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Articles tagged with: Mtnl and Bsnl
Can BSNL and MTNL be turned around?
Opinion piece by Amit Gupta, Principal Analyst, Ovum.
While the Indian telecom industry is experiencing high growth and private sector
operators are posting impressive results, performance of the two state owned
operators - namely BSNL and mtnl - continues to decline. As state owned
entities, these two operators get preferential treatment from the government.
Nevertheless, they fail to take advantage of such a treatment. One of the recent
examples is dismal uptake of 3G service launched by these two, despite being the
only operators in India with 3G spectrum.
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India's MTNL Expects Up to 300,000 3G Subscribers by Year-End
India's Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. (mtnl) has set a fairly wide target of between 200,000-300,000 3G subscribers by the end of the year, the company's chairman and managing director said at a press conference to launch a new PrePay tariff. So far though, the company has signed up just 400 subscribers to its 3G network. more
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India Expected to Push Ahead with 3G License Auction
India's telecoms minister, A Raja has confirmed that the oft-delayed auction of 3G licenses remains a top priority at the Communications and IT Ministry. He was reconfirmed as the minister in charge following the government's reelection in India's recent elections. more
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India's BSNL Planning 3G Launch Across 700 Cities
India's state-owned operator, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) intends to expand its 3G network to 700 cities across the North and East of the country by June. A second wave of launches in the South of the country will follow in July. Ericsson is BSNL's partner for 3G roll-out in over 400 of these cities. more
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More Delays to India's 3G License Auction
There has been a further delay to India's already oft-delayed 3G license auction, after the Indian Cabinet decided to refer the issue to a Group of Ministers (GoM) to adjudicate on. The Department of Telecom (DoT) and the Finance Ministry have been battling over the reserve price which would apply to the auction. more
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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
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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
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Claims that India May Delay 3G License Auction
There have been unconfirmed reports that India's 3G license auction could be delayed until next year after the government found that it had not cleared the necessary radio spectrum in nine of the country's 22 circles. more
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India's BSNL to Launch 3G Network in Jan 2009
India's state owned mobile operator, BSNL will launch its 3G network in the north-eastern states and Chennai by January 2009, Communications and IT Minister A Raja has announced. The second state owned network to have a 3G license, mtnl is still on target to launch its 3G network in Delhi and Mumbai. more
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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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