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Category Archives: telecom
Pipe, Platform, Application
Some great ideas for operators to better utilize (and monetize) their assets: expose users’ location data, expose their social graph, building micro-payment systems that make sense, become verified ID providers. Just reading the article will set your head abuzz. These … Continue reading
3G: it doesn't really matter – does it?
About the auction to rollout 3G services in India: Cabinet secretary K M Chandrasekhar today indicated that all the outstanding issues pertaining to the 3G spectrum auction had been resolved, however, the auction would happen at a time when maximum … Continue reading
Bigger pie, more slices
For the longest time, the only two entities that made money from a mobile phone were the carrier and the handset manufacturer. Open and shut [1]. No longer. Not only are more mobile phones being sold now than ever before, … Continue reading
The Kindle presents an Amazon Associates opportunity
Arrington on Techcrunch talks about the possibility of Amazon licensing its Kindle ebook reader hardware specs and trademark to third-party manufacturers: …a licensing program that gave hardware manufacturers the ability to build Kindle clones, along with an incentive to sell … Continue reading
When Telecom & IT babus just don't get the Market
For all who go to town declaring that India has an entrepreneur-friendly, liberalized Telecom sector, here’s a dampener. TRAI’s recommendations on “ Review of Internet Services“, a report dated May 10th 2007, show just how much (or little) babus in … Continue reading
Posted in Editorials, india, internet, Policy, telecom
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The Paradox of India's Telecom Growth Story…
… is that while the country is the world’s second-fastest growing telecom markets (an astounding 5 million new connections per month), its adoption of high-end mobile technology is far behind the rest of the world. Here are two contrasting articles … Continue reading
Posted in Editorials, internet, mobile, Policy, telecom, Uncategorized
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Telcos are looking to play ISP – NYT
I wrote an opinion piece a while back about the battle between 3G and WiFi (that is, 802.11b/g/n v/s WCDMA/EDGE). To put it briefly, ISPs are increasingly getting households, businesses and cities connected via WiFi. At the same time, telcos … Continue reading
Posted in internet, Predictions, telecom
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Thoughts on mobile data access in India.
It’s expensive: I use the Airtel GPRS service very heavily. Because in Pune, it’s unlimited (in terms of volume and time) as long as I pay Rs. 150 per month. I use it for checking email, catching up on blogs, … Continue reading
Posted in Editorials, internet, mobile, Policy, telecom
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3G v/s WiFi – Impending war between telcos and ISPs?
This announcement by Lenovo to include Cingular’s 3G implementation with its notebooks throws up some interesting questions. Right now, 3G only supports data transfer speeds of about 400-700kbps, and it is primarily used in high-end mobile smartphones. However, as this … Continue reading
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When the state is in the business of running business.
India’s biggest problem today… … is an interventionist State. Despite a brief start at reforms between 1991-93, the Government continues to be in the business of running businesses. Inevitably, when it is also the policy-maker, protectionist policies are bound to … Continue reading