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@Kamal bhai It may be because Mumbai/Maharashtra have the most number of migrants and hence incidence of roaming will be higher

If you listen to some people, they’ll tell you that the tablet is a relatively new phenomenon. That tablets really only became relevant when Apple came forward with the iPad. Well, Motorola begs to differ, and it has come forward with qutie a clever little video of its own to show off the evolution of the tablet. Yes, the video definitely has a “tongue” in cheek factor going on. The computer animation takes us on a virtual tour of a virtual museum, starting out with ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. We’re told that this offered “good graphics, but weight makes for difficult portability.” Through the rest of the video, we visit other stone tablets, like the Rosetta Stone (with “multi-lingual support”). The clever caption on the Mayan engraved tablet gave me a chuckle. Then, we show up at the iPad (which is “like a giant iPhone) and the Samsung Galaxy Tab (but “Android OS… for a phone), which leads us to the whole reason why Motorola put together this video in the first place. We see a new display at the virtual museum and it’s being set up for a new Motorola device to be unveiled at CES 2011. Naturally, Motorola isn’t coming forward with too many details at this point, but they’re painfully hinting at Android Honeycomb (which could be Android 3.0 or Android 2.4). Towards the end of the video, we see a CGI bee and the video description on YouTube says that Motorola is “buzzing with excitement.” I thought the video was fun and clever, but really tells us nothing. Taking a cheap shot of the iPad for being a big iPhone. If this is indeed representative of the tablet evolution, I certainly hope that Motorola brings more to the tablet than just Google’s new OS. How else is it going to separate itself from the endless supply of other Honeycomb tablets to follow? Courtesy : mobilemag

It is essentially a question of which one is the tougher nut to crack. Being the more widely used telecom standard around the world, equipment for GSM interception is more easily available. To this effect, a report last month in the Economic Times claimed that illegal interception is prevalent at large in India and device for both GSM and CDMA is available for as low as Rs.65 lakhs.

Even I feel Kerala, in particular the capital district, Trivandrum, is well connected with comparitively better data speeds. I am blessed with EVDO on my phone with TI, 3G with BSNL and alternatively on Docomo. Very much contented with the data transmission speed and coverage I am getting though would like to see a fall in tariff to go easy on pockets

Comparitively new operators like MTS who does not have a full fledged national presence in place, rely on other operators (Tata Indicom in this case) for providing roaming network to the customer. Hence charged more. Though the data transmitted in a SMS is miniscule (1kb) the operators fear that the user will exploit it to clog the visiting network.

EVDO Rev.A, which offers download speeds upto 3.1 mbps, is already being offered by all the mentioned CDMA players in select locations across the country. It is being implemented in the starved 800 Mhz spectrum they are holding. EVDO Rev.B? What is that? On a serious note, it is currenting being tested in collaboration with ZTE and other leading techies. Commercial launch is still far away. Hope this clears the picture

The said Rs.1700000000000 loot will keep DMK running for a long while..

Informative and helpful post Rajan ji +1 Can you incorporate the following details as EVDO Rev.1 offers download speeds upto 3.1 mbps while with Rev.0 the speed is marginally less at 2.4 mbps. Also the upload speed drops from 1.8 mbps to 0.15 mbps Samsung mPower TV S239 - EVDO Rev.0 Huawei C7300 - EVDO Rev.A Samsung Metro M519 - EVDO Rev.0 LG Cookie Spark 235 - EVDO Rev.0 LG Cookie Zip LG 510 - EVDO Rev.A Samsung mPowerTxt M369 - EVDO Rev.0 Samsung Corby TV F339 - EVDO Rev.0 Micromax EG333 - EVDO Rev.A Micromax E360 - EVDO Info N.A

MTS crosses the 5 lakh customers milestone in Bihar & Jharkhand Company on track with its investment plans of USD 180 million, earmarked to develop telecom infrastructure and services in Bihar and Jharkhand. MTS credited for establishing a network of 25000 retailers across 282 towns & over 25000 in the twin states. Company has also drawn plans to further expand its rural presence from 25,000 to 30,000 villages by Q1 2011. Additional plans also include expanding retail presence from 25,000 to 40,000 retail outlets by Q2 2011. Future plan include reaching 1 million voice and 30,000 customer milestone by Q2 2011. MTS is recognized to be the First Telecom Company in India to launch High Speed Mobile Broadband Services in the state of Jharkhand with speed up to 3.1 Mbps. Source : webnewswire

I liked the part about the pigeon carrying the text msg. Try to make the logo simple while incorporating that

Some more additions : The pen-like stalk sticking out of the right side with the silver ring has the controls for the device. You can hit the menu buttons and access options and what appear to be controls for music from there. The screen is curved and overall the thing looks really cool. The most interesting thing about the concept is that it has some sort of optical sensor that is able to read what is written when it is used like a pen and turns the handwriting into texts or emails that can be sent with the phone. The big issue I see with the design is this thing looks like the most uncomfortable phone to carry that has ever graced a pocket. Bon Seop Ku has created “AQUA” for Samsung, and going by the concept, it has a transparent body, graphic user interface, and AMOLED display. The water-based touchscreen simply enhances the fluid experience and apparently, one can remove icons by simply rubbing them off the display by hands.

In a related development, State-owned BSNL is set to invite bids from private operators to share its third generation airwaves, a company official told ET. The telco is of the view that it can raise between Rs 2,500 crore to Rs 5,000 core over five years if it were to enter into roaming arrangements with two players for its third generation airwaves. "Having tracked MTNL's success in attracting bids (for sharing its 3G airwaves by entering into roaming agreements, we are working to put in place a similar model," BSNL's acting chairman and managing director Gopal Das told ET. BSNL has 3G airwaves in all circles except in Delhi and Mumbai. The telco had to shell out over Rs 10,000 crore for these airwaves, as it had to match the bids by private operators. The 3G auctions, which took, place last year failed to throw up a pan-India licence holder. The country's top two mobile firms—Bharti Airtel and Reliance Communications (RCOM) —each won 13 of the 22 telecom zones on offer while other major operators Vodafone Essar, Idea Cellular and Tata won a total of nine, 11 and nine circles, respectively. Analysts also say in a bid to retain their high-end users, all telcos are set to enter into roaming agreements with each other, a move that can enable them offer high-end data services even in those regions where they have not bagged 3G spectrum. This is not spectrum sharing, but a commercial pact where operators can offer its customers 3G services on another operators' platform. For BSNL, which has failed to make any significant progress in attracting 3G customers, despite having a first mover advantage, the revenues from sharing 3G spectrum will help the company reduce its losses. BSNL saw its overall revenue fall from Rs 32,842.30 crore in 2007-08 to Rs 30,169.42 crore in 2008-09 and further to Rs 27,913.44 crore in 2009-10 and has reported revenues of Rs 13,823.96 crore for the first half of the current financial year (2010-11). BSNL's fall from grace is best explained from the fact that its annual revenues were over Rs 40,000 crore for the year-ended March '06. ET had earlier reported that BSNL, which suffered from rampant political interference and neglect under former telecoms minister A Raja, had recently announced a loss of Rs 1,823 crore for the year to end-March , a first for the company since it was set up, while also adding that the actual losses are as high as Rs 5,955 crore during this period. The telco only managed to reduce its losses due to its Rs 4,132 crore income from non-telecom related activities. Courtesy : Economic Times

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Dear Aalok, +1 for boldly speaking up a subject that is a taboo Today 1.1.11 is a good day to make a start. Best of luck to you

Put it this way, Tata Docomo, which is yet to receive start up spectrum in Delhi, can offer both 2G voice plus 3G data service with this agreement with MTNL? They are going to come up with some unbelievable tariffs and plans to break into the saturated market and tempt subscribers to join them

@Rajan you left out the most sought after CDMA 3G airwaves auction! that holds no. 1 position on my wish list. Next comes the elusive foreign handset's acceptance and activation by Tata Indicom. Yup, you guys are thinking right - dream on..

Kamal couldnt get you, does daaru mean booze? If yes, hi bro I am going to clean and tidy up my room this weekend the world have its share of chaos.

Will 2011 turn out to be a revolutionary new year for India's half a billion mobile subscribers? While telecom companies are already hyping the brave new world of 3G services, standards of basic telephony services continue to languish in the basement. The nine leading telecom operators, including state-run BSNL and MTNL, who had burned their pockets to pay67,718.95 crore to acquire 3G spectrum, much to their dismay, are finding it difficult to sell-off these airwaves to those telecom operators or companies who had not bid for it. Operators woes Paid heavily to buy 3G airwaves to free-up decongestion for voice calls Fear losing customers once MNP is rolled-out State Of Affairs The nine leading operators, including BSNL & MTNL paid67,718.95 cr to acquire 3G spectrum But they are yet to find any potential client for selling-off 3G airwaves Heads of both had written to telecom minister for refunds of licence fee Pricey Service Operators are wary of tariffs prior to launch of 3G, which makes their confusion apparent about fate of 3G Stat speak Less than 20% of population uses services beyond voice calls India has the lowest mobile tariffs, with average usage of130/mo The worries for these operators have compounded further as they have invested another whopping 20,000 crore and more to develop the 3G infrastructure, which they expect to roll out by early next year. "3G is not successful. The operators paid too much to buy the 3G airwaves to freeup congestion in voice calls. They also feared losing customers once the mobile number portability (MNP) is rolled-out. Most of the newcomers have ample spectrum and they don't anticipate 3G requirement," said an industry expert. Despite the fact that state-run telecom operators BSNL and MTNL were given 3G airwaves two years back - private operators have got it in October this year - they have not been able to do much with their first-mover advantage in 3G. Both are now in the process of outsourcing their 3G networks. But both MTNL as well as BSNL are yet to find any potential client for selling-off 3G airwaves. Heads of both the state-run BSNL and MTNL had written to the telecom minister for refund of licence fee paid for 3G and BWA spectrum. However, operators like Bharti Airtel, who already have 3G services in many circles are in talks with operators who have got 3G for roaming pacts for ensuring a pan-India footprint. There have been speculations that Bharti could enter into strategic alliance with Idea and Vodafone for pan India 3G rollout. But other operators who do not have 3G airwaves have largely ignored the need for it in the near future. For instance, Sistema Shyam TeleServices Ltd (SSTL), a joint venture (JV) between Sistema of Russia and the Shyam Group of India, which operates CDMA mobile services under the brand name MTS has already clarified that it does not need 3G services and that it has enough bandwidth to support faster data services and jam-free voice network. "We have adequate spectrum and we don't anticipate its need," said a top SSTL official. Then there are worries whether the bruising tariff war currently on in 2G will continue into 3G. When Tata DoCoMo launched 3G services at 0.66 paise per second. Bharti Airtel said it had paid heavily for 3G spectrum and cannot afford a tariff war. Tata DoCoMo is keen on subscribing to 3G network to stay afloat in the Indian market. It does not have even start-up spectrum in certain circles. Moreover, the industry experts have a view that 3G services will hardly matter for large number of subscribers. "I don't think 3G will make much of difference to most of the subscribers. We hardly have less than 20 per cent of them who use services beyond voice calls. Over half of the subscribers are those who use nonvoice services," said Col S. N. Aggarwal, consumer activist and telecom expert. "3G is hyped. We have already told Trai (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India)that consumers first need to get better services rather than 3G services. We continue to get spam calls. There is no check on operators and telemarketers. The Trai, as a regulator, has become toothless. We need better regulations to govern the sector effectively," points out Randhir Verma, a telecom expert. According to Rajan Mathews, the director general of Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), the launch of 3G services will provide new valueadded service applications and also change the way we communicate. 3G would facilitate a new range of services, including high-speed data downloads and enable applications like Internet TV, video-on-demand, audio-video calls and highspeed data exchange. India's telecom tele-density is 62.51 per cent, with 706.69 million phone connections, of which 1.9 crore new subscribers were added during October. India has the lowest mobile tariffs, with average usage of130 per month. Courtesy : India Today

BSNL, which many people have written off is staging a comeback with its revamped 3G data and other tariffs, is fast catching up with Tata Teleservices, whose subscriber additions seem to be stabilizing.

Other than Aircel, which emerged as the dark horse bagging 3G license for its strong hold areas and covers almost South and East region of the country, no other operator seem to have had a definte plan. Aircel has the same number of telecom circles for 3G services as Airtel (13) but at very lower financial outflow, it paid almost half the price that Airtel did.

If the situation gets nasty then I guess the telecos will protest and the Govt. will buckle to offer them rebate or wave off future spectrum fees. It is already being undertaken by BSNL and MTNL.

Check out the link! It offers mouth watering tariffs for the TN circle, the same is not extended to Kerala

Incorporated in 1996, TTSL is the pioneer of the CDMA 1x technology platform in India. They were also the first to launch CDMA mobile services in India with the Andhra Pradesh circle. Source : wiki, official Tata website