Implications of TRAI Recommendations of 1800Mhz Spectrum Auction

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1800MHz Spectrum Auction IndiaTRAI in its recommendations released yesterday said that for the upcoming 1800Mhz spectrum auction, a 40-70% cut to reserve prices is necessary and suggested that spectrum trading should be allowed and ensure need for a successful auction. We analyze the implications of TRAI Recommendations of 1800MHz.

Lower reserve price by 40-70% for 1800MHz and 900MHz bands – hopefully the operators can at least turn up to the auctions and find some benchmarks for spectrum renewals starting late-2014.

Spectrum trading is allowed but only for

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How Telecom Operators Manage Signalling overload & Traffic Shaping ?

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Signal Overloading - Traffic ShapingThe Advent of SmartPhones has led to the rapid usage of Apps which by design consume network resources resulting in Signal Overloading on Wireless networks. As per White Papers of Network Operators available in public domain, common ways of managing signalling issues are via paging features or queuing.

In Europe, T-Mobile has used the paging channel feature to control signalling traffic, wherein the telco activates the paging channel mode for communication / signalling between RAN and handsets. This reduces signalling by almost 30%, per NSN. Combining messages from various apps, and then transmitting them together when the user brings the mobile phone

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How Airtel, Vodafone Mobile operators Fine Tune and Optimize Radio Networks ?

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With Scarce Spectrum and Number of users per BTS going up, Mobile Operators are looking at optimizing their networks and fine tune the performance to accommodate more. We’ll discuss the Fine-tuning / optimizing radio networks so that any Mobile Network enthusiast can get to know the same without actually being an engineer.

Radio networks comprise a large number of base stations, where each base station covers a limited area called a ‘cell’. Boosting the signal capacity at each cell level can result in a significant reduction in congestion at the network level. Some ways of
addressing this include,

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Sony Xperia Z1 SmartPhone Features & Price in India

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Sony Experia Z1 Water TestJapanese Consumer Electronics Giant, Sony unveiled its new Xperia Z1 smartphone at the IFA trade show in Berlin on September 4. Details are in line with advance leaks, including a 20- megapixel camera, 5-inch 1080p display, 3,000mAh battery, and waterproofing. The phone is scheduled to go on sale in mid-September. Sony also showed off new lens cameras, a smartwatch, and new tablets.

As with its predecessor, the Xperia Z1 uses across-the-board high performance to differentiate itself from the competition. The camera features not only a high pixel count but also advanced image quality (G Lens), image processing (Bionz engine), and functionality (30 shots/second, starts shooting before shutter is pressed). Image quality, processor speed, storage, and RAM are

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Reliance NetConnect / Tata DoCoMo E-VDO Dongle Business Saturating

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Reliance NetConnect Wireless BroadbandIdea Cellular Executives who discussed 3G Data Uptake in India are of the view that the Dongle or Data-card business (dominated by CDMA EV-DO operators: RCOM, Tata, MTS) may face growth-constraints over the medium-term due to the following factors,

  1. Slowdown in laptop and Desktop PC sales
  2. Growth in Tablets and Phablets [Mobile Smartphones with 5-to-6inch screen]
  3. Growing tendency to use 3G-activated smartphones as personal Wi-Fi hotspots and
  4. Narrowing of the price-performance and network coverage gap

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Idea 3G Data Usage Per BTS Exceeds 120 GB / Month + Bid for 900MHz EGSM Band

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Idea Cellular 3G dataIdea’s 3G network usage at 122 GB per BTS per month [Includes Total Traffic of Intra-Circle Arrangements as well] in 1Q is less than 10% currently; each 3G BTS deployed in heavy traffic area can be potentially upgraded to exceed capacity throughput of 3,000 GB per month. To drive greater 3G penetration, customer education (about benefits of mobile data, apps) and cheaper smartphones are more important that lower data pricing per se, according to Idea CEO Himanshu Kapania.

He further said that 3G data business may be unviable at current pricing

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Implications of Microsoft Nokia Deal on Handset Supply Chain

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Microsoft Nokia Mobiles IndiaMicrosoft has announced to acquire Nokia’s Devices & Services (D&S) business and license Nokia’s patents and mapping services. As the original leadership team from Nokia’s D&S business will remain intact (as stated by Nokia), we believe the ongoing project planning and rollout strategies would see limited impact with respect to Nokia’s supply chain, pending the close of the proposed transaction, including implications for Nokia’s sole Windows Phone (WP) ODM partner, Compal Communications.

According to Microsoft, the main strategic rationale behind the proposed transaction is to accelerate phone share. Microsoft believes the proposed collaboration would help make the market for WP, and

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Broadband LTE Vs LTE-Advance Vs LTE – What is the key difference ?

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LTE vs LTE-A Seminar in KoreaAt a time when their is Huge Demand for Affordable Broadband in India, the Corrupt Government along with Vested Private players is stalling the development of the 4G LTE Eco-System to favor selected couple of business houses who back the Thugs in the Government.

However, the World’s doesn’t stop innovating as we have seen Korea is now ready to serve her citizens with Broadband LTE / LTE-A after the recent spectrum Auctions.

We’ll disucss what is the Difference between Broadband LTE Vs LTE-Advance Vs LTE – Broadband LTE offers same theoretical speed as that

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Airtel Advantage 199 Plan Tariff Hiked

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Airtel Mobile is increasing voice tariffs for post-paid customers under one of its per-minute billing plans, Advantage 199, with effect from 8 Sep. This is in-line with our thesis of expected ARPM increases going forward.

Adhering to TRAI guidelines, Bharti Airtel has informed its customers that it will raise tariffs on the Advantage-199 plan. Under this plan, per-minute on-net local and STD rates will be raised to 60 paise from the current 50 paise. Rates for calls to

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Investors Seek Clarity on Reliance Jio Infocomm 4G LTE

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Telecom Invetsors Meet IndiaInvestors in the Indian Telecom Space focused on two important issues – Indian Currency and the 4G-LTE Space.

Foreign Investors Wary of Indian Government Flip Flop Policies – We believe that, despite the government’s decision to allow 100% FDI and a depreciating rupee, the experience of some of the players – such as Telenor, Etisalat (licence cancellations), and Vodafone (tax dispute) – has not been encouraging. Separately, the last set of new players giving up their pan-India dreams and shutting down circles suggests that it is hard to make a case for a foreign player to take the new-entrant

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