The 3G Buildup For Reliance Communications

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Sources said the partnership would help  in scaling up the Lab's capabilities and exploring the monetising  opportunities by offering the infrastructure of this unit to third-party  players through managed services business model.

 

This is the way to go.. In fact i may even such a solution from google also, providing its own infrastructure to third party players, charging for the same and scaling up the capabilities to new heighs..

Other companies may not be far behind.

[Saurav 22]

RCOM is upgrading and going to Launch 3G but why don't they concentrate on increasing Highway coverage in Punjab. Mostly I hv to travel daily about 20-40 KM with in District on National & State Highways all with Toll Plaza but rare Reliance GSM Network.

And Bad Luck of Punjab 3G winners are RCOM, DOCOMMO both with very poor coverage & IDEA which is legal war of License (SPICE) so not allocated Spectrum. Last option is BSNL - Bhai Sahib Nahi Lagega

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Reliance Communications (RCOM), India’s single largest dual technology telecom operator and ZTE corporation the global telecommunications solutions provider today announced the signing of a commercial contract to deploy the new 3G-UMTS/GSM network for Reliance Mobile.

Under the agreement, ZTE will build and supply 3G-UMTS equipment for 8 telecom circles of Reliance Mobile, out of a total 13 circles.

In this project, the network to be deployed by ZTE for Reliance is based on the standard SDR platform (the 2G/3G/HSPA/HSPA+ unified platform), which can not only realize multiple modes for a single base-station, but also evolve smoothly into next generation networks (NGNs) like LTE.

This provides a powerful guarantee for cost-effective networking and future evolution of the overall project. Technologically speaking, ZTE’s green base-stations are already the most advanced in the industry.

“The collaboration between ZTE and Reliance is a key milestone for ZTE in India for 2010. For this project, we will deploy a solution able to seamlessly accommodate 2G and 3G networks on the same platform, which is also capable of evolving into future 4G network,” said a key ZTE spokesperson.

“Prior to this, the technology had been widely adopted in China itself as well as overseas markets such as Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. We are very confident of our cooperation with Reliance, and our ability to bring advanced solutions and services to our other clients. As always, ZTE will continue to invest in and address the India market, and treat Indian accounts as our global strategic partners.”

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Reliance Communications says will be among the early launchers of 3G services

Mumbai, Oct 13 - Press Trust of India

Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications (RCom), on Wednesday said it would be amongst the first private operators to launch its next generation 3G service offerings ''very soon''.

"We are not going to wait for the other operators' launch and then position ourselves...ours will be among the early launches and it will be very soon," the company's Chief Executive, Akshay Kumar, told reporters here without giving an exact date.

RCOM's rival Tata Teleservices has already announced that its launch would be before November 8.

3G is expected to revolutionise the country's telecom scene by offering real-time data downloads and also help revive the sagging fortunes of telecom companies.

On the crucial issue of pricing its 3G services, Kumar said RCom's price-points will definitely be in keeping with competition. He also parried questions about the commercial feasibility of rates currently offered by state-run mobile operators.

RCom, which has secured 3G license for 13 of the 22 circles, is in talks with other operators for partnerships for giving services in the uncovered regions, he said, adding the average revenue per user will increase post-the 3G launch.

The Government had raised a whopping Rs 65,000-crore by auctioning 3G spectrum to private operators in May this year. State-run operators BSNL and MTNL have already been offering 3G services to customers while none of the private operators have launched its services as of now.

Last month, RCoM had demonstrated its 3G service at the company's annual general meeting but its commercial launch is yet to take place.

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Shameless RCom - 1st get your 2G act in place!    

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Here's the article on the latest in ET http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/telecom/RCom-says-will-be-among-the-early-launchers-of-3G-services/articleshow/6743331.cms

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lets wait and watch.. Hope the services begin before diwali..

[Mufaddal 678]

it wont start commercially for masses before december

right now its only for reliance people

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Now Reliance is using customers for Testing as Employees rmeber their GSM launch Rs 10 free calling daily. Search>try>complaint help them to improve.

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why dont Reliance provide us, the die hard fans with a peek into 3G now Maybe we can all "beta test" it like the case with softwares.

Well they might be afraid that we will sit around and bitch

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We always Beta Test Products and then make Negative Review. they are the Perfect In House Tester which can create RF Strength maps while roaming in Car. Stay on

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Any news on when reliance gsm will bring in 3G? With docomo already announcing their date of launch and airtel expected to announce soon, there has been no talk at all from reliance. any idea guys?

[Arun 795]

Jagbir Singh, President & Group CTO, Reliance Communications - spoke to "Voice&Data" about the broadband issue plaguing the industry, RComm's 3G plans, MNP readiness, etc. Excerpts:

According to recent reports, customers in emerging countries pay more for broadband access. Will Indian operators bring down the tariff? Which are the factors that will influence a price revision in the near future?

The broadband and Internet penetrations in India are amongst the lowest in the world. This probably is the only service (internet access) for which the ARPU's have gone up as per the TRAI numbers. It is driven more from the fact that the usage per subscriber has gone up rather than the rates. Looking at the fact that all the operators who have won 3G spectrum have paid huge sums of money, the likelihood of tariffs going low sharply in near future for the broadband access is very minimal, however the volume permitted within the same tariffs would probably go up (which is equivalent of tariff going down if we see the cost of accessing per MB data).

The other major factor that would impact the tariffs would be the penetration level of 3G handset and the type of handset being used in the market. In 3G network the network capacity is determined not only by what is deployed by the operator but also by the kind of service that is being used by the customers and the type of handset they are using. These are market driven factors from an Indian standpoint as there is no concept of handset bundling in India.

Indian society scale of prospective subscriber base is unique as much as Indian Subscriber Purchasing power (PP) and affordability. Indian consumer interest for access to Internet for different applications at high speeds i.e. BB is going to be entirely different.

There is another interesting change likely to happen going forward. The current pattern of tariffing where we have variable rate on voice and flat rate on data (mainly on fixed network) would soon move into a flat regime on voice and a variable rate on data . This would be a truly revolutionary change that India market is likely to see with the mobile data becoming big.

Currently,debate is on selecting technologies such as TD-LTE and WiMax for BWA launches. Which is the best technology for India considering the current market conditions?

If we see WiMaX and TD-LTE from the technological superiority perspective, they might be of similar levels with both camps claiming pros & cons over the other. However, the fact remains that the LTE maturity could be faster than expected as it is being supported by all 2G, 3G telecom operators & large equipment suppliers.

Clearly TD- LTE stands apart in terms of the choice of technology, there is a lot of traction of TD LTE in China and in Japan and if India and China adopt this as the technology the worldwide volumes are then a foregone conclusion. Also since it is a logical extension of the current 3G technology with a fall back option on to the deployed 3G / GSM network , it makes the subscriber experience that much more seamless. In our view ,HSPA+ would have much better chance of adoption by Indian Telcos. Wireless high speed Data Services are likely to flourish only if a range of BWA Devices are available in the market at most affordable price levels for prospective price sensitive Indian Consumers .

I feel, TD-LTE shall prevail and, we might see, for the first time India being one of the early adaptors of a new technology.

Customers are complaining about poor broadband speeds. How can operators tackle such issues?

Factors like Subscriber Density per Sq. Km , Concrete Density per Sq .Km, Back Haul Bandwidth per KM, International Internet Bandwidth availability ,Spectrum holding by Telcos ,Local Hosting of Popular WEB Portals and Social NW sites and Regulatory norms like Contention /Over Subscription ratio determine the level of speeds at which subscribers can access the services .

With 3G spectrum available and on top of that TD LTE available for the very high volume/speed customers the access side (the wireless portion) could be well taken care off. The factor such as Internet bandwidth should also not be a major issue for players like Reliance , Tata and Bharti who have large bandwidth on international sea cable routes. The biggest challenge would be the back haul domestically. This would mean a lot of fiberisation and the cost needs to be justified. While Reliance has the advantage of huge domestic fiber network not all operators are as comfortably placed.

Potential Indian BB Subscribers would experience better speed based services as the Telcos are taking cognizance of our deployment scenario, market demand, and subscriber applications interest, and are set to evolve different quality of service (QoS) and quality of experience (QoE) packages.

What are the 3G plans of Reliance Communications?

Reliance communications has always been a innovative services & pioneering role based player with focus on wireless data service delivery through CDMA 1X and CDMA high speed Net connect+ services. Reliance is committed for rolling out HSPA based 3G services with impact creating applications and service delivery and thus would continue to be a pioneer even in 3G.

Customers believe they pay more money since all operators including Reliance Communications make false claims through bills. How Reliance Communications is going to tackle this issue?

Telecom services are being delivered at the lower tariff levels compared to anywhere else in the world currency i.e - one paise. At these levels of tariffs, is it physically possible for any operator to tweak billings to make false claims? Indian subscribers are the most benefited segment due to intense competition in market place. The area where the people feel being duped is for services they do not use, which are mostly in value added services domain. With the kind of TRAI policy of having to have a confirmed consent before activating any VAS services and a very easy to deactivate methodology as a mandate, this has been controlled to a very large extent and we would see the customer perception on this changing very fast.

Operators believe in adding subscribers by selling free SIM cards. The subscriber base both mobile and broadband reported by operators are not correct. Will this model sustain?

Indian telecom industry is witnessing hyper-competition with around 12 -13 players eyeing for the customer market share in every circle. The consumer dynamics is also fast changing as he is customizing his calling needs basis the products available in the market. With talk time, VAS and other freebies bundled along with the SIM, the cost of the SIM becomes virtually zero.

The signs of consolidation are already beginning to see in the market and in not so very distant future we shall see the a highly competitive market , but the number of players would be more established once and with no motivation to just show numbers , but show business performance. Secondly with the subscriber linked spectrum criteria off the table, the other motivation is also not applicable any more. The situation shall rapidly move towards a more transparent and effective number management regime which are more factual.

What will be the future on MNP in Indian telecom industry? Is Reliance Communications ready to start MNP?

MNP implementation in Indian telecom industry is long awaited and would benefit the customers immensely . These customers who have been tied up with a particular operator will now have the freedom to choose their service providers of which RCOM is amongst the top operator of choice given the network superiority and other product superiority. RCOM is committed for the launch of MNP services in India as per Government Mandate

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What will be the future on MNP in Indian telecom industry? Is Reliance Communications ready to start MNP?

MNP implementation in Indian telecom industry is long awaited and would benefit the customers immensely . These customers who have been tied up with a particular operator will now have the freedom to choose their service providers of which RCOM is amongst the top operator of choice given the network superiority and other product superiority. 

Ok, that just made my day...           

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This is super super funny..

These customers who have been tied up with a particular operator will now have the freedom to choose their service providers of which RCOM is amongst the top operator of choice given the network superiority and other product superiority.

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1x is a 3G Voice Technology Bundled with Additional EVDO Spectrum for more Speed

EVDO is Data only 3G Channel. and 1x and EVDO can definitely do Simultaneous operation but due Single Model application processor all current qualcomm chipset is not supporting.

Simaltanousl Voice + Data is called as EVDO Rev B and i think within 6 monthj u will see all MSM86xx and QSC6255 onward chipset capable of this.

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Does any phones support !x voice and EVDO simulteneously at present,

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Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea is understood to be forming alliance for offering 3G services in all circles.

RCOM has not talked about forming any such tie ups. Are they planning to do so or will 3G be available in select circles? Any pointers to this?