TRAI issues fresh recommendations on AGR

Following a TDSAT directive, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has come out with recommendations on activities to be taken into account for calculation of an operators’ Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR).
What is AGR?
Telecom operators calculate their revenue and pay revenue share to the government on the basis of AGR.
Activities of an operator included in [...]

Its the costs stupid: Reliance Comm

Surajeet Das Gupta writes in Business Standard that Reliance Communications has cited cheaper equipment and handset prices as the key reason for shifting of its focus to GSM.
Raising concerns about Qualcomm’s policies (as it is a key reason for the high CDMA costs), the company, including Ambani, in its discussions with analysts has pointed out [...]

Wipro to develop software for 3G Nokia handset

Wipro is undertaking a major part of the software development for a 3G handset that Nokia is planning to launch next year. The company had entered into an agreement with Nokia to provide smartphone development and integration services.
Under the recent agreement signed between Nokia and Wipro Technologies, a team of senior software engineers from Wipro [...]