Spectrum woes for operators

Spectrum is turning out to be the biggest bottleneck for Indian mobile operators as they grapple with network problems, poor voice quality and dropped calls.
GSM operators initially get 4.4 MHz of spectrum while CDMA operators get 2.5 MHz of spectrum. In case of GSM, operators with 10 lakh or more subscribers are eligible for [...]

Chalta Rahe

Close on the heels of Airtel launching a life-time prepaid card, Hutch today announced a similar lifetime validity scheme for its prepaid subscribers at Rs 999.
It will also offer full talktime on all future recharges and customers can subsequently top-up with any amount and get full talktime.
But as Vinu pointed, you still need to recharge [...]

Openera’s PPVS

Bangalore based Openera Technologies, a developer of IMS mobile client applications for fixed and mobile operators, announced the commercial availability of its peer-to-peer video sharing application with integrated presence, enabling mobile phone users to talk with and view fellow callers simultaneously. It has partnered with Lucent Technologies, which is delivering the product to market as [...]

1900 Mhz band for CDMA players

Parliamentary Committee has recommended that the government allot the crucial 1,900 Mhz spectrum to CDMA operators.
“All efforts should be made to allot as much spectrum as the government can in 800/1,900 Mhz for the CDMA operators and the 900/1,800 Mhz for the GSM players for the expansion of telecom services”, Standing Committee on IT (2005-06) [...]