Articles tagged with: Delhi and Mumbai
India's MTNL Invites Bidders to Manage its WiMAX Network
India's state-owned MTNL has published the tender for companies to set up and manage its planned WiMAX networks in the cities of delhi and Mumbai. The operator is offering bidders a six-year franchise operation on a revenue sharing basis. more
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India's MTNL Seeks Assistance to Promote its 3G Network
India's state-owned telco, MTNL has invited bids from companies to take over the management of its 3G network, in an apparent admission that it has failed to promote the service successfully to customers. The network is reputed to have signed up a mere 1,000 subscribers since it launched the 3G service six months ago. more
Related Tags: mtnl, 3g-license, presence, India
Aircel Announces $5 Billion Investment Plan
India's Aircel has announced plans to double its subscriber base and invest US$5 billion in its network over the next three to five years. The firm, a majority owned subsidary of Malaysia's Maxis, will spend at least US$1 billion during 2009 and expects to end the year with 32 million customers. more
Related Tags: maxis, aircel, maxis-communications, tamil-nadu, India
India's 3G License Auction Confirmed - Starts Jan 16th 2009
India's government has finalised the plans for its 3G and WiMAX auctions - with the 3G auctions starting on January 16th next year. Auctions for WiMAX licenses will commence two days after the 3G licenses are sold. more
Related Tags: wimax, 3g-license, mvno, mtn, radio-spectrum, bsnl, mtnl, 3g-licenses, rajasthan, bandwidth, jammu, India
Indian Network "Soft-Launches" 3G Coverage in Delhi
India finally launched a 3G network today as state-controlled operator, Mahanagar Telecom Nigam Limited (MTNL) launched a WCDMA network in the capital city, delhi. The company is only offering a "soft-launch" though, and coverage is limited to the main business and political districts, Connaught Place, Sanchar Bhawan, Rajaji Marg, India Gate, Pragati Maidan, delhi Gate, and Minto Road. more
Related Tags: wimax, wcdma, isuppli, 3g-license, mtn, mobile-number-portability, cdma, number-portability, bsnl, mtnl, 3g-licenses, India
India's New Delhi to Get 3G Services by Year End
India's state owned operator Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) has announced that it will launch a test 3G network by the end of the month in New delhi - with a commercial launch expected by the end of this year. more
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Indian ISP Signs CDMA Reseller Deal with MTNL
Indian internet service provider, IOL Netcom says that it has signed a reseller deal with state controlled Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) to provide CDMA mobile services. more
Related Tags: virgin-mobile, mvno, mtn, cdma, mtnl, netcom, India
India to have 20 million broadband connection by 2010
While speaking at the inauguration of 4th Broadband Tech India 2007, Mr. G.S Grover, member Services, Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Ministry of Communications & IT said that the international call rates will drop down to the level of domestic calls rates in the near future due the Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP).The annual conference on broadband which is in it's fourth year was organised by Bharat Exhibitions. more
Related Tags: voip, mtn, rcom, bsnl, cdg, aws, villages, iptv, India
MTNL - Customer Registration Impacts Delhi Base, but ARPU up
The number of mobile customers reported by state-controlled Indian telco MTNL declined between March and June 2007 as the effect of the customer registration programme impacted growth. The operator provides mobile service on the GSM and CDMA standards in India's largest and third largest cities, Mumbai and delhi. In both markets, MTNL benefited from a market share gain in March due to disconnections by CDMA operator Reliance in relation to the registration programme, but in April the operator's delhi business suffered a 21% loss of customers of its own, reducing the size of the overall customer base from 2.87m to 2.60m. more
Related Tags: reliance, mtnl, tata-teleservices, idea-cellular
India Telecom Regulator Recommends 3G Service Guidelines
NEW delhi -(Dow Jones)- The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, or TRAI, Wednesday recommended guidelines for allocation and pricing of spectrum for third generation, or 3G, services in the country. more
Related Tags: reliance-communications, reliance, bharti, tata-teleservices, trai, chennai
