The making of Sunil Bharti Mittal
Sunil Mittal shared his thoughts on new opportunities in the Indian economy and Bharti’s rise as a telecom giant, in his convocation address at the IIM Bangalore. Here are some key points collected from various sources.
Mittal came out of college in 1976. The period 1976 to 1985 was “a period of great struggle, of great [...]
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BSNL goes all out to connect rural India
In a bid to lay a cellular network covering the entire population in the country, the state-owned company is leaving no stone unturned.
It is using even helicopters to fly down mobile equipment in areas where the road network is yet to reach. And if that’s not enough, BSNL has hired a fleet of trucks that [...]
Missed calls = Missed revenues
We have all done and benefitted from it - giving missed calls to convey messages. But what is the impact of missed calls on the carriers. This Zee News story puts the exact share of missed calls at around 20-25%.
Kobita Desai, principal telecom analyst, Gartner
“There is also a situation when the other person has to [...]
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Samsung begins exporting ‘Made in India’ handsetsManufactured at Manesar plant, exported to Dubai.
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Telecom contributes 1% to GDP
With 141 million gross subscriber base the telecom service industry is growing at the rate of 30% annually and its contribution to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is 1% according to chairman of Telecom Dispute Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) Justice (Retd) N Santosh Hegde.
The telecom service industry with a turnover of Rs 90,000 [...]
Indian mobile gaming worth Rs 80 cr
According to ToI, the Indian mobile gaming industry is expected to touch Rs 1,500 crore by 2015 from the current figure of Rs 80 crore.
The article goes on to say that nearly 15,000 games are being downloaded everyday in India. The charges for downloads are usually upwards of Rs 50.
Doing some maths:
80,00,00,000 / (15,000 * [...]
Airtel launches Easy Music
Airtel in association with WiderThan has announced the launch of Airtel Easy Music, available from over one lakh plus Airtel retail outlets. This makes Airtel the largest retailer for music not only within the country but also in the world.
Jay Kim, Senior Executive Vice-President, WiderThan Co. (an affiliate of SK Telecom)
“Easy Music is a revolutionary [...]
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BSNL to leverage PCOs as retail outlets
BSNL has discovered the potential of its ubiquitous PCOs for branding and retailing. The company has decided to convert its PCOs and STD/ISD booths into branded outlets. There are over a million BSNL PCOs which contribute around 20 to 25% of its revenues.
A few months ago, the company allowed the sale of recharge coupons and [...]
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