Thursday, January 13, 2011

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Mobile VoIP is Big and About to Get Much Bigger Top
 
LTE and Cable TV interference highlight femtocell advantage Top
 
SK Dropping WiMax for LTE Top
 
Verizon's iPhone: Angst for Android Top
 
India's telecoms ministry allows video phone calls Top
India's telecoms ministry said on Thursday it has allowed mobile carriers to offer video calls on their third-generation networks, on condition that they would provide interception capabilities by July 31. The government had earlier asked operators to stop services such as video calls as security agencies were not able to intercept them. Source
 
India OKs Qualcomm Investments In Wireless Broadband Ventures Top
India has approved U.S. chip maker Qualcomm Inc.'s (QCOM) proposals to invest in four local joint ventures, which were formed to offer wireless broadband services. The approval will help Qualcomm to enter India's still nascent wireless broadband segment, at a time when the government has been pushing to increase broadband Internet usage in a country where just over 10 million of its 1.2 billion people have access to such connectivity. A notice on Foreign Investment Promotion Board website showed that the proposals for investment by the U.S. company in Wireless Broadband Services (Haryana) Pvt. Ltd., Wireless Broadband Services (Delhi) Pvt. Ltd., Wireless Broadband Services (Kerala) Pvt. Ltd. and Wireless Business Services Pvt. Ltd. were approved. Source
 
ICICI Bank-Vodafone Essar ink pact for financial inclusion Top
ICICI Bank Ltd, India's largest private sector Bank and Vodafone Essar Ltd, one of the largest Mobile Network Operators in India, today announced a joint initiative to drive financial inclusion in the country. Under this tie-up, both entities will offer a bouquet of financial products such as savings accounts, pre-paid instruments and credit products through a mobile phone based platform. This partnership is expected to bring the un-banked and under-banked population into the organised financial services framework and assist in furthering the electronic payments market in India. ICICI Bank will leverage the distribution strength of Vodafone, which manages over 1.5 million retail points for acquiring customers and servicing them. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has over the past few years come out with various measures to facilitate banks to achieve the financial inclusion agenda. RBI has allowed banks to appoint for-profit' companies as Business Correspondents (BCs). This tie-up between ICICI Bank and Vodafone is a step in that direction. The Indian government has been actively pursuing the agenda for inclusive growth to ensure that benefits of the exponential growth phase reach all the sections of the society. To this effect, financial inclusion has been an important goal that aims to provide access to basic financial services to each and every individual across the country. Such access is essential to initiate growth in the hitherto un-banked sections of the society, eventually resulting in improvement in the per capita household income and the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country. Speaking on the alliance, Ms. Chanda Kochhar, Managing Director & CEO, ICICI Bank Ltd said, "We are very excited about the partnership with Vodafone, which will help ICICI Bank in deepening its base within the country. Mobile penetration is growing exponentially in the country of which the rural market forms a major contributor. There is a huge potential for offering mobile banking in these regions, which will facilitate access to the financially excluded parts of the society and ensure that benefits from various welfare and growth programs of the government reach them along with other financial services and products. Vodafone, with its innovative and customer focus initiatives, is an ideal partner who will help in furthering the cause of financial inclusion in India". Mr. Marten Pieters, Managing Director & CEO, Vodafone Essar, commented "the RBI move to allow for-profit companies to be Business Correspondents is a welcome move that will enable the population better access to financial services. With our reach and ability to connect to customers, we are uniquely positioned to aid the financial inclusion agenda of the Government of India and RBI. We are pleased to work with ICICI Bank, which has always strived to offer innovative products to its customers." Both parties will work out the specific arrangements in the coming few weeks and chart out a go-to-market plan.
 
India has 687.71 million mobile subscribers Top
The country added a whopping 52.21 million mobile users during the quarter ended September 30, 2010, taking the wireless subscriber base to 687.71 million. The wireless (GSM and CDMA) user base grew by 8.21 per cent during the July-September quarter of 2010 to 687.71 million from 635.51 million in the preceding quarter, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India [ Images ] (TRAI) said in a statement. The total telecom subscriber base (wireline and wireless) touched 723.28 million for the quarter ended September 2010 from 671.69 million in the quarter ended June 2010, an increase of 7.68 per cent. Source
 
Indian telecom sector to grow to US$100 bn by 2015 Top
The telecommunications sector and adjacent business opportunities such as digital devices and services for enterprises will represent a $100 billion market by 2015, according to management consultancy firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG). The traditional telecom market is currently worth about $32 billion according to BCG. But in its latest report, the consultancy takes a much broader view of market opportunity to include laptops, personal computers, software and applications, television sets, digital advertisements, as well as managed network and connectivity services offered to large enterprises or government. Source
 
India is largest mobile ad market in Asia Pacific Top
India has become the largest mobile advertising market in the Asia Pacific region with 5.8 billion impressions monthly, gaining from the rapid strides made by telecom operators. In just 90 days, the Indian market grew by over 22 per cent with one billion impressions to become the largest market in the Asia Pacific region, according to a recent report released by InMobi. "The Indian mobile advertising market continues to show rapid growth due to the improving ad ecosystem. Major publishers are bringing their media into the mobile channel while brands are simultaneously discovering the power of mobile advertising. This healthy ecosystem along with 3G network infrastructure improvements will position India as one of the most influential mobile markets on the globe," comments James Lamberti, VP of Global Research & Marketing at InMobi. Key findings include: • In just 90 days, the Indian market grew by over 1 billion impressions (+22%) to become the largest market in the Asia Pacific region. • Smartphones remain relatively nascent in the market with 88% of all mobile ad impressions served on advanced phones. • Nokia devices remain commonplace in the Indian mobile market with 12 of the top 15 devices manufactured by Nokia. • Android & iPhone OS have yet to gain significant ground in India and today represent only a .4% share of the market. Comments Amit Gupta, Co-Founder & VP, Business Development for InMobi, "With the growth we are witnessing in India, there is no question that mobile is a must-buy for brands who intend to reach Indian consumers at scale. With so many consumers using mobile devices as a primary means to digital media consumption, mobile is the complimentary media channel to TV for reach extension while still maintaining a compelling brand experience that will only improve as smart phones penetrate at scale over the next year."
 

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