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Commercial GSM celebrates 15th anniversary

It is 15 years on July 1, since the world’s first commercial GSM call was made.
The network was delivered by Ericsson and operated by Mannesmann in Germany. Radiolinja in Finland made the first GSM call four years earlier in 1992.
With more than 2 billion users, GSM has revolutionized the way the world communicates. Around 82% [...]

Announcing Mobile Monday Mumbai

I’m pleased to announce that we are launching the Mumbai chapter of Mobile Monday and are holding its first event on July 3rd, 2006.
Mobile Monday is a open community of mobile professionals and enthusiasts. It is a forum to network, share knowledge and discuss developments in the mobile world. Founded in Helsinki (Finland) in 2000, [...]

Spectrum scramble

Financial Express has a primer on spectrum issues faced by Indian operators. Read the article if you want to understand why there is so much controversy over spectrum.

What is spectrum?
How is spectrum allocated to different technologies?
What are the criteria for spectrum allocation?
How is spectrum allocated in other countries?
Why is there a controversy over allocation of [...]

Mobile Bandh

Retailers in South Mumbai are threatening to go on strike against a cut in margins by mobile operators. The telcos had slashed the margin on recharge cards to 2.5% from 3.25% this month.
Dealers complain that operators have been reducing margins over the past year, from 5% to 4% and then to 3.25%. Telcos argue that [...]

MobilePundit is getting tuned

MobilePundit is getting tuned for better performance. Have upgraded the blogging software to a newer version so that I can deal with the deluge of comment spam. So please bear with fluctuations in the design and functions for today.
If you have recently commented on MobilePundit and it has not appeared, the spambots are to blame. [...]

Is India’s mobile user base number right?

Rediff article questions whether the current declared mobile userbase of 90 million is accurate.
It cites a Yankee Group report which states that Indian operators might have to eliminate 10-20% of their subscriber numbers over the next two to three years to wean away a growing base of technically non-existent users.
The report brings about the imbalance [...]

BarCamp Mumbai

Am BarCamping at IIT Powai today. Will present on “Mobiles, Micro-content and Moblogs” and also give a demo of our moblogs product - Mofotu.

Insurance companies shying away from mobiles

If your phone is stolen or damaged, you may not be able to stake an insurance claim anymore. Because of the rising number of claims being raised on cell phones, insurance companies are now shying away from providing insurance cover on mobile phones.
Since it’s not always possible to verify the genuineness of the claim - [...]

Pantaloon gets into telecom retailing

Telecom retailing is attracting the biggies. Soon after Bangalore-based MobileNXT launched its first store in Gurgaon, players like Pantaloon Retail and Essar Group are also reported to be in the fray.
Leveraging its already-established presence in the retail space, Pantaloon Retail recently launched its telecom outfit Convergem Retail India Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pantaloon [...]

LoC: Love of Cellphones

ET reports that operators are keen to spread their presence in Jammu and Kashmir due to strong demand for cellphones there. The demand is driven not only by local residents, but also by defence personnel posted in the tough terrain.
There are three operators in the state - BSNL, Airtel and Aircel. Hutch is keen [...]

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