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Well said my dear friend. Our TRAI, DoT, MHA and operators will have filmsy reasons to delay the deployment. Coimg back to auction proceedings, The difference between the pan-India 3G and 4G spectrum is dwindling day by day. The difference is just 3,976.01 Cr INR as of end of yesterday. There are lot and lot of rounds left in 4G auction and it may go on for another week by which pan-India 4G price may hit 20,000 Cr INR

Huawei races ahead of Ericsson, NSN in FY 2009-10 Indian Telecom Vendors Rankings source :: http://telecomtiger.com/Corporate_fullstory.aspx?passfrom=breakingnews&storyid=9373&section=S162 The article is the testimony to the growing chinese vendors(Huawei, ZTC) against falling western vendors (NSN,Ericsson, Alcatel-Lucent) in telecom infrastructure market.

DoT extends the timeline for self-certification by another 6 months. http://dot.gov.in/as/2010/as_08.06.2010.pdf New date for compliance is 15.11.2010 Hope atleast this date would be a deadline and not a guideline. Let us see the DoT's capability of enforcement.

Another significant achievement has been reached by end of yesterday. The revenue from 4G auction alone stands at 36771.9 Cr INR which is greater than initial Govt. estimate for both 3G&4G auctions(35000 Cr INR). :clap: The following are key points. 4G price for Tamil Nadu and Punjab have gone past their respective 3G Prices. TN --> 1,931.06(Current 4G) --> 1,464.94 (3G) Punjab -->332.27(Current 4G) --> 322.01(3G) It clearly indicates that still there are lot and lot of rounds left and there is another 20 circles in which they can play catch up game wrt circles' respective 3G prices. The follwoing are the key quite significant motivating factors for the operators to go in further............. 1) They're going to get 20 MHz in 4G auction against 2*5MHz(10 MHz) in 3G auction. 2) The spectral efficiency of 4G is sginificantly higher than 3G. (this factor may not exist if operators decide to deploy LTE(FDD) in 2.1 GHz band) 3) 4G technology battle b/w WiMAX Vs LTE not yet over hence they can get sinificant support(financial and technical) from chip makers(read as Intel and Qualcomm) which is not the case in 3G(where Qualcomm is monopolistic in EVDO and HSDPA) 4) There is a possibility for 4G-alone greenfield operator since the spectrum of 20 MHz is sufficent for voice and data

Come on my dear friends. GSM version is just 2G but CDMA version is 3G. I'm confused on whether this piece is Rev.0 or Rev.A. Available information on the net is confusing. some saying it as Rev.0 and some saying it as Rev.A :confuse: Anyway, it's a late release when the whole country is expecting Balckberry Bold 9650 release

TRAI brings hosts of new measures, sees great future for telecom source :: http://www.indlawnews.com/Newsdisplay.aspx?b3cf7d01-bf48-4621-b56c-d9e9ad14b3c5 Let us wait and watch on the highlighted points on what TRAI has in store for us. Efficient use: Trai plans to audit spectrum source :: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/biz/india-business/Efficient-use-Trai-plans-to-audit-spectrum/articleshow/6025730.cms This is much awaited audit. Atleast it's happening now. TRAI, we're eager to know the results of this audit and the actions taken by you against the operators who would be found using spectrum inefficiently.

Preparing to welcome WiMAX source :: http://expressbuzz.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/preparing-to-welcome-wimax/179987.html Dear Dr. Rao, actually India has leapfrogged into 4G as you wish but to your disappointment it'll happen most propably through mix of LTE(TDD)(in BWA spectrum) and LTE(FDD)(in 3G(2.1 GHz) spectrum) and not through WiMAX.

It's high time for the opposition to take this as a mass campaign and urge the Govt. to implement it. Dear Mr. Sitaram yechury, are you listening to the cries of your comrades? Will you please write a letter to PM urging for immediate implementation of MNP and highlighting the basic fundamental right of the citizen to own a mobile number. Certainly mobile numbers(national and natural resource) are not properties of the operators. Your party will get admiration if you highlight the things which are close to the heart of citizens and make difference in their day to day life.

But we are not at all confident, Mr. Raja! Mr. Raja, Are you in control of your ministry? Are you in control of BSNL? If yes, why then these foolish promises which you break even before we undertand your promises? Our ears are aching hearing "equipment not ready" story for last 8 months. Are you inventing equipment for MNP? Is India the first country to implement MNP? Why on earth you're allowing operators to spread a propaganda linking 3G and MNP? Can you give a single reason justifying this erratic propaganda by vested interests(read as Airtel,Reliance,Vodafone,Idea....)? Can you please accept your incapability and get a lesson from Pakistan's Telecommunication Minister on how to implement MNP?

As expected, the total revenue to the Govt. breaches past 100,000 Cr INR mark yesterday. The total revenue to the Govt. from both (3G & 4G) auctions stands at 102,272.65 Cr INR as of end of yesterday. :clap: 4G auction is in the sprint leg and operators are falling over one another to have the first mover advantage into wireless information superhighway (read as 4G). Looking at the way how chips are moving, the life of 3G in India is over before it has started and India will leapfrog into 4G straightaway.

Pan-India 4G spectrum price has breached 10,000 Cr INR mark yesterday. It stands at 10,652.08 Cr INR at the end of yesterday. :clap: Total revenue to the Govt. so for from both the auctions stands at 99,675.19 Cr INR as of yesterday. Surely it'll would have crossed 100,000 Cr INR by the time I'm posting this message. It'll be a landmark achievement and surely siginificant acknowledgement has to be given to e-auctioneer for their fantastic format.

In one and only award for India, TATA docomo has been awarded as "Best Emerging Markets Carrier" in Telecom Asia 2010 awards. http://www.telecomasia.net/content/disrupting-indias-wild-mobile-market :clap: :clap: Immediately TATA Docomo rewards its customers source :: http://telecomtalk.info/tata-docomo-gets-award-customers-get-reward/29728/#more-29728 :clap:

Verizon Blackberry Bold 9650 available in some stores source:: http://www.berryscoop.com/2010/06/verizon-blackberry-bold-9650-available-in-some-stores/ TATA and Reliance, Are you listening?

My dear friend....Thanks for bringing up the reviews/comments from BSNL employees/users. At the end of day...what it matters is not the true capability of the technology but more about how the operator's capability to harness the technology. There are 2 use cases. One hinglighted by you(BSNL) and another by konquerror(TATA). The results are enormously different although underlying technology is same. BSNL had been provided with wonderful spectrum (3G & 4G) one year ahead of other operators. It's pathetic on the part of BSNL employess to blame the technology instead of introspceting themselves.

BWA auctions maybe in the last stage as DoT sets activity level to 100% source :: http://telecomtiger.com/PolicyNRegulation_fullstory.aspx?storyid=9344&flag=1&passfrom=topstory&section=S174 As expected, 4G auction is getting hotter and hotter. The operators are believed to be concentrating on the circles which they've missed out in 3G auctions to have Pan-India LTE n/w. There's very high possibility that pan-India 4G spectrum charge to go past pan-India 3G spectrum price.

LOL LOL My dear friend you should be working for Qualcomm. They'll be paying you in ransom. On the serious note, you may be referring to Fixed WiMAX 802.16d which many ISPs(TATA comm, Reliance etc.,) in India tried to implement but failed to take off for the reasons you quoted. The current implementation is WiMAX 802.16e which is mobile and matured WiMAX and it's live in USA on mobiles. One of the handsets which supports it is HTC EVO 4G. Another piece of information. At the current level of BWA auction, pan-India spectrum cost stands at 10,000 crore INR. WiMAX is one of the contesting technologies to be implemented in that spectrum. Certianly private operators are not fools to pour in so much money in an "outdated" technology. Technology is 4G. The problem may be to do with how BSNL is implementing it.

Good find my dear friend. Don't worry. Even if it's not available in India now. There are people in our forum who can make it available in next 2 months. Your qualcomm link is very good. It's getting updated regularly. It's nice and centralized place to know the available OMH handsets in the world. Only unfortunate thing is still there's no OMH based Rev.A phone in the world. :'( :'( :'(

Samsung to unveil Wave CDMA version SCH-F859 shortly! source:: http://www.cellbharat.com/blog/7750/samsung-to-unveil-wave-cdma-version-sch-f859-shortly/ Another Rev. A phone. :clap: We hope and pray that this phone to be the first OMH based Rev. A phone.

By runing through the following article, it looks maximum operators throughout the world are deploying LTE(FDD) in 2.1 GHz band which was auctioned in India for 3G. http://www.maravedis-bwa.com/Issues/5.24/Readmore3.html I think the prudent method for all the operators is to skip the 3G and deploy 4G both in 2.1 GHz which they won from 3G auctions and also deploy 4G in the spectrum which they're going to win in BWA auction. Deploying 3G is literally waste of money since the operators have to make again a huge investment in 4G within a year or two. Since 2.1 GHz is also suitable for 4G technology and our regulator being technology neutral, there shouldn't be any bottlenecks in deploying 4G in 2.1 GHz. The only issue is whether 2*5 MHz paired spectrum is sufficient for LTE(FDD) deployment.

TD-LTE sounds death-knell for WiMAX source:: http://www.rethink-wireless.com/2010/06/03/td-lte-sounds-death-knell-wimax.htm

Less than 10% of IPv4 Addresses Remain Unallocated, says Number Resource Organization Source :: http://www.apnic.net/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/16789/NRO_10_15Jan2010.pdf

Indian Govt. sets up taskforce for IPV6 migration. "Indian IPv6 Centre for Innovation" to be created. source:: http://dot.gov.in/miscellaneous/task_force_nomination.pdf

TRAI proposals aimed at bringing level playing field: Etisalat source:: http://www.indiainfoline.com/Markets/News/TRAI-recommendations-aims-at-optimizing-spectral-efficiency-bringing-level-playing-field-Etisalat/4839813748

The following is a classic case of Regulator lagging Market. Already auction of 4G spectrum is on full swing, but Telecom comission member talking about 4G now. Anyway it's better than not talking. 4G services by next yr: Telecom Commission official source :: http://www.ptinews.com/news/676231_4G-services-by-next-yr--Telecom-Commission-official

Centre ropes in BT to help on telecom security software source:: http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/centre-ropes-in-bt-to-helptelecom-security-software/396907/