Telecom

  • ABCDJ – what now

    In India, the Telecom Value-Added-Services (VAS) was referred to as the business of ABCDJ – Astro, Bollywood, Cricket, Devotion and Jokes. This was the volume and revenue driver…

  • Has the BlackBerry revolution begun?

    Last couple of weeks, I have been amazed at the number of users who have been flashing their BlackBerries. All my friends have one – whether they are…

  • Rural telecom users price insensitive?

    Read an interesting report in the ET today, based on some survey conducted by Credit Suisse. They survey found that the rural consumers are more quality consicous and…

  • TRAI on overdrive ! Telecom business to see a complete overhaul…

    The last 7-10 days have been filled with a lot of action in the Telecom sector, and the regulatory authority TRAI seems to be at the centre of…

  • 3G now in India… immediate impacts on Telecom Sector

    Today’s biz papers were all shouting out loud about the 3G telecom policy now finally being here. For the uninformed like me, it meant too much excitement about…

  • Rural mobile telephony: Show me the money !

    Remember the famous lines from “Jerry Maguire”-” Show me the money” With the next battles for telecom shifting to the countryside- I guess most of the telco honcho’s…