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  1. Posted · Report reply

    it is interesting to note that tata claims to have a congestion free network and now argue lack of spectrum to be the reaon for moving to gsm. Sistema/MTS is entering cdma clears one about the truth of these statements.moreover if spectrum is not going to be enough to run cdma how Tata will support Photon?

    Dear Mr. Ravi, that was a good question. Spectrum scarcity is true (I'll discuss that later), but was only the part of the reason why Tata Teleservices is switching to GSM. The other reasons are:

    (1). lower ARPUs (Average Revenue per User) of CDMA compared to GSM.

    (2). lack of availability of wide range of handset models in CDMA segment.

    (3). CDMA is a proprietary technology of Qualcomm which demands rolalty fees for every CDMA phone manufactured anywhere in the world, while GSM is an open technology.

    (4). The Telecom Ministry is biased in terms of spectrum allocation and is more favorable to GSM service providers.

    Now coming to the point of Tata Teleservices statement of spectrum scarcity: The statement doesn't imply that Tata Teleservices currently have so much spectrum scarcity that it hurts its present day operations...... It just means that the spectrum allocation process is biased and is more in favour of GSM players and if this continues to be like this,... sometime in future when subscriber rates grow exponentially it will certainly hurt CDMA operations

    It is a known fact that each telecom operator is given a startup spectrum when the company is licensed to start operations. While a GSM service provider is being awarded with a startup spectrum of 4 to 5 MHz, CDMA is being given only 2.5 MHz of startup spectrum......this is very much biased, but Ministry of Telecom says CDMA is more spectrum effecient than GSM so we are allocating low spectrum to CDMA players. In several other countries like USA and Canada....there is no bias in spectrum allocation.....both GSM and CDMA players are given equal share, irrespective of the fact that CDMA is more spectrum efficient. This is what both Tata Teleservices and Reliance Communications is fighting for.

    And about your last question: Yes, you are right..... If the current subscriber growth rate continues.....within few years Tata Teleservices will be unable to provide Photon Plus services owing to spectrum scarcity..........for this Tata Teleservices has some options....... It can off-load the Voice subscribers from CDMA to GSM platform and dedicate most (or all) of the CDMA spectrum for Data subscribers only, still if this is not sufficient, it can demand for more spectrum.

    Having said this I would also like to say that other communication technologies like WiMax are far better for broadband services and does not have spectrum constraints......may be Tata Teleservices will tap into this unexploited technology in the near future.

    that is what i want to say. low arpu and prorietry tech is stopping tata to make big profit. so currently incuring losses.

    SECONDLY small range of handset and biased spectrum is stoping tata to add 2-3milion subscriber. so frm whr money will come? how they can go ahed in compition?

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    And Even ROAMING will work in INTER circle and INTRA-circle too.

    why roaming in intra-circle? the call orginates from the network i have searched and registered. at that time i will be a customer of that particular network and not the old one..

    like an advanced MNP [change provider anytime]..

    Roaming is takes place same way as u thought. when u select ALIAN(other n/w) u r become part(I.e.customer) of that n/w.

    I prepaid ur balance is deducted by that operator, as per tariff given by ur operator to that operator. Then deducted balance is transfered to ur n/w , and then ur n/w gives some profit share of that to ALIAN n/w for service proved by them,

    SO most time u see in prepaid call tariff is standard, ie 1/1.5/1. local/std/incoming.

    In postpaid, all calls are recored and that data is sent to ur operator, which then charge u differential tariff as per plan selected by u.

    then share profit among them selves.

    u can expence this, if ur out for roaming when ur billing cycle ends.

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    it is more likely seen as

    One Mobile number from one operator, and Person can ROAM to ALL available network.

    And Even ROAMING will work in INTER circle and INTRA-circle too.

    to implement this concept, BSNL must be agree, as he has to give n/w to pvt operator.

    IT's simple but not that much useful.

    because customer doen't have time to search new network everytime. Instead N/w QUALITY is need to improve to such leevel that ur call never fails, nor u experince any HELLO HELLO problem.

    and about intra-circle roaming, u can chage ur operator to that operator whis provide best n/w in ur CITY/town/circle etc, this will happen after MNP.

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    Hi all..

    The much awaited Night Plan is now available !! (Atleast in Bangalore)

    Netconnect Broadband+ Customers can now pay Rs. 199 pm additional over and above their existing data plan and get 10 Gb of bundled night usage (from 10 pm to 6 am).

    To avail of this Day/Night usage plan, customer will need to migrate to a new day/night plan i.e. to any one of the following five new day/night plans now available.

    New subscribers can directly subscribe to any one of these plans.

    REFERENCE_CODE ABBREVIATION_DESCRIPTION

    50263 Brdbnd10GBDAYNGTROM HSD Reliance Netconnect Plan, MRC 1949/-

    Free Usage 10GB@Peak,Free Usage 10GB@OffPeak and Rs. 2/MB Post Free Usage

    50264 Brdbnd10GBDAYNGTCTY HSD Reliance Netconnect Plan, MRC 1298/-

    Free Usage 10GB@Peak,Free Usage 10GB@OffPeak and Rs. 2/MB Post Free Usage

    50265 Brdbnd2.5GNGT10G1049 HSD Reliance Netconnect Plan, MRC 1049/-

    Free Usage 2.5GB@Peak,Free Usage 10GB@OffPeak and Rs. 2/MB Post Free Usage

    50266 Brdbnd5GBNGT10G_1298 HSD Reliance Netconnect Plan, MRC 1298/-

    Free Usage 5GB@Peak,Free Usage 10GB@OffPeak and Rs. 2/MB Post Free Usage

    50267 Brdbnd1GBNGT10G_849 HSD Reliance Netconnect Plan, MRC 849/-

    Free Usage 1GB@Peak,Free Usage 10GB@OffPeak and Rs. 2/MB Post Free Usage

    doesn't understand above, plz provide URL

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    ^^^^^

    Raja never does what he preaches, would be very difficult for him to bring down the costs to these levels

    U said it ....

    yes i agree, don't live in such fantacies.

    Raja can't match STD rate to 0.25/min.

    But i expect rates will go UPWARD. yes true, i said going higher.

    Bcoz Telecom industry also need correction as Recession hits many job market in world.

    How much loss can Telecos can sustained?

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    Tata Teleservices' GSM rollout on course

    Dow Jones Newswires

    Thursday 28 May 2009

    Indian operator to complete nationwide GSM rollout, excluding Delhi, in next two quarters.

    Tata Teleservices Ltd.'s plans to launch mobile services using the global system for mobile, or GSM, technology all over India is on course, the company's chief executive said Monday.

    "We are on course with our GSM services rollout and we will in the next two quarters finish the roll out across India, except for areas where we don't have spectrum," Anil Sardana told reporters on the sidelines of an industry conference.

    The company hasn't yet got spectrum in the Delhi services area, he added.

    "Right now we are targeting to maintain our subscriber market share at 9%, so that would mean we garner 9% of monthly net additions," he said.

    On subscriber additions, the Tata group company is targeting adding 9% of the total users added by the industry every month, he said. As at the end of March, the company had just over 36 million subscribers.

    In October 2007, the government allowed companies such as Reliance Communications Ltd. and Tata Teleservices Ltd. to offer mobile services using GSM technology, in addition to their existing code-division multiple access, or CDMA, technology-based services.

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    Its a big setback to loose free internet.

    I dont know much of free wap setting but I have NOKIA 6235 CDMA on tata and internet browsing is still free on it.

    If any setting from this set might be useful I would be happy to send it.

    R u having prepaid? and still balance not deducted, wow great thing, SAY :signthankspin: to TATA.

    If u r postpaid, plz do check ur unbill amount regularly, and wait for bill generation, because charging starts from 8th may. just 20days ago.

  16. Posted · Edited by saket_kewate · Report reply

    Techtree.com

    With the launch of its GSM mobile services in 130 towns across Tamil Nadu, IDEA Cellular has now entered the state. Idea's 2.75G EDGE enabled network will cover Chennai and over 500 towns and villages by the end of current financial year.

    Idea Cellular has launched its services in most of the main towns of Tamil Nadu including Coimbatore, Madurai, Trichy, Salem, Tirupur, Erode and Vellore and plans to to enter Chennai soon.

    Idea is also rolling out special Value Added Services for subscribers which will include - Idea Vanavil, Tamil Ullagam, Thirukural Alerts on SMS, Rahu Kalam, background music, and ring back tunes. 'Say Idea' -- an exclusive product offering wide range of services like dialer tones, star special, music directors' special, song and dance, latest movies, jokes and comedy special and devotional will also be introduced in Tamil Nadu.

    .

    MY opinion

    This is good move by idea, as chennai is too saturated for teledensity of 102%.

    Idea opted to launch service in other major town in TN. soon enter villages also, when most of subsciber will added.

    What an IDEA Sir'ji :clap:

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    hello everyone,

    are any of you using mpower309 facing problems of the phone hanging when an incoming call arrives???

    i have been facing this problem for the past 2 weeks or so...

    the phone hangs completely...no response to any button presses, neither it switches off...nor does it receive any incoming signals then, i.e., if you dial to that number there is no response...neither it shows its switched off nor does it show not reachable...

    don't know wats d problem...

    please respond if any of you out there is facing such problem, & better if any solution is available...

    waiting for a response...

    regards,

    anu_savy2003

    better to go to samsung ASC.

    becuase handset must have warranty

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    Did u remember month of january when rcom came with CEP scheme giving 900TT with Rs25. :signthankspin:

    Did u remember when in mid of februay news was flashed that indian telecom adds 15million subsciber in one month, highest being rcom 5million addition. :clap:

    Now can u guess what is rcom subsciber additon in month of april??? :Sorprendido:

    Just 1.7million, :Ohhhh: and that to GSM+CDMA :rofl_200: ,compare to bharti 2.81, vodafone 2.7 idea1.1 bsnl 1.0,

    see the growth of subsbiber

    http://auspi.in/show-subscribber.asp

    it worst, because last year average addition of rcom was 1.25million with just cdma service.

    now rates are become lower, other operator are growing very fast. world is agree that indian telecom is having highest growth.

    With so many this to increase subsbiber, rcom gsm is adding such few number with service in CDMA+GSM+FWP. what a shame :confuse:

    Guys lets see what will happen after MNP.

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    I lost my vSleek a few months back, and since then I haven't yet taken back that number. Now that MNP is supposed to roll out on Sep 20, I am buying time, but am keen to retain the same number. I have an old LG 5130 mobile lying around, with a working number. So I needed to empty it, in order to put my old number on it.

    After briefly discussing with CC, they told me to dial *229 from the handset for the same, and voila! The handset is now blank, and ready to accept a new prepaid number!

    I hope this informaiton will prove to be useful to other people to, that's why sharing it :)

    Vsleek is sim based handset, so u can buy new sim for Rs100.

    secondly if u have any rim handset with number lying then it can't be removed by dialing *229, u need to purchase HCC(handset change card) and trf that number to other non-RUIM mobile or to new fresh bank sim.

    this include one step where u have to dial number *229.

    I suggest u to buy new sim for rs100, and any second handset set temporarily till 20th sep.

  24. Posted · Report reply

    i fully agree with AIRTEL,

    as 90% of total indian mobile user are prepaid, airtel have 93%.

    marginally postpaid dosn't afect total revenue with just 50% more ARPU than prepaid. means prepaid arpu is appox 185, and postpaid is appox 325

    so calculate 93% subsiber giving Rs185 and 7% gives 325.

    apart frm tht postpaid expect high service level, like 15days margin for bill payment, chq drop box near to doorstep, also CUG

    and above that if paid in csh dealer need more margin 8-9% that prepaid recharge voucher of just 2-3%.

    Also their is chance of new customer for defualting in bills.

    So post will continue only on those aeas where their is profitable margin/metro and tier I cities only

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