KumaarShah 143 Report post Posted October 5, 2007 Spectrum demand may usher in new tech Vavasi to bring in Chinese technology in a band not in use at the moment Thomas K Thomas New Delhi, Oct 4 With the demand for GSM spectrum hitting a new high, some of the new applicants for telecom licence are finding innovative ways to break into the Indian mobile segment. One such company called Vavasi Telegence is planning to bring a better version of the recently developed Chinese technology — Time Division-Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access (TD-SCDMA) which will offer high speed wireless connectivity in a spectrum band that is not in use at the moment. Pan- India access licenCe Vavasi has applied for a pan-Indian unified telecom access licence and holds proprietary rights over the new technology. The company is conducting trials of this next-generation technology called NG1 in Madhya Pradesh and has already partnered with Bangalore-based Measurements And Controls India Ltd for the manufacturing equipment. Speaking to Business Line Mr Farid Arifuddin, Managing Director, Vavasi Telegence Pvt Ltd, said that the company plans to build a network that will support 100 million subscribers over the next five years. Vavasi has also partnered with Mr Sam Pitroda, as an advisor to the project and roped in the founder director of Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), Dr M. V. Pitke, as Technology Advisor. The company has set up a research and development centre to work on various applications and services that can be deployed using the new technology. “We want to make India the hub for this technology, which we are calling as NG1. Our plan is to go beyond India and make inroads into other countries around the world. For this we are in the process of putting in place partnerships, alliances and a manufacturing base,” Mr Arifuddin said. The company has already got a licence to offer services in Mongolia and plans to bid for the 700 Mhz band being auctioned in the US. Vavasi also plans to strike partnerships for manufacturing handsets suited to NG1, which will be priced between $30- $1500 depending on the features. Since the company is seeking the guard band in the 1800 Mhz for offering next-generation wireless services in India, it may be able to acquire the licence ahead of other 30 new applicants. Vavasi may get a headstart into high bandwidth telecom services ahead of GSM operators such as Airtel and Vodafone since NG1 is touted to be more efficient than existing third generation (3G) technologies. Link Courtesy: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2007/1...00553090100.htm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kshah 452 Report post Posted October 5, 2007 TDSCDMA is pushed by china and I think it will be leading technology in time to come. Also perhaps CDMA 450 will be another technology which will emerge becasue of good performance in EVDO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HetalDP 947 Report post Posted October 6, 2007 Infact 450 seems more Powerfull As FM Radio in 100 mhz have 28 Kilometer in Radius And in 450 Mhz have 9 Radius Kilometer Coverage means it can cover means 80 to 90 Square Kilometers in Single Tower Just think imn Rural area and Low Concentrated Spread City like Chandigarh, Gandhinagar, this Will be boon for CDMA Operator. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kshah 452 Report post Posted October 6, 2007 I think CDMA 450 is very sucessful in Russia where they have very thin population spreaded on very large area. Also they are educated and high user of Data. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
