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- 4G Set To Overtake 3G In India
- MTS India Now In Nagpur
- Reliance Communications Launches New Mobile Net Packs Nationwide
- MTS Intros Onnet Pack For Kolkata And WB
- Uninor To Launch Its Global Gsm Services In Mumbai By 1st Week Of June
| 4G Set To Overtake 3G In India Posted: 28 May 2010 06:18 AM PDT
Its adoption by service providers around the world has the potential to generate economies of scale unprecedented by any previous generation of wireless networking technology as it becomes the universal 4G mobile platform used by both GSM and CDMA service providers, the technology experts claimed today at India’s first conference on LTE, LTE INDIA 2010 Pass over 3G, the Fourth Generation mobile phone technology, better known as Long Term Evolution (LTE) is already here. "It is not why LTE, but when and how?" says Telecom Additional Secretary Subodh Kumar . “Quite a lot of spectrum for this is possibily available for this purpose " Sh Subodh Kumar told at LTE India 2010 today. "If it is not now, certainly later" he added discussing different bands in which Fourth Generation technology could improve upon the customer richness of 3G and reduce costs for the 3G operators. "It is the leading star for the next generation when high speed Internet would become pervasive narrowing the digital divide" claimed Shashi Dharan, managing director of Bharat Exhibitions, the orgnisers of the conference.
The Fourth Generation is on offer globally by 64 telecom service providers in 31 countries, said Mr.Adrian Scrase, head of Mobile Competence Centre of the 3G Partnership Project(3GPP). Most of them are the largest in the world, like Horizon of US and China Mobile. Some 22 LTE based networks would be operational by the end of this year, he added. "Why should India be different?" was the question he proposed. How LTE would serve the mobile telecom industry was defined at the conference. Also there should be no apprehension for the 3G operators who have offered in this country Rs 70,000 crores for the 3G spectrum. "3G is part of the Fourth Generation" that would subserve 3G also, said Abhay Savargaonkar, senior vice-president, 3G networks, Bharti Airtel. It improves richness of customer experience, reduces cost per megabit and also increases average revenue per user for the operator. For customes also it would bring down cost per bit for heavy users. It would be essential as the "on demand culture" was spreading fast. There were 1.5 billion Apple users, 100 billion You Tube customers, 245 billion Yahoo fans and 413 million Google key-ins at any moment and this was spreading fast- that gave an idea of the bandwidth that would be needed in future. LTE provided the answer. LTE would enable reuse of 2G/3G spectrum promoting efficient roll out and reduce costs by more than 50 per cent for 3G networks.. It would also reduce latency by a factor of 2 to 3 and enable networks to be optimized for efficient roll-out, Mr. Savargaonkar said. Due to all round advantages for the user, operator and equipment provider, the "chase for LTE is on" he added. "LTE is shaping the future" according to Mr.Vineet Agarwal, head of business development, Nokia Siemens Networks. How that future would appear, could be seen from the projection that by 2015, 6.3 billion people will be downloading digital books every day, 50 per cent on laptops and the other 50 per cent on small devices like mobile phones. The demand on laptop capacity would go up by 1000 per cent and on small devices by 10,000 per cent. LTE would enable a 1GB file to be downloaded in your laptop quickly or upload a 500 MB file is less than minute through your mobile device or regular monitoring of health condition and send updates to your doctor’s monitoring system. "The average bandwidth per subscriber is expected to grow more than ten fold with LTE over 3G networks", he said. Nokia-Siemens executive claimed that the networks for LTE made by his company would need 70 per cent less hardware, generate 55 per cent in energy savings, 25 per cent less site costs and boosts the service experience. Dr. Sandeep Sibal, country manager of mobile technology company Qualcomm India, pointed out that LTE would be"future proofing" 3G networks and that 3G eco system was "committed to LTE". "It is right time for LTE in India" according to Anil Tandon, CTO, Idea Cellular. However, he cautioned that though equipment might be available, "developing the eco-system would take time." One reason was that in India voice was the dominant use in mobile phones, in Europe it was data. "The shift from voice to data will take time" he added. "You cannot skip a generation" he told the LTE fans. "It would take next four to five years for the right eco-system for LTE to develop." The mass market for data was a basic requirement for LTE to be profitable. LTE would be very useful in a country like India where spectrum is a very scarce resource. "A strong lead from India is needed for most efficient spectrum use like 900 MHz band re-farming," he underlined | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 28 May 2010 05:46 AM PDT
MTS also made an inaugural promotional offer of half a paisa per second call charges, promising the best value proposition for its subscribers among the existing operators and competition. MTS subscribers can connect between MTS to MTS network at just one paisa for four seconds with lifetime validity. Highlights of special offers for MTS voice subscribers in Pune: · Half paisa per second – all Local calls · First Recharge coupons ranging from Rs 49 to Rs148 to suit all budgets ·Top-Up vouchers available from Rs10 to Rs1000 with full talktime on Rs50 & above top-ups ·SMS Packs available from Rs 9 to Rs 32 for Local & National reach ·Hourly local packs from Rs 53 to Rs 199 with 30 days validity ·STD Packs available from Rs 25 to Rs 79 from 15 days to 30 days validity ·ISD Msavers with special tariffs for US, Canada and Gulf region MBlaze will be available on prepaid platform across Maharashtra and on postpaid platform in select cities & towns. With the expansion of voice services. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reliance Communications Launches New Mobile Net Packs Nationwide Posted: 28 May 2010 05:11 AM PDT
Earlier the default Browsing/downloading charges were 50p/Mb but now it has been increased to a whopping 10p/10kb. RCOM also launched 2 new Mobile Net packs at two attractive price points that are at Rs 5 and Rs 51 for its GSM/RTL Prepaid customers and 1 new Mobile Net pack for its GSM/RTL post-paid customers. Also, now enjoy Single data plan that provides easy and cost-efficient internet access wherever you want, whenever you want, be it on your Mobile phone, PC or even on your Laptop. Subscribe to the new mobile net packs hassle free with Quick subscription to Mobile-Net through R World, SMS, USSD, or the web (www.rcom.co.in). The PLAN details are: 1. Prepaid: • MobileNet 0 – Pay as you go Rental: Free – No rental charges! Browsing charges 10paisa/10 Kb. To subscribe Go to Rworld > mobile net> Subscription> • MobileNet 5 – Day Pack Rental: Rs. 5/- per day. Browsing up to 50 MB free. To subscribe use any of these options: o SMS M5 to 51234 (Toll-free) o Dial *123*005# (Toll-free) o Log on to Rworld -> mobile net-> Subscription-> MobileNet5 • MobileNet 51 – Fortnight Pack Rental: Rs.51/- for 15 days. Unlimited browsing upto 1GB free. To subscribe use any of these options: o SMS M51 to 51234 (Tollfree) o Dial *123*051# (Tollfree) o Log on to Rworld -> mobile net-> Subscription-> MobileNet51 2. Postpaid: To subscribe through Rworld on your mobile Click Rworld ->MobileNet-> Subscription-> • MobileNet 0 – Pay as you go • MobileNet 99 – Monthy Pack For More details, log on to www.rcom.co.in or call *333 from your Reliance Mobile of 30333333 from any other phone. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MTS Intros Onnet Pack For Kolkata And WB Posted: 27 May 2010 10:26 PM PDT
Now you can enjoy daily 150 minutes on local MTS to MTS. MTS launched two STVs for per minute and per second tariffs. Both new and existing customer can avail this offer with e-recharge or voucher recharge of Rs 498 or Rs 499. Earlier during launch in Kolkata in June, 2009 MTS launched such onnet pack and later withdrawn as it was their introductory offer.Uninor is processing to roll out in Kolkata very soon, at this point of view MTS, despite a CDMA operator will certainly to grab a number of new customers with this pack. Details of MSaver 499 and MSaver 498:
For assistance call MTS care 155. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Uninor To Launch Its Global Gsm Services In Mumbai By 1st Week Of June Posted: 27 May 2010 09:22 PM PDT
Uninor customers from other circles can now roam in Mumbai by latching on to the network of uninor/IND 926 which was under some rigorous testing till yesterday to provide seamless coverage across every part of the city. Sources also confirmed that, "Uninor is very well committed to provide services which are full of value to its customers and we are positive of scaling new heights in terms of quality, quantity and reliability. Uninor is also all set to expand its global gsm services in other circles also by this June". Uninor will be operating with more than 1000 towers in Mumbai right from the launch. According to the sources, Uninor will be launching 6 Special Tariff plans as listed below. The Sim-Kit is priced at Rs. 49 and is bundled with a talk-value of Rs 5. Apart from 6 Special tariff vouchers listed below, company is also thinking of launching its newest tariff option of "Dynamic Pricing" in Mumbai with the launch but it is still not confirmed that when they will be launching it and also "Talk More 29" & "Call More 29" Tariff plans will continue to be a part of its standard tariff option. Sources also added that uninor will be launching its flagship stores in Mumbai with the commercial launch, the 2 stores which uninor confirmed that will be in Dadar(East) and in Satacruz(West). The details of the Special tariff vouchers are:
If we talk about the value added services front, with "u-tone" customer can download/change UNLIMITED caller tunes at just Rs 40/month (Rs30 as monthly rental + song selection charges as Rs 10). Here comes the USP of Uninor, with uninor you can enjoy a "REAL LIFETIME VALIDITY" benefit which means that to continue receiving incoming/outgoing calls you need NOT make any compulsory recharge of Rs 200/6 months as followed by other operators. I personally got a SIM KIT of Uninor as a complimentary to test the network before the commercial launch, the SILVER SIM-KIT looks really funky with some exciting in-kit contents as a pocket calendar, keychain ring and also the sim-kit cover which can be used as a photo frame. Even the network is great, i will not be wrong if i compare network of Uninor with vodafone’s Mumbai network. Hope that Uninor lives up to the expectations of customers in Mumbai! The customer care number of uninor Mumbai is 91720-91720 which will be soon available after the commercial launch. |
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