Update: Delayed again? I’m tired of using the word tiresome, so I’ll let Monty Python share this simple, succinct message for the Indian government: Earlier (Feb 26th): The 3G Auction notice ... Continue_Reading

It’s becoming tiresome, but we hope that this, finally, is it. After much strife, speculation and dilly-dallying India has once again announced a revised schedule for the auction of 3G spectrum. ... Continue_Reading

Update (February 20, 2010): Telecom Minister A Raja has said that the launch of MNP is going to be delayed, and will be introduced in Bangalore and ... Continue_Reading

A somewhat limited turnout for the pre-bid conference held by India’s Department of Telecom for offering clarifications prior to India’s much-awaited, much-delayed 3G Auctions. Issues were raised vehemently throughout the ... Continue_Reading

Here we go again. India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has announced a schedule of events, the grand finale of which will be the auction of 3G spectrum in India on ... Continue_Reading

After an inexplicable avoidance of decision-making for almost 9 months, blaming intra-government disagreements over price for the delay, the Indian government has announced that it will auction 3G spectrum within ... Continue_Reading

Indian IT Services company Wipro has bought Nokia Mobile Broadcast Solutions reports Reuters. The unit, which had around 40 employees, provided enterprise Mobile TV solutions. The value of the deal has ... Continue_Reading

Shortly, at about 3:30pm today, the applications for MTNLs 3G Mobile Content services mandate will be opened. MTNL is setting up a franchise based system, and has invited applications from ... Continue_Reading

Update: The speeds mentioned for the service are the same as those mentioned for CDMA2000 EVDV: “…downlink (forward link) data rates up to 3.1 Mbit/s and uplink (reverse link) data rates ... Continue_Reading

Both of India’s public sector telecom operators have now launched 3G services, while private carriers still await the announcement of an auction date. According to some reports, yesterday, BSNL announced ... Continue_Reading

MTNL has launched its commercial 3G by making the mistakes most telcom operators made across the world – overpricing. The 3G data services are ridiculously priced at Rs. 5/MB, whether ... Continue_Reading

Many VAS and Teleco executives have told us over the past 3-4 months that 3G, whenever it is launched, will primarily be about voice. The hypothesis has been, in most ... Continue_Reading