Month: March 2013

Airtel 4G LTE Live in Chandigarh, Mohali & Panchkula

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India’s first 4G LTE Operator, Airtel has launched the 4G LTE Services in Tri-Cities of Chandigarh, Mohali & Panchkula. Airtel 4G will leverage the most advanced 4G LTE technology to deliver superfast access to data services for customers to stream High Definition (HD) videos, enjoy multiple chatting, instantly upload photos, download rich content and more.

Airtel 4G LTE Coverage maps in Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula is available here

Speaking on the Occasion of launch, Jagbir Singh, CTO & Director of Airtel Said,

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Advanced Info Thailand Invests 9.6Bn for 3G

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Advanced Info Thailand Invests 9.6Bn. Data growth very strong, subs at 12mn or 1/3 sub base, smartphones at 17% penetration up from 11% in 2011. Data usage and revenue 65% growth. 3G license in December, commercial launch next month in key cities. 70bn over three years. 97% population coverage. 2015, no longer own 2g assets, … Read more

TRAI’s Insane Recommendation on 700MHz IMT Wireless broadband

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TRAI has released its recommendations on advanced wireless broadband services in the 700MHz band. Key recommendations are (1) FDD to be used in 700Mhz. (2) Spectrum available is 698-806Mhz. (3) A 45x2MHz configuration recommended in the 700MHz band. This effectively implies that only one operator (new/old) can win the spectrum. While the exact configuration is … Read more

Reliance Jio Infocomm 4G No Threat to 2G Voice Operators

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Newspapers are buzz with 4G perceived as a game changer technology which will once again open the floodgates of competition. However, we believe the technological backbone for providing voice services on 4G network is still in nascent stage of evolution and should not pose any substantial threat in the near term (at least 18 months).

Currently, Reliance Jio Infocomm has a pan-India 4G LTE licence and Airtel has started 4G services in Kolkata, Pune and Bengaluru. We believe operators can launch 4G services via three options.

Roll out data services only

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China Mobile on Track to enable 200,000 LTE Towers

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China Mobile is on track to enable 200,000 TD-LTE base stations by end-2013 (the majority an upgrade of existing TD-SCDMA infrastructure at 1.9GHz and this network would cover more than 100 Chinese cities, or c500m people. China Mobile aimed to procure c100m TD-LTE devices in 2013. While many of these will be datacards, this suggests … Read more

4G VoLTE to Gain Traction in 2013

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Voice over LTE (VoLTE) is gaining momentum, with likely adoption this year in North America, Hong Kong, and Japan given increasing chipset (Qualcomm, Broadcom, ST-Ericsson) and handset (LG, Sony) availability. VoLTE is important for telcos as it can enable differentiating features such as HD voice, in-call multimedia sharing, and video calling, helping them combat the … Read more

Why we Like Smasung Galaxy Note 8 over iPad ?

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Samsung has unveiled Galaxy Note 8.0, an 8-inch tablet equipped with an S Pen, to compete with Apple’s iPad mini. The tablet has a screen resolution of 1280 x 800 and a pixel density of 189 ppi. It is based on Samsung Exynos 4 Quad with quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 CPU (1.6 GHz), 2 GB RAM, with 16 / 32 GB of internal storage. It is equipped with a 5.0MP rear camera and 1.3MP front-facing camera.

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Acer Liquid E1, Z2, C1 Affordable Android SmartPhones

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Acer has kicked off 2013 smartphone line-up with three new smartphones including Liquid E1, Z2, and C1. The detailed hardware specifications are still emerging. Initial feedback on pricing is interesting, in our view. It is reported the E1 will have a retail price for €199-299 and the Z2 for €99-129, suggesting Acer is attacking the … Read more

Asus Padfone Infinity and FonePad Models Comparison

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Asus will soon launch Padfone Infinity and FonePad. The Padfone Infinity is the third generation device in the Padfone series, and is a smartphone with an integrated docking tablet. The key upgrade in Padfone Infinity to its predecessor is the use of QCOM’s Snapdragon 600 Quad-core CPU (1.7GHz), and larger 5″ display. FonePad is a 7” tablet with 3G voice (i.e., phone) functionality, but is more akin to a tablet, in our view. FonePad is Asus’ challenge to Phablets.

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