How Reliance Communications Can Deploy 4G LTE on CDMA Spectrum ?

Reliance communications 4G LTEForget the Hype Regarding Reliance Jio Infocomm 4G LTE as the spectrum the latter has is not as efficient compared to what Reliance Communications [RCom] has. RCOM already has 800, 1800 and 2100 in various circles. RCom’s 5MHz in 800 Band is contiguous in most key circles including Delhi and Mumbai and with steady progress of the 800 LTE ecosystem globally (such as South Korea). RCom is already using this spectrum to offer EVDO Wireless Broadband which has been contributing significantly to its bottom line. Reliance Jio Infocomm could fall back upon RCom to offer LTE provided regulations permit Spectrum Sharing.

Successful Deployment of 800 MHz Spectrum Band for 4G LTE
The Korean telcos use 850MHz (Band 5) for LTE. Uplink frequency is 824-849MHz and downlink

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Troubles Mount at Maxis, Can Aircel Weather The Storm ?

Maxis Trouble - Aircel FutureMalaysian Telecom Giant also Maxis hosted a group luncheon forum for investors to meet the new CEO, Morten Lundal. One of the key initiatives pushed by its new CEO is to narrow excess mgmt layers by 40% and existing operational silos which he believes have served to dilute the company’s agility and competitiveness. Headcount will be reduced further from current c3,200 level to c3,000 by year-end, mostly with reduction from management layers.

Maxis noted its intention to claw back some market share, particularly on prepaid segment. Key areas of focus lies on fixing its distribution network which had fallen in prominence vs. peers and branding. Distribution points

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Why we Appreciate Google / Amazon’s Future Vision & Investment in Technology ?

Google and Future of TechnologyClose on the heels of Amazon’s delivery drones PR, Google’s Andy Rubin is reminding everyone that GOOG also has very broad ambitions. Rubin granted the New York Times access to previously non-public information regarding his next venture within Google. Rubin ran GOOG’s Android group until March 2013. At the time, GOOG simply stated that he was going to do other thing within GOOG, but did not disclose his new focus until today. According to the New York Times article,

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How Telecom is heading from Spectrum Crunch to OverSupply ?

The Indian telecom industry has historically suffered an acute shortage of spectrum. The abysmally low absolute quantum of spectrum is compounded by highly fragmented spectrum holdings. TRAI’s recent recommendation and attempts by the telecom ministry to free up commercially unused 2100MHz spectrum indicates a new found feeling within the govt that ‘spectrum unsold is revenue lost’. Increasing the quantum of 1800 Mhz to be auctioned seems to be the first step in this regard.

Spectrum Allocation in the next 3 – 5 years
In light of recent developments, keeping

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