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| Thursday, June 11, 2009 |
| Tata Communications WiMax - More Hurdles |
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The Tata's have had a fragmented approach to the Telecom business as was in case of Software a decade ago. Don't quiet really understand why a separate company for each segment of the business,
- Tata Teleservices Maharashtra (TTML) and Tata Teleservices (TTSL) in wireless and fixed-line telecom
- Tata Sky in DTH
- Tata Communications / VSNL in wholesale voice and enterprise networking
TCOM's managed services capabilities will allow it to leverage its investments in undersea cable assets and drive margin expansion. However, its WiMax retail broadband service has no signs of revival. Funding remains an issue, and WiMax spectrum auctions may aggravate this constraint.
Given the operating challenges associated with it (CPE still costs cUSD150/subscriber/household, there is no standardised equipment, vendors lack scale), the business case becomes tough. While the poor state of fixed-line structure offers opportunities for wireless broadband solutions, simultaneous auctions of 3G spectrum are likely to limit the opportunity for WiMax. |
Published on Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 12:33 AM  |
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| Thursday, April 23, 2009 |
| Fonera 2.0 Routers uses Free Bandwith Time |
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Fon.com the WiFi Revolution has launched Fonera 2.0 router. You can already share some bandwidth with other Foneros and roam the world for free. Martin in the PR said,
it is a router that downloads your torrents, your files from RapidShare, Megaupload, and that uploads your videos to Youtube, your pictures to Facebook, Picasa, or Flickr all on its own. Fonera 2.0 do the file transfer while your PC does more important stuff, is turned off, or is away from home with you.
Foneros are not very popular in India and with the introduction of limited bandwidth broadband connection, users will get skeptical to share with others. |
| Published on Thursday, April 23, 2009 at 8:49 PM |
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| Wednesday, April 08, 2009 |
| Airtel 16 Mbps Speed - The Fastest - Should You Go for it ? |
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 Airtel which already provides the fastest broadband service in India - 8 Mbps has launched 16 Mbps broadband internet service in Delhi NCR, Bangalore and Chennai which will be later extended to Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune and Kolkata.
Airtel 16 Mbps Plan Details:
We have obtained the details of the 16 Mbps plan which is as follows.
- Speed Combo Rs 2,999 with 20GB of Data Transfer Limit. Additional Transfer will be charged at Rs 0.5 / MB
- Speed Combo 4,999 is packed with 50Gb Data Transfer limit. Additional transfer is charged at Rs 0.50 / MB
Problem with Airtel 16 Mbps / 8 Mbps Plans:
Airtel has done an excellent job by increasing the broadband speed that can be made available to the consumer. However, capping the Data Transfer limit it disappoints the consumer. Now compare this to 1 Mbps Unlimited Data Transfer Plan which costs Rs 2,222. In this, the first 100 GB is served at 1 Mbps subsequently the speed is marked down to 512 Kbps. However, there is no additional fees as in the case of 16 Mbps.
We recommend users to go for 1 Mbps Unlimited Broadband Connection rather than 16 /8 Mbps. For further details call 1-800-103-0121 with our site as the reference. |
| Published on Wednesday, April 08, 2009 at 2:47 AM |
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| Monday, April 06, 2009 |
| Tata Communications - Retail Subscribers Growth |
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Tata Communications / Indicom [TCOM] intends to invest heavily in this segment. TCOM already has WiMAX connectivity on 3.3GHz band, and it intends to participate in the upcoming BWA auction. This would help TCOM bridge the last mile access as well as add muscle to its retail broadband services. TCOM currently has 220,000 broadband customers with ARPU's greater than Rs800 per month.
While broadband could be one of the growth drivers for TCOM, we believe that the competition in the space remains immense. Further TCOM would need to invest in service distribution capabilities. Also TCOM intends to participate in the BWA auction, and higher than expected cash outflow could put pressure on TCOM.
The following chart shows the rate of growth of subscribers with Tata Communications Broadband between 2007 and 2009. They have a pathetic 220,000 customer base. Tata Indicom WiMax has mere 35,000 WiMax Subscribers.
 The following bar chart shows the variation in revenues of Tata Broadband Subscribers / Month.
 The company intends to participate in the upcoming WiMAX BWA spectrum auctions in 2.5 / 2.3GHz band. |
| Published on Monday, April 06, 2009 at 2:21 AM |
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| Wednesday, March 18, 2009 |
| BSNL 3G DataCard - Review |
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 The battle for Wireless broadband intensified as BSNL now has a competitor - Reliance. We review the BSNL 3G USB interface DataCards for HSDPA [a 3G service]. Kindly note that 3G calling and Voice services has been withdrawn in certain circles until the security equipments are deployed. 3G / EVDO broadband / data services is not related to the same issue.
The picture on your left is the DataCard that you will plug into your system to access 3G broadband. Ideal Data transfer limits using this card are 3.6 Mbps Download and 384 Kbps Upload. The data card supports Windows 2000/XP/Vista and also Mac but not Linux. Additional support for VAS such as in-built phone book for contacts management as well as SMS facilities including Group SMS.
BSNL 3G broadband services is currently available in 11 cities and will cost you Rs 3,000 for Unlimited Plan.
Update:
The cost of MMX 300G DataCard is INR 3801.00. |
| Published on Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at 10:10 PM |
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| Friday, March 13, 2009 |
| Reliance NetConnect Plus Tariffs + Plans |
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We have obtained the Reliance NetConnect Boadband Tariffs and Plans made available to citizens of 35 cities. Here is the details about the same. All plans come with Nationwide roaming [i.e 35 cities currently]
- Pay as you go - Rs 299 Monthly Rental + Rs 2 / MB of Data Transfer
- Night Unlimited - Rs 499 Monthly Rental + Rs 0.50 / MB if used during the day [6 AM - 10PM]
- Broadband + 1 GB - Rs 650 Monthly Rental + 1 GB Free Download + Rs 2 / MB thereafter
- Broadband + 2.5 GB - Rs 850 Monthly Rental + 2.5 GB Free Download + Rs 2 / MB thereafter
- Broadband + 5 GB - Rs 1099 Monthly Rental + 5 GB Free Download + Rs 2 / MB thereafter
- Broadband + Citywide Unlimited Plan - Rs 1099 Monthly Rental + Unlimited data transfer [Kindly check, this is will have some restrictions] [No Nationwide roaming, limited to your city only]
- Broadband + Unlimited Plan - Rs 1,750 monthly rental + Unlimited data transfer [Kindly check, this is will have some restrictions on data transfer after certain Gigs, mostly 50 GB ]
- Unlimited Night Add on Pack - Rs 199 monthly rental + Unlimited data transfer
NOTE: Unlimited plans are not really unlimited. You will have certain limit on data usage / month. I think it is 10 GB / Month for Citywide Unlimited and 50 GB / Month for Nationwide Unlimited after which Rs 2 / MB will be charged. Kindly confirm before you sign-up.
After you avail the connection, Kindly do a Speedtest of your internet and please share your experience [ as comment below] using Reliance NetConnect Broadband Plus so that it will help other users to decide. |
| Published on Friday, March 13, 2009 at 4:09 AM |
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| Reliance NetConnect Cities + Coverage in Detail |
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We have obtained the list of cities where Reliance NetConnect Broadband Plus will be available within the next week. Wireless Broadband services over EVDO will be offered in 35 Indian cities and they are as follows.
- Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur
- Bangalore, Mysore
- Delhi NCR
- Chennai, Ernakulum, Salem, Tirupur, Erode, Coimbatore
- Hyderabad, Vizag, Guntur, Vijayawada, Rajamundry, Kakinada
- Thiruvanthapuram,
- Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Patiala
- Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Vapi
- Kolkata
- Bhopal, Indore, Ujjain
- Jaipur, Kota, Udaipur, Ajmer,
- Lucknow
Stay Tuned, I am getting the Network Maps of each city where this broadband Internet will be made accessible.
Update:
We have designed the Network Maps of Reliance NetConnect Data Card for all the 35 Indian cities where the service is launched. |
| Published on at 3:31 AM |
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| Thursday, March 12, 2009 |
| Reliance NetConnect on EVDO Technology |
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Reliance Communications has announced the launch of Reliance NetConnect Broadband using the Wireless EVDO technology using its underlying CDMA network. Only using this technology, Reliance Broadband will be able to touch a speed greater than 1 Mbps. We are highly skeptical if Reliance can deliver the speed that it has claimed - 1.8 Mbps to 3.1 Mbps [It is worth debating even if they can achieve this broadband speed in ideal conditions in their own test labs]
Our personal experience of Reliance Datacard for Internet access has been pathetic with mere 10 Kbps speed instead of the promised 128 Kbps.
Reliance already provides WiMax Broadband which has tasted little success due to technology bottlenecks. To push the NetConnect Wireless Broadband, Reliance has placed an order for 1 mn USB Modems with ZTE.
According to National Telecom Policy of 1999, Reliance NetConnect EVDo Broadband services is illegal said COAI Chairman, T .V Ramchandra.
If allowed (the EVDO services, which is a 3G service), would be a gross violation of all principles of level-playing field enshrined in, inter alia, NTP-99. It would also be violative of Articles 14, 19(1)(g) and 21 of the Constitution. Will the DoT, Ministry of Communications or TRAI intervene ?
Update:
Reliance NetConnect Broadband Plus' High End Tariff Rs 1,750 is also imposing a cap on UNLIMITED data transfer plans restricting it to 50 Gigs of Data Transfer after which you are likely to be charged extra.Labels: Reliance-Netconnect-EVDO-illegal |
| Published on Thursday, March 12, 2009 at 12:17 AM |
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