Indians to enjoy 3G technology by September 2010

By Editor on February 26, 2010 · Leave a Comment

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: The mobile phone users of India can finally have an access to advanced data transfer and high-speed internet on their handsets through 3G technology, post-September 2010 as the month has been set as a timeline when successful bidders will be allowed to use the allotted airwaves for commercial operation.

Notice for the inviting bids has been released by the government, allowing three private players each in 17 circles, including Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and four in the remaining five circles including Punjab, West Bengal and Bihar. Bids for BWA auction has also been invited which is scheduled to happen two days after the 3G auction closes.

Private telecom operators including Tata Teleservices, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Essar and RCom have expressed their keenness to bid for the next generation technology.

The rise in the number mobile phone users will continue through 2010, according to a recent International Telecommunication Union (ITU) report. It has also been predicted that number of mobile subscriptions will surpass the 5 billion mark sometime this year if the current rate of growth continues.
400 million more mobile subscriptions will be there in 2010 as compared to last year. China and India will emerge as the biggest contributor to this rapid increase in the subscribers. While the developed countries have a penetration rate of almost 100%, the developing countries have just 57 percent of its people hooked to mobile phones.
Most advanced countries in telecoms and the Internet terms in 2008 has been named as Sweden, Luxembourg, Denmark, Netherlands, Iceland, Switzerland, Norway and the UK (in Europe), and South Korea and Japan in Asia.

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Internux’s BWA service garners Telkom interest

By Editor on January 28, 2010 · Leave a Comment

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: PTInternux’s won operated zone, broadband wireless access (BWA), has garnered the interest of Indonesian operator Telkom which has expressed its desire to acquire the service zone. According to Telkom marketing and communication vice president Eddy Kurnia, the zone has prospects but the company must study it first.

Service zone, covering Banten, Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, and Bekasi was won by PT Internux but it failed to make payment for the rights to use of 2.3GHz BWA frequency band. However, the government has extended the deadline for the payment until 20 February 2010.