growing wireless market.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said there were 261.1 million wireless users in India at end-March, up 58 percent from a year earlier.
The United States is estimated to have 257.9 million wireless users, according to the International Association for the Wireless Telecommunications Industry website. (http://www.ctia.org/).
Last month, the TRAI said China had 540.5 million subscribers as of February.
In India, top mobile operator Bharti Airtel (BRTI.BO: Quote, Profile, Research) led the signings with 2.31 million new customers in March, and No. 2 Reliance Communications (RLCM.BO: Quote, Profile, Research) added 1.62 million.
Unlisted Vodafone Essar, controlled by Britain's Vodafone Plc (VOD.L: Quote, Profile, Research), added 1.57 million mobile customers in March.
Total wireless subscribers rose by almost 96 million in the fiscal year to end March, but fixed-line users dropped by 1.33 million to 39.42 million.
Total fixed-line and wireless subscribers rose 46 percent from a year earlier to 300.5 million at the end of March, the regulator said.
Indian telecoms firms added a record 10.16 million wireless subscribers in March(beating the Chinese record of 9.95 Million for the largest single month addition
), data showed on Friday, propelling India past the United States to become the second-largest market in the world, trailing only China.In February, operators had added 8.53 million wireless subscribers in the world's fastest-growing wireless market.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said there were 261.1 million wireless users in India at end-March, up 58 percent from a year earlier.
The United States is estimated to have 257.9 million wireless users, according to the International Association for the Wireless Telecommunications Industry website. (http://www.ctia.org/).
Last month, the TRAI said China had 540.5 million subscribers as of February.
In India, top mobile operator Bharti Airtel (BRTI.BO: Quote, Profile, Research) led the signings with 2.31 million new customers in March, and No. 2 Reliance Communications (RLCM.BO: Quote, Profile, Research) added 1.62 million.
Unlisted Vodafone Essar, controlled by Britain's Vodafone Plc (VOD.L: Quote, Profile, Research), added 1.57 million mobile customers in March.
Total wireless subscribers rose by almost 96 million in the fiscal year to end March, but fixed-line users dropped by 1.33 million to 39.42 million.
Total fixed-line and wireless subscribers rose 46 percent from a year earlier to 300.5 million at the end of March, the regulator said.
Reliance Communications (RCom) Plans to offer GSM-based mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) services across 57 countries.
Reliance Communications (RCom) is planning to offer GSM-based mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) services across 57 countries in a bid to shore up revenues from international operations. RCom is the first Indian telecom operator looking at entering the MVNO segment outside the country. MVNO operations are currently not allowed in India.
“An in-house team of traffic analysts at RCom is working on various models to enter into bulk airtime offtake agreements at suitable time and terms,â€
Reliance Communications (RCom) is planning to offer GSM-based mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) services across 57 countries in a bid to shore up revenues from international operations. RCom is the first Indian telecom operator looking at entering the MVNO segment outside the country. MVNO operations are currently not allowed in India.
“An in-house team of traffic analysts at RCom is working on various models to enter into bulk airtime offtake agreements at suitable time and terms,â€
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Bharti offers $19 bn to buy MTN
LONDON/NEW DELHI: Bharti Airtel has made a $19-billion bid for acquiring a 51% stake in Johannesburg-listed telecom firm MTN, UK daily Financial Times has said.
Bharti Airtel has tabled an indicative bid for 51% of equity in MTN at about 165 Rand a share, which would value the South African company's entire equity at around $37 billion dollars, the report stated.
However, Bharti Airtel was quick to deny this. In a statement issued in New Delhi it said, "While Bharti Airtel has entered into exploratory discussions with the MTN group, it has not made any offer to acquire the whole or part of MTN. The speculation around a bid by Bharti in a section of the media is incorrect and misleading. Details of any transaction will be released promptly, if and when the parties reach an agreement".
According to the FT report, Bharti Airtel has secured $12 billion of financing from Goldman Sachs and Standard Chartered. "The two investment banks have each pledged to underwrite $6 billion of the amount that Bharti will need to purchase the controlling stake, people close to the situation said," the FT said in the article posted on its website. Bharti is expected to fund the balance by issuing equity, either directly to MTN shareholders or institutions, it added.
The report also quoted Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal as saying that the company was delighted that MTN had chosen to talk to them. "It confirms Airtel's standing in global telecoms, but whether it will lead to anything, I don't know," Mittal said. However, Mittal denied that Bharti Airtel could face any difficulty in raising the funds required for a bid on this scale in choppy capital markets. "I have been overwhelmed by the kind of response we have had from the banks," Mittal was quoted as saying in the FT report.
Bharti, 15 Other Firms to Lay Cable to UK
[quote]Bharti has joined a global consortium to build a $700-million undersea cable system (it’s sixth) that will cut through 13 countries and link India to Britain as reported by AP.
The cable will carry commercial traffic by the second quarter of 2010.
Mr David Nishball, President, Enterprise Services, Bharti Airtel Ltd, was quoted as saying “There is a tremendous rise in use of data and broadband applications among enterprises and consumers globally, and India is no exception. Bharti now has enough capacity to take care of our consumer bandwidth requirements till 2015.â€
[quote]Bharti has joined a global consortium to build a $700-million undersea cable system (it’s sixth) that will cut through 13 countries and link India to Britain as reported by AP.
The cable will carry commercial traffic by the second quarter of 2010.
Mr David Nishball, President, Enterprise Services, Bharti Airtel Ltd, was quoted as saying “There is a tremendous rise in use of data and broadband applications among enterprises and consumers globally, and India is no exception. Bharti now has enough capacity to take care of our consumer bandwidth requirements till 2015.â€
Mobile firms add 6.14 million GSM users in April.
The Total would look like 9 million new connections for April.
The Total would look like 9 million new connections for April.
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BSNL Floats New Mega GSM Tender
MAY 09, 2008
Indian state-run operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) has finally issued new tenders for GSM equipment, inviting bids from vendors to supply 93 million lines after the messy demise of its previous plan to increase network capacity by 63 million lines.
Since BSNL been pushing vendors to supply equipment at under $100 per line, the new contracts could be worth around $6 billion.
Back in 2006, BSNL issued a tender for equipment valued at more than $4 billion that was repeatedly delayed and eventually fell apart last year after India's new telecom minister pushed the company to cut the tender in half. BSNL eventually awarded a required 15 million line deal to state-owned vendor ITI Ltd. and a $1 billion deal to Ericsson for 13 million lines, while Nokia Siemens Networks declined to sign a $875 million agreement.
BSNL Floats New Mega GSM Tender
MAY 09, 2008
Indian state-run operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) has finally issued new tenders for GSM equipment, inviting bids from vendors to supply 93 million lines after the messy demise of its previous plan to increase network capacity by 63 million lines.
Since BSNL been pushing vendors to supply equipment at under $100 per line, the new contracts could be worth around $6 billion.
Back in 2006, BSNL issued a tender for equipment valued at more than $4 billion that was repeatedly delayed and eventually fell apart last year after India's new telecom minister pushed the company to cut the tender in half. BSNL eventually awarded a required 15 million line deal to state-owned vendor ITI Ltd. and a $1 billion deal to Ericsson for 13 million lines, while Nokia Siemens Networks declined to sign a $875 million agreement.
[quote]BSNL floats Rs 40,000 cr tender for 93 mn GSM lines
9 May, 2008, 0112 hrs IST,Joji Thomas Philip, TNN
NEW DELHI: In what is the world’s largest order for GSM lines, state-owned BSNL has floated a tender for 93 million lines. BSNL executives say the total value of the contract could be about Rs 40,000 crore.
Off these, about 21 million lines are reserved for third generation (3G) services. The tender details have already been sent to global network majors, including Ericsson, Nokia Siemens, Motorola, Nortel, Alcatel Lucent, Huawei and ZTE, sources said. The bids of all companies will be opened on July 16.
The BSNL contract is split into three parts of 25 million each for the North, South and West Zones and 18 million for the East Zone. The tender conditions also stipulate that one company cannot be awarded more than two zones, this implies that the maximum order than an equipment major can bag is for 50 million lines.
In a bid to infuse additional competition, BSNL has divided the tender into four components, 2G lines, 3G lines, infrastructure and operating and business support systems (OSS & BSS). This implies, companies can bid individually for any of the four components, or a single company can also bid for all the components.
“This tender is unique in many ways, infrastructure companies, or standalone tower companies can bid only for the infrastructure part. Similarly, IT companies can bid for providing the operational support systems and the business support systems,â€
9 May, 2008, 0112 hrs IST,Joji Thomas Philip, TNN
NEW DELHI: In what is the world’s largest order for GSM lines, state-owned BSNL has floated a tender for 93 million lines. BSNL executives say the total value of the contract could be about Rs 40,000 crore.
Off these, about 21 million lines are reserved for third generation (3G) services. The tender details have already been sent to global network majors, including Ericsson, Nokia Siemens, Motorola, Nortel, Alcatel Lucent, Huawei and ZTE, sources said. The bids of all companies will be opened on July 16.
The BSNL contract is split into three parts of 25 million each for the North, South and West Zones and 18 million for the East Zone. The tender conditions also stipulate that one company cannot be awarded more than two zones, this implies that the maximum order than an equipment major can bag is for 50 million lines.
In a bid to infuse additional competition, BSNL has divided the tender into four components, 2G lines, 3G lines, infrastructure and operating and business support systems (OSS & BSS). This implies, companies can bid individually for any of the four components, or a single company can also bid for all the components.
“This tender is unique in many ways, infrastructure companies, or standalone tower companies can bid only for the infrastructure part. Similarly, IT companies can bid for providing the operational support systems and the business support systems,â€
BHCA * call holding time = Erlangs
Assuming calls are not being queued, use Erlang B tables to find the number of channels required for a given blocking probability. If you know 2 of the 3 parameters of (blocking probability, Erlangs, channels), the tables will give you the third. Dont use Erlang B for calculating channel requirements for applications such as call centers.
BTW, this is off topic. Take it to Nukkad.
Assuming calls are not being queued, use Erlang B tables to find the number of channels required for a given blocking probability. If you know 2 of the 3 parameters of (blocking probability, Erlangs, channels), the tables will give you the third. Dont use Erlang B for calculating channel requirements for applications such as call centers.
BTW, this is off topic. Take it to Nukkad.
[quote="jahaju"][quote]BSNL floats Rs 40,000 cr tender for 93 mn GSM lines
9 May, 2008, 0112 hrs IST,Joji Thomas Philip, TNN
NEW DELHI: In what is the world’s largest order for GSM lines, state-owned BSNL has floated a tender for 93 million lines. BSNL executives say the total value of the contract could be about Rs 40,000 crore.
Off these, about 21 million lines are reserved for third generation (3G) services. The tender details have already been sent to global network majors, including Ericsson, Nokia Siemens, Motorola, Nortel, Alcatel Lucent, Huawei and ZTE, sources said. The bids of all companies will be opened on July 16.
The BSNL contract is split into three parts of 25 million each for the North, South and West Zones and 18 million for the East Zone. The tender conditions also stipulate that one company cannot be awarded more than two zones, this implies that the maximum order than an equipment major can bag is for 50 million lines.
In a bid to infuse additional competition, BSNL has divided the tender into four components, 2G lines, 3G lines, infrastructure and operating and business support systems (OSS & BSS). This implies, companies can bid individually for any of the four components, or a single company can also bid for all the components.
“This tender is unique in many ways, infrastructure companies, or standalone tower companies can bid only for the infrastructure part. Similarly, IT companies can bid for providing the operational support systems and the business support systems,â€
9 May, 2008, 0112 hrs IST,Joji Thomas Philip, TNN
NEW DELHI: In what is the world’s largest order for GSM lines, state-owned BSNL has floated a tender for 93 million lines. BSNL executives say the total value of the contract could be about Rs 40,000 crore.
Off these, about 21 million lines are reserved for third generation (3G) services. The tender details have already been sent to global network majors, including Ericsson, Nokia Siemens, Motorola, Nortel, Alcatel Lucent, Huawei and ZTE, sources said. The bids of all companies will be opened on July 16.
The BSNL contract is split into three parts of 25 million each for the North, South and West Zones and 18 million for the East Zone. The tender conditions also stipulate that one company cannot be awarded more than two zones, this implies that the maximum order than an equipment major can bag is for 50 million lines.
In a bid to infuse additional competition, BSNL has divided the tender into four components, 2G lines, 3G lines, infrastructure and operating and business support systems (OSS & BSS). This implies, companies can bid individually for any of the four components, or a single company can also bid for all the components.
“This tender is unique in many ways, infrastructure companies, or standalone tower companies can bid only for the infrastructure part. Similarly, IT companies can bid for providing the operational support systems and the business support systems,â€
you are right vipulji, and the best part is
motorola etc now are assured of getting at least one zone?The BSNL contract is split into three parts of 25 million each for the North, South and West Zones and 18 million for the East Zone. The tender conditions also stipulate that one company cannot be awarded more than two zones, this implies that the maximum order than an equipment major can bag is for 50 million lines
Airtel ties up with Apple to launch iPhone by year-end
Tuesday 13 May, 2008
India's largest mobile operator Bharti Airtel announced on Monday a tie-up with US-based Apple Inc to bring the popular GSM-based iPhone in the country.
"Bharti Airtel has signed a deal with Apple to bring the iPhone to India later this year," the telco said in a statement.
Sources, however, said that Airtel may start offering iPhones around Diwali festival to its over 65 million GSM-based subscribers.
Asked about the prices, they declined to give any details about the agreement, the company entered into with Apple Inc.
But in the grey market the devices are available in the range of 500 to 600 dollars (about Rs 25,000), sources said, adding that these handsets procured from the grey market need to be unlocked.
Airtel's announcement comes on the heels of world's largest mobile phone operator Vodafone announcing last week to distribute iPhones worldwide including India.
iPhone is a mobile phone that allows its users to make calls by simply tapping a name or number in the address book.
It leads the customers to select and listen to voice-mail messages in whatever order the consumer wants.
Reliance Borrows $750M for Huawei Gear
MAY 16, 2008
Reliance Communications Ltd. (RCom) , India's second largest mobile operator, has scored a $750 million loan from the China Development Bank, in part to bankroll a GSM equipment contract with Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. as it builds a second mobile network.
According to reports in India's Economic Times and Business Standard, the 10-year loan -- the largest the CDB has granted to an Indian company -- will finance a $500 million to $600 million deal with the Chinese vendor that was awarded several months ago.
MAY 16, 2008
Reliance Communications Ltd. (RCom) , India's second largest mobile operator, has scored a $750 million loan from the China Development Bank, in part to bankroll a GSM equipment contract with Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. as it builds a second mobile network.
According to reports in India's Economic Times and Business Standard, the 10-year loan -- the largest the CDB has granted to an Indian company -- will finance a $500 million to $600 million deal with the Chinese vendor that was awarded several months ago.