Ericsson Wins Unitech Wireless Contract
ET June 01, 2009
Indian startup Unitech Wireless has reportedly awarded Ericsson a $500 million contract to roll out and manage its networks in three telecom circles. Ericsson will manage the operator's networks in the circles of Bihar and Eastern and Western Uttar Pradesh for at least five years, the Economic Times reported. Unitech Wireless is believed to have recently awarded similar contracts worth $150 million to Alcatel-Lucent for two circles, and $225 million to Huawei for a further three circles. Unitech has also signed a tower-sharing arrangement with Tata Teleservices. However, it will miss its self-imposed July launch deadline. “We have tied up for towers and equipment. But our marketing and distribution set up is still not in place,” chairman Sanjay Chandra told the ET. Unitech Wireless is 67%-owned by Norwegian operator Telenor, and has licenses to operate in all 22 of the nation's telecom circles.
SSTL’s user base reaches a million markBusiness line , June 2
Sistema Shyam TeleServices Ltd (SSTL) today announced reaching the subscriber base of one million. The company, which operates under the MTS brand, achieved fast-track growth in the last three months, expanding its presence from Rajasthan to three more circles including Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Kolkata covering 13 per cent of the population in the country. Commenting on the performance, Mr Vsevolod Rozanov, President and CEO SSTL, said, “The first magical number of a million gives us the confidence that the MTS brand is gaining popularity and our customers acknowledge and believe in the brand promise of superior network quality, exceptional customer service and honest & simple tariff plans. As a new telecom operator, our performance in the last six months has surpassed our expectations. I am confident that we will continue to progressively expand our presence with attractive pricing and superior customer care delivery.” MTS, a pure play CDMA operator, has achieved a share of net addition of subscribers in the range of 11-13 per cent per month, of the total mobility market of Rajasthan, since launch on October 1, 2008. Rajasthan contributes 87 per cent to the subscriber-base of MTS, while the remaining 12.5 per cent is spread across Tamil Nadu and Kerala where services were launched two months ago. Kolkata is the latest circle to introduce the brand MTS. MTS provides connections to over 600 towns of Rajasthan, 513 towns of Tamil Nadu and 247 towns of Kerala, in addition to Kolkata where it launched the service in May.
SSTL’s user base reaches a million markBusiness line , June 2
Sistema Shyam TeleServices Ltd (SSTL) today announced reaching the subscriber base of one million. The company, which operates under the MTS brand, achieved fast-track growth in the last three months, expanding its presence from Rajasthan to three more circles including Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Kolkata covering 13 per cent of the population in the country. Commenting on the performance, Mr Vsevolod Rozanov, President and CEO SSTL, said, “The first magical number of a million gives us the confidence that the MTS brand is gaining popularity and our customers acknowledge and believe in the brand promise of superior network quality, exceptional customer service and honest & simple tariff plans. As a new telecom operator, our performance in the last six months has surpassed our expectations. I am confident that we will continue to progressively expand our presence with attractive pricing and superior customer care delivery.” MTS, a pure play CDMA operator, has achieved a share of net addition of subscribers in the range of 11-13 per cent per month, of the total mobility market of Rajasthan, since launch on October 1, 2008. Rajasthan contributes 87 per cent to the subscriber-base of MTS, while the remaining 12.5 per cent is spread across Tamil Nadu and Kerala where services were launched two months ago. Kolkata is the latest circle to introduce the brand MTS. MTS provides connections to over 600 towns of Rajasthan, 513 towns of Tamil Nadu and 247 towns of Kerala, in addition to Kolkata where it launched the service in May.
Raja puts BSNL-MTNL merger on back-burner; BSNL may be listedNEW DELHI: Telecom Minister A Raja on Monday virtually ruled out the BSNL-MTNL merger saying it is difficult due to lack of identical factor between them. "Identical factors are not there legally for BSNL-MTNL merger," Raja said. The Minister, who assumed charge today, however, said the Department was keen on listing of BSNL and advised PSU management to start talks with the Employees Union for taking the company public. The union has been opposing the listing. Late Communication Minister Pramod Mahajan had proposed the merger and was revived by Raja's predecessor Dayanidhi Maran for synergy purpose. Government holds 56.25 per cent in MTNL and it is listed in NYSE and in India. BSNL is 100 per cent owned by government. MTNL provides telecom services in Delhi and Mumbai, while BSNL serves the rest of India. On plans to list BSNL in the bourses, Raja said the management has been advised to initiate talks with the employees union. "We want to list BSNL... We want to create a consensus for it. We have asked the BSNL management to talk to the union", said the Minister. Estimates suggest that BSNL is worth 100 billion dollars and dilution of 10 per cent stake would help the company raise 10 billion dollars (about Rs 48,000 crore).
Tata Teleservices Offers Wi-Fi Coverage in Navi-MumbaiIndia's Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) has announced the completion of a large scale deployment of Wavion WBS-2400 Base Stations in the district of Navi-Mumbai, India. The WBS-2400 base stations will provide high-speed wireless (Wi-Fi) connectivity to small and medium enterprises and residences of Navi-Mumbai (formerly known as New Bombay).
“As a leading telecom service provider, we are committed to enable our customers with reliable, and manageable broadband connectivity, anytime, anywhere”, said Mr. Haridev Khosla, President- Network, Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Limited. “We have chosen Wavion’s Wi-Fi solution because of their powerful beamforming technology and their architecture solution that enables a cost-effective, carrier-grade network coupled with superior service and security standards.” Wavion’s WBS-2400 spatially adaptive beamforming base stations provide extended range, improved indoor penetration and better interference resilience.
“As a leading telecom service provider, we are committed to enable our customers with reliable, and manageable broadband connectivity, anytime, anywhere”, said Mr. Haridev Khosla, President- Network, Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Limited. “We have chosen Wavion’s Wi-Fi solution because of their powerful beamforming technology and their architecture solution that enables a cost-effective, carrier-grade network coupled with superior service and security standards.” Wavion’s WBS-2400 spatially adaptive beamforming base stations provide extended range, improved indoor penetration and better interference resilience.
Aircel awards multi-million-dollar contract to TelcordiaET 2 Jun 2009
NEW DELHI: Telecom operator Aircel has awarded a five-year multi-million-dollar contract to Telcordia, a global communication software service provider, for implementing its real-time charging solution, the company said on Tuesday. Aircel is a joint venture between Malaysia's Maxis Communications and India's Apollo Hospitals Group. "Aircel has awarded Telcordia a five-year, multi-million dollar contract for Telcordia Real-Time Charging, a flexible charging and policy control solution for their mobile prepaid subscribers," the company said in a statement. Earlier Telcordia had deployed the solution in just five months on a trial basis, powering Aircel's pan-India network rollout and supporting the introduction of interactive real-time services and tariff plans. "We selected Telcordia's leading edge solution because it provides us with the reliability and scalability we need to support our business strategy of delivering service innovation to millions of subscribers," said Gurdeep Singh, chief operating officer Aircel Cellular. "Telcordia implemented the entire solution in record time. The prepaid solution is flexible and vendor agnostic, which means that we are able to easily and quickly implement new service offers, which will attract more customers and build our market share," he added. The real-time charging solution is emerging as a market leader for next generation prepaid services in high growth and highly competitive markets.
NEW DELHI: Telecom operator Aircel has awarded a five-year multi-million-dollar contract to Telcordia, a global communication software service provider, for implementing its real-time charging solution, the company said on Tuesday. Aircel is a joint venture between Malaysia's Maxis Communications and India's Apollo Hospitals Group. "Aircel has awarded Telcordia a five-year, multi-million dollar contract for Telcordia Real-Time Charging, a flexible charging and policy control solution for their mobile prepaid subscribers," the company said in a statement. Earlier Telcordia had deployed the solution in just five months on a trial basis, powering Aircel's pan-India network rollout and supporting the introduction of interactive real-time services and tariff plans. "We selected Telcordia's leading edge solution because it provides us with the reliability and scalability we need to support our business strategy of delivering service innovation to millions of subscribers," said Gurdeep Singh, chief operating officer Aircel Cellular. "Telcordia implemented the entire solution in record time. The prepaid solution is flexible and vendor agnostic, which means that we are able to easily and quickly implement new service offers, which will attract more customers and build our market share," he added. The real-time charging solution is emerging as a market leader for next generation prepaid services in high growth and highly competitive markets.
3G spectrum auction by 2009 end: RajaET 02.06.2009
NEW DELHI: India will auction third-generation wireless radio (3G) spectrum by the end of this year, Telecoms Minister Andimuthu Raja said on
Monday. "Definitely... in 2009 itself," Raja told reporters when asked about the time-frame for the long-awaited 3G auctions. Raja declined to say how much the government expected to raise through the sale. India was to auction the 3G telecommunications spectrum in January, but the sale was delayed. The telecoms ministry had earlier expected the auction to raise 300 to 400 billion rupees ($6.4 to $8.5 billion), but the finance ministry in February estimated the sale could bring just half of that. Third-generation services allow voice, data and video to be transmitted at high speeds to wireless devices, and are seen as the next growth driver for telecoms firms in India, the world's fastest growing mobile market.
NEW DELHI: India will auction third-generation wireless radio (3G) spectrum by the end of this year, Telecoms Minister Andimuthu Raja said on
Monday. "Definitely... in 2009 itself," Raja told reporters when asked about the time-frame for the long-awaited 3G auctions. Raja declined to say how much the government expected to raise through the sale. India was to auction the 3G telecommunications spectrum in January, but the sale was delayed. The telecoms ministry had earlier expected the auction to raise 300 to 400 billion rupees ($6.4 to $8.5 billion), but the finance ministry in February estimated the sale could bring just half of that. Third-generation services allow voice, data and video to be transmitted at high speeds to wireless devices, and are seen as the next growth driver for telecoms firms in India, the world's fastest growing mobile market.
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